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How much time do you have?I’ve had a St. Bernard and a HUGE yard. Our sweet Moose would jump over the fence to the neighbors yard and let loose in his yard. Always. This happened to be a cranky old man that didn’t like Moose because she barked when the utility meters were read or 500 other reasons.I think it was attitude that drove her over there.On another occasion I came home from work to see the electric meter man on top of his van and Moose was laying down looking up at him. I asked him how long he had been up there. “all day.” Moose was a cream puff and everyone thought she was Cujo. Why she jumped the fence when he got out of the van eludes me. She never did it again.Moose entered our living room and flopped down and she stunk. I looked at her and said, “Moose you need a bath. You stink!” She left the room and we thought nothing of it. Until bedtime….when we couldn’t find her. We looked everywhere for her. Of course the last place you would look in that house was the bathroom because it was small. Well, the house was small. But that is where we found her. In the tub. She wouldn’t get out. We couldn’t drag her out. So, we gave her a bath before we could go to bed.I had a Papillon that chewed the crotch out of my underwear whenever we went out. Every time. Talk about revenge. He would push our closet door open. It was the kind you opened inward and the light would turn on. There she would find my basket of dirty clothes and abscond with a pair of panties. He would leave them in the middle of the living room so all could see.I had a male collie puppy shred a wooden picnic bench on our patio.I had a collie that had a litter of 12 pups the day I got home from the hospital with a new baby from a C section. The kids were excited about the puppies. We have more video of the puppies in the coming days than our new baby.My husband kept checking on her and counting puppies and noticed one was always not close to mom. He would bring the puppy upstairs and we would wrap him in a towel and put him on the door of our oven to warm him up. We’d then return him to mom. Next time he’d check that put would be away and cold again. Never nursing. Repeat. Repeat, till all 12 were in the world. in the morning there were 11 puppies!!! SHE ATE ONE OF THE PUPPIES!! My vet said it was not healthy and she knew it, etc. etc. but still! I didn’t hear the vet’s answer until the puppies got their first shots.I couldn’t use the steps so I was sleeping on the couch. I made my husband bring her and the puppies up and put her right by me. Every time the poor thing moved I would yell, “Don’t you eat another puppy!”When I was a kid, we had a cat but it was really my brother’s cat. She had a litter of kittens on his pillow above his head while he slept. How would you like to wake up to that?We had a tuxedo cat. Ivy. She was my son’s cat. She would pee on his clothes when he went to school. I had his shut the door. Easy. Right? That cat would sit at his door and meow over and over and over and over until I would lose it and yell up the steps, he’s not in there. He is at school!!! She would stick her head through the banister and make this punnerrrrrow! and come down and was fine the rest of the day. She was at the door when he got home. This was every day. EVERY FLIP’N DAY.My German Shepherd puppy sunk his teeth into a c.1800 cane bottom chair. Now chew it up. Just put his teeth marks in the wood.Now I’ve had a lot of dogs. My current German Shepherd Dog LOVES to play ball. But…….he won’t bring it back. He’ll lie in the yard and stare at you. We finally figured out we needed two balls. He wouldn’t bring the ball back until he saw there was another ball to throw. He’s a little ball obsessive and possessive.I’m stopping now. I’m old and have had too many pets! I’ve loved them all and they all had an interesting personality.This is not part of the answer but is a funny story. At least it was to me. I still can see it taking place and laugh.When I was in the 6th grade, my violin teacher gave me a hamster. I was in heaven. We also had a cat. Yes, the one that birthed on the pillow. Well that little hamster squeezed between the bars and got loose. The cage was downstairs. I hear this yelling, YELLING words I can put down here. The cat had the hamster cornered in the hall by my parent’s bedroom. The was my dad, pushing away the cat with one hand and trying to pickup the hamster with the other hand and the hamster, hysterical, was biting my father’s hand like he was a tiny beaver. He was hopping around, cussing, dropping the hamster and pushing the cat away with his foot like he was in a comedy movie. You can’t make this stuff up! OMH. I have tears running down my face from laughing just telling you this. What a sight. I’ll never forget it. The hamster only lived a year. The scars on my dad’s hand was forever.Thank you so much for asking. I’ve had a wonderful time down memory lane. Still laughing! OMH Breathe.

