About Us

OUR STORY

India’s vast ecological richness and diverse life forms are confronting a myriad of challenges. Wildlife faces unprecedented exploitation and is declining rapidly. Life-sustaining ecosystems are losing their integrity due to short-sighted policies driven by an insatiable desire for commercial profits. To address these critical conservation challenges, a group of passionate young individuals from Kolkata, came together and formed HEAL in 2017.

OUR APPROACH

Conservation problems are seldom straightforward, and HEAL’s approach to solving them is anything but ordinary. Embracing a multipronged strategy, we craft interventions that encompass scientific research, communities engagement through transformative programs, wildlife and environmental crime investigations, liaising with enforcement authorities and policymakers, and filing of Public Interest Litigations in pursuit of environmental justice. We believe not only in enforcing laws but also in shaping policies that ensure a sustainable balance between human activities and the preservation of our unique ecosystems.

OUR TEAM

HEAL comprises a dedicated executive team, a vibrant and enterprising field team, and a stellar group of advisory members. Other than this we have a strong volunteer base and member network all across West ресурс.

Arka Sarkar

Co-founder and President

Meghna Banerjee

Co-founder, CEO and Executive Director

Tiasa Adhya

Co-founder and Director: Conservation and Ecology Program

Suvrajyoti Chatterjee

Co-founder and Secretary

Jubilee Ganguly

Treasurer

Aditya Banerjee

Project Coordinator

Santanu Das

Field Coordinator

Vasudha Mishra

Communication and Outreach Officer

Prerna Singh Bindra

Environmental Journalist

Ashwika Kapur

Wildife Film-maker

Aritra Kshettry

Wildlife Biologist

Sujan Chatterjee

Naturalist & Birder

Ardhendu Banik

Zonal Coordinator: Cooch Behar

Soumyadip Mondal

Zonal Coordinator: Murshidabad

Jayanta Chakraborty

Zonal Coordinator: Malda

Rabin Mahato

Field Officer: Jhargram

Aditya Pardhan

Field Officer: Murshidabad

Bishwapati Kuiry

Field Officer: Purulia

Sangita Giri

Field Assistant

Latest Activities

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19 September 2025

HEAL sensitises frontline ASHA workers of Kultali in emergency snakebite management

In a critical effort to reduce snakebite deaths, HEAL recently conducted a specialised training session…

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14 September 2025

HEAL invited to participate in the opening panel of ICUC 2025

How do we create a world where humans and animals don’t just coexist, but thrive?…

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8th & 24th August 2025

HEAL Team rescues illegally kept wild birds from Cooch Behar

In August, team HEAL, assisted the Cooch Behar Forest Department (MPP Range) in two major…

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