Heart of Conservation

Heart of Conservation

Hi, I'm Lalitha Krishnan. I reconnect my fellow Indians to nature through storytelling and share everything I learn by entertaining, creating awareness, and bringing back the ‘awe’ of our natural world seamlessly. Listen to relevant conservation stories. This podcast comes to you from a hilltop in the Himalaya. Download for free and listen at leisure. Read transcripts on earthymatters.blog. Disclaimer:Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast and shownotes belong solely to the guest/guests featured in the episode, and not necessarily to the host of this podcast/blog or anyone else

Episodes

All About Ubuntu Dogs in the Himalaya Ep#40

October 17, 2025 • 3 mins

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Happy Diwali. I’m Lalitha Krishnan, and you’re listening to Ep #40 of the Heart of Conservation podcast. I bring you stories from the wild that keep us all connected to our natural world.. Firstly, I need to apologise...

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Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed: Ethical Writing for Conservation Ep#39

September 12, 2024 • 42 mins

I'm speaking with Vikhar Ahmed, an experienced journalist at Frontline magazine (India). We discuss some of his conservation-based articles that reflect his love for history as well as his unique understanding of the complexities of researching and writing about wildlife and human-related stories honestly. There is so much about Karnataka's conservation history that most folks wouldn't associate with the state. Have you...

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Dr Dipankar Ghose on the Growing Illegal WildlifeTrade Ep#38

August 13, 2024 • 33 mins

In episode #38 I am speaking with Dipankar Ghose, Senior Director: Biodiversity Conservation at WWF-India, also Interim Head of TRAFFIC’s India Office. As a conservator with three decades in the field, he shares rare insights about the poaching of tigers to pangolins, to the exotic pet trade in India. Find out which technology is employed to fight the poaching of rhinos and how partner organisations fight wildlife trade. Discover t...

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The Legacy of Technology for Wildlife Foundation: Ep #37

June 28, 2024 • 29 mins

Hi I’m Lalitha Krishnan and you’re listening to #HeartofConservation. I bring you #storiesfromthewild that keep us all connected with the natural world. Experience the intersection of conservation and technology with Nandini Mehrotra from Technology for Wildlife Foundation, an NGO based out of Goa. Technology for Wildlife Foundation is the brainchild of Founder, #ShashankSrinivasan Discover how drones, ROVs, and spatial technology ...

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ReCircle: Creating a Circular Future with Waste Ep #36

April 21, 2024 • 33 mins

HI, I'm Lalitha Krishnan I bring you stories that connect us with the natural world. On Earth day especially, we can't ignore our reckless mis-mangement of waste. I’m speaking to two young, & amazing Clean Tech innovators, Rahul Nainani (Founder) and Gurashish Singh (Co-Founder & COO), at ReCircle, who converted bio-mining waste into a booming business. It’s not every day we hear of such success  stories for  positi...

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The Dynamics of Biodiversity in the Andamans with Nariman Vazifdar: Ep#35

April 7, 2024 • 43 mins

Hi, I’m speaking to the most passionate, naturalist/researcher/herpetologist-on-ground in the Andamans - Nariman Vazifdar. We discuss the biodiversity of the archipelago – which is mostly unexplored islands with individual unique species.  He speaks about the rainforest of the islands and he enlightens us about the hardwood Bullet wood tree and the Superior wood; and the historical connection involving British rule and the Japanese...

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Plant and Tree Stories with Mallika Ravikumar and Nishanth Srinivas Ep#34

September 24, 2023 • 54 mins
I am speaking with two plant and tree lovers, basically tree experts with extraordinary insights, botanical facts, myths, history, current issues and personal stories relating to four florae of their choice. My guest Mallika Ravikumar is a lawyer-turned-writer. She writes about history, culture and nature has authored over six books mostly for children. Nishanth Srinivas is based out of Shillong, and is working with an NGO called...
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Barn Swallow-The Aerial Insectivore of the Himalayas: Dr Suresh Kumar & Amarjeet Kaur Ep #33

August 15, 2023 • 48 mins
Show notes are now on earthymatters.blog In episode #33 I’m speaking to Dr Suresh Kumar, a remarkable wildlife biologist from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who specializes in animal ecology, migration and movement studies, conservation biology. In his pursuit of wildlife conservation, he has discovered a new species of pheasant, studied macaques, used satellite telemetry to obverse the distribution of olive ridley turtle...
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Know Your Dugong. A High Priority Species Like the Tiger Ep#32

July 20, 2023 • 50 mins
The dugong is a Schedule 1 species in India, accorded the same protection as the Tiger but we barely know anything about it. My three amazing guests on episode#32 are researching Dugongs in three coastal pockets of India and doing a fantastic job as far as I can tell. I learnt a great deal about a mammal in my backyard which I was clueless about till now. Hope you enjoy listening to Prachi Sachchidanand Hatkar, Chinmaya Ghaneka...
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Tigers of the Tide, Breathing Roots et al. The Sundarbans with Dr Radhika Bhargava. Ep#31

