Amalendu Mishra, the elephant expert from Surguja region, has been appointed as a member of the state wildlife board. He has been monitoring the rise and growth of wild elephant problem in Northern Chhattisgarh for past three decades.
He has been constantly working to push the awareness level about human-elephant conflicts at village level so that human casualties could be mitigated.
Mishra was also conferred ‘Green Corridor Champion’ award during ‘International Gaj Mahotsav’ held in New Delhi in 2018.
He has been closely working with the forest department for the development of safe and proper elephant corridor in the state.
Notably, he was the part of the team that won prestigious international ‘Green Oscar Award’ for the documentary film ‘The Last Migration, Vanishing Giants’.