This month, the world is talking about Indian women making history on the cricket field. It seems like the right time to spotlight those who have been making moves on a different kind of green terrain. Range Forest Officer Chhabukanta Bhadange, for instance, who locked eyes with a tiger in the thick bamboo fields of Khadki in 2008; or ‘Crocodile Queen’ Assistant Forester Prem Kunwar Shaktawat, who built India’s first floating crocodile trap in Rajasthan’s Kota last year.

In Rangers: Women Reshaping The Conservation (Sahitya Prasar Kendra), conservationist and founder of female empowerment organisation Exploring Womanhood Foundation, Deepali Atul Deokar, documents stories from 14 women from the Indian Forest Department.