The Sigur Nature Trust is a private reserve in the center of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India.

We are protecting this small reserve because we believe that we are all responsible for the protection of nature. Humanity’s relentless destruction of nature is unsustainable. According to the famous scientist E.O. Wilson of Harvard University, half the Earth should be kept wild.

Apparently, the world is heading towards severe global warming due to an excessive consumption of fossil fuel. Ecosystems can help trapping carbon and moderate climate change – if they are protected and nurtured.

The Trust has protected 30 acres of land for the past 50 years. With activities ranging from involvement with local communities, observations, teaching and research, we aim at creating a healthier relationship with the wild.

The Trust is a not-for-profit organization. We do not in any circumstances rent rooms and we are permanently closed to tourism.

Learn how the Sigur elephants are mistreated and treated.

Elephants can be captured for the wrong reason. Their release can be difficult. For Rivaldo, in the picture, it was epic. If you want to know why he was captured and how he was released, you can access this article here.

We work on population connectivity.

Population connectivity is our focus. You can have access to our publications by clicking on our ResearchGate pages in the “Who we are” box above.

Not enough is done in order to harmonize conservation and economy. Protected areas and the agricultural “matrix” do not cohabit well. As a result, proposals to fence protected areas are surging everywhere. Unfortunately, fencing does not only stop animals to wander into fields. It can also prevent movement within protected areas as we show in a paper available here.