Parveen Shaikh Wins Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025
Why in the news
A Bombay Natural History Society scientist was honoured for protecting the endangered Indian Skimmer through local communities in the National Chambal Sanctuary.
Key facts
- Award body: Sanctuary Nature Foundation; it recognises outstanding service to wildlife conservation.
- Recipients can be field practitioners, scientists or community leaders.
Her contributions
- Research: tracked skimmer populations since 2016, noting threats from river-level swings and predators.
- Nest Guardian model: trained locals to fence sandbar colonies and guard nests.
- Threat study: assessed dams, altered flows and sandbar access.
Exam angle
- Bird: Indian Skimmer; site: National Chambal Sanctuary.