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How This Ex-British Soldier Became The Pioneer Behind Kabini & India’s...
Attending the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, back in 1978, Karnataka’s tourism minister at the time, R Gundu Rao, was given lodging at the famous Tiger Tops...
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Meet The Two Ladakhis India Must Thank For Saving Our Beautiful Snow Leopards
Years from now, when the history of snow leopard conservation in Ladakh is written, two names will shine brighter than the rest—Rinchen Wangchuk, the late co-founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy India...
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Despite Threats, Forest Officer Busts Smuggling Ring of World’s Most...
This article is a part of The Better India’s series to highlight the work of those who have dedicated their lives to saving some of the most endangered species of plants and animals in India. This...
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Why People of Kashmir Call This Former Maths Teacher to Rescue Bears, Leopards
Aaliya Mir, who lives in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, was busy when we called — her phone giving an engaged signal. But we keep trying. The 42-year-old former Maths teacher is famous on the internet...
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‘We Ended the Dancing Bear Practice & Rescued 3,000 Families From Abject...
In 1995, Geeta Seshamani witnessed a sloth bear bobbing up and down in the middle of the Delhi-Agra highway. “The poor bear was being dragged along by a coarse rope that was threaded through his...
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Exclusive: Unable to Hear or Speak, Hero Bishnoi’s Video Goes Viral on the...
On a Wednesday afternoon, Anil Shou (31), a resident of Budhnagar, Rajasthan, received a distress call from his mother who was working on their farm. “A Chinkara [Gazelle] that was roaming around our...
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Death of Wolf Inspires Hero; Dedicates His Life to Protect Snow Leopards,...
Earlier this week, 56-year-old Karma Sonam, a field manager with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) in Ladakh, received the Natwest Group Earth Heroes Inspire Award 2021. Karma received the award...
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‘I’ve Had a Gun to My Head’: 48-YO Who Saved 10,000 Blackbucks & Chinkaras
Anil Bishnoi was about to call it a night when he received a call from his village informer in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh to save a blackbuck. So, in 14℃ weather, he raced to the spot, driving for 30...
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1 Woman, 8 Years of Effort & 28,000 Turtles Saved: An Incredible Conservation...
In late October this year, Arunima Singh was conferred with the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Save the Species Award 2021 for her exemplary grassroots conservation efforts to safeguard north Indian...
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Farmer Gives Up 50-Acre Land To Protect ‘Deer’ Friends, Increases Population...
In Tamil Nadu’s Pudupalayam village, a 50-acre farm has something unique to offer — if you visit, you might be greeted by a flock of deer, alongside the usual goats and cows. For the past 20 years, the...
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Determined Forest Officer Inspires Lahaul’s Villages to Protect Snow Leopards
It was an evening in 2019 when Shiv Kumar, Deputy Range Officer at Lahaul forest and his three friends had packed up after another day of disappointment of not spotting the targetted wild animal. “It...
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A Tigress Among Men, She Fought Her Village To Be Ranthambore’s First Woman...
Among all the male naturalists at Ranthambore’s National Park, 33-year-old Suraj Bai Meena stands tall. She is the first woman naturalist to work here, and so far, has conducted over 7,000 guided...
View ArticleMeet the 25-YO Who Left His US Job to Create India’s First Wildlife OTT Platform
As a kid, Suyash Keshari’s favourite television channels were the Discovery and Animal Planet channels. His curiosity and love for wildlife remained with him as he grew up, which made him quit a...
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From a Makeshift Clinic at Home, Siblings Rescue 23,000 Birds Over 20 Years
In the 90s, when Delhi-based brothers Nadeem and Mohammad Saud were in their late teens, they came across an injured kite. The bird was entangled in a manjha, and lay on the side of the road. This was...
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India In Pics: 10 Best Destinations for Wildlife Photography
India’s vast topography and vivid fauna provide an extensive canvas for photographers to capture the magnificent wildlife in its natural habitats. From the Himalayas to the Western Ghats, there is a...
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IIT-M & Harvard Develop Algorithm to Automate Rangers & Drones, Reduce Poaching
In a bid to protect wildlife from poachers in India and around the world, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and Harvard University have developed a novel machine learning (ML)...
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How a Forest Officer Clicked India’s 1st Photo of a Tiger in The Wild
Frederick Walter Champion, an ex-soldier in the British Indian Army, an officer of the Imperial Forestry Service [Indian Forest Service] and a pioneering conservationist, took the first photograph of a...
