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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Reza Khan was born in an enlightened family in the Ballia Bora Bari, Village: Ballia, under Dhamrai of Dhaka District on January 1,1947. He spent his childhood in the village completing primary education there and then moved to Manikganj to continue with the rest of his schooling and Higher Secondary Certificate studies. He did his B.Sc. from the Notre Dame College and M.Sc. with Ornithology major from the Zoology Department of Dhaka University in 1968 and 1970 respectively. He was awarded his Ph.D. degree from the Bombay University working under Dr. Salim Ali- the Birdman of India- between June 1974 and December 1977. Before joining Dhaka University as a Lecturer of Zoology in November 1973 he taught Biology, Zoology, Ecology, Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Biology in Ideal Collage and Notre Dame College, Dhaka and Rajshahi University. Dr. Khan moved to the UAE to manage the zoos there in December 1983 and is still continuing his job as the Specialist for the management of wildlife and zoo in Dubai, under the Government of Dubai, UAE. Research works related to his four decade-long field studies and the zoo resulted in the publication of seven books in English and nine books in Bengali and dozens of scientific paper publications at home, India, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US on the bio-diversity, environment and wildlife of Bangladesh, India and the UAE. His most outstanding publication to date has been the 'Wildlife of Bangladesh- a Checklist, 172-page book published by Dhaka University in 1982 that laid the foundation for the study of wildlife in Bangladesh. His most acclaimed book was the three-volume 'Bangladesher Bonnnyaprani, first published by Bangla Academy in 1987 and reprinted in 1996. He has contributed many entries in the Banglapedia and the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, both published by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. His most recent publications include the Bangladesher Pakhi by Bangla Academy, 2008, and Birds of Bangladesh- a picture guide by a local Bank in 2010