The Himalayas are one of the world’s greatest biodiversity treasures, yet they are also among the most vulnerable mountain systems on Earth. Stretching across multiple countries and supporting millions of people, this extraordinary landscape is home to remarkable wildlife, diverse ecosystems, unique cultures, and some of Asia’s most important freshwater sources. But rapid climate change,

Former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Tim Santel joins the Think Wildlife Podcast to reveal what it is really like to spend more than 32 years investigating wildlife crime, infiltrating international trafficking networks, and leading some of the largest undercover wildlife law enforcement operations in history.Now serving as Senior Advisor at Focused Conservation,

African lions have disappeared from over 90% of their historic range, and fewer than 25,000 lions remain in the wild. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Dr. Paul Funston, Executive Director of African Lion Conservation and one of the world’s leading lion biologists, to explore the science,

Season 5 of the Think Wildlife Podcast returns in a new video format on YouTube and Substack, while continuing to be available on all major podcast platforms. In this episode, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Chantal Migongo Baké, Chief Conservation Officer at Tusk, one of Africa’s leading conservation organisations, for an in-depth discussion on

In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we are joined by Heather Ripley, founder and CEO of Orange Orchard, as a part of Ripley PR, a mission-driven public relations agency dedicated to helping animal welfare and conservation organizations grow their impact through strategic storytelling. With a background in marketing and PR, Heather shares how

In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we sit down with Devica Ranade, founder of Ecology Explained, to explore the critical role of science communication in bridging the gap between ecological research and public understanding. Trained as a behavioral ecologist with extensive field experience—from studying tadpole foraging behavior in India to giraffe social dynamics

The Western Ghats of India are one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, home to thousands of endemic species and remarkable ecological diversity. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Abinesh Anbazhagan, a PhD scholar at Pondicherry University whose research explores herpetology, biodiversity discovery, and the growing role of technology

Conservation begins with awareness, and one of the most powerful ways to protect biodiversity is by inspiring the next generation to care about nature. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Soma Mandal, a conservation educator working on wildlife outreach programs focused on children and young students. The conversation explores how

Southeast Asia’s rainforests are among the most biologically rich ecosystems on Earth, yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project, about the urgent challenge of protecting the last remaining rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia and the wildlife

The Indian wolf is one of South Asia’s most misunderstood predators and one of the least studied carnivores in the region. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Omar Khayam, a conservation researcher working on wolf genetics and carnivore ecology in Pakistan. The conversation explores new research suggesting that Indian wolves