Anant Sonawane is a journalist turned conservation communicator and storyteller who works at the intersection of science, wildlife and public engagement. Since 2021, he has served as the communications officer for the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and is the executive editor of Tadoba Diaries, the reserve's monthly newsletter. With over two decades of experience in journalism, he has held leadership roles across print, television and financial news, including Aaj Dinank, Sakal, Tarun Bharat, Zee 24 Taas, ETV, Times Now and the news agency Cogencis (now Informist). A committed advocate for wildlife and environmental conservation, he founded Ranvata, the first Marathi web magazine dedicated to these issues. Sonawane is a founding member of the Indian Ecologic Foundation and the author of Ek Hoti Maya, winner of the Lokmat Sahitya Puraskar.