The Habitats Trust Launches ‘Wild You Were Sleeping’ Docuseries

HT Bureau

Guwahati, April 26: In its efforts to bring attention to India’s lesser-known species and habitats, and build a conservation mindset, The Habitats Trust, recently launched ‘Wild You Were Sleeping’ a six-part original docuseries on Earth Day. The series would feature stories of some of India’s most fascinating wild species that live close to humans but are not understood, often leading to conflict situations. The first episode of Wild You Were Sleeping showcased the Malabar Pit-Viper and the upcoming episodes will feature the Striped Hyena, Desert Fox, Smooth-coated Otters, and Hoolock Gibbon. The series has been co-produced by a leading documentary film company, Trippintoe Media.

‘Wild You Were Sleeping’ aims to provide a glimpse into the lives of six species that live around us. Rushikesh Chavan, head, The Habitats Trust said, “India, a megadiverse country with only 2.4% of the world’s land area, accounts for 7-8% of all recorded species. Much of the conservation attention and efforts in India today are focused on selecting large, charismatic species that inhabit our forests. As urban dwellers, we rarely pay attention to the many species that co-inhabit our spaces and how our actions or lack of those may pose a threat to their existence. These species play an important role in maintaining balance in the ecosystems and food webs and their rapidly dwindling population may force total collapse in the ecosystems, where they exist. At The Habitats Trust, we continue to work towards demystifying many of these species and shed light on what threatens their existence in the hope of influencing more action for their conservation.”

Siddharth Ganesh, founder, Trippintoe Media said, “We are delighted to co-produce ‘Wild You Were Sleeping’ with The Habitats Trust. The series will journey into the world of different species through rich location videos, time-lapse sequences, and inputs from wildlife scientists and academicians. Given that each episode is only 7 – 9-minute-long and will be available online, individuals will have the opportunity to watch them on the go or during breaks in their busy schedules. Our heartfelt gratitude to The Habitats Trust for partnering with us to narrate these stories in our trademark visually creative style.”