Sigur Nature Trust
The Sigur Nature Trust is a private reserve in the center of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India.
We are protecting this small reserve because we believe that we are all responsible for the protection of nature. Humanity’s relentless destruction of nature is unsustainable. According to the famous scientist E.O. Wilson of Harvard University, half the Earth should be kept wild.
Apparently, the world is heading towards severe global warming due to an excessive consumption of fossil fuel. Ecosystems can help trapping carbon and moderate climate change – if they are protected and nurtured.
The Trust has protected 30 acres of land for the past 50 years. With activities ranging from involvement with local communities, observations, teaching and research, we aim at creating a healthier relationship with the wild.
The Trust is a not-for-profit organization. We do not in any circumstances rent rooms and we are permanently closed to tourism.
Learn how the Sigur elephants are mistreated and treated.
In this article here.

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Who we are
Priya Davidar, FAAAS, on ResearchGate
Wikipedia article on Priya Davidar
Jean-Philippe Puyravaud on ResearchGate
Books
Giant Hearts: Travels in the World of Elephants provides personal and intimate views of famous conservationists on elephants. It is available at Rupa Publications.
Whispers from the wild by by E.R.C. Davidar is available at Penguin.
Latest scientific paper
Our latest publication “Patterns of genetic diversity, gene flow and genetic structure of three Peninsular Indian elephant populations indicate population connectivity” in Conservation Genetics here.
In newspapers
A discussion published in April 2024 in Down-to-Earth on how to detect elephant corridors can be found here:
Puyravaud_&_al_2024_DTE
List of vertebrates and butterflies
Free e-books
We have free e-books on nature. See “Publications” then “Books”.