Wildlife conservation award

• Alia Mir of Jammu and Kashmir received the Wildlife Conservation Award.

• She is the only woman wildlife guard in Jammu and Kashmir. She is best known for her work with snakes.

• He has saved Asiatic black bears, Himalayan brown bears, birds, leopards and other mammals.

• She works as a project manager with Wildlife SOS, an NGO.

• He received the award from LG Manoj Sinha at the International Day of Forests (March 21) event.

• His duties include treatment of injured animals, rescue and release of wild animals, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and management of two bear rescue centers in Kashmir.

• The Wildlife SOS team led by Mir had earlier rescued a Levantine Viper - a highly venomous snake - from the Chief Minister's residence.