Meet Our Team
Our team is our strength.
Motivated youth from the local villages have been trained and sensitised to work on our projects. Since 2001, TRACT has given employment to more than 20 youth annually, creating local leadership within the communities for wildlife conservation.
We encourage our team members to use the training and the time spent with TRACT as a stepping stone to move forward and join the State Forest Department. This helps them get a permanent employment with the government and also ensures motivated young local people within the system.
We are proud of Vinod Jambhule and Rundan Katkar who were trained with TRACT and worked on our projects and are now part of the State Forest Department.
Motivated youth from the local villages have been trained and sensitised to work on our projects. Since 2001, TRACT has given employment to more than 20 youth annually, creating local leadership within the communities for wildlife conservation.
We encourage our team members to use the training and the time spent with TRACT as a stepping stone to move forward and join the State Forest Department. This helps them get a permanent employment with the government and also ensures motivated young local people within the system.
We are proud of Vinod Jambhule and Rundan Katkar who were trained with TRACT and worked on our projects and are now part of the State Forest Department.
ABHILASHA WAKDOT - PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR:
Born and brought up in the forests of Kanha, Abhilasha has the wild engrained in her. Wilderness as her second home, she came to TRACT 8 years ago, with a passion to work for wildlife. Armed with a Masters in business administration with a double specialisation in financial marketing and administrative work, she's high on energy and keeps the office together. Handling all administrative challenges for TRACT, she's the go-to for all information and data. She has an aptitude to learn new languages and is an avid reader.
Born and brought up in the forests of Kanha, Abhilasha has the wild engrained in her. Wilderness as her second home, she came to TRACT 8 years ago, with a passion to work for wildlife. Armed with a Masters in business administration with a double specialisation in financial marketing and administrative work, she's high on energy and keeps the office together. Handling all administrative challenges for TRACT, she's the go-to for all information and data. She has an aptitude to learn new languages and is an avid reader.
AJINKYA BAMBHURKAR - CONSERVATION OFFICER
Ajinkya comes across an energetic wildlife enthusiast, who has spent a number of hours in the field. With his knack for details, a knowledge of the wild and a flair to lead, teamed with a command over languages, he is an asset to TRACT. He is an apt team leader, handholding his local teams as he watches over the work in the Nawegaon-Nagzhira tiger reserve landscape and in the Brahmapuri / Ghodajhari forests.
When not in office, Ajinkya in found exploring the tiger jungles.
Ajinkya comes across an energetic wildlife enthusiast, who has spent a number of hours in the field. With his knack for details, a knowledge of the wild and a flair to lead, teamed with a command over languages, he is an asset to TRACT. He is an apt team leader, handholding his local teams as he watches over the work in the Nawegaon-Nagzhira tiger reserve landscape and in the Brahmapuri / Ghodajhari forests.
When not in office, Ajinkya in found exploring the tiger jungles.
HIVRAJ RAUT - PROJECT FIELD CO-ORDINATOR
Hivraj has been working with us in the Pench and Nawegaon Nagzhira landscape. With a passion to work with the local communities and in the forest, Hivraj supervised TRACT's work with the Village Social Transformation Mission. He worked closely with the local communities and delivered satisfactory results. He now leads the our Tiger Ambassador program at Nawegaon Nagzhira, working for leadership in local people, to mitigate human - wildlife conflict.
Hivraj has been working with us in the Pench and Nawegaon Nagzhira landscape. With a passion to work with the local communities and in the forest, Hivraj supervised TRACT's work with the Village Social Transformation Mission. He worked closely with the local communities and delivered satisfactory results. He now leads the our Tiger Ambassador program at Nawegaon Nagzhira, working for leadership in local people, to mitigate human - wildlife conflict.
SURYABHAN SURPAM - CONSERVATION LEADER
Suryabhan, originating from the Kolara village in the Tadoba buffer, has been an integral part of the TRACT team since the last 13 years. He joined TRACT as a junior field personnel, assisting with the patrols in the buffer. But soon, his field tracking skills and an understanding of the conditions of the locals living withe core boundaries, he commenced his work for assisting these families through their voluntary rehabilitation.
Suryabhan has worked with them, addressing their documentation to ensure a sure and just package to them.
With his understanding of human - large carnivore conflict, Suryabhan has also assisted in addressing mitigation at all levels.
Suryabhan, originating from the Kolara village in the Tadoba buffer, has been an integral part of the TRACT team since the last 13 years. He joined TRACT as a junior field personnel, assisting with the patrols in the buffer. But soon, his field tracking skills and an understanding of the conditions of the locals living withe core boundaries, he commenced his work for assisting these families through their voluntary rehabilitation.
Suryabhan has worked with them, addressing their documentation to ensure a sure and just package to them.
With his understanding of human - large carnivore conflict, Suryabhan has also assisted in addressing mitigation at all levels.