Romulus Earl Whitaker III
Romulus Earl Whitaker III is unquestionably one of India’s best-known figures in wildlife conservation. He is famous for establishing the Madras Snake Park, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, the Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team, and for his work conserving India’s rainforests—the habitat of many endangered species. Internationally, he has received the Rolex Award for Enterprise and the Whitley Award for contribution to nature conservation. In 2018, he was awarded the Padma Shri. He has co-authored Snakes of India: The Field Guide (2004) with Ashok Captain and Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll: My Early Years (2024) with Janaki Lenin.