Valmik Thapar Remembers: Thirty-Five Years With The Tigers Of RanthambhoreReview: Living with Tigers by Valmik Thapar - Times of Indiaii)Some of the wildlife experts are :Indian WildLife Experts/Enthusiasts (iWE League)Below is the list of all members of iWE WhatsApp group (Indian Wildlife Experts) along with their pic and a short bio and the town/city they currently reside.if you are interested, please drop me a message (Whats app or SMS) at +919901175444 with a very brief bio please [making sure that the group is really iWE league]Thank you for showing the interest.Dr. Arun SKConsultant laparoscopic surgeon at Bellary, a wildlife photographer with publications in National and International mags , conservationist and hon. wildlife warden , Bellary, Karnataka [Bellary]Abhinav RanjanI’m Abhinav Ranjan Srivastav from Raebareli Uttar Pradesh. I am an Environment Health & Safety Officer at Visaka Industries limited and Wildlife lover too. I like to visit National parks & Wildlife Sancturies. I want to work for saving Tigers & Leopards. [Raebareli Uttar Pradesh]Ajay Kumar SariskaAjay is a senior Naturalist at Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan. Working as a naturalist since march 2013 and has been conferred upon him as the BEST NATURALIST by Shri GV Reddy, Chief Wildlife Warden Of Rajasthan, on 4 January, 2017 [Alwar Rajasthan]AkshayArpit ParekhArpit is wildlife enthusiast and works as freelance naturalist at Tadoba and organizes tours to wildlife destinations. Also works with his family-run business. Wildlife has always fascinated him and likes to travel and document wildlife from various parts of the country. [Tadoba Maharastra]Arvind SrinivasanI am Aravind Srinivasan , an Entrepreneur by profession in the Electronics Embedded Industry. A very Keen and Avid Wild life Enthusiast. Have been visiting jungles when I was kid and the passion continues. Myself along with a friend have started a venture by name KaaPra (Kaadu Prani in Kannada), where we take a small group of people on Photographic wildlife tours to forests outside Karnataka. We have been quite successful and would like to further expand. I always would like to contribute to my fullest extent would be happy to assist in conserving Nature and Wildlife. [Bangalore]Dr. Azam DanishDr Azam (Dr. Mohammed Azam Danish) is a Consultant Anesthesiologist & Critical Care Specialist @ Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital Bangalore. Founder Chairperson of ‘Bangalore Anesthesia Review Course. Author of a Book Dr. Azam’s Notes in Anesthesiology (BeingPublished by JP !Publications & E -Publish and also a thorough Wildlife Enthusiast. [Bangalore]Basil LlyodA senior Naturalist works for JLR and is currently taking care of Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka[Nagarhole Coorg]Bhardwaj GS. CCF JodhpurBhargav SrivariI am Bhargava Srivari, a management consultant (from Hyderabad) by profession and a wildlife photographer by passion. I began my quest of photographing the world’s fauna at a young age of 10, and my love for wildlife and nature has only grown since then. I also enjoy introducing people to wildlife and nature, and believe that the more people fall in love with nature, the better chance we have of preserving it for future generations. My work has been published in national and international magazines and newspapers, and was recently awarded the distinction of Associate of the Royal Photographic Society Great Britain which is the oldest photography society in the world. I am always willing to help friends plan travels to forests across India such as Kabini, Bandipur, Tadoba, Pench, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Ranthambore, Corbett, Kaziranga, Nilgiris, Himalayas, and East African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, and South African countries such as South Africa and Namibia.