Aaranyak
Mission statement
Established in 1989 by a group of students and nature lovers, Aaranyak has grown to an organisation with 13 divisions focused on the conservation of various endangered/threatened animal species, environment education, creation of alternative livelihood options, legal and advocacy as well as developing specialised species recovery programmes.
Aaranyak is now recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and has over 100 employees with fully fledged Administrative, HR and Finance Departments along with an established Research wing.
ASAP Species they are working to conserve
ASAP Partner since: 2018
Country focus: India
Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.