The ancestors of the Asian giant softshell turtle, locally called Bhimanama, once roamed the Earth along with dinosaurs about 140 million years ago. But today, this giant turtle is on the brink of extinction. Thankfully, biologist Ayushi Jain is on a mission to save it.
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Vijay Bedi
Emmy-nominated Vijay Bedi is an acclaimed photographer and filmmaker, who has also won the national award for several films including The Secret Life of Frogs and The Stork Saviours.
Bahar Dutt
Bahar Dutt is an award-winning environment journalist and conservation biologist, ex environmental editor at CNN News18, and currently teaching at the Shiv Nadar University
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We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.
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