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Heart of ConservationAll About Ubuntu Dogs in the Himalaya Ep#40Buy The Stray Dogs of Landour Network: A True Story by a Failed Dog Trainer Book Online at Low Prices in India | The Stray Dogs of Landour Network: A True Story by a Failed Dog Trainer Reviews & Ratings - Amazon.inHappy Diwali. I’m Lalitha Krishnan, and you’re listening to Ep #40 of the Heart of Conservation podcast. I bring you stories from the wild that keep us all connected to our natural world.. Firstly, I need to apologise to my listeners as I have been missing from the podcast scene for a while. That’s becaus...
2025-10-1803 min
Let's Take ChargeLet’s Take Charge - AnitaB.org India’s Podcast ft. Lalitha Indrakanti.In this episode of Let’s Take Charge, Shreya Krishnan, MD of AnitaB.org India, speaks with Lalitha Indrakanti about her journey of perseverance and leadership.Lalitha shares how she overcame doubts and challenges to establish herself as a leader in tech, showcasing the power of determination and courage.This conversation dives into the importance of women embracing their strength and potential to break barriers in the tech industry.Watch now to be inspired by this empowering discussion!
2024-11-1650 min
Heart of ConservationVikhar Ahmed Sayeed: Ethical Writing for Conservation Ep#39I'm speaking with Vikhar Ahmed, an experienced journalist at Frontline magazine (India). We discuss some of his conservation-based articles that reflect his love for history as well as his unique understanding of the
complexities of researching and writing about wildlife and human-related stories honestly. There is so much about Karnataka's conservation history that
most folks wouldn't associate with the state. Have you heard of the Jim Corbett of the South? Do you know who also inspired current-day conservationist, Ullas
Karanth? Find out about the factory that processed tigers, leopards, and elephants in the thousands. Listen to amazing insights about...
2024-09-1242 min
Heart of ConservationDr Dipankar Ghose on the Growing Illegal WildlifeTrade Ep#38In episode #38 I am speaking with Dipankar Ghose, Senior Director: Biodiversity Conservation at WWF-India, also Interim Head of TRAFFIC’s India Office. As a conservator with three decades in the field, he shares rare insights about the poaching of tigers to pangolins, to the exotic pet trade in India. Find out which technology is employed to fight the poaching of rhinos and how partner organisations fight wildlife trade. Discover the first line of defence and community efforts that deter poachers. Dipankar explains the Wildlife Trade Chain with the example of India’s most notorious: Sansar Chand and Veerappan. Find out...
2024-08-1433 min
Heart of ConservationThe Legacy of Technology for Wildlife Foundation: Ep #37Hi I’m Lalitha Krishnan and you’re listening to #HeartofConservation. I bring you #storiesfromthewild that keep us all connected with the natural world. Experience the intersection of conservation and technology with Nandini Mehrotra from Technology for Wildlife Foundation, an NGO based out of Goa. Technology for Wildlife Foundation is the brainchild of Founder, #ShashankSrinivasan Discover how drones, ROVs, and spatial technology are revolutionizing wildlife conservation efforts. Dive into innovative projects like riverine wildlife studies and land restoration. Uncover the legacy of
ethical and collaborative tech use for impactful grassroots action. Join me,
as I delve into the incredible work...
2024-06-2829 min
Heart of ConservationReCircle: Creating a Circular Future with Waste Ep #36HI, I'm Lalitha Krishnan I bring you stories
that connect us with the natural world. On Earth day especially, we can't
ignore our reckless mis-mangement of waste. I’m speaking to two young, &
amazing Clean Tech innovators, Rahul Nainani (Founder) and Gurashish Singh
(Co-Founder & COO), at ReCircle, who converted bio-mining waste into a
booming business. It’s not every day we hear of such success stories for
positive change. Listen to how
they convert waste into a resource, rebranded waste workers by empowering them.
How they have top brands on their side and create awareness creatively.
2024-04-2233 min
Heart of ConservationThe Dynamics of Biodiversity in the Andamans with Nariman Vazifdar: Ep#35Hi, I’m speaking to the most passionate, naturalist/researcher/herpetologist-on-ground
in the Andamans - Nariman Vazifdar. We discuss the biodiversity of the archipelago – which is mostly unexplored islands with individual unique species. He speaks about the rainforest of the islands and
he enlightens us about the hardwood Bullet wood tree and the Superior wood; and the historical connection involving British rule and the Japanese and their
impact on the local indigenous tribes, flora and fauna. Nariman also speaks of invasive/introduced species like stray dogs which are now a threat to the local
species like the turtles. He tells...
