Wildlife Service Award 2024: L. Krishnamoorthy

L. Krishnamoorthy, Indian Forest Service officer and conservation leader, has spent decades shaping the thriving landscapes of Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve. His tenure has seen Satpura rank second in the 2022 Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves, win the global TX2 Award, and record a rise in tiger numbers from 41 in 2018 to 61 in 2023. Through voluntary relocation of nine villages, notification of all 18 villages within the reserve as Reserved Forests, and barasingha-specific habitat management, he has expanded inviolate spaces for wildlife while supporting resettled communities. He strengthened ecotourism, inducted the reserve’s first women safari guides, tackled human-wildlife conflict, and used digitisation to improve protection and resolve disputes.

For his vision, empathy, and impact—protecting endangered species, empowering communities, and setting high standards for conservation—Sanctuary honoured L. Krishnamoorthy with the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2024.
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