The Sanctuary Nature Foundation, sponsored by DSP Mutual Fund and co-sponsored by Godrej Industries presented the Sanctuary Wildlife Awards 2023. Dr Erach Bharucha, Director, BVIEER was awarded the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award and Aswathi Asokan, student of Masters in Wildlife Conservation and Action at BVIEER was honoured with Sanctuary Asia's Young Naturalist Award 2023 Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Environmental Education and Research (BVIEER) proudly celebrates the remarkable achievement of Aswathi Asokan, a shining star in the Masters in Wildlife Conservation Action program, who has been bestowed with the prestigious Young Naturalist Award 2023 by Sanctuary Asia. BVIEER extends heartfelt congratulations to Dr Erach Bharucha and Aswathi Asokan for this well-deserved honour, recognizing them as exemplars of excellence and a beacons of hope for future conservationists.