2024-04-0743 min
Heart of ConservationPlant and Tree Stories with Mallika Ravikumar and Nishanth Srinivas Ep#34I am speaking with two plant and tree lovers, basically tree experts with extraordinary insights, botanical facts, myths, history, current issues and personal stories relating to four florae of their choice. My guest Mallika Ravikumar is a lawyer-turned-writer. She writes about history, culture and nature has authored over six books mostly for children. Nishanth Srinivas is based out of Shillong, and is working with an NGO called Conservation Initiatives. He specializes in satellite mapping and is interested in human–elephant interactions and landscape ecology. Show notes coming soon on my blog EarthyMatters
2023-09-2554 min
Tollywood KaburluRevisting Chiranjeevi's Stalin (2006): Review + Interesting FactsBro, Baby, and Jawan Thoughts first!
Credits
Banner: Anjana Productions
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Sunil, Pradeep Rawat, Kushboo, Riaz Khan, Mukesh Rushi, Brahmaji, Harsha, Suman, Brahmanandam, LB Sriram, Ravi Prakash, Ravali, Narsing Yadav, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Anushka (item song)
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Chota K Naidu
Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
Art Direction: Anand Sai
Fights: Kanal Kannan
Lyrics: Suddala Ashok Teja, Peddada Murthy, Kandikonda & Ananth Sreeram
Written and directed by: A Muruga Doss
Nirmana Saradhyam: B Ma...
2023-09-121h 02
Heart of ConservationBarn Swallow-The Aerial Insectivore of the Himalayas: Dr Suresh Kumar & Amarjeet Kaur Ep #33Show notes are now on earthymatters.blog In episode #33 I’m speaking to Dr Suresh Kumar, a remarkable wildlife biologist from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who specializes in animal ecology, migration and movement studies, conservation biology. In his pursuit of wildlife conservation, he has discovered a new species of pheasant, studied macaques, used satellite telemetry to obverse the distribution of olive ridley turtles, tagged and followed the long-distance migration patterns of the Amur falcon, and mapped habitats of the Great Indian Bustard. My second guest is Amarjeet Kaur, Together they tell us about the first study of Barn sw...
2023-08-1648 min
Heart of ConservationKnow Your Dugong. A High Priority Species Like the Tiger Ep#32The dugong is a Schedule 1 species in India, accorded the same protection as the Tiger but we barely know anything about it. My three amazing guests on episode#32 are researching Dugongs in three coastal pockets of India and doing a fantastic job as far as I can tell. I learnt a great deal about a mammal in my backyard which I was clueless about till now. Hope you enjoy listening to Prachi Sachchidanand Hatkar, Chinmaya Ghanekar and Swapnali Gole of their work with Dugongs as much as I did. Cover Dugong Photo Credits: Darius Quadros. Researchers photos courtesy Swapnali, Chinmaya...
2023-07-2050 min
Heart of ConservationTigers of the Tide, Breathing Roots et al. The Sundarbans with Dr Radhika Bhargava. Ep#31Transcript coming soon on Earthy matters (my blog). Radhika wears multiple hats as a coastal geographer, geospatial analyst, National Geographic Explorer. She is a Research Fellow at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions working with wetland conservation in Asia. She recently completed her PhD at the National University of Singapore. We discuss the world's largest delta in detail covering the mangrove species, the only tiger species that lives in a mangrove and which probably has to climb a tree twice a day during high tide; the adapatibility of species, a resilient community and the meaning of "maladaptation" a new...
2023-03-2833 min
Heart of ConservationSudarshan Shaw: Breaking Definitions of Art & Nature. Ep #30 Season 4My guest is already famous for his visually enticing maps but he is not a cartographer by profession. I am speaking to one of India’s rising young, inspiring artist (NIFT) and author, Sudarshan Shaw whose keen sense of perception and belonging, passion for depicting, preserving local art, and love for natural history is tangible in his stunning artworks which goes way beyond creating maps. Thank you for joining me. Show notes/transcript will soon be available on my blog Earthy Matters. In the meanwhile do listen and share.
