Ajay Tegala
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Ajay Tegala

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Ajay Tegala is a Wildlife Presenter, Conservationist, Countryside Ranger, Naturalist, Author and Voice-Over Artist. He has a degree in Environmental Conservation and has worked in nature conservation for over a decade. A natural communicator, his enthusiasm is infectious. He presented BBC Two’s groundbreaking documentary ‘Inside the Bat Cave’ (BBC Two, 2020) alongside Lucy Cooke, sharing his passion for bats, citizen science and public engagement. His five-minute ‘Springwatch’ 2021 film about the comeback of the common crane received fantastic reviews. Ajay has chalked-up well over 20 television appearances across the five main channels, including the popular BBC nature programmes 'Countryfile', 'Coast', 'Winterwatch' and a live appearance on 'Springwatch: Unsprung' alongside Chris Packham and Will Young. He also featured on 'Walking Through History' with Tony Robinson for Channel Four. Ajay took part in the BBC animal quiz show hosted by Kate Humble, 'Curious Creatures', appearing on a winning team with Chris Packham. He also took on the BBC 'Celebrity Eggheads' as part of a science team, winning his head-to-head round. Ajay is a regular contributor on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire's 'Wildlife Wednesdays', complimenting his own #WildWednesday TikTok videos. Other radio appearances include 'Living World' and Clare Balding's popular 'Ramblings' (both Radio Four). As a Countryside Ranger, Ajay has earned respect as the ranger on Britain’s first coastal reserve, Blakeney Point in north Norfolk. This is the subject of his first book, which gives an insight into his unique experiences protecting seabirds and seals on a remote stretch of England’s east coast. Ajay has previously worked as reserve manager at Lindisfarne in Northumberland and currently works at Wicken Fen, Britain’s very first nature reserve, alongside 100 Konik ponies and 50 Highland cattle. Growing up in the East Anglian Fens, Ajay became interested in wetland birds. As a teenager, he volunteered at his local nature reserves, which inspired him to follow a career in nature conservation. Through his career, Ajay went on to work with seabirds, in particular terns; studying their breeding behaviour and contributing to national monitoring programmes. He has also studied wildflowers and seals; managing England’s largest Grey Seal rookery during a period of rapid population growth. In his spare time, Ajay conducts wildlife surveys on farmland in the Norfolk Broads, championing and monitoring the success of habitat creation for nature on farms.
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