naturescleanupcrew

Striped hyenas in Saswad spend their nights clearing rotting carcasses that could spread disease, keeping the grasslands and nearby communities healthier. Their unseen work, generational dens and quiet resilience reveal a story many people have never heard.

Ghost crabs, the tireless scavengers of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach, play a vital role in keeping the intertidal sands clean while thriving in their hidden, sandy burrows.

Once abundant across India, vultures — nature’s cleanup crew — now face extinction, with four of nine species critically endangered.