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Shekar Dattatri is an Indian herpetologist and wildlife filmmaker from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.




Career


Shekar Dattatri's lifelong fascination with wildlife began at the age of 14, when he joined the famous Madras Snake Park as a student-volunteer. This led to nature photography and, subsequently, to filmmaking. He also was among the discoverers of the snake species Oligodon nikhili.




Publications


Whitaker, Romulus; Dattatri, Shekar (1982). "A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, South India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79 (3): 630-631).




Filmography


The Truth About Tigers
A cooperative for Snake Catchers




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Penghargaan Film Nasional untuk Film Saintifik Terbaik
• Shekar Dattatri
• List of herpetologists
• Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
• The Truth About Tigers
• Wildlife of Karnataka
• 36th National Film Awards
• Conservation photography
• 35th National Film Awards
• National Film Award for Best Scientific Film
• Sanctuary Asia