2022-12-0720 min
Heart of ConservationIshita Khanna: Tweak Your Travels With A Little Mindfulness. Ep #29I speak with Ishita, a very brave and humble hero who happens to one of the pioneers of responsible tourism in a high himalayan desert called Spiti where she is the co-founder of Spiti-Ecosphere, a multi-award winning eco-tourism enterprise. Listen to what it takes to make toursim viable in a time when there were no proper roads to spiti (20 years ago to now) and how they face and overcome challenges post pandemic and succed at community based toursim in sureal Spiti.
2022-09-0734 min
Heart of ConservationThe Role And Dance Of Dung Beetles: Seena Narayanan Ep #28The transcript for this episode is available on my blog: EarthyMatters. My guest on this episode is passionate about True dung beetles so much so they were the topic of her PhD research. Three new species of dung beetles have been discovered and named by her. I’m speaking to Seena Narayanan, a Senior Research Associate & Assistant Museum Curator at ATREE. She has prepared species pages for the Scarabaeine dung beetles of the Indian subcontinent and she manages a growing insect collection at the ATREE Insect Museum- Bangalore.
2022-05-2418 min
Heart of ConservationBehind The Scenes, Wildlife Rehabilitation: Jayanthi Kallam (ARRC) Ep #27 Part 2In Part 2, I continue my conversation with Jayanthi Kallam, Executive Director of Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore and part of her amazing team including Subeksha, Ranjana, Samiiha and Veerababu to find out what it takes to make a wildlife rehabilitation centre an efficient and successful one. Show notes for Part 1 & 2 are already up on my blog: Earthy Matters.
2022-03-1619 min
Heart of ConservationMinimum Resources, Maximum Impact: Avian & Reptile Rehabilitation Centre (ARRC). Ep#27 Part IWe may all have at some point in our lives have called an animal rescue centre. But how many of us know you know what goes after the animals is picked up? How many people does it take to look after an injured animal? What goes on behind the scenes? I’m speaking with the Executive Director of Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Centre (ARRC), Jayanthi Kalam and the ARRC team in Bangalore to find out what makes a wildlife-rescue centre a professionally run enterprise. Listen to her explain the different goals and roles that are part of the wildlife rehabilitation pr...
2022-03-0731 min
Heart of ConservationUnravelling the Wonders of Mumbai's Shores: Shaunak Modi. Ep# 26It is not every day a yet-to-hatch cuttlefish looks straight at you through its thin egg membrane. The incredible photo ( on the podcast cover) is taken by Shaunak Modi. He tells us about his unique experiences on his journey of discovery as the co-founder of Coastal Conservation Foundation and a key member of the Marine Life of Mumbai. Listen to his amazing stories and find out how CCF in collaboration with other organizations is bringing the treasures of the sea to the people of Mumbai and taking citizen science to new shores and the minds of locals. You'll be surprised...
2022-01-3036 min
Heart of ConservationMitigating the Urban Human-Bee Conflict - Rajani Mani Ep #25 Season 4Show notes coming soon. I am speaking with Rajani Mani is a documentary filmmaker with Elephant Corridor Films, a Bengaluru based creative agency. Currently, she is working on "Colonies in Conflict" a film that examines the state of wild bees in a fast-developing Indian landscape.
2021-11-1229 min
Heart of Conservation"Barrenness Is Always A State Of Mind Never A State Of Land"- Yuvan Aves Ep# 24Hi there, Thanks for listening. You can read the show notes of this episode on my blog Earthy matters and check out extra links provided by my guest. I am speaking to Yuvan Aves, a naturalist, educator, activist, musician and author. One of India’s young influencers, Yuvan is currently documenting coastal stories, helping create tree laws, saving the biodiversity of sand dunes and water bodies apart from a host of other ecologically relevant issues.
2021-09-2349 min
Heart of ConservationAmbika Yelahanka: Why it's Time To Revist Zoos Ep#23Show notes coming soon with pics and links.:) Instagram Photo courtesy Ambika Yelanhanka.
I am speaking to Ambika Yelahanka whose has a very enviable job involving lots of animals. Ambika’s has a Masters in Zoo Conservation and a specialization in feline behaviour and reptilian husbandry. She's the Assistant curator at Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in Chennai. Find out what a day at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust as Assistant Curator looks like. Ambika explains why enrichment is as important for reptiles as it is for carnivores and other animals. She also tells us why zoos play an important role in...
