It is not just only our environment that faces threats due to the increasingly destructive activities, people who want to protect it are, too. A birder from Uran, who has been part of a group trying to protect the Panje wetlands in Uran, has received death threats from two local villagers. Environmentalists have launched a social media campaign—#JusticeforBirder—in order to mobilise support for birder Parag Gharat, who is facing the threats.

The online petition has also been addressed to the prime minister, Maharashtra chief minister and state environment minister, seeking immediate action against those who are trying to damage Panje’s biodiversity and harm those who want to protect the wetlands.