India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been nominated as Uttarakhand's first honorary wildlife warden. This is a part of the hill state's tiger conservation campaign. An announcement to this effect was made by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank following a meeting with the cricketer. Nishank also declared Dhoni as the brand ambassador of the save tiger campaign in the state which houses two major national parks — Jim Corbett and Rajaji, which are natural habitats for tigers. Later Dhoni said, Uttarakhand has some of the best forests in India and that he has requested the Chief Minister to do whatever is possible in his capacity to ensure a safe environment for tigers and to commend him on the work done on the tiger protection.