Conservation Chronicles: Delhi NCR Wildlife Reality
A look at the unseen side of Delhi NCR's wild heritage—the conflicts, the fragility, and the urgent stories of survival happening right outside our doors.
The tragic story of tiger ST2303, who returned to his ancestral territory in Haryana only to find it converted to farmland. This drone shot was taken during the rescue operation before he was relocated and later died.
The tiger rescue operation at night. This event highlights both the success of tiger conservation and the urgent need for habitat corridors.
A crowd gathers on a tractor during the tiger rescue, showing the immense public interest and the challenges of managing human-wildlife interactions.
Forest department officials and villagers discussing the situation during the tiger rescue. Collaboration is key in these complex scenarios.
JCBs are brought in to help manage the area during the tiger rescue, a stark image of machinery in a supposed wildlife habitat.
Villagers watch from a rooftop in the pre-dawn fog, their silhouettes standing vigil as the historic rescue operation unfolds.
The scale of the crowd that gathered to witness the tiger shows the immense pressure on both the animal and the rescue teams.
About this collection
We do not just photograph these scenes; we work to document and mitigate them. Whether it is removing poaching nets in Najafgarh or assisting in rare rescue operations like the Rewari tiger incident, these chronicles represent the immediate, often ignored impact of urban expansion on our local wildlife.
This cluster acts as a field journal of our ongoing work. In Delhi NCR, the line between urban space and wilderness is thin. We frequently find ourselves at the center of conflict, like when we stumbled upon over 25 dead birds tangled in nets while scanning for geese at Najafgarh Lake. We spend hours removing these traps, but it remains a constant battle against encroachment.
Our work also covers high-stakes events like the 2024 tiger rescue in Rewari. That was a historic moment, the first of its kind in Haryana, but it served as a brutal reminder that when an apex predator returns to its ancestral territory, it often finds only concrete and farmland.
These images are not just documentation; they are data points for our conservation efforts. We map these areas to understand how human-wildlife conflict shifts with changing land use. When you join our expeditions, expect to see this reality. We show you the habitat, the wildlife, and the honest, sometimes difficult, reasons why they are disappearing. This is about understanding the urban wild before it is gone.
Yatin Verma
I am Yatin, and I am in the fields of Delhi NCR every day to document what the city usually ignores. My work is about showing the full picture—the beautiful, rare sightings and the tough, often heartbreaking reality of how our expanding concrete jungle affects its original inhabitants.
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