Suresh Bavdhane works as a tourist guide in the reserve and a forest guard with Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF). He is a local person of Nayri village, which is next to the Tiware project. His house is close to the Tiware forest and he spends most of his time within it. He is an expert in identifying trails and wildlife using his traditional knowledge. He also has good knowledge of medicinal plants and their traditional uses for humans, as well as for cattle.