Nature Competitions
Turning curiosity, creativity and participation into a connection with nature.
Secure Nature Society’s Annual Nature Competitions create opportunities for people to learn about nature, explore their creativity and engage with environmental issues in an enjoyable and accessible way.
Each year, we organise different competition formats from wildlife photography and nature-themed drawing to online quizzes and birdhouse making. While the formats change, the purpose remains the same: to encourage people to observe nature, ask questions, think critically and develop a deeper connection with the natural world.
More Than a Competition
For us, these competitions are not simply about scores, rankings or prizes.
A photograph can make someone notice wildlife differently.
A drawing can turn an environmental issue into a story.
A question can lead someone to research a species they have never heard of.
And building a birdhouse can turn concern for birds into something tangible.
That is the kind of participation we want to encourage where curiosity becomes learning, and learning becomes care.
This philosophy comes through particularly strongly in Quiz with a Twist, where the programme was designed around observation, curiosity and thinking like a naturalist rather than simply memorising facts.
Timeline of Project
Wildlife Photography Competition
2 editions
A photography competition inviting participants to document wildlife, ecosystems and the relationship between people and nature.
The 2025 Love of Mother edition focused on the theme of maternal bonds in wildlife and received hundreds of entries from across India.
The 2026 edition expanded the programme around “Eye of Nature” and “Co-existence”, receiving entries from 22 states across India and 6 countries. The judging emphasised photographic quality alongside authenticity, ecological significance, natural behaviour, storytelling and conservation relevance.
Quiz with a Twist
3 editions
An online nature quiz designed to encourage observation, curiosity and deeper learning about the natural world.
Rather than focusing only on memorising facts, the quiz challenges participants to notice details, question assumptions and think about wildlife and ecosystems from different perspectives. By 2026, the programme had reached its third edition, with hundreds of participants.
Instagram Quiz
2 editions
An online nature quiz designed to encourage observation, curiosity and deeper learning about the natural world.
Rather than focusing only on memorising facts, the quiz challenges participants to notice details, question assumptions and think about wildlife and ecosystems from different perspectives. By 2026, the programme had reached its third edition, with hundreds of participants.
Nature's Canvas
2 editions
A drawing competition that uses art as a way to explore and communicate stories about nature.
The second edition invited participants to use the traditional Warli art style to portray nature, environmental issues and the relationship between people and the natural world. The competition received entries that explored themes including seasons, trees, community, rivers, farming and biodiversity.
Birdhouse Making Competition
1 edition
A creative conservation activity encouraging participants to think about the needs of birds and create practical spaces for them.
A Programme That Keeps Growing
Every year, a new way to connect with nature.
Our competitions continue to evolve from photography and art to quizzes, observation, and hands-on conservation activities.
What remains constant is the idea behind them:
Make people curious.
Help them learn.
Give them a reason to look closer at nature.