March 28, 2023 • 33 mins
Transcript coming soon on Earthy matters (my blog). Radhika wears multiple hats as a coastal geographer, geospatial analyst, National Geographic Explorer. She is a Research Fellow at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions working with wetland conservation in Asia. She recently completed her PhD at the National University of Singapore. We discuss the world's largest delta in detail covering the mangrove species, the only ...
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Sudarshan Shaw: Breaking Definitions of Art & Nature. Ep #30 Season 4

December 6, 2022 • 20 mins
My guest is already famous for his visually enticing maps but he is not a cartographer by profession. I am speaking to one of India’s rising young, inspiring artist (NIFT) and author, Sudarshan Shaw whose keen sense of perception and belonging, passion for depicting, preserving local art, and love for natural history is tangible in his stunning artworks which goes way beyond creating maps. Thank you for joining me. Show notes/tr...
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Ishita Khanna: Tweak Your Travels With A Little Mindfulness. Ep #29

September 6, 2022 • 34 mins
I speak with Ishita, a very brave and humble hero who happens to one of the pioneers of responsible tourism in a high himalayan desert called Spiti where she is the co-founder of Spiti-Ecosphere, a multi-award winning eco-tourism enterprise. Listen to what it takes to make toursim viable in a time when there were no proper roads to spiti (20 years ago to now) and how they face and overcome challenges post pandemic and succed at co...
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The Role And Dance Of Dung Beetles: Seena Narayanan Ep #28

May 23, 2022 • 18 mins
The transcript for this episode is available on my blog: EarthyMatters. My guest on this episode is passionate about True dung beetles so much so they were the topic of her PhD research. Three new species of dung beetles have been discovered and named by her. I’m speaking to Seena Narayanan, a Senior Research Associate & Assistant Museum Curator at ATREE. She has prepared species pages for the Scarabaeine dung beetles of the Indi...
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Behind The Scenes, Wildlife Rehabilitation: Jayanthi Kallam (ARRC) Ep #27 Part 2

March 16, 2022 • 19 mins
In Part 2, I continue my conversation with Jayanthi Kallam, Executive Director of Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore and part of her amazing team including Subeksha, Ranjana, Samiiha and Veerababu to find out what it takes to make a wildlife rehabilitation centre an efficient and successful one. Show notes for Part 1 & 2 are already up on my blog: Earthy Matters.
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Minimum Resources, Maximum Impact: Avian & Reptile Rehabilitation Centre (ARRC). Ep#27 Part I

March 7, 2022 • 31 mins
We may all have at some point in our lives have called an animal rescue centre. But how many of us know you know what goes after the animals is picked up? How many people does it take to look after an injured animal? What goes on behind the scenes? I’m speaking with the Executive Director of Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Centre (ARRC), Jayanthi Kalam and the ARRC team in Bangalore to find out what makes a wildlife-rescue centr...
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Unravelling the Wonders of Mumbai's Shores: Shaunak Modi. Ep# 26

January 29, 2022 • 36 mins
It is not every day a yet-to-hatch cuttlefish looks straight at you through its thin egg membrane. The incredible photo ( on the podcast cover) is taken by Shaunak Modi. He tells us about his unique experiences on his journey of discovery as the co-founder of Coastal Conservation Foundation and a key member of the Marine Life of Mumbai. Listen to his amazing stories and find out how CCF in collaboration with other organizations is...
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Mitigating the Urban Human-Bee Conflict - Rajani Mani Ep #25 Season 4

November 11, 2021 • 29 mins
Show notes coming soon. I am speaking with Rajani Mani is a documentary filmmaker with Elephant Corridor Films, a Bengaluru based creative agency. Currently, she is working on "Colonies in Conflict" a film that examines the state of wild bees in a fast-developing Indian landscape.
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"Barrenness Is Always A State Of Mind Never A State Of Land"- Yuvan Aves Ep# 24

September 22, 2021 • 49 mins
Hi there, Thanks for listening. You can read the show notes of this episode on my blog Earthy matters and check out extra links provided by my guest. I am speaking to Yuvan Aves, a naturalist, educator, activist, musician and author. One of India’s young influencers, Yuvan is currently documenting coastal stories, helping create tree laws, saving the biodiversity of sand dunes and water bodies apart from a host of other ecological...
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Ambika Yelahanka: Why it's Time To Revist Zoos Ep#23

August 30, 2021 • 28 mins
Show notes coming soon with pics and links.:) Instagram Photo courtesy Ambika Yelanhanka. I am speaking to Ambika Yelahanka whose has a very enviable job involving lots of animals. Ambika’s has a Masters in Zoo Conservation and a specialization in feline behaviour and reptilian husbandry. She's the Assistant curator at Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in Chennai. Find out what a day at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust as Assistant Curat...
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Women for Nature: Vena Kapoor EP 22 Part 2

June 5, 2021 • 30 mins
As an ecologist, conservation researcher Vena Kapoor has worked on exploring if spiders can be used as natural pest control agents in the rainforest in Valparai in the Western Ghats. For a few years, she also managed the administrative and finance team in NCF's head office in Mysore. In 2010, Vena received Ravi Sankaran InlaksScholarship for the MPhil in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge, UK. After the course,...
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