With due permissions to Ela Foundation, Pune, for ringing and tagging, one more species- the Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus) was ringed and tagged. The procedure was successfully carried at TTC, Solapur on 15th May 2025 by experts from Ela Foundation (Dr. Satish Pande, Rahul Lonkar, Shrikant Kulkarni and Vivek Kelkar) in collaboration with Solapur Read more about Tagging of Lesser adjutant stork.[…]
Forbes India, We Serve India Awards presented by the Lions Clubs International is a cause driven campaign that is recognising socialchange champions across India. Dr Satish Pande,Director, Ela Foundationis awarded as Runner-up for his remarkable contributions in the categoryof Wildlife Conservation. The award ceremony will taken place on 15thFebruary 2025 at Surat, Gujarat.
Ela Foundation is proud to share that the Ornithology course was conducted for the FIRST TIME EVER in New Delhi. Team Ela, consisting of Dr Satish Pande (Director, Ela Foundation, Pune), Dr. Suruchi Pande (Vice-Chairperson), Dr Satish Karmalkar (Trustee and faculty), and Pramod Deshpande (Course coordinator and Faculty) reached Delhi on 6th February 2025 to Read more about Ornithology course in Delhi.[…]
Dr Suruchi Pande (Vice-Chairperson, Ela Foundation) received the ‘Grace and Power’ award from Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP), for her exemplary work in Ethno-Ornithology and philosophy and for popularizing Sanskrit literature among the masses. The award function took place on 8 March 2025, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Ela Foundation’s initiative about Sparrow Conservation fructifies—news in the Maharashtra Times on 20 March 2025.
Dr Satish Pande represents the Ela Foundation in participating in the ‘Policy workshops on Grasslands and Sacred Groves’ in Forest Department with top officers on 7th January 2025.
Dr Satish Pande opines how anthropocentric causes lead to the destruction of bird habitats. A statement published on 8th January 2025.
21st Certificate Course in Ornithology takes to wings on 4th January 2025. Team Ela’s tireless efforts, under the guidance of our dedicated director Dr Satish Pande, continued for more than 2 decades. Ela Foundation plays a vital role in popularising the mesmerizing world of birds.
The new year begins with Dr Satish Pande giving an overview on “Why birds die?”. Published in a popular Marathi newspaper Maharashtra Times on the 5th January 2025.
Dr Satish Pande wraps up the year with the ‘good and the bad’ from 2024 along with silver linings to look forward to 2025. Published in ‘The City’ in Indian Express on 20th December 2024.