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Wild Life - Adventures of Sanjayan, Nature Conservancy lead conservation scientist

 

Sanjayan

Sanjayan is a lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where he works to ensure that the Conservancy is using the best ideas in science in order to implement its mission.

He has spoken at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and at the Aspen Ideas Festival, been featured in numerous articles and TV shows in venues from the New York Times to the BBC and has published in the journals Science and Nature among others.

His column "Wild Life" appears regularly on nature.org.

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Wild Life - Adventures of Sanjayan, Nature Conservancy lead conservation scientist

Saving lions in Kenya? Finding new species in the Solomon Islands? Exploring one of the world's last great places in Montana? Nature Conservancy lead scientist Sanjayan leads a life of global adventure...and now you can track it in "Wild Life," his online column.

 

August 2008:  Swimming with Sharks

Why is Sanjayan swimming in a slick of tuna blood and guts, waiting for sharks?

July 2008:  It's Not Easy Being Green

Our lead scientist Sanjayan commits an eco-sin on national television…but says it's complicated trying to be green.

June 2008:  An Egg is an Egg

What's a giant egg doing in the middle of Earth's oldest desert? Find out in Sanjayan's latest column from Africa.

April 2008:  When Polar Bears Attack

Seventeen hungry polar bears surround Sanjayan's truck during an expedition to document Arctic climate change.

March 2008:  The Ghost Bird

We may think we can fine-tune our approach toward picking what to save — but our choices might not always be right.

February 2008:  Worth a Thousand Words

Conservationists can’t hope to succeed by ignoring people who depend on the provisions of wild nature to survive.

January 2008:  The Jaguar and the Tiger

To thrive in today’s world, conservation has to take advantage of the world's new economic shape.

December 2007:  I'm the Diversity

Why conservation doesn't attract more minority scientists — and how that hurts us all.

November 2007: Should We Save the Last Intact Places?

Sanjayan visits a place without a recorded species extinction...but is it worth saving?

October 2007:  The Encounter

She's nasty, fast and as big as a car...and headed right for Sanjayan's group.

September 2007: Climate Change and the Arctic

Sanjayan goes on a Caribou hunt in the arctic...and finds that the meat has to be stored in a freezer.

July 2007: Mr. President and His Monkeys

When Sanjayan meets the president of India, wildlife is on his mind...and on the palace grounds.

June 2007: The Perpetual War for Nature

Are conservationists too addicted to fighting for nature? It's time to set some goals instead.

May 2007: A Road Called Optimism

Why are Western conservationists selling so much gloom and doom? Sanjayan finds optimism among their African counterparts.

April 2007: The AIDS Drain on Conservation

Sanjayan says HIV/AIDS is decimating African conservation personnel — and that Western conservation organizations need to step in.

March 2007: Blood and Diamonds

A man following Sanjayan in a Sierra Leone marketplace embodies a nation's tragedy.

February 2007: To Shoot a Lion

How a conservationist saves a trapped lion in Kenya...and why it might not matter.

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Sanjayan); Photo © Erika Nortemann/TNC (Sanjayan portrait).