MANAGEMENT
Our Board
- Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej
- Mrs. Pheroza J. Godrej
- Mrs. Smita G. Crishna
- Mr. Ravi Singh
- Mr. Divyabhanusinh Chavda
- Mr. Percy E Fouzdar
- Mr. Navroze J. Godrej
Management & Operations
Mr. Kiran Srivastava, COO
'Our Founder'
Mr. Rishad K. Naoroji
In Conversation – Rishad Naoroji
Rishad Naoroji is a renowned raptor biologist and conservationist. He is the author of the book Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent, which was published in 2008. In an interview with Current Science, he talks about the challenges of studying raptors and on the mass killing of the Amur falcons in Nagaland in 2012.
What triggered your interest in studying raptors and when did it all begin?
My interest in wildlife started at a very young age. My first trip to a National Park was when I was 4 years old. At that age my interest was not restricted to one particular taxa or group of species. On my 18th birthday, my father gifted me with a life membership to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) where I frequently went to attend talks. But my interest in raptors began when I started to accompany scientists from BNHS on field trips. I was fascinated by them and began to read every bit of information I could get in the BNHS library. I later started to explore National Parks and other areas with scientists from BNHS, helping them capture birds to ring them.
Scientific Advisors
| 1. Dr. Ajith Kumar
Course Director, Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India. |
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| 2. Dr. Fabrizio Sergio
Associate Professor, Donana Biological Station, CSIC, Spain & Eurasian Director of the Raptor Research Foundation. |
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| 3. Dr. Taej Mundkur
Programme Manager, Flyways, Wetlands International Headquarters, The Netherlands. |
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| 4. Dr. Bruce G. Marcot
Research Wildlife Biologist (ST), Wildlife Ecology Team, Ecological Process and Function Program, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, USA. |
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| 5. Dr. K.S. Gopi Sundar
Director, Program SarusScape, International Crane Foundation, USA & Scientist, Cranes and Wetlands Programme, Nature Conservation, Foundation, Mysore. |
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| 6. Dr. Douglas Philip Whitfield
Senior Ornithologist & Director, Natural Research Limited and Managing Director of Natural Research (Projects) Ltd, Scotland |
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| 7. Dr. Peter H. Bloom
Zoologist and President, Bloom Biological, Inc. Santa Anna, California, USA. |
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