Sunjoy Monga

Sunjoy Monga (1961 or 1962 – 28 May 2025) was an Indian wildlife photographer, conservationist, naturalist and writer based in Mumbai.

Life and career Monga was born in Masjid Bunder.

Monga led nature trail walks for the BNHS in the early 1990s, and also served as associate editor of the conservation magazine Sanctuary Asia between 1990-94. and co-managed until his death, the India BirdRaces, an annual initiative now renamed WINGS. The program brings together bird-watchers on a designated day to record sightings, particularly in urban regions, over the course of the day.

Monga served as a member of the Bombay Natural History Society governing council, the executive committee of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Environment Improvement Society and the Maharashtra Nature Park Society. He was also an honorary Warden of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. He was chosen to be on the Tumbhi advisory panel.

Monga died on 28 May 2025, at the age of 63.