#74 Kartick Satyanarayan - Getting To Live Your Dream

Kartick talks to us about how you have always got to live your dreams! 

Here's what you'll learn:

• His decision to use his life to protect nature and give something back.
• Helping people to realise their dreams so they no longer need sloth bears to make a living.
• And getting infected by a disease called "Not knowing how to say no to an animal in distress!" – it's very infectious and doesn't let go of you.

 

Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-Founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS is often referred to as the 'Bear Man of India' for his efforts to put an end to the illegal practice of 'dancing bears' in India (TED talk). He is now focused on tackling Bear conservation issues through biodiversity conservation, protecting habitat and creating bear conservation and education programs to mitigate bear human conflict in India.

In 1995, he founded charity Wildlife SOS India (wildlifesos.org) with Geeta Seshamani that runs several projects to support Bear conservation in India including the largest rehabilitation center in the world for sloth bears. Wildlife SOS works with indigenous communities and in partnership with the Indian Government to tackle the increasing bear human conflict through awareness. Kartick is an Honorary Wildlife Warden of Delhi, member of the state wildlife advisory board, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Member - Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Member - Central Zoo Authority, and Member of the Leopard Conflict committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority of India.  He is a recipient of the San Diego Zoo Global Conservation Medal for "Conservation in Action" (2018) and has been felicitated with The Maharana Udai Singh Award, 2019, for conservation, and community rehabilitation work

 

Key Resources:

 

Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com

Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth 

Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth 

Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ 

Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north

 

Wildlife SOS Website - https://wildlifesos.org/

Wildlife SOS on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wildlifesosindia/

Wildlife SOS on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildlifesos/

Wildlife SOS on Twitter - https://twitter.com/WildlifeSOS

The Refuse to Ride Campaign - https://www.refusetoride.org/