As a senior birdwatcher of the Khandesh region of NorthWest Maharashtra Mr. Vinod Patil has studied the Satpura mountain range in detail. He is a state-level working committee member of the ‘Maharashtra Pakshi Mitra Sanghatana’. Through the network of ‘Indian Birds Conservation Network’ he has been appointed as the key person for getting declared Toranmaal and Taloda forests as important bird habitats. He is the district coordinator for ‘Kids for Tigers’ organised by the ‘Sanctuary Asia’ magazine’.