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Conservation Education and Outreach Program to reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict (Rhinoceros and Tigers) in Madi Valley of Chitwan National Park, Nepal The purpose of this project is to bring about positive change in local communitys attitude and behavior towards two iconic species, the greater one-horned rhinoceros and royal Bengal tiger inhabiting Chitwan National Park. The project has the following objectives: (1) Map locations and extent of current human-wildlife conflict mitigation measures and assess their effectiveness; (2) Increase the level of awareness on ecological importance of rhinoceros and tiger, and co-existence with humans in the same ecosystem via local FM radio stations; (3) Sensitize vulnerable communities on increasing incidence of human wildlife (rhino and tiger) conflict and how to avoid such conflicts, via local FM radio stations; (4) Orient media (press, radio, television and online) on biodiversity conservation specially on human wildlife conflict reporting; (5) Promote journalists who do good wildlife reporting through fellowships; (6) Produce and distribute audio visual and printed material to prevent and minimize human-wildlife conflict.
Monitoring Tiger Populations in the Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal The purpose of this grant is to support assessment of the status of Nepals tigers (now routinely carried out at four year intervals) to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation interventions taken since the last assessment and to provide information needed to plan conservation interventions for the upcoming four years. The Recipient will do this by: (1) forming a central task force in the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) made up of representatives from DNPWC, the Department of Forest, WWF Nepal and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) to review and adapt the monitoring methods based on the monitoring protocol produced in 2008; (2) form the field monitoring teams for each of the five protected areas that will carry out the fieldwork; (3) train and orient the monitoring teams; (4) carry out camera trapping surveys to estimate tiger populations in Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Bardia National Park, Banke National Park, Chitwan National Park and Parsa Wildlife as well as the critical habitat corridors of Khata, Basanta, Kamdi and Barandabahar; (5) carry out habitat occupancy surveys both inside and outside of the protected areas to include the occupancy pattern of both tigers and their prey as well as relevant data such as cattle grazing, tree lopping, tree cutting, encroachment and poaching sign; (6) carry out line transect surveys for prey species; (7) carry out analysis of the camera-trapping data, the occupancy data, and the prey transect data; and (8) work with the task force to prepare a comprehensive report detailing the results of the tiger camera trapping in the core areas of the major protected areas, the occupancy surveys of both tigers and prey at the landscape level and the prey density work.
Asian Elephant Postal Fund Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation: A Multi-Pronged Strategy in Bahundangi Village, Eastern.Nepal
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Finding solutions to mitigate human-tiger conflict in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
COMBATING POACHING AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IN WESTERN NEPAL (1) capacity development of wildlife enforcement authorities to effectively combat wildlife crime, including developing training manuals, facilitating multiple trainings for law enforcement agencies, frontline forest guards, army, and game scouts, and support for workshops with provincial and local governments; (2) monitoring of identified and potential trade hubs and routes to better target enforcement efforts, including development of a wildlife product identification handbook; and (3) operational support and training for community-based anti-poaching units and rapid response teams.
Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict between Humans and Pachyderms in Nepal through outreach programs The goal of this project is to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Nepal through training of trainers programs in landscapes where humans and wild Asian elephants coexist, targeting educators and local communities. Project activities include: 1) identify and train at least 120 educators in effective preventative and practical human-elephant coexistence techniques in three training workshops; 2) print and provide education materials for multiple age groups and literacy levels; 3) employ recently trained educators to conduct 15 awareness programs for students and communities in high HEC areas; and 4) evaluate the impacts of the program through personal interviews, online discussion groups, and inviting trainees to join an Educator Network. This project will contribute to the conservation of Asian elephants in Nepal by reducing HEC through facilitating attitudinal changes among residents of this region. This award is provisionally approved for two phases or years funding, with each phase or year's funding dependent upon performance and financial management of the previous phase or year, meeting technical and financial reporting requirements, and availability of ASECF funds.
STRENGTHENING RHINO CONSERVATION IN CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL Specific objectives of the project.are:(1) Support Government of Nepal on national population.survey of rhino; (2) Conduct DNA based individual.profiling; (3) Habitat management for rhino; and, (4) ID.based rhino monitoring.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Building Capacity to Reduce Human Tiger Conflict in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Implementation of the Nepal Elephant TB Control Plan as a Model for Asian Elephant Range Countries
Using science-based technology to estimate population of wild elephants to address conservation challenges related to conflict in Western Nepal THE LOWLAND REGION OF SOUTHERN NEPAL, CALLED THE TERAI ( MOI
Strengthening human-elephant co-existance in the Eastern Terai of Nepal This project was developed in close collaboration with local communities and District Forest Officials in Jhapa, Nepal, the easternmost district in the Terai landscape, in order to strengthen elephant conservation efforts. Project objectives include: 1) support local communities in the management and maintenance of electric fences to prevent elephants from entering villages; 2) form, train, and equip community-based Elephant Response Teams (ERT) and strengthen their capacity to deal with HEC; 3) create a database for long-term tracking of human-elephant conflict (HEC) data; and 4) conduct community awareness workshops to encourage behavior change towards elephants. These interventions are expected to reduce community resentment towards elephants and lead to behavior change which reduces both human and elephant fatalities from HEC in this priority landscape of eastern Nepal.
