The Indian subcontinent owing to its diverse eco climatic regions and biomes has resulted in booming of its wildlife diversity which inhabits across the length and breath of the nation from the snow-capped Himalayas to the wet evergreen forests of North eastern India as well as to the scrub forests of Gir and the adjoining areas. However civilization and nature treads a thin line of coexistence which in the recent years have dwindled to a mere shadow of the past as a result of rapid urbanization, industrialization and thus change in cultural norms in which the forests and nature were revered thus alluding a form of protection to them. However as the pace of modernization takes hold newer initiatives are required to restore the fragile balance which sometimes may not need to be punitive or in some cases may even be unconventional or outright out of the box. This is where the role of ecologists, conservations and wildlife officials come into play where they take on the mantle of a teacher, observer and scientist to let communities establish a harmonious relationship with nature for which Women led initiatives require a huge applause ranging from IFS officer Dr. Sonali Ghosh to eminent zoologist and conservationist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman.
Keywords: Women, conservation, wildlife, community, rehabilitation