[Hyderabad]Dr Dipesh RaoI am a dually qualified maxillofacial surgeon @ Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Bangalore and have been involved in Wildlife photography for over 4 years now. [Bangalore]Col. Pranav ChandraI am an army officer and interested in wildlife photography. I try my bit wherever possible to pitch in the issues related to conservation. I have worked with WWF in training forest department pers at Dudhwa, corbet and Pakke. I have raised from scratch three ETF units at Nameri, kokrajhar and Himanchal. I could not achieve raising of ETF for protection of tigers due to certain constraints altho project was accepted. I have delivered talks on man animal conflict issues for Delhi University.Geeta GouriCo-Founder of WildTrails India App [Bangalore]Giri CavaleGiri Cavale is a renowned wildlife photographer, photography mentor. His mercurial senses are always in search of an exceptional experience and his seasoned expertise keeps him always ready for a memorable image. Giri’s passion for photography was born out of his love for the wilds, which was instilled in him from a young age. Armed with this experience, almost unfaltering intuition, a deep connection with his subjects and tremendous skill to make opportunities count, Giri has captured some truly unforgettable moments in the most enchanting wildlife areas. When in the wild, people believe where there’s Giri, a fascinating wild encounter is never far away, and Giri is equally passionate about sharing his treasure of knowledge, as he is about using photography as a powerful tool of communication. Famous for his stunning body of work with the elusive cats and other wildlife, Giri has won the coveted Gold medal at the 17th Nature Biennial World Cup by the FIAP in 2014 and Second prize at the Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photography Awards in 2013, and been featured in numerous prestigious publications. But Giri remains humble, and calls himself merely a nature devotee whose guiding philosophy is ‘too much is never enough!’ [Bangalore]Goutham ShankarAn avid traveler, photographer, wildlife enthusiast and an entrepreneur. With over 8 plus years of experience in analytics and specialization in retail domain. In the last Five years I have been running BookMyLens, an Independent rental-house (Photography and Videography/Filming Equipment Company) and recently started TheEditRoom (a post-production studio based in Bangalore, Experts in Color Grading / Editing / Sound). I believe one can grow richer in the experience that only travel and exploration can bring. [Bangalore]HarendraHari SomashekarHari Somashekar is the State Director of WWF for Karnataka. He has been in WWF for the last 5 years and they are currently concentrating on environment education, wetlands and renewable energy projects in the state. Hari is basically a Hotel Management Graduate with post graduation in international business operations. He worked in all good star hotels for 8 years and later volunteered with Shri Sanjay Gubbi for two years and implemented education and sensitization programs. In 2010 he became HWW for Bangalore Rural and continued to take up advocacy issues and later in 2012 joined WWF as state director for Karnataka. [Bangalore]Imroz BaigMy Name is Imroz Baig, I was born in BhopaI, Madhya Pradesh and raised in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Completed my Post Graduation in Pune, Maharashtra and is also working here at Deutsche Bank. However I can help in anything related to “Tigers of Central India”. [Pune]Jignesh PatelKalyan MukherjeeWorked for 39 years with 5 of the State Bank Group banks in India and abroad. Retired in April 2016 from State Bank of Patiala in Patiala. Last assignment was Chief General Manager at SBP. Have always been an amateur photographer but had little time while in service. Trying to do a little more now particularly in wildlife. Other interests are reading and traveling. [Bangalore]Kiran NagendraKiran Nagendra is a wildlife photographer based in Bangalore, India. The visual drama and artistry of his photographs are born of a keen eye for the many moods of Nature and a life-long passion for the wilderness. This passion shines throughout Kiran’s work and has attracted a wide audience around the world. His talent for rare captures of amazing light and fleeting atmosphere imbue his portfolio with a sense of the epic, majestic and the bold. His success derives from patient single-minded pursuit of all the unique moments that generate the magic and energy of the wilderness, often spending weeks or even