Living One - Suparna Ganguly

Описание: Ms. Suparna Baksi Ganguly is the Hon. President and Co-Founder Trustee of the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (WRRC). and Co-Founder Trustee of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA). She has been actively involved in Animal welfare for the past three and a half decades. She has published, authored and co-authored over 40 books and reports on captive Elephant management in India by drawing reference to their condition in various states in India. Suparna has been a Member of the Task Force of Wild and Captive Elephants that was formed by the Ministry of Forests and Environment in the year 2010. She was also a Member of the Zoo Committee for the Appraisal of the Elephants in Zoos by the Central Zoo Authority of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. She was a co-opted member of the Animal Welfare Board of India from 2010-2013, and a Member of the Animal Welfare Board of Karnataka when it was started in the year 2003. In the year 2016, she was among the first recipients of the Nari Shakti Puraskar Award given by the then Hon’ble President of India, Sri. Pranab Mukherjee. In the same year, she received the Namma Bangalore Award in the Citizens category as well as the Pride of Karnataka Award in the field of Social Work. In the year 2017, she received the FICCI Woman Achievement Award for contribution to Animals and Environment.

In 2022, she initiated the first Elephant Care Facility for ailing elephants in a public-private partnership model in Karnataka. The facility houses many Elephants from private ownerships which need expert veterinary support and upkeep. The facility is funded by philanthropists and private donors. Her ongoing work with domestic and wild animals continues with CUPA and WRRC, which includes handling cruelty cases, legal interventions and collaborating with animal welfare groups in India and abroad.