On 14 June 2026, forest officials in North Sikkim filmed a herd of eight Mishmi takins — the first video evidence of the species in the state, and one of the most significant confirmed records in over two decades.
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Regional Indian films about wildlife carry a specificity that mainstream Bollywood struggles to match. From Tamil Nadu’s forest rangers to Kerala’s contested buffer zones and the streaming era’s new ambitions.
India’s eastern coastline and its island territories are, in documentary terms, some of the most ecologically significant and most overlooked landscapes in the country.
Northeast India is one of the world’s great biodiversity frontiers. The change in how it has been documented arrived from an unexpected direction.
India’s biodiversity does not sort itself neatly by species. It sorts itself by landscape.
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In the dynamic world of Indian wildlife documentary filmmaking, pioneers like Mike Pandey, Shekar Dattatri, and Sandesh Kadur forged new paths from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Their compelling narratives sparked environmental change, influenced policies, and celebrated India’s rich biodiversity, proving the transformative power of visual storytelling in conservation.
Clocked at 80 km/h across open grassland, the blackbuck is India’s fastest land animal. It was once nearly extinct. Now it’s running again in Chhattisgarh — after 50 years of absence.
Two deadlines this week, one closing in days. From WII’s 45 research positions to field roles at The Corbett Foundation — here’s what’s hiring in India’s wildlife and conservation sector right now.
"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows."
-- Isak Dinesen, Danish author best known for Out of Africa