months immersing himself in the forest he shoots despite the rigors of season and weather.Kiran’s photographs have been published extensively worldwide in a large variety of media ranging from calendars, books, advertising and the few well known publications.A full-time IT professional from past 23 years, has been well known and recognised as an IT professional and artist, an trendsetter in the modern age of wildlife & nature photography.Kiran’s favourite wildlife location is Kabini, Kanha , Tadoba & Ranthambhore in India [Bangalore]Kiran SadanandaKiran Sadananda born in Coorg in a planters family developed keen interest in nature and wildlife at a very early age. Learning animal and bird behavior came naturally to him and later visiting his hometown, he started noticing the man-animal conflict and made him realize the need for conservation. His natural instincts eventually led him towards the world of wildlife and nature photography which has become his passion for life. He is also the founder member of Indian wildlife conservation trust [iwct] whose vision is to aid in preservation, protection and conservation of wildlife and natural ecosystems. Nature and wildlife being his passion, professionally he heads his company Felidae Consultants – a credit consultancy firm for top NBFCs and Banks in India. A graduate in Journalism, Kiran also been a national level boxer having represented his state of Karnataka for more than a decade and having won several medals during his stint. [Bangalore]Prof. Krishna RajAssociate Professor and Head, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP)Environmental Economics, Valuation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Water and ForestsEconomic valuation of Ecotourism in Bandipura and Nagarhole National ParksEconomic Instruments for Environmental Conservation – Expertise in al of themHe was the author of the deforestation that got published in Deccan Recently[Bangalore]Mahesh ReddyTwo of my great passions in LIFE are Photography & Travel. Though I was graduated to be a computer engineer, my love for travel gave rise to a Photographer in me, which drifted me away from computer languages & instead gave me a new way to see life through my lenses. What fascinates me is The Nature in itself, which is so colorful & vibrant…. My travel has helped me see different species of birds, wildlife, their style of living & to study their behavior [Bangalore]Manjunath M GowdaSerial Entrepreneur. Did BE in Comp Sc in UVCE Bangalore and then MS in Oregon State University, US, worked for few years in US and came back to India, set up Bristol India (got acquired by HP), then set up S7 Software (got acquired by BlueCoat US), and then i7 Networks (in Mobile security space) and then now finally working in the area of my passion – WildLife – co-founder & CEO of WildTrails India Mobile App[Bangalore]MayureshMohan KumarMohanMohan ThomasMohan Thomas is a civil engineer by profession and the Managing Partner of Canaan Group which is involved in construction work. Photography has been his passion ever since his college days though this passion had to be temporarily kept in abeyance owing to the exigencies of work in his early years. But having put those years behind him, he soon picked up the camera again. By now he had become an avid nature lover and before long he began photographing wildlife. This new found activity soon developed into a serious hobby taking him past the jungles of India to many other parts of the world as well such as Africa, Norway, Finland, South America and Russia. At present he can be spotted at various reserves doing what he loves best. His love, dedication and passion for wildlife are conveyed through each image captured. He also takes an active part in wildlife conservation projects in the hopes of protecting the Indian jungles for the future generations. [Bangalore]Mohit JainMy name is Mohit Jain. My day job is in IT program leadership at Dell but heart and soul is in Nature and wildlife photography.In my wildlife journey since 2012, while I am fascinated by the entire wildlife, I feel that I am most intrigued with the tigers.I am always ready to provide any help and guidance for wildlife trips around Bangalore, Ranthambore and Sunderbans.