For over two decades, Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud have been saving Delhi’s injured birds, victims of deadly kite strings, from a tiny home clinic.
If you see a nest in your locality, chances are it has links to Rakesh Khatri, who has been putting these up across Indian cities for the last 14 years.
Koodugal Trust, a Chennai-based initiative is transforming communities by combining education, conservation, & hands-on action to protect sparrows & inspire future generations to give back to nature.
Gurpreet Singh, a teacher and a nature enthusiast, noticed the number of declining birds in the city. To rectify the situation, he decided to plant more trees in the semi-desert area. Soon, many people started to join his cause and he founded BEERH (Birds Environment and Earth Reviving Hands).
From a unique variety of potatoes that grow on the soil instead of under it, to green beans that grow 1.5 feet long, the last six years have seen the family experiment with new types of crops and plants in their backyard.
Chilika today is the finest bird sanctuary in India, and among the richest ecosystems in the world. But Chilika yesterday was a different story altogether.