Sanctuary Asia — January 2018

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E. O. Wilson

Joanna Van

Gruisen

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Divya Karnad

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Stotra Chakrabarti

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Joanna Van Gruisen has lived in India since 1981.

She was a wildlife fi lmmaker and photographer and is now

co-partner of The Sarai at Toria.

A masters in wildlife science from the Wildlife Institute

of India, Senior Research Fellow Stotra is pursuing

his doctoral study on lion social behaviour. He has

been studying lions for the last fi ve years since his

postgraduate days.

The guiding force that shapes the mission of the E. O.

Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, E. O. Wilson has been a

pioneer in spearheading eff orts to preserve and protect the

biodiversity of this planet.

Divya has a PhD from Rutgers, the State University of

New Jersey, USA, and specialises in marine conservation

and fi sheries management. Alongside her research on

sharks, she is currently working to encourage sustainably

sourced seafood through an initiative called InSeason Fish.

In Connoor, a cicada nymph emerges
from its moult to transform into an
adult with wings. The rear lighting that
the photographer employed using a
torch illuminates the magical process of
metamorphosis. Cicadas spend most of their
lives underground, emerging in cycles of
13 to 17 years, depending on the species.