Aparajita Datta is a wildlife biologist at the Nature Conservation Foundation in Mysore. She has spent many years in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh, studying hornbills for her doctoral thesis. She has also been involved in wildlife surveys that resulted in finds of mammal species not known in India before. She is currently involved in efforts to address wildlife conservation needs in Arunachal by working with local tribal communities. She is increasingly interested in conservation education.