Valmik Thapar, tiger conservationist and author, dies at 73

Valmik Thapar, a renowned wildlife conservationist and author, died in New Delhi on Saturday. He was 73 and was diagnosed with cancer in 2024.

Thapar was involved with efforts to protect wild tigers, particularly in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park, for nearly five decades.

In 1987, he co-founded the Ranthambhore Foundation to integrate local communities into conservation efforts and later collaborated with the non-profit Dastkar to help displaced villagers earn a livelihood.