Arzoo is presently working on sloth bears in Gujarat state, to understand their habitat requirement and management practices. She has done masters’ in Environment Management in 2015 from Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, Delhi and since then exploring different aspects of research areas. She has also worked on pesticide contamination in wetland and their impacts on migratory birds. She has been part of different projects with IUCN- SSC Bear Specialist Group in last three years involving, corridor mapping for sloth bear in Gujarat, evaluation of bear habitat in Buldhana, Maharashtra, understanding the bears of North East India. She is a recipient of research grants from various National and International organizations like Rufford Foundation, UK and International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA), USA. Her main area of focus is conserving wildlife using advanced tools like Geospatial techniques.

Sachin is currently working as Research Scholar at Wildlife and Conservation Biology Research Lab. He did his Masters in Zoology from the Department of Life Sciences, HNG University, Patan. During his masters, he studied the activity patterns and behaviour of three sympatric cats under captivity at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad. Currently he is working on Ecology and Habitat study of sloth bear in central Gujarat, a joint research project with Vadodara Wildlife Division, Gujarat state Forest Department. Sachin has created a short video documentary on “Working in sloth bear landscape” and actively involved in public awareness activities for wildlife and conservation. He has been instrumental in various activities of WCB research lab. He is keen to develop his career in the field of wildlife biology, especially the ecology of large mammals and their conservation through community awareness.

Vaidehi has completed her masters in Environment Studies from the MS University of Baroda, Vadodara and currently working as research scholar in a joint project of WCB Research lab and Vadodara Wildlife Division. The project mainly aimed at corridor study of sloth bear in central Gujarat and conservation of leopard and sloth bear through community outreach programme. Vaidehi has passion for environment conservation and her keen interest towards the subject has led her to a volunteering work at the Wildlife Institute of India. She has co-authored the field booklet on “Working in the Sloth Bear Landscape- a pocket guide for forest field staff” with Dr Nishith Dharaiya, which is published by Vadodara wildlife division. Vaidehi is now looking for her PhD in the field of wildlife biology and wants to contribute for wildlife conservation.

Jill is doing her masters in Environmental Science and completed bachelor in Zoology from Saurashtra University, Rajkot. She was very keen in observing wildlife from her childhood and visiting many wilderness areas with her father, who is a wildlife photographer. With growing age she decided to study wildlife and build her career in the field of wildlife conservation. During her bachelors, she did a short term study on “Waders and their identification techniques at different wetlands around Jamnagar”. Currently she is working on “Ecosystem services by scavengers to the local community” in a collaborative project with Institute for Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Science, Poland. She is keen to take part in field expeditions, wildlife photography and exploring different ecosystems to study wildlife. Her goal is to pursue her further studies in the field of avian biology and contribute her best to the conservation.

Arnish Prajapati has completed his Bachelor of Science with Botany. Recently he is a student of Master of Environmental Science at the Department of Life sciences, HNG University, Patan. Currently he is pursuing his masters thesis at WCB Research Lab and studying geo-spatial analysis. He has completed his short term project on Mapping of road accidents to declare accident zones in Patan district. He is studying Indian Gray Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), its status and ecology in the arid lands of north Gujarat. Apart from his expertise in GIS, he is also affectionate in field expeditions, birding and wildlife rescue related activities.

Pratik is a zoology student studying his masters at Department of Life Sciences, HNG University, Patan. He is fond of studying animals in the wild since his young age. Currently his is undergoing his masters research on small to medium sized mammals at WCB Lab. He is also interested to study animal behaviour, wildlife excursions and identifying wildlife signs in the field. His goal is to continue his research on small and lesser known mammals especially Indian fox.

Vasant is a student of M.Sc Zoology at the Department of Life Sciences, HNG University, Patan. He is working on feeding ecology and habitat use of sloth bear for his M.Sc. Dissertation. He has completed his Bachelors in Zoology. He has also volunteered in a sloth bear research project funded by International Association for Bear Research and Management. His future goal is to bring the scientific research on the ground and fill the gap between the scientists and the local people for conservation of wildlife through community involvement.