[Bangalore]Mohit RaoMohit M. Rao has been a reporter with The Hindu for nearly six years now – three of which have been primarily covering environment and forests in Karnataka.He studied print journalism course at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, and after working for a year in the concrete jungles of Bengaluru, he asked for some “rural experience” for which he was given a posting in Mangaluru. In the 2.5 years there, he covered communal conflict, caste equations and agrarian crisis in the coastal district.He is a fellow of the Young Connectors of the Future programme – 2014, as well as India-Germany Media Ambassador – 2016 where he worked in the German paper, Die Tageszeitung, for two months.[Bangalore]Nadeem KhanHe is from Bhandara district in Maharashtra. A teacher by profession and a hardcore wildlifer. He has been instrumental in Creation of Koka wildlife sanctuary which is now part of Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger ReserveHe is former district corespondent of Bhandara for The Hitavada newspaper.Co-founder of Wild Watch Foundation that has adopted Dudhara, Pitezari and Mandwi villages of NNTR.[Bhandara, Maharastra]NagendraA senior Naturalist works for JLR and is currently taking care of Bandipur National Park, Karnataka[Bandipur Karnataka]Naresh Reddy AerraNaresh is a entrepreneur (technocrat), professional Table Tennis player and wild life enthusiast. Naresh got his B. Tech from JNTU and MS in embedded systems from Penn State, he has always enjoyed starting and running businesses, 2005 Rational Labs Pvt. Ltd, 2010 Aditya Scientific, and 2013 Intonation Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Represented Andhra Pradesh in 5 national games and twice state champion. Active wildlife photographer, travelled to most of the Indian forest and Masai Mara. [Hyderabad]NiharikaOmiveer Choudhary (Omi)Senior Naturalist at Tuli resorts in Pench [Pench, Madhya Pradesh]Omkar UmeshEx-Jounalist and now runs his own home stay in Dandeli (Kali) Tiger reserve.Pramod Kumar P LaxminPramod Kumar P Laxmin, is an avid Wildlife Enthusiast, Photography was an hobby acquired lately. Involved in construction and Manufacture and export of Beverages, wildlife has been my passion since childhood , there was never a single holiday I missed being in the wilderness of Bandipur and Nagarhole. As a social exercise a group of like minded friends visited a small school ( they preferred it to be called so) dominated by tribal students from the forest fringes , we visited and spent time with them, we were astonished by their anger when we uttered Tiger, Elephant with them quite in contrary to what our urban children react to. We realized this anguish of loosing a livestock or farm produce to wild animals had etched hatred towards wildlife in their young minds.Thats when all of us joined hands to form a Trust in the name and Style of Indian Wildlife Conservation Trust (IWCT) to help mitigate the man animal conflict, and try to return something back to the Forests from which we derive so much pleasure. We are a group of 8 members of which am also one of the founding member and have been designated as the president. We have done a few program for kids in the forest fringes called Kana Darshana and plethora of allied Wildlife conservation activities from the trust. [Bangalore]Pranad PatilI am a naturalist currently working in Tadoba, but soon shifting to Kanha. I frequently write natural history-related articles and blogs for various magazines and websites and am passionate about photography. Especially interested in the smaller groups of animals, I love to observe animal behaviour in the natural environment. [Tadoba]Prasanna GowdaSenior Naturalist at Kabini River Lodges by Jungle Lodges and Resorts at Kabini, Nagarhole [Kabini Forest, Karnataka]RaghuRahul TaranathThis is Rahul Taranath. By profession working in Amazon apart from that I am wildlife lover since childhood and into wildlife photography since 2012 and into wildlife conservation since 2016 and helping Urban wildlife conservation in Bangalore apart from this hobbies are Collection of Antiques have built a home museum with help of my father and also interested in Freshwater and marine fisheries.