Melissa Savage
Biography
(Emerita) (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1989) is an Associate Professor Emerita with research interests in human impacts on forests, fire ecology, forest restoration, and natural resource and wildlife conservation.
Selected Publications
2021 Jamwal, P, M. Di Febbrro, M. L. Carranza, M. Savage, A. Loy. Global change on the roof of the world: the role of niche width and habitat exposure in vulnerability of Himalayan otter species. Diversty and Distribution 01: 1-15. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13377
2021 Shrestha, M.B., Shrestha, G., Reule, S., Oli, S., Ghartimagar, T.B., Singh, G., Tripathi, D.M., Law, C.J., Shah, K.B., and Savage, M. First Evidence of Eurasian Otter in Nepal in Three Decades IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 38 (5): 279 – 291
2021 Mohan Bikram Shrestha, G. Shrestha, S. Reule, S. Oli, D.M. Tripathi, M. Savage. Otter survey along the Sanibheri River and its tributaries, the Pelma and Uttarganga Rivers in Rukum District, Western Nepal. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 38(3): 279-291.
2020 Gupta,, N., V. Tiwari, M. Everard, M. Savage,, S.A. Hussain,, M. A. Chadwick, J.A. Johnson,, A.Nawab, , I. Kochhar, V.K. Belwal. Assessing the distribution pattern of otters in four rivers of the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. Aquatic Conservation 30(3): 601-610.
2018 Savage, M. and M. Strestha. The illegal trade in otter pelts in Nepal. International Union for the Conservation of Nature TRAFFIC Bulletin 30(2).
2018 Duplaix, N. and M. Savage. Global Otter Conservation Strategy. Eds. International Union for the Conservation of Nature. 168 pp.
2018 A national survey of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra l., 1758) in Mongolia. Shar, S., R. Samiya, B. Boldgiv, and M. Savage. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 35(1): 11-21.
2017 Gomez, L., B.C. Leupen, M. Theng, K. Fernandez, and M. Savage. Illegal Otter Trade: An analysis of seizures in selected Asian countries (1960-2015) – Summary. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 34(2): 104-114.
2016 Jamwal, P.S., J. Takpa, P. Chandan, M. Savage. First systematic survey for otter (Lutra lutra) in Ladakh, Indian Trans Himalayas. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 33(1): 79-85.
2016 M. Savage, editor Rio: A Photographic Journey Down the Old Rio Grande. University of New Mexico Press. 144 pp.
2016 Gomez, L., T.C. B. Leupen, M. Theng, K. Fernandez, and M. Savage. Illegal Otter Trade: An Analysis of Seizures in Selected Asian Countries (1980 – 2015) TRAFFIC Report. Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. 33 pp.
2014 Chettri, P. and M. Savage. A distribution survey for otters along a river in Central Bhutan. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 31(2): 65-74.