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Camera Over Gun: Forgotten IFS Officer Behind India’s Only Wolf Sanctuary
There are about 3,100 grey wolves (Canis lupus) left in India. Like many endangered species in the world today, loss of habitat poses the primary threat to their existence. “The wolf, unlike the...
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‘I Rescued a Cobra at 16’: Chennai’s 24-YO Has Rescued 6000 Snakes in 9 Years
When Vedhapriya Ganesan was just three years old, she found a newborn shrew (moonjur eli in Tamil) behind her anganwadi, and the mother was missing. Disturbed by the animal’s plight, she found a...
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Doc By Day, Wildlife Photographer Always: 10 Phenomenal Clicks By a Heart...
When it comes to conservation and respect for the wild, Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Ramakanta Panda and nature are on the same page. A major chunk of the heart surgeon’s day is spent tending to patients...
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‘Sky Is the Limit’: Inside the Life of the 1st Woman Field Director of...
“Sadly, the perception that women can’t devote equal time to their workplace as men still persists,” says Sonali Ghosh, the newly-appointed field director of Kaziranga National Park on 1 September...
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2 Wildlife Conservationists Turned a Barren Land in Tadoba Into the Perfect...
In 2015, a pair of spotted owlets paid a visit to a newly set up farmhouse in Maharashtra’s Tadoba, a 12-hour drive from Mumbai. After a wonderful stay, the birds were reluctant to leave. In fact, as...
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Adopting India as Her ‘Home’, A British Woman Fought to Save Tigers &...
On 4 October, 2023, India lost one of its most remarkable, consequential and pioneering conservationists at the age of 94. Anne Wright (born Nora Anne Layard), the daughter of a British civil servant,...
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8 Best Homestays in India For Wildlife Safaris
The sound of lions wakes you up, and as you sip your tea, you take in the forest view, occasionally spotting a deer or two nearby. When was the last time this happened? Perhaps this is a sign to plan...
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How Two Techies Are Helping Foresters Combat Wildlife Crimes With Technology
With the growing modernisation and increasing population, the line between civilisation and the wild has become increasingly blurry. For the most part, humans have been known to encroach upon areas...
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Best National Parks in India for The Perfect Wildlife Safari This Winter
Ski destinations, snow-capped mountains, and beach resorts are typical choices for a winter break vacation. However, envision this alternative — encountering a majestic leopard sprawled across a...
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How My Grandpa, a 90-YO Forest Officer Helped Design the Perfect Sustainable...
What are the fondest memories you have of your grandparents? For Luv Shekhawat, it is childhood birthdays celebrated in the forests of Jaipur with his paternal grandfather. They would munch on fruits...
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How 1 Man & 1000 WhatsApp Members Are Saving Wildlife in This Rajasthan Village
“The Orans (a sacred, community preserved land) of our communities are like a courtyard of a house, where we live and exist with nature. Wildlife is like our children, they are our responsibility,”...
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‘Mini Kaziranga’: What Makes Assam’s Orang National Park So Special?
Situated on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam’s Darrang and Sonitpur districts, Orang National Park is often referred to as ‘Mini Kaziranga’; like Kaziranga National Park, it is home...
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‘It All Began With 1 Click on My Dad’s Camera’: How I Built a Career in...
“I was in Kenya. It was the year 1994. My cousin had taken me to the Nairobi National Park. While driving through, we saw a lioness with her cubs. Keen on getting a picture of them, I asked my cousin...
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10 Powerful Stories of Conservationists Saving India’s Wildlife
While it’s heartbreaking to come across stories of wildlife struggling to survive in a world that seems to be moving against them, there are still incredible people and organisations, doing their part...
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‘Billy’ Arjan Singh: The Hunter-Turned-Conservationist Who Spent Over 40...
“He has often said that jungle animals seem to treat him as a kind of honorary tiger — and that is what, over the years, he has become.” I spot these words in the foreword of naturalist Duff...
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Meet Malaika Vaz: The Goan-Origin Filmmaker Exposing Environmental Threats...
The air is thick with smoke as towering clouds rise from the largest landfill in Delhi — Ghazipur, a grim monument to the city’s ever-growing waste crisis. The stench is overpowering, the sky a murky...