2021-08-3028 min
Heart of ConservationWomen for Nature: Vena Kapoor EP 22 Part 2As an ecologist, conservation researcher Vena Kapoor has worked on exploring if spiders can be used as natural pest control agents in the rainforest in Valparai in the Western Ghats. For a few years, she also managed the administrative and finance team in NCF's head office in Mysore. In 2010, Vena received Ravi Sankaran InlaksScholarship for the MPhil in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge, UK. After the course, she worked with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative on strategizing and improving the collaborative potential of geographically co-located conservation organizations for more impactful conservation research and practice. Her current area of expertise...
2021-06-0530 min
Heart of ConservationWomen For Nature: MIttal Gala And Garima Bhatia. Ep#22 Part II’m speaking to three amazing women who work for Nature Conservation Foundation. They manage and coordianate 3 programmes: Bird Count India, Early Bird and Nature Classrooms.
2021-05-1131 min
Heart of ConservationLet's Talk About Thano. Lokesh Ohri. Abhijay Negi. Sanjay Sondhi. Ep#21Episode #21 is about the Thano forest in in the Doon valley Uttarakhand- the state where I live. Thano has been in the news lately because the Uttarakhand government has sought the National Wildlife Board's approval to transfer 243 acres of forest land to the Airports Authority of India. They want to expand the local existing Jolly Grant airport into an international airport. Listen to the facts from my 3 guests who are all prominent Doon citizens. Lokesh Ohri: Anthropologist, historian, writer and a cultural activist & founder of Been There Doon That. Abhijay Negi, is a young activist-lawyer, founder of MAD which stand...
2020-10-2932 min
Heart of ConservationCollective Wisdom: The Best From My Guests. Ep# 20In this last episode of Season Two of Heart of Conservation, I've put together the collective wisdom of 20+ people who were my guests so far. At the end of every episode, I ask my guests to share something that's significant to them - a word, an idea or their hopes. It's all here. Listen! Read the show notes earthymatters.blog. Season Three coming soon. Stay Safe. Keep Listening.
2020-08-2635 min
Heart of ConservationBill Aitken: Nature as the Footprint of the Divine. Ep#19Truth be told, this is one of those interviews where I got more answers than I expected. As usual I learned a lot and am even more in awe of my guest William McKay Aitken (better known as Bill Aitken). He is a dear friend and hillside neighbour who I have long admired for his sense of adventure, his travel writing, his wit, and take on life.. Bill was born in Scotland, hitchhiked to India across Europe in the 1950s and stayed onto become a naturalized Indian citizen. Drawn by his love for Himalayan mountains and rivers and plateaus of...
2020-08-0927 min
Heart of ConservationNina Sengupta: Your Guide to Urban Foraging Ep#18Nina Gupta is an ecologist who lives in Auroville (India)and works around the globe as an independent consultant integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable development options. . She has published a colouring book for adults, the first in India, on Edible Weeds. She takes us through the where, how, which and why of urban foraging and shares her experience of foraging, the weed walks she conducts and also tells us where you draw the line with foraging as well. You can also find her 'Edible weed walk' on YouTube channel. Show notes coming soon on https://earthymatters.blog/ You can check...
2020-07-1538 min
Heart of ConservationRita Banerji: India's Leading Wildlife/Environment Filmmaker & Catalyst for Change Ep#17Rita is one of India's leading wildlife and environment filmmakers. In an in-depth interview, she speaks about her experience of filming wildlife over a career spanning over 20 years. She also highlights for us conservation issues regarding wildlife trade for example and speaks of her interactions with indigenous communities of the northeast, wildlife education programmes she initiated, including Green Hub - empowering youth with video-fellowships and more. She has recently been selected as an Ashoka Fellow (a lifelong fellowship for the world's leading social entrepreneurs. and was awarded the National Geographic – CMS Prithvi Ratna Award, and in 2018 the RBS Earth Hero Aw...
2020-06-0940 min
Heart of ConservationLisa MIlls. How Every Single Cup of 'Elephant-Friendly Tea' Counts. Ep#16Hi, I'm Lalitha Krishnan. I ‘m speaking to Lisa Mills, program director at the Wildlife Conservation Enterprise Program at the University of Montana- Broader Impact Group. The University of Montana in partnership with The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), has released a science-based guide or standards for the certification of tea producers under the Certified Elephant Friendly™ Tea label. Lisa has been working to save the “globally endangered” Asian elephant for the past 10 years and is now facilitating ‘The Elephant Friendly Tea Certificate Program in northeast India. Listen to Lisa to understand some crucial issues: What is the connection between tea and el...
