Heroes

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Asir Jawahar Thomas Johnsingh (1945-2024): Farewell Friend, Guide, and Compatriot
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Asir Jawahar Thomas Johnsingh (1945-2024): Farewell Friend, Guide, and Compatriot
Bittu Sahgal
Eminent wildlife biologist, field researcher, and pragmatic conservationist AJT Johnsingh was a passionate educator and a good friend to this author and all things wild
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Bittu Sahgal
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World Environment Day 2022: Everyday Heroes
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World Environment Day 2022: Everyday Heroes
Sustain Team
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, meet ordinary citizens who made a shift in their lives to speak up for the environment, reminding us that anyone can do it.
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Sustain Team
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In Conversation With Dr MK Ranjitsinh, Architect of India's Wildlife Laws
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In Conversation With Dr MK Ranjitsinh, Architect of India's Wildlife Laws
Sustain Team
Dr MK Ranjitsinh’s is the prime architect of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1972 — the first, and most important, legislation on conservation. In his tenure, he also set up four sanctuaries, eight national parks and doubled the area of three existing national parks. Hear him speak of drafting policies, protecting forests, bringing back the gharial from the brink of extinction and India’s unending obsession with the tiger
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Sustain Team
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Jungle Tales: Kumbhalgarh Through the Eyes of a Forest Guard
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Jungle Tales: Kumbhalgarh Through the Eyes of a Forest Guard
Gunjan Menon
Bhera Ram Bishnoi, fondly known as Bheru, spends a large part of his life patrolling the jungles of Rajasthan's Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary. Here's his view of the rich and diverse forest
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Gunjan Menon
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All in a Day’s Work: A Ringside View of Kumbhalgarh’s Wildlife
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All in a Day’s Work: A Ringside View of Kumbhalgarh’s Wildlife
Anirudh Nair
Bhera Ram Bishnoi
Bhera Ram Bishnoi shares a forest guard’s-eye view of the rich and varied wildlife of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, a unique refuge in Rajasthan’s Aravalli Hills
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Anirudh Nair
Bhera Ram Bishnoi
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Dhritiman Mukherjee: Training the Lens on Conservation Photography
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Dhritiman Mukherjee: Training the Lens on Conservation Photography
Sustain Team
Wildlife photography can inspire, build intimate relationships with the wild, and spark real change, says Dhritiman Mukherjee
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Sustain Team
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Romulus Whitaker: A Life Less Ordinary
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Romulus Whitaker: A Life Less Ordinary
Sustain Team
He’s hugged crocodiles, rescued snakes, and even snuck two king cobras on a long-distance train. Watch Roundglass Sustain Editor-in-Chief Megha Moorthy interview the Snake Man of India
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Sustain Team
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Bugun and a Forest of Hope
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Bugun and a Forest of Hope
Shaleena Phinya
Sumit Sisodiya
In the dense forests of western Arunachal Pradesh, lives a rare, critically endangered bird that brought a community and its forests together. Meet the Bugun liocichla and the people that help secure its home
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Shaleena Phinya
Sumit Sisodiya
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