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    Local Stranding Networks And State Forest Departments

    Gujarat

    Forest Department: 079 232 54125

    Contact: Dipani Sutaria
    Phone: +91 8141080664

    Wildlife Trust of India – Veraval
    Contact: Faruq
    Phone: +91 99045 65412

    Surat Nature Club
    Contact: Snehal Patel, Viral Prajapati
    Phone: +91 9825110283, 9427630991

    Wildlife Institute of India Dugong Program – Okha
    Contact: Sameeha Pathan
    Phone: +91 75674 42791

    Maharashtra:

    The Mangrove Foundation – Forest Department:022 265 91586

    The Konkan Cetacean Research Team
    Contact: Mihir Sule, Ketki Jog, Isha Bopardikar
    Phone: +91 9920694051 (Mihir Sule)

    Coastal Conservation Foundation
    Contact: Shaunak Modi
    Phone: +91 9820090299

    Goa: 
    Forest Department: 0832 222 5926

    ReefWatch
    Contact: Dr Shantanu Kalambi
    Phone: +91 7030463239 

    Terra Conscious
    Contact: Puja Mitra 
    Phone: +91 – 8308600699 

    Karnataka:

    Forest Department: 080-23341993

    ReefWatch
    Contact: Dr Shantanu Kalambi
    Phone: +91 7030463239 

    Karnataka University, Department of Marine Biology
    Contact: Dr Shivakumar Haragi
    Phone: +91 9663037103

    Kerala:

    Forest Department:04712321610

    Kerala university, Trivandrum
    Contact: Prof Biju Kumar and Nishanth
    Phone: +91 89218 65558 (Biju Sir) and +91 93881 52885 (Nishanth)

    Lakshadweep Islands

    Forest Department:+91 94471 93592

    Tamil Nadu:

    Forest Department:+91 94454 68040 and +91 44 2432 3783

    Wildlife Institute of India, Gulf of Mannar Dugong program
    Contact: Rukmini Sekar and Madhu Magesh
    Phone: +91 86086 01718 (Madhu) and +91 95001 85039

    OMCAR Foundation 
    Contact: Balaji
    Phone: +91 93605 48117

    Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network 
    Contact: Rahul Muralidharan-9962428863,
    Akila Balu-9940300200 and Kumaran Sathasivam-9841587816

    TREE Foundation 
    Contact: Supraja Dharini
    Phone: +91 94440 52242

    Pondicherry:

    Forest Department: 0413 2204808

    SAICE (Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education)
    Contact: Shilpin Patel
    Phone: +91 890987 36576

    Orissa:

    Forest Department: 0674-2564587

    Dakshin Foundation
    Contact: Muralidharan
    Phone: +91 8861750457

    Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago: 

    Forest Department: 03192-244664

    Andaman Cetacean Monitoring Network 
    Contact: Mahi Mankeshwar
    Phone: +91 9422579999

    Nature Conservation Foundation
    Contact: Elrika D’Souza
    Phone: +91 95318 03245

    Wildlife Institute of India Dugong program 
    Contact: Swapnali Gole
    Phone: +91 95039 66849