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There is so much you can do in the forest service: IFS Vanjulavalli Sridhar
Vanjulavalli Sridhar said her science-backed training in conservation helped her identify gaps and challenges while her IFS training aided her to transform the knowledge into action during her stints in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and in Puducherry. February 07, 2021 / 11:01 PM IST
Vanjulavalli Sridhar is known for her staunch position against forest diversion in the Andamans archipelago, intervening in deer poaching on the islands, and handling sensitive issues of tribal communities in Puducherry who have not completely weaned off hunting. (PC-Mongabay/ Vanjulavalli Sridhar) Vanjulavalli Sridhar, an officer in the Indian Forest Service (IFS), believes that IFS officers can bring about big changes for conservation through small actions.