[Bangalore]RKRachit Singh [RK] has been working as a Sr.Naturalist & Tour Leader since the last 10-11 years. He is passionate about Wildlife and Conservation and his endeavor is to inspire people to respect, admire & conserve Nature and it’s myriad creations. [Kanha, Madhya Pradesh]Rajesh RamakrishnanRajesh an Wildlife Enthusiast and a Photographer since 7 to 8 years; he runs Wolfpack (there is a store in Koramangala) which deals with apparel and merchandise based on outdoor activities like wildlife, photography etc[Bangalore]Sachin Patil SirCivil Engineer by profession . Hon . Wildlife warden from Belagavi. Real Unsung hero !! He is a person who prefers to work from sidelines! Only person who knows every inch of tiger reserves of Karnataka. Fantastic photographer and has a collection of best pics of tigers from Karnataka, conservationist and hon. wildlife warden since 6 yrs [Belagavi]Sanjay RanadeI am Sanjay Ranade. I am with Lokmat Group and based in Nagpur. I am in journalism since 2001. I am covering forest department since February 2013 with Lokmat Group. Since childhood, I have loved wildlife. My first rendezvous with wildlife was way back in 1983 in Nagzira sanctuary. I prefer to bring forth positive news which are in the interest of wildlife lovers. I don’t believe in negativity. I always try to maintain balance. [Nagpur]Sanket ReddySanket Reddy – A hobbyist photographer, globe trotter and actively looking to make a difference to the world through my many programs that we identify to better lives of people connected with nature. [Bangalore]Santosh Narayan SAdvocate by profession. My interest in wildlife developed since 2014 and have been active in wildlife ever since.After being into wildlife for about 3 years now, I feel the need to do lot more for the wild, then mere photographing them[Bangalore]Sarosh LodhiSarosh Lodhi – is a self taught, environment conscious photographer, based out of Central India. A wildlife aficionado, he has an oeuvre of two decades. His works have been published national and international media. He is also the founder member of a largely popular wildlife conservation group called CLaW. CLaW – Conservation Lenses and Wildlife [Nagpur]Sashidhar VempalaBased out of Gurgaon, a passionate wild lifer, in love with nature and wildlife, have travelled extensively through India and Africa with a sense of wildlife purpose. Founder of “The Guardbook”, an organization, which is dedicated towards supporting the forest guards of India. Due to which I work closely with certain tiger reserves supporting the guards in their conservation duties. Through my work, aim to drive a sense of conservation about nature and its precious resources.Post on Instagram as @sashidhar_vempala [Gurgaon]Satheesh SarakkiAdded Satheesh Sarakki – A keen Nature and Birder Lover and an expert in Indian birds. He owns bird hide on KANAKPURA Road Bangalore and also in Shivamogqa (Karnataka) where you can get to see amazing birds.He is an expert in setting Birds Hide. He has setup at Daroji JLR Hampe, at OMH JLR Ganeshgudi, Forest hills in Masinagudi, in Uttharakhand, and one in Masai mara. [Bangalore]KD Sathya NarayanaI have been interested in Photography since my childhood. Wildlife photography in particular, but could not afford a Tele. Started my serious photography in 2000. I co-ordinated the first African Safari in 2001 covering Kenya, Tanazania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. I did this until 2003. Participants included many well known Photographers like BK Sinha, Ex President FIP, CR Sathyanarayana, B Srinivasa etc. From 2004 to 2010, due to work compulsions could not pursue photography. Again started pursuing since 2010 with digital media. I often visit the African parks and take interested photographers. My name is KD SATHYANARAYANAN. I am 57 years old. Used to work for MANIPAL Group of Hospitals as GM Materials until 2016, AUGUST .I have visited almost all Major Parks in India, except Dudhwa.Shabnam SiddiquiShabnam Siddiqui is Director (CEGET) at United Nations Global Compact Network India. She an academic practitioner with 20yrs of experience in gender, peace and governance work, of which ​12 yrs have exclusively focused on governance, ethics and transparency initiatives and interventions. Shabnam specializes in developing and executing strategic intervention through multi-stakeholder networks, is skilled at training and research and has several national and international publications to her credit. Shabnam excels at resource mobilization, a key to putting any dynamic vision into action. Work station and academic learning has been primarily garned in India, with short-term and long-term stints in Pakistan, Italy France, United States and Singapore. [New Delhi]Suresh BasavarajuSuresh has been photographing the living world for close to 26 years. He is a member of BNHS and life member of Photographic Soc. Of India since 1991. He has been a participant in Photography