Wildlife conservation

Discover Shetpal, a unique village in Maharashtra where cobras and humans live together in peace. Revered as sacred, snakes are treated like family, creating a harmonious environment.

The Bugun tribe of Arunachal Pradesh won a National Conservation Award for creating the Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve, protecting the rare Bugun liocichla and creating jobs for locals.

Inspired by the movie Avatar, environmentalist and clean air activist Jai Dhar Gupta turned 32 acres near Uttarakhand's Rajaji National Park into a biosphere. With the help of expert Vijay Dhasmana, he revived the land, bringing back native plants and wildlife.

The incredible efforts by these heroes have been instrumental in saving the lives of animals and birds on the verge of extinction.

At a time when India is losing its rare ornamental wild orchids, Kerala's V U Sabu has conserved 120 varieties of these exotic plants at his home in Wayanad.

Weary of living in cities, Sunando Sen sold his startup, packed his bags and bought land in Corbett. There, he constructed a sustainable home called ‘Tanhau’ after restoring the land with trees. Here's a look at his journey of moving towards a sustainable lifestyle.

A pet stylist by profession, Vedhapriya Ganesan (24) from Chennai is an honorary wildlife rescuer. She also rehabilitates rescued snakes and conducts awareness programmes about wildlife conservation.

Dr Gajanan D Muratkar is popularly known as the ‘grass man of India’ for his pioneering work in habitat and meadow development. He has used this technique to create meadows in several Tiger Reserves and Protected Areas, winning numerous awards.

SP Shahi’s contributions to the protection of wolves, and his role in bringing them back from the brink of extinction, are largely forgotten today. The forest officer was behind India’s only wolf sanctuary, Mahuadanr, in Jharkhand.

Himachal Pradesh-based Deputy Range Officer, Shiv Kumar, witnessed the first sighting of a snow leopard in 2019. This motivated him to plan conservation efforts and awareness programmes to avoid man-animal conflict in the region