Arpita
Dutta

Conservationist, Wildlife consultant, Educator, Expedition leader.

23 years of hands-on field work. I work with forest departments, conservation organisations and communities on species recovery, biodiversity surveys, staff training and wildlife rehabilitation — and lead expeditions across India, Bhutan and Nepal.

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23yrs
Experience

Hands-on field experience in conservation & wildlife

52
Projects

Conservation projects, surveys, measurable goals

210+
Expeditions

Led multi-nationality groups in India, Bhutan, Nepal

26
Journals, articles

Published research, news articles

Partnered with leading organizations

FOREST DEPARTMENTS · NGOS · RESEARCH BODIES
Turtle Survival Alliance
Wildlife Trust of India
WCS India
Taj Safaris
Natural Habitat Adventures
Assam Forest Department
Mizoram Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Arunachal Pradesh
Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Nagaland
Mizoram University
Nature Mates
Forsyth Lodge, Satpura
Awesome Assam, Department of Tourism
Help Tourism
Herping Sri Lanka
Help Earth
Worldwide Adventures
Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
West Bengal Forest Department
Services

How can I help?

01

Community based wildlife conservation

CommunityHuman-WildlifeLivelihood

Help communities protect wildlife and forests they depend on.

  • Community profiling & map forest use.
  • Livelihood baseline survey
  • Identify key species, habitats, and threats.
  • Community engagement & participatory planning.
  • Conflict planning with the community.
  • Design alternative, sustainable incomes.
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02

Education, awareness & outreach

Forest StaffTrain the TrainersDesign Programs

Create awareness programs that inspire conservation action, & build capacity.

  • Forest staff training fieldcraft, species ID & monitoring
  • Train the Teacher programs. Capacity building.
  • Legal, Wildlife protection laws (WPA 1972)
  • Teach biodiversity, coexistence & responsible tourism
  • Skill development in eco-tourism, handicrafts.
  • Conservation careers & citizen science
Learn more
03

Wildlife husbandry & rehabilitation

RescueCareRe-wilding

Deliver professional care for rescued wildlife. Support their rehabilitation and return to nature.

  • Design safe habitats for reptiles & captive animals
  • Fostering wild animal babies, juveniles, and sub-adults
  • Provide husbandry during quarantine
  • Assess habitats for re-wilding species
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04

Biodiversity surveys

CheloniansHerpetofaunaHabitat

I specialise in chelonian and herpetofaunal diversity assessment.

  • Chelonian habitat — river, wetland, forest surveys.
  • Habitat assessment for re-wilding species.
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05

In-situ & ex-situ conservation

Species RecoveryBreedingHabitat

Protect threatened species through conservation interventions in the wild and captivity.

  • Programs for chelonian & crocodilian conservation.
  • Plan captive breeding & species recovery.
  • Temperature, humidity needs for sensitive species
  • Biological factors in absence of sex-chromosome.
  • Habitat assessments for re-wilding.
Learn more
06

Wildlife expedition leader — conservation based tourism

LeaderWildlife TourismEthics

Lead safe, ethical, and inspiring wildlife expeditions.

  • Leadership and team management.
  • Maintain ethical standards.
  • Aware the group on respect for wildlife and local culture.
  • Expedition planning. Interpersonal communication.
  • Handling crisis situations. Resolving problems on field.
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Conservation happens where people and wildlife share ground.

Species recovery, surveys and training only hold if the people living alongside the habitat have a reason to keep it. That is where my field work starts, and what every project I take on is measured against.

SELECTED PROJECTS

CASE STUDIES

Biodiversity surveys

River chelonian
population survey

Population and nesting survey of freshwater turtles across a 140 km river stretch, with sand-bank monitoring, local boatmen trained as observers, and a season-by-season count through two nesting cycles.

Partner
Turtle Survival Alliance
Location
Assam, Brahmaputra basin
Read more
Education & awareness

Forest staff
training program

Field training for 120 frontline forest staff across four divisions, covering patrolling protocol, species identification, safe rescue handling and a refresher module run at the end of the first year.

Partner
State Forest Department
Location
West Bengal, Dooars
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Wildlife rehabilitation

Wildlife rehabilitation
& re-wilding

Care and soft-release of 38 rescued chelonians and small mammals, including quarantine, habitat assessment ahead of release, and six months of post-release monitoring with the local range office.

Partner
Wildlife Rescue Centre
Location
Assam, Kaziranga fringe
Read more
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SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK

Press & Publications

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RESULTS SPEAK LOUDER

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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Contact

How can
I help?

connect@arpitadutta.com(+91) 97909 25487