Dia Mirza Instagram – Happy #WorldRangersDay!!! Our Forest Rangers or Vanrakshaks perform a great service to our nation and planet by working to protect our forests and wildlife. Their work is not easy and very often involves risk to life. They face the threat of poachers, mafias, wild animals, forest fires and difficult terrain. But this does not stop the women and men that form the force we call our #GreenSoldiers to dedicate their life in service of nature. #Covid19 has martyred over 500 of our #ConservationHeroes and this conversation is to appeal to each of you to help us help our VanRakshaks 💚🙏🏻 Watch this conversation to know why and how we can help our Green Soldiers. And donate to the Conservation Heroes Covid Casualty Fund here : http://milaap.org/wti Vivek Menon @vivek4wild is a wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author and photographer with a passion for elephants. He has been part of the founding of five environmental & nature conservation organisations in India. The winner of the 2001 Rufford Award for International Conservation for his work to save the Asian elephant, Menon is the Founder and Executive Director of the Wildlife Trust of India as well as Senior Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. He has dedicated his whole life to the service of wildlife care, protection and conservation of ecosystems. He has trained wildlife officers of over fifty countries in wildlife crime prevention and has attended CITES meetings for over twenty years as a Technical Advisor. Rohith Reddy Gopidi @rohithgopidi Indian Forest Service from Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana is also a computer engineer from BITS Pilani and an IFS Officer now posted as Forest Divisional Officer Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana. A pro-active forest officer, he is at the forefront of conservation action and welfare of stakeholders. He demonstrates empathy and follows up with action – whether cleaning up and removing plastic or setting up a covid isolation facility for tribals in remote locations. As someone who has discovered his love for nature he has immense gratitude for working in service of nature. @milaapdotorg #ForPeopleForPlanet #DownToEarthWithDee