2020-04-2233 min
Heart of ConservationAditi Mukherji:What the Drying of Himalayan Springs Means for India Ep#15Hi, I'm Lalitha Krishnan. My guest is Aditi Mukherji: Principal Researcher at the International Water Management Institute. She is the coordinating lead author of the water chapter of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is to be published in 2021. In her previous job as the Theme Leader of the Water and Air theme at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal, she co-edited a report on the effects of climate change on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. This report that has woken the world to the possible reality...
2020-04-0326 min
Heart of ConservationBhavna Menon: Saving the Wilderness Through Community Participation Ep#14Bhavna Menon is the Programme Manager at the Last Wilderness Foundation, an NGO that has been working in three prominent tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh in India. She has been working with LWF for the past nine years and is clearly passionate and convincingly articulate about why engaging with local communities, children and the forest department is a win-win to mitigate human-wildlife conflict and save the wilderness. Show notes coming soon on https://earthymatters.blog/
Photo courtesy: Bhavna Menon
2020-03-2331 min
Heart of ConservationAlmitra Patel:The Garbologist who Gave India Solid Waste Management Rules Ep#13Almitra Patel is an environmental policy advocate and anti-pollution activist. Her Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court against the open dumping of municipal solid waste was instrumental in the drafting of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rule in India. Her clean up Indian campaign started 20+ long years long before it hit our billboards. Listen to her fascinating story. Show notes coming soon on earthymatters.blog. You can listen and read to other episodes on my blog.
2019-12-0332 min
Heart of ConservationRohit Chakravarty & Pritha Dey: BatMan and MothLady Ep#12SEASON TWO. For the first time, I'm interviewing an interesting young researcher-couple who are both experts in their fields. Pritha did her Ph.D. on the diversity patterns of the Geometridae family. Her doctoral work included the study of insect biodiversity loss due to anthropogenic disturbances in the western Indian Himalaya. My second guest is Pritha’s husband Rohit Chakravarty. He is a bat biologist currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin. Listen to some amazing facts and stories. Truly inspiring.
For more info on bats write to rohit.chakravarty77@gmail.com. For mo...
2019-10-0741 min
Heart of ConservationDhritiman Mukherjee: The Philosophy of Photography EP#11For a person who would normally rather communicate through his photographs, in his first podcast-recording, Dhritiman Mukherjee, one of India’s most sought after wildlife photographers, opens up and speaks at length about his own perspectives and the process of his photography. Always lobbying for wildlife, he helps us understand several issues based on his experiences and personal knowledge of over 20 years. Talking of tourism, he explains how it helps wildlife rather than harms. He tells us about some of his conservation efforts including the Narcondam hornbill, which is exclusive to the Narcondam island and other projects documenting the Bengal fl...
2019-07-2756 min
Heart of ConservationWild Otters Pvt. Ltd: A Business Model for Conservation Ep#10Otters are kept as pets. Can you imagine? They are a huge part of the illegal wildlife trade. I found out this and more at Wild Otters an otter-research based organization, tucked away in a corner of Chorao island in Goa. Listen to Ecologist and Director, Dr. Katrina Fernandez and Director and Chief of Communications, Kshitij Garg; Katrine Burford-Bradshaw and Shiri Lev and find out what they're doing to conserve the Smooth-coated otter, in its habitat.
Listen on Spotify, apple podcasts, google podcast and android. Show notes for this episode on earthymatters.blog
https://earthymatters.blog/2019/06/05/wild-otters-pvt-ltd-a-business-model-for-conservation-ep10/
Photo and otters...
2019-05-2827 min
Heart of ConservationCara Tejpal Eco-Warrior Ep # 9In episode # 9 of Heart ofConservation, I'm speaking with the young, talented Cara Tejpal. She describes herself as conservation generalist, who lends her skills to help confront the gamut of conservation challenges in India. She writes, fundraises, works on policy documents and develops campaigns under the umbrella of the Sanctuary Nature Foundation, while also heading their unique Mud on Boots Project. As an independent writer, her articles on wildlife have appeared in several publications. We speak of various conservation issues and concerns including saving the Great Indian Bustard. You can read the transcripts for all podcast episodes on https://earthymatters.blog...
