Our naturalists
Seven years in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands — including Little Andaman and Nicobar — shaped Anurag's understanding of ecosystems that most naturalists never reach. A free diver, a storyteller, and a restless…
Priyall brings a rare double background to her work — a Master's in Applied Psychology and early-childhood teaching diplomas layered over BNHS courses in ornithology and butterfly studies. Her field CV runs deep:…
Masira has spent 5–10 years and 3,000+ hours quietly learning the rhythms of Mumbai's wild pockets — particularly Aarey, which she knows like a second home. She curates educational and cultural nature experiences for…
Born and raised next to Juhu Beach, Umasa spent years not knowing what lived beneath the surface — until she looked. A course in Biodiversity and Wildlife Biology later, she now leads marine walks and runs…
Kasim brings the wild to screens as skillfully as he brings people into the wild — equal parts field educator and the man behind NatEx's video edits. His 5–10 years of fieldwork span the Western Ghats, Deccan Plateau,…
Kanchi holds a BSc and MSc in Botany and has spent 3–5 years interpreting local biodiversity across mangroves, wetlands, and urban green spaces of the Western Ghats. Patient, observant, and deeply connected to…
Afida turns nature into stories — and does it in a way that feels like a conversation rather than a lecture. Certified in Sustainable Green Ecotourism, she works with early childhood through middle school groups…
With 3,000+ hours in the field and an M.Sc. in Zoology (Oceanography & Fishery Science), Chahat has gone from spotting Mumbai's endemic Bombay dorid on Girgaon shores to swimming alongside lionfish and stonefish in the…
With 10+ years and 3,000+ hours across the Western Ghats, Himalaya, Northeast India, and Andaman, Aditya is an IUCN Red List Assessor, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, and one of the most broadly trained naturalists on…
Over a decade in the field has taken Umesh from Mumbai Zoo internships to crocodile behaviour studies on the Savitri River, bird counts at Phansad, and biodiversity surveys across urban green spaces. He speaks…
Yashraj started with insects, got pulled into reptiles, and hasn't stopped since — holding a Masters in Wildlife Conservation Action and a BNHS Naturalist Training certification, with field experience across the…
Trupaank holds a Masters in Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Management and has surveyed agro-forests with WWF and butterflies with the Pench Forest Department. He specialises in urban wildlife — the species that…
Sumrit has spent 3–5 years in the forests of the Western Ghats and Central India with a camera, a flash, and a diffuser — and an ability to keep participants genuinely engaged even through an empty trail. His philosophy…
Gauri holds an MSc in Botany and has spent 3–5 years leading urban birding trails, garden walks, and college excursions across Mumbai's green spaces. She has participated in bird surveys at Sanjay Gandhi National…
Mansi holds an MSc in Animal Physiology and has spent 3–5 years and 3,000+ hours in the Western Ghats, quiet at first but wholly animated the moment wildlife enters the conversation. Her most memorable encounter was…
Shambhavi spent 11 months as a Mangrove Consultant on the WWF India–Godrej–Stanford Mangrove Coalition Project, and holds a Masters in Biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation & Management. Her field encounters include…
Ishaan has a BSc in Zoology and has volunteered at scientific herp counts and bird surveys with the Green Works Trust at Phansad. His unexpected otter sighting at TS Chanakya wetland in Navi Mumbai — confirmed by fresh…
Known in the field as "outlander," Prathamesh has logged 3,000+ hours across the Western Ghats, Deccan Plateau and coastal India, holding a B.Sc. in Botany and Zoology and contributing to tree surveys in Lonavala and…
An M.Sc. Marine Sciences candidate at Goa University with a B.Sc. in Zoology, Durga pairs fieldwork with science communication — from coastal biodiversity surveys and mangrove assessments to GIS-based environmental…
Sneha holds an M.Sc. in Zoology with a focus on Oceanography from Mumbai University and has worked across Pench, CMFRI, BNHS marine trails, and a ten-day BioBlitz. Her standout encounter was discovering…
Ashutosh holds a BSc in Zoology and participated in the 4th Bird Survey at Pench Maharashtra in 2025, where he came face to face with a tiger at close range — on foot, in silence, with nothing between them and…
Soham is completing an MSc in Environmental Science at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, having studied Botany and Zoology at St. Xavier's College Mumbai. His passion is rare and endemic flora — he once spent…
Shmes has logged 3,000+ hours studying birds — from frog mating behaviour in the Western Ghats to waterbird monitoring at Point Calimere with BNHS — and holds an MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation & Management…
A Masters in Taxonomy of Angiosperms and a Wilderness First Aid certification underpin Santoshi's 5–10 years leading nature trails across the Western Ghats, Central India, and the Deccan Plateau. She has volunteered…
