Rate My Professor Nimmi Seoraj-Pillai

Nimmi Seoraj-Pillai serves as Head of the Department of Nature Conservation in the Faculty of Science at Tshwane University of Technology. She earned a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of the Witwatersrand, an M.Sc. in Biology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a BSc (Hons) in Zoological Science. She is registered as a Professional Natural Scientist (Pr. Sci. Nat.) with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions since 2020. Her work centers on wildlife ecology, including human-wildlife conflict, the global trade of South African native vertebrate species, alien plant species richness in urban protected biodiversity areas such as those in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, and the status and habitat suitability of lost, found, and sighted non-native pet bird species in South Africa. Key publications include the 2017 paper "A Meta-Analysis of Human–Wildlife Conflict: South African and Global Perspectives" and multiple 2024 articles in MDPI journals on topics such as alien plant invasions at institutions like Tshwane University of Technology, non-native pet bird evaluations, and potential habitat suitability for escaped pet birds. She is the Founding Director of the Human–Wildlife Interface Research Division and has contributed to research on tick and tick-borne disease control in addition to broader conservation and biodiversity management efforts.