Zai Whitaker
Zai Whitaker is one of the founders of the Madras Crocodile Bank, and currently its Managing Trustee. She is the author of 22 books, most of them for children and young people, on environmental themes. They include Kali and the Rat Snake (2000), Andamans Boy (1998), Magic Islands (2012), and Cobra in my Kitchen (2005). Her latest book, Dancing Frogs and Other Creatures in Verse (2025), speaks to animal lovers of all ages. She has also worked in schools for 18 years, as a Principal and teacher. She lives at the Crocodile Bank, which is one of the premier conservation organisations in the country.