2019-02-1918 min
Heart of ConservationSanjay Sondhi: Nature Conservation & Livelihoods Ep#8Sanjay Sondhi is responsible for discovering a new species - the Bompu Litter Frog. This frog discovered by Sanjay was previously unknown to science. Sanjay is as well known for his expertise on moths and butterflies and conducts workshops for the same. His nature column, Doon watch, in Hindustan Times and a column called Urban Nature Watch published in TERI's monthly magazine are both very popular reads. He has researched and authored an impressive number of field guides on butterflies, lizards, and amphibians, and is involved in conservation and livelihood projects in the western and eastern Himalaya.
2019-01-2920 min
Heart of ConservationAjay Rastogi: Pursuit of Consumerism & Science of Happiness Ep#7Award-winning Ajay Rastogi, (Co-founder & Director of the Vrikshalaya Himalayan Centre, Uttarakhand, India) is an applied ethics practitioner, philosopher, and a yoga instructor.
He tells why not just energy saving appliances but an almost 180-degree turnaround in attitude is crucial for saving the planet.
He explains the science behind nature contemplation and why you don’t go into the forest with a checklist if you want to contemplate on nature. He tells us why he thinks the three principles of ‘dignity of physical work’, ‘interdependence’ and ‘interconnectivity’ are imperative for a smart, harmonious planet.
He shows us by example us how village homest...
2018-12-1140 min
Heart of ConservationSuniti Bhushan: Reconnecting Children to Nature Ep#6Read Show Notes on earthymatters.blog Suniti is a consultant wildlife biologist, nature educator and author with multiple skills. He lives in Dehra Dun. I asked him why so many elephants are killed on the tracks in India. He tells us what it was like working under the legendary Papa John, Also, why it's crucial to create nature awareness and empathy among children. He speaks of his love for cycling and how he connects it with conservation. Suniti also speaks about the birding book he co-authored and throws some light on the famed Himalayan quail that was last spotted in...
2018-11-1940 min
Heart of ConservationDr Sejal Wohra: Intrepid Woman Leader Ep#5Read show notes on earthymatters.blog. Dr. Sejal Wohra recounts her journey as a woman conservationist through the years. She speaks frankly of the state of conservation in India, the fragility and challenges in the Himalayas and provides valuable insights on human-wildlife conflicts and other issues. She also shares some of her most unforgettable experiences around the world and of her pet project - the Jaberkhet Nature Reserve - that is changing lives.
2018-10-2855 min
Heart of ConservationDr. Dinesh Vineherkar The Turtle Healer Ep# 4You can read the whole show notes on earthymatters.blog. Dr. Dinesh speaks about the importance of treating injured adult turtles, the artificial flipper he created to enable physiotherapy to turtles and the impacts of pollution on sea life. He also tells us about the sea turtle species that get washed ashore, the dedication of volunteers, how creating awareness changed a community- where once they ran to kill wildlife they are now running to save.
2018-10-1331 min
Heart of ConservationVijay Dhasmana: Rewilder of Urban India Ep # 3Vijay Dhasmana, well-known rewilder of ‘IAmGurgaon’ fame, has been hugely instrumental and successful in rewilding around 400 acres of wasteland ravaged by mining. This site is part of the Aravalli range on the edge of a millennium city, Gurgaon, near New Delhi. Vijay explains what rewilding is all about. He speaks about the challenges his team faced over 9 years, the strategies they used, the use of native species, sourcing seeds, getting the community involved, the transformation and biodiversity of the park now and more.
2018-09-2758 min
Heart of ConservationSalvador Lyngdoh: Wolf Biologist from the Himalayas. Ep # 2Salvador Lyngdoh, Scientist-Wildlife Institute of India speaks about his work which focuses on conservation of large carnivores in the Indian Himalayas. He tells us why the two wolf species in India: the Himalayan wolf and the Indian/Plains wolf are unique in the wolf world. He delves into his experiences of radio-collaring wolves, the benefits of technology and explains in depth the conservation status of wolves in India, He shares his thoughts on the conservation of species in the environment of the Himalayan context and tells us why we should take our cues from wildlife ...and then more. You'll hear...
2018-09-0638 min
Heart of ConservationDr. Pasang Sherpa: the only Sherpa Ph.D. Anthropologist Studying the Sherpas #1Dr. Pasang Sherpa speaks about her work, her love and concern for her people, how Sherpas are stereotyped, climate change in the Everest region(which is home for her) and on being a woman researcher and her future plans.
2018-08-2925 min