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 […]
Sun, Species & Sunday: A Nature Trail at Hanging Gardens, Mumbai
Hanging Gardens Nature Trail offers a refreshing opportunity for city dwellers to discover the unexpected biodiversity thriving right in the heart of Mumbai. When we think of a typical Sunday morning in the city, we often imagine a slow start […]
Marine Walk in Mumbai: Exploring Haji Ali’s Intertidal Life
A marine walk in Mumbai offers a rare chance to see the city from an entirely new perspective. On the morning of 17th December, the familiar shoreline of Haji Ali transformed for a small group of nature enthusiasts. A small […]
Kokedama Workshop at Maharashtra Nature Park
There’s something deeply therapeutic about working with soil and living plants with your bare hands. Over the last weekend of February, NaturalisT Foundation, in collaboration with Maharashtra Nature Park (Sion) and MMRDA, conducted a hands-on Kokedama Workshop at Maharashtra Nature […]
World Wetlands Day Trail at Kharghar Shrublands
Kharghar Shrublands recently played host to an extraordinary nature trail organized by the NaturalisT Foundation on the occasion of World Wetlands Day. While this relatively unknown pocket of Navi Mumbai initially seemed like just another dry patch of land to […]










