Doyen of nature conservation in the Northeast and a former civil service officer Anwaruddin Choudhury who is known as the “Birdman of Assam” was conferred the Third Lifetime Achievement Award of Aaranyak on the occasion of its 35 th Foundation day
Anwaruddin Choudhury joined the Assam Civil Service in June 1983 and was inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from January 1999.
At least 13 wildlife sanctuaries and two elephant reserves exist today because of his tireless protective efforts. He worked on upgrading Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam into a national park, and helped declare the White-winged Wood Duck as the state bird of Assam. He was also key in rediscovering the Manipur Bush Quail in the state. Beyond birding, his four-decade study of mammals in the Northeast led to the discovery of three new species of flying squirrels, a new primate species Macaca munzala (described by others), and a subspecies of the hoolock gibbon
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