While some take a lifetime to realise their dreams, Satish Bhaskar, the pioneering Indian marine biologist and sea turtle conservationist known as the Turtle Man, found his calling early. Director Taira Malaney spent nine years documenting his life and work for Turtle Walker, part of Discovery+’s India: Epic Wild Stories anthology by Animal Planet.

“I was spending a significant amount of time in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the film is set, and had been hearing a lot of stories about Satish Bhaskar,” says Malaney. Her curiosity grew when she realised that children living alongside some of the world’s most beautiful coral reefs knew little about the marine life around them.