What makes Mike Pandey a prominent figure among other Indian environmentalists?

Posted by Keshav Jain on


              You can express your love and concern for nature through art too! Mike Pandey is an environmentalist who has made several films on animals and plants that need attention from human society.



              He has won over 300 awards for his work to spread awareness about biodiversity and species conservation. His works focuses on helping to conserve and protect key species such as whale sharks, elephants, tigers, vultures and horseshoe crabs.



              Pandey was born in Kenya and he later became an Indian citizen. He is the first Asian producer/director to win the Wild-screen Panda Award, also known as the Green Oscar, for his film The Last Migration—Wild Elephant Capture in Surguja. In 2000, his film Shores of Silence: Whale Sharks in India, won the Green Oscar for the second time. The film also led to the ban on the killing of whale sharks on Indian shores.



                  Pandey made his country proud again in October 2004 by winning the Green Oscar for the third time for his film Vanishing Giants, a story of his passion and involvement with elephants. This film also led to the ban of cruel and outdated techniques of elephant capture in India.



                 Mike is now working on his latest film, The Return of the Tiger, which is supported by Hindi film industry actors Amitabh Bachchan and John Abraham.



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