Conservation

From homestays to bird trails, Rathuadhab’s residents are proving that protecting nature can also mean sustaining livelihoods.

In Zanskar, where Himalayan brown bears and humans increasingly cross paths, survival hangs in a fragile balance. Through awareness and innovation, the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust is helping both species coexist.

Tiny yet remarkable, tortoise beetles use clever adaptations to avoid predators. Their shiny, patterned shells have long caught the eye of scientists.

Homeschooled Kerala teen Ananya Vishwesh spends her free time exploring forests, rescuing snakes, and assisting the Palakkad Forest Department. With over 75 snake rescues and thousands of children educated, her passion for wildlife is inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

Standing up to poachers, fisherfolk who drive away pelicans, and woodcutters who chop trees is Kishan Meena, who is ensuring the Chandlai Lake in Jaipur stays a welcoming home for migratory birds.

Wild At Heart aims to celebrate community conservation, species diversity and exemplary initiatives that are helping make nature and conservation part of an everyday dialogue.

Wildlife Trust of India’s 'Amphibian Recovery Project' works to protect India’s threatened frog and toad species through habitat restoration, population monitoring, and community engagement.

Vihaan Talya Vikas is a 12-year-old from Bengaluru whose picture won the 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' award in 2023. Vihaan’s love for nature is slowly evolving into an intent to protect the wild, conserve forests, and ensure his generation grows up in a world where forests still stand tall, rivers still flow free, and the wild continues to thrive.

In the wet markets of Northeast India, illegal pangolin trade once posed a major threat to the numbers of the species of the world’s most trafficked mammal. But a unique project is now helping.

Once royal trackers and hunters, the Pardhi community of Panna now uses its age-old forest skills to protect the very wildlife it once pursued.