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

Suyash Keshari left behind the comforts of a fat paycheck in the US to return home and pursue what he loved most -- understanding wildlife. At 19, he won the Nature's Best Photography Asia Award, which was even exhibited at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC.

In the heart of Uttar Pradesh, Dr Samir Kumar Sinha toiled for eight long years to bring together 14000 farmers and revive the population of Sarus Cranes. And the result has been a resounding success

Indian Forest Service officer Anand Reddy’s viral twitter thread shares how positive reinforcement has encouraged children to give up slingshots and protect birds in Nashik.

Meet Farsa Ram Bishnoi, an unsung hero from Rajasthan. Recently, a video of him carrying an injured Chinkara on his shoulders went viral after being shared on Twitter by IFS officer Ramesh Pandey.

Interestingly, their offbeat efforts even included the promotion of homestays and educating Ladakh’s masses about this elusive cat.

Various wildlife are slaughtered in their thousands every year in the name of rituals. She decided to do something about it!

“I remember once an 18-year-old boy was taken by his father and brother to hunt a tiger. The turn of events put him in the front line with the tiger.” What happened next could have changed the teenager's life.