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Himmataram Bhambhu

Padma Shri Awarded Wildlife Conservationist & Environmental Activist

Himmataram Bhambhu has created a singular centre for the integrated conservation of biodiversity and agroforestry plantations. His 6-hectare green space in the Nagaur village of Harima has grown into a special rehabilitation facility for endangered wild animals and birds such as chinkaras and peacocks. His work has received widespread recognition, and he has received numerous honours. He is connected to Menka Gandhi's People for Animals initiative. In 1999, UNESCO granted him an award for environmental conservation. He was an instrument in obtaining declared Gogelao and Rotoo as conservation reserves. He received the 2003 Amrita Devi Vishnoi Award from the state of Rajasthan. The State Government named him as an honorary Wild Life Warden from 2000 to 2016. The 2014 Rajiv Gandhi Environment Protection Award has been given to him. The President of India granted him a Padmashri on Republic Day, January 26, 2020, in recognition of his social work.