Born in 1968, Carl is widely acknowledged as India’s Leading Wildlife Artist, and credited for introducing world-class standards in modern Wildlife Art for the first time in India. Once living in Caranzalem, he was internationally recognised to become the first and only Indian to be selected for exhibition by the UK-based Society of Wildlife Artists at their annual juried show London’s Mall Galleries from 1987 to 1991. As a Bombay Natural History Society Member, D’Silva has the opportunity to accompany many wildlife ecologists for field studies across the country.