Taira Malaney and the making of Turtle Walker: A story of wonder and wildlife

by Mallik Thatipalli | Jun 29, 2025

(Jun 29, 2025) Taira Malaney is a dreamer. Perhaps it stems from her childhood, influenced by outdoorsy parents who introduced her early to camping and the wonders of the natural world. Or maybe it was her schooling in the misty hills of Kodaikanal, where she...

Belinda Wright: A life devoted to India’s tigers and forests

by Amrita Priya | Jun 13, 2025

(Jun 13, 2025) Long before the tiger became a symbol of global conservation battles and environmental urgency, a young girl of British descent, growing up in the jungles of Bihar, was being rocked to sleep by the roars of the very creature she would one day devote her...

Eye of the tiger: Dr Latika Nath is India’s first female wildlife biologist

by Darshana Ramdev | Sep 28, 2024

(September 28, 2024 ) Dressed in the elegant chiffon sarees that were fashionable among upper crust Indians of her time, equally at ease at high society events and in the depths of the forests of Madhya Pradesh, Latika Nath was an unusual personality, both in social...

Into the Wild with Dr. Koustubh Sharma: Behind the scenes of snow leopard conservation

by Darshana Ramdev | Nov 24, 2023

(November 24, 2023) A fresh ibex carcass was a tell-tale sign that a snow leopard was nearby. This was back in 2010, in South Gobi, Mongolia, where Dr Koustubh Sharma, the Conservation Science Director at the Snow Leopard Trust, stood with a team of seven researchers...

Suyash Keshari, the 25-year-old wildlife conservationist behind India’s first wildlife OTT platform

by Global Indian | Nov 29, 2021

(November 29, 2021) With her amber eyes watching her prey, Solo the tigress crouches amid tall brown grass, beautifully camouflaged. In a second, she pounces on a chital deer. Her teeth tear into its flesh, and she devours him. Solo is the big cat who stole the...