Vivek Menon is an Indian wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author, and photographer with a passion for elephants and birds. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Wildlife Trust of India, author or editor of ten wildlife books and hundreds of articles on natural history. In India, he plays a role in advising the government on natural heritage conservation as a part of several national committees as well as having been part of the Indian delegations to CITES, UNESCO, and CMS. Internationally, Menon is the current Councillor of the IUCN, a Member of the IUCN SSC, and Chairperson of its Governance and Consultancy Committee (GCC) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG). He is also the Chairperson of the Amphibian Survival Alliance Global.