Shekar Dattatri

Shekar Dattatri is an Indian herpetologist and wildlife filmmaker from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]^[4] He also was among the discoverers of the snake species Oligodon nikhili.^{[citation needed]}

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

^ Sreedhar, Nitin (12 March 2017). "For many, wildlife photography is a quest for trophies, not conservation: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film-maker". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "Bypassing Bollywood, a Filmmaker Focuses on Wildlife Conservation". National Geographic. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Shoba Narayan. "The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan". Livemint. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri". The Hindu. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[1] Sreedhar, Nitin (12 March 2017). "For many, wildlife photography is a quest for trophies, not conservation: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film-maker". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[2] "Bypassing Bollywood, a Filmmaker Focuses on Wildlife Conservation". National Geographic. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[3] Shoba Narayan. "The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan". Livemint. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[4] "Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri". The Hindu. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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