Wildlife

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.

Flamingos have returned to Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake this winter, filling the salt flats with pink as they feed, rest and soar across India’s largest inland saltwater lake.

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.

During Vadodara’s Vishwamitri flood mitigation, 410 eggs of crocodiles, turtles, and birds were carefully rescued and incubated to protect biodiversity. This conservation effort safeguarded 440 crocodiles and demonstrated how infrastructure projects can coexist with wildlife preservation.

The bagh mitras of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve are trained community mediators; they ease tensions, spread awareness, and show how coexistence can thrive through compassion and conversation.

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.

A community-led initiative in Bhopal is empowering young volunteers to protect tigers and prove that coexistence between people and the wild is possible.

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.

High in the cliffs of Nagaland, the Khiamniungan honey hunters practice a vanishing art that blends livelihood, ritual, and reverence for the wild.

A team at Arunachal Pradesh’s CBRC guides orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs back into the wild. The story follows one such journey, capturing the team’s dedication, the gruelling terrain, and the triumph of giving these cubs a second chance at life.