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Why This 1.8-Metre-Tall Giant Is Essential for India’s Forest Ecosystem
(Representational image courtesy Flickr) In the heart of India’s lush forests roams a colossal yet often overlooked guardian — the gaur, or Indian bison. Towering over other herbivores, these gentle...
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How India Became Home to 75% of the World’s Tigers by Doubling Their Numbers...
Good news for India — tigers are making a big comeback! According to a new study in the journal Science, in just over ten years, India has doubled its number of tigers. Now there are more than 3,600...
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How This Chhattisgarh IFS Officer Is Using AI To Prevent Human-Elephant...
“My love towards the forest actually started out of empathy and emergency.” In the dense forests of Chhattisgarh, where human-elephant conflicts have been a growing concern, Indian Forest Service...
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The Red Panda Rescue: How Darjeeling Zoo Is Protecting the Himalayas’ Rarest...
Remember Master Shifu from Kung Fu Panda, Po’s wise teacher who helps him on his journey and, in pop culture, has immortalised the words ‘inner peace’? Did you know his character is based on an...
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Why Have 7 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrived on Odisha’s Shores This Year?
(Image credits- Medium/Monikarautela) Have you recently strolled along an Odisha beach and witnessed a sea of turtles, their shells glistening under the sun, and wondered what this extraordinary...
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A Tigress in Need Inspired This Surgeon Couple to Save India’s Wildlife with...
It was a scorching May afternoon, and the sun stood directly overhead, blazing fiercely over the forest of the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The usual verdant underbrush appeared parched and...
View Article‘People Called Me an Attention Seeker’: Why He Left Modelling to Rescue...
Pawan Sharma never imagined that his life — once filled with flashing cameras and designer outfits — would take such an unexpected turn. A former model from Haryana, he was far from the world of...
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Thanks To This IFS Officer’s Amazing Efforts, Satpura Reserve Doubled Its...
As a young child, L Krishnamoorthy was always drawn to the beauty of forests. He would spend his playtime exploring the Eastern Ghats near his village, Krishnagiri, in Tamil Nadu. He developed an...
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Are Olive Ridley Turtles Crucial for Ocean Health?
(Representational image credits Square space) The Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), known for their unique mass nesting events called arribadas, are among the smallest yet most abundant...
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‘Lost’ for 20 Years, This Elusive Wild Cat Has Finally Reappeared in India’s...
In a surprising turn of events, a caracal — a wild cat species rarely seen in India was recently photographed for the first time in two decades in Rajasthan’s Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve. This...
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Meet the Women Using Their Cameras to Protect India’s Wildlife
In 2021, filmmaker Neha Dixit from Nainital, Uttarakhand, set out on a trail to the snow-clad Himalayas to track down a ‘ghost’ — a moniker given to the elusive musk deer. The locals have a more...
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For the Love of Turtles: Meet the Volunteers Who’ve Been Protecting Olive...
For many people in Chennai, taking a night walk on Besant Nagar Beach is a dream, a peaceful escape from the busy city. But for a group of dedicated volunteers, the beach at night is where they work...
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5 Simple Ways You Can Help Protect Olive Ridley Turtles This Nesting Season
The olive ridley turtle, the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles, graces India’s eastern coastlines during its nesting season from January to April. These ancient mariners, existing for over...
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How a Self-Taught Artist Is Using Powerful Hyper-Realistic Paintings to Save...
“I don’t have to be a millionaire to help animals or people. A thought is what matters.” This simple yet powerful realisation set 29-year-old Deeksha Chauhan on a path where art became a voice for the...
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These Stunning Flamingo Photos Show Why Pulicat Lake Near Chennai Is a...
Every year, as the northeast monsoon rolls in, a gentle pink wave sweeps across the skies near Chennai. From November to May, thousands of flamingos make their way to Pulicat Lake, a sprawling...
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Uniting for Turtles in Chennai: Meet The Volunteers Who Sacrifice Nights to...
“Identifying the turtle track amidst the stillness of the ocean provides me an adrenaline rush, which is almost similar to identifying a pug mark and tiger wrinkles during the safari.” Every night, as...
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6 Wildlife Documentaries Your Kids Will Love (And Learn From)
Wildlife documentaries offer a captivating way for kids to explore the natural world, providing insight into ecosystems, animal behaviours, and environmental conservation. These films also act as a...
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