Saloni strives to contribute to global sustainability efforts by complementing scientific rigour with compassion and inclusivity. She is interested in inter and transdisciplinary research focused on understanding the psycho-social dimensions of multispecies interactions, human-wildlife coexistence using biocultural approaches, community-led monitoring, evaluation and learning, and capacity enhancement of communities. She primarily works in the high-altitude Himalayan region. For her PhD, Saloni studied people’s relationship with snow leopards and wolves in Ladakh.