0 ▁papers ▁in ▁scientific ▁journ als . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁And ▁Family ▁Dr . ▁Pri ya ▁David ar ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁O oty , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁its ▁rich ▁variety ▁of ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora . ▁She ▁witness ed ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁wild life ▁and ▁nature ▁as ▁she ▁grew ▁up , ▁which ▁motiv ated ▁her ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁conservation . ▁She ▁said , ▁In ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁space , ▁other ▁species ▁are ▁rapidly ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁humans ." ▁ ▁David ar ' s ▁father ▁is ▁a ▁conservation ist ▁E . R . C . ▁David ar ▁and ▁brother ▁Mark ▁David ar ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Sig ur ▁Nature ▁Trust ▁( SN T ), ▁in ▁Mas in ag udi , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 0 - acre ▁wild life ▁reserve . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Jean - Ph ili ppe ▁P uy ra va ud ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁research ▁scient ist ▁trained ▁in ▁remote ▁sens ing . ▁They ▁have ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁many ▁research ▁papers . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁B . Sc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁from ▁Mad ras ▁University ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁university . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Bomb ay ▁University ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a