Where humans don't fear leopards
While leopards have been targeted for poaching or revenge killings in much of India, the people of Bera and Jawai continue to live in peaceful cohabitation with the graceful felines on their sacred granite kopjes.
Published international features, investigative press stories, and conservation coverage documenting Pushpendra Singh Ranawat and the leopards of Jawai.
Selected editorial profiles, natural history reports, and conservation essays published across global media.
While leopards have been targeted for poaching or revenge killings in much of India, the people of Bera and Jawai continue to live in peaceful cohabitation with the graceful felines on their sacred granite kopjes.
How boutique retreats are organising responsible holidays, weaving sustainability with community-driven initiatives. In Jawai, Varawal Leopard Camp and Pushpendra Singh Ranawat champion community-driven conservation, strict non-invasive safari protocols, and village-led zoning.
Exploring Bera’s boulder-strewn hills with naturalist Pushpendra Singh Ranawat — 17th generation descendant of Maharana Pratap — tracing how ancestral royal hunting tracks transformed into India’s most revered big cat sanctuary.
Tell me where you want to go, when you want to travel and what you hope to experience.
Whether it is your first wildlife journey, a dedicated photography expedition or a return to a landscape you already know, I personally plan the experience around the wildlife, the season and the people travelling with me.