salons for number of years, winner of landscape trophy in 1995 and has had his images published in magazines, periodicals, calendars, books. He has mentored many an enthusiasts in photography and is a founder member of Indian Wildlife Conservation Trust. With a full time career in Information Technology, wildlife and nature photography remains a top priority and passion. [Bangalore]Tulika Kedia A graduate in literature from Delhi University, Tulika Kedia is a passionate collector of indigenous art from various states of India. As a philanthropist Tulika Kedia supported a large group of artists, collecting their work for more than a decade. She also owns and operates Singinawa Jungle Lodge at Kanha. Her foundation, Singinawa Conservation Foundation is committed to the protection of various wildlife species and their habitats and also organizes various medical camps in and around the villages of the Kanha region. Winner of 2016 Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence, Winner of the prestigious TOFTigers award – “The John Wakefield Memorial Award” for The Most Inspirational Eco-Lodge of the Year in 2016 and Runner-up in 2012 [Delhi]VikasVikas Rumale is a wildlife photography enthusiast and a true nature lover. With over a decade of experience in wildlife travel and exploration, he is a person who appreciates nature at its best. Vikas is pursuing his career as the VP Sales at Hubbler in Bangalore. He is also a voluntary naturalist at Kaav Safari Lodge, Kabini. Apart from wildlife and photography, he’s a passionate traveller, foodie and a biker. [Bangalore]Zhayynn JamesZhayynn James is a Wildlife Photographer from Chennai, whose work has been published in several leading online and print publications including Sanctuary Asia, Vanity Fair & Wild Planet Photo magazine. His work has also received recognition in several National Geographic photography competitions. [Chennai]DR. Umesh KrishnaDr. Umesh Krishna has worked in many areas related to wildlife from perspective of a naturalist to a wildlife researcher, constantly working in a small way to improve day to day life of foresters by providing support and education. Wildlife has always fascinated him and he has travelled across many countries. He is curious about nature and natural phenomenon happening around, enjoys being active and involved in outdoor activities, with a strong interest to study and observe flora and fauna of Indian subcontinent. [Bangalore]Vandana ShruthiDr. Vindhya Kumar CI’m Dr. Vindhya kumar.CSettled in Bangalore, Indiranagar.I’m a Consultant Anaesthesiologist working in Manipal hospital, Whitefield.Passionate about wildlife.Involved in wildlife photography since 2007. Since one of my Uncle was in FD I have had the opportunity to see the life of foot soldiers in AP camps in nagarahole and bandipur range.Amitabh SharmaI am Amitabh Sharma, recently based at JABALPUR coz of illness but have spent more then two decades of life at Kanha as naturalist and later as general manager in a few resorts at both Kanha and Bandhavgarh. [Jabalpur MP]Sulabha ChakravathySulabha is from Nagpur and working as a freelance environmental travel writer and takes up offers from all publications, national and international journals. She is also helping the Forest Departments and leading NGOs in their mission of transforming “Poachers to Protectors” with the intent to save the Tigers in Central India and thus conserve the forests. She is also the Chief Advisor of SAMPDA (Samagra Adivasi Medicinal Plant Development Association) an NGO established at Kondagaon, CG, to promote the activities of the tribals in Central India. Awarded and honoured by the State Forest Department, Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, for conducting various programmes, workshops, and environmental awareness campaigns in and around the city. She had been recently nominated with the honour of “Nagpur Heroes” an event of Times of India, wherein best five dedicated workers in the environmental are chosen every year. She is also the Chairperson of the Kids for Tigers, Sanctuary Asia Tiger Programme, Nagpur Committee. She has received national acclaim for conducting innovative Bird Day, Tree-plantation and various interactive-sessions with the Kids For Tigers group Nagpur. She has been recently awarded one of the best environment and wildlife conservationist of the city by themMaharashtra Forest Department on 21 st March, 2016 for her contribution in the field.[Nagpur]Sangram Rao