MAPUSA, Feb. 9 -- ERWIN FONSECA

It is not always common to see a practitioner of medicine venture into wildlife conservation and develop a deep connection with nature. However, Dr Prithviraj Amonkar, a well-established homeopath, has seamlessly balanced both his medical profession and his passion for wildlife.

Having completed a graduation and post-graduation in Homeopathy, Medicine, and Surgery (BHMS), Dr Amonkar, hailing from a reputed Mapusa family (originally from Amona), started his general practice in 1997 by opening a small clinic in Mapusa. As a young doctor on the threshold of a bright future, he quickly established a solid reputation as he was immersed in consultations from dawn to dusk.

In 1998-99, an NGO called Green Cross ...