Senior Nature EducatorSpecialty: Plant Ecology · Plant–Animal Interactions · Avian Frugivory · Urban Ecology About Aditya Gadkari: Ecologist & Educator Aditya Gadkari is a wildlife biologist by training and an ecologist and educator by practice — and few naturalists in […]
Umasa Warsi: Discovering a Whole World Beneath Juhu Beach
Social Media Manager · Marine Walk ExpertSpecialty: Marine Life · Intertidal Ecosystems Umasa Warsi was born and raised right next to Juhu Beach — and for years, like the bustling crowds around her, she had no idea what lived beneath […]
Afida Idrisi: The Storyteller Who Turns Nature Into Conversation
Communication Associate · Social Media Content HeadSpecialty: Ecology · Urban Nature · Coastal Ecosystems Afida Idrisi has a gift for making the overlooked feel exciting. As Naturalist Explorers’ communication associate and social-media content head, she turns nature into stories — […]
Kasim Ansari: Bringing the Wild to the Screen and the Field
Wildlife Educator · Chief Video EditorSpecialty: Urban Nature · Forest Ecology · Marine Life Kasim Ansari brings the wild to screens as skilfully as he brings people into the wild. As a wildlife educator and Naturalist Explorers’ chief video editor, […]
Masira Shaikh: The Programme Curator Who Knows Aarey Like a Second Home
Programme CuratorSpecialty: Birding · Urban Nature · Forest Ecology · Tribal Ecology For Masira Shaikh, wildlife is defined by one quiet quality above all: resilience. Five to ten years and 3,000+ hours in the field have taught her that nature, […]
Anurag Karekar: The Monsoon-Migrating Naturalist Behind Naturalist Explorers
Founder · Ecotourism Curator · Senior NaturalistSpecialty: Urban, Forest & Marine Ecology · Climate Science Some people build careers around a single ecosystem. Anurag Karekar built one around a rhythm. For eight months of the year he works as an […]






