Leadership

Board of Directors

Dr. Anish Andheria

Anish is the President of the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), which works across 160 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in 23 Indian states. A large carnivore biologist, he specializes in predator-prey dynamics and has contributed to numerous conservation projects. He holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and a master’s in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from NCBS, Bengaluru. He received the Carl Zeiss Conservation Award (2008) and the UAA-ICT Distinguished Alumnus Award (2017) and played a key role in founding Kids for Tigers.

Dr. Jayashree Ratnam

Jayashree Ratnam is the Program Director of the Wildlife Biology and Conservation Program at NCBS, TIFR. A community and ecosystems ecologist, she specializes in tropical terrestrial ecosystems across Africa and Asia. Her research focuses on the history, ecology, and conservation of Asian savannas, grasslands, and forest-grassland mosaics, emphasizing their role as ancient human-natural ecosystems that require integrated management for biodiversity & sustainable use.

Sanjay Sondhi

Sanjay Sondhi is a Dehradun-based naturalist. An engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Kanpur (1987), the study of natural history has been his passion for more than three decades. His natural history interests include studying, photographing and writing about nature with a special interest in birds, butterflies, moths and amphibians and reptiles. He has authored numerous books and technical papers on amphibians and reptiles, birds, butterflies and moths and other Indian wildlife.

Finance & Operations

Rajesh Arora

Rajesh Arora is the Head-Finance at WCS-India. He is a highly skilled finance professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with several INGOs throughout his career. Rajesh has expertise in financial management, grant management, financial analysis and risk assessment.

Credits: Photo – Rujan Sarkar (Cover)