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Animals

Caught In A Whirl

Sometimes mistaken for tiny fish, the Whirligig Beetles are a social group who swim rapidly in circles to both, avoid predators and detect prey

By Santhosh Krishnamoorthy

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    Animals

    The Barbets Of India

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    Animals

    A photographic field guide of south India with 1915 species

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    Environment

    It Takes An Entire Village To Save A Forest

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    Environment

    Best Aurora Photographs Of 2021

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What we do

One Foundation, 4 Wild Obsessions

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The Festival

Nature inFocus Festival

A curated experience for nature lovers, arguably the largest gathering of the nature community in Asia. The Festival offers, once a year, an opportunity to experience, connect, learn, collaborate, and celebrate nature.

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The Contest

Photography Awards

One of the world's most prestigious contests that receives participation from more than 30 countries. A contest with a larger cause to create awareness about our natural world and also raise concerns.

See winning images
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The Studio

NiF Production

Films and documentaries that bring natural history, biodiversity, and conservation to the screen. India's leading production house that narrates and showcases India's natural history through films and documentaries.

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The Podcast

Some Like It Wild

Unfiltered conversations with scientists, conservationists, researchers, filmmakers, photographers who share their experience, knowledge, and also belief in an unapologetic way.

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Partners

Causes we’ve told as stories.

Vana Katha

with Canopy, Green Hub & WCS-India

Vana Katha

Stories of cultures deeply rooted in nature.

Into The Wild

with Woodland

Into The Wild

Journeys through the great Indian wilderness.

Western Ghats On The Edge

with On The Edge Conservation

Western Ghats On The Edge

A documentary mini-series on a global biodiversity hotspot.

The Restoration Notebook

with Ecological Restoration Alliance-India

The Restoration Notebook

Restoration practitioners across India's ecoregions.

Frugivores & Seed Dispersal

with FSD Symposium 2020

Frugivores & Seed Dispersal

The ecology of fruit-eaters and the seeds they carry.

Save Every Drop

with Astral Pipes

Save Every Drop

Awareness and action on the water crisis.

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NiF Production

Films for the Wild.

Films are the most effective medium to take their audience on a journey — a journey to gain knowledge or simply get mesmerised by the visuals. NiF Production has produced many award-winning documentaries on Indian ecology. Its core is in the research: collaboration with researchers, naturalists, conservationists, and scientists enables the team to narrate natural world stories in the most appropriate way.

Project Tiger — film poster

Project Tiger

Nature inFocus · 2023

Wild Tamil Nadu — film poster

Wild Tamil Nadu

Nature inFocus · 2025

The Real Jungle Book — film poster

The Real Jungle Book

PBS Nature · 2023

The Last Frontier — film poster

The Last Frontier

Nature inFocus · 2024

From Our Community

Stories and photographs shared by our community.

This photo was taken during an early morning walk to Lodhi Gardens last month (July 2026)

This photo was taken during an early morning walk to Lodhi Gardens last month (July 2026)

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💗𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀💗 @ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 – 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

💗𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀💗 @ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 – 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Kadhiravan
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 - 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 – 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶- 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 - 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 – 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶- 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

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Common iora bird. Another name for beauty.

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