community conservation

For nearly four decades, Dimbeswar Das has patrolled Kaziranga’s forests, facing bullets, floods, and death threats to keep the one-horned rhino alive.

Only 230 people live in Pormawlai — but their efforts are making the clouded leopard’s return possible, one forest at a time.

In a major conservation breakthrough, Ladakh has been found to host 68% of India’s snow leopards, with 477 individuals recorded in a new survey. This success highlights the region’s thriving ecosystem and the crucial role of local communities and authorities in protecting the elusive “ghost of the mountains.”

After 30 years, red-crowned turtles returned to the Ganga, while 3,200 hatchlings were released in Chambal — a powerful reminder that conservation works.

When a tiger entered Deulbari village in the Sundarbans, locals stayed calm, called for help, and helped send it home — alive and unharmed

Wildlife conservationist Sharvan Patel is using a WhatsApp group of 1,000 members, each contributing Rs 365 annually, to restore habitats, protect endangered species, and improve farming practices in Rajasthan.

In a little over a decade, Punshilok in Manipur has transformed from a dry, barren hill into a verdant forest teeming with wildlife. And all this is due to the tireless efforts of a determined group of youngsters.