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Sejal Mehta

Sejal Mehta has been a writer, editor, and part of the core teams that started and helmed Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Traveller India, Nature in Focus, Saevus Wildlife, and The Habitats Trust. She also worked with JPMorgan Editorial, Femina, and Marine Life of Mumbai. She writes for Scroll, Mongabay, The Indian Express, The Hindu, Times of India, BBC Top Gear, and BBC Knowledge, among others. Her publications include children’s books, a feminist anthology, and the award-winning book on coastal animals, Superpowers on the Shore (2022). ‘Snaggletooth’, a line of nature-inspired merchandise launched by her illustrates positive associations between humans and animals.