ENHANCING POPULATION MONITORING AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH FOR GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINO CONSERVATION IN CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) INTEGRATE AN ID BASED RHINO MONITORING SYSTEM WITH THE SMART (SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL) PATROLLING SYSTEM, DNA SAMPLING, AND BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED MONITORING (2) DEVELOP A PLAN FOR INTERNAL TRANSLOCATION OF RHINOS FROM HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AREAS TO SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS OF THE PARK AND (3) ADDRESS THE CONCERN ABOUT AN ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN WETLANDS USED BY RHINOS AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES OF THESE WETLANDS.
Community-based human-elephant conflict management in the Chitwan-Parsa complex, Nepal The purpose of this project is to conduct capacity building programs within local communities in the Chitwan-Parsa protected area complex of the Terai Landscape, Nepal. Project activities will include: 1) implement a community-based elephant monitoring system, which will include an inception workshop, formation and training of rapid response teams in four buffer zone user groups, data collection and management of the data in a database maintained at NTNCs Biodiversity Conservation Center at Chitwan National Park; 2) establish a community-based early warning system using elephant data collected by the rapid response teams which will be disseminated to communities via loudspeakers, a mobile phone/group SMS alert, and an FM-radio program; 3) conduct awareness campaigns, which will include local-language poster and brochure development and distribution, a short documentary film on human-elephant co-existence, awareness camps in communities with high risks of HEC, school elephant conservation education programs, and weekly FM-radio elephant conservation programs; 4) increase tolerance of local residents for elephants by the creation of an emergency relief fund to provide financial relief to victims of death, injury, property, crop, or livestock loss caused by wild elephants, and by the provision of a crop insurance scheme. This project, to be implemented jointly by NTNC and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation along with the local buffer zone management committees, will benefit both local communities as well as wild elephants by informing locals of elephant movement, status, and causes of conflict, encouraging communities to take responsibility for HEC-mitigation measures and reduce animosity towards wild elephants by providing emergency relief funds in the event of crop loss and property damage.
PREVENTING HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND SECURING FUTURE OF THE TIGERS IN NEPAL THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TIGER BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE TO ROADS The purpose of this project is to reduce habitat fragmentation caused by linear infrastructures for long.term tiger survival through detailed knowledge of tiger movement, space use and behavior in response to.road infrastructure. The objectives are as follows: (1) generate scientific knowledge on effects of roads on.tigers and other wildlife of Nepal in order to develop effective road mitigation strategies at the policy.level; and (2) facilitate a policy dialogue to construct wildlife-friendly infrastructures using the best.available data.
Securing Trans-located Rhinoceros in Bardia National Park and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve of Nepal through Intensive Monitoring and Improved Enforcement The purpose of this project is to secure Bardia National Park (BNP) and Shuklaphanta National Park (SNP) for rhinoceroses. The project has the following objectives: (1) To set up well equipped rhino monitoring units in BNP and SWR and carry out effective monitoring of translocated rhinoceros to understand their movement, habitat use and breeding performance; (2) To strengthen rhino security in BNP and SWR through improved law enforcements.
Proactive Pangolin Protection: Building Law Enforcement and Community Capacity to Reduce the Pangolin Trade in Nepal "The purpose of this project is to counter wildlife trafficking in Nepal, with a focus on the highest need areas of Kavrepalanchok and Sankhuwasabha districts, by reducing the number of critically endangered pangolins being illegally removed from the wild for the illegal wildlife trade. This project is intended to conserve Indian pangolins and Chinese pangolins by addressing the impacts of low awareness of, and capacity to act on, the threat to pangolins both within local communities and law enforcement agencies. Specific activities include: (1) mobilizing two community-based anti-poaching units (CBAPUs) in the two districts; (2) raising awareness of pangolin conservation needs and their legal status with local communities in the two districts; and (3) building the capacity of national law enforcement agencies to effectively combat the illegal wildlife trade in pangolins and their body parts.."
ENHANCING TIGER CONSERVATION IN SHUKLAPHANTA NATIONAL PARK The purpose of this project is to (1) integrate an ID-based rhino monitoring system with the SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) patrolling system, DNA sampling, and build institutional capacity for improved monitoring; (2) develop a plan for internal translocation of rhinos from highly concentrated areas to sparsely populated areas of the park; and (3) address the concern about an assessment of water quality in wetlands used by rhinos and provide management guidelines of these wetlands.
Strengthening community engagement to promote human-elephant co-existence in Bardia National Park, Nepal The project will respond to the growing population of wild elephants supported by the Bardia National Park complex by scaling up and strengthening community engagement efforts by the Park to address human-elephant conflict in the region and increase tolerance for these wild megaherbivores. The project will establish a sustainable mechanism to operate electric fences along human settlements to deter elephants by providing additional energizer machines and wire, conduct a workshop for stakeholders on electric fence management, and conduct awareness campaigns to educate community members on the benefits of electric fences and cultivate local ownership of the tool. Awareness campaigns will include a slide show, participatory mapping of fences, contracts of commitment to be signed by community members, and the formation of nine five-member Electric Fence Management Groups (EFMG). Two-day workshops on electric fence repair and maintenance will be provided to 15 fence watch guards, with necessary equipment provided, the nine EFMG will hold regular meetings and organize fence repair and site clearance for optimal performance of the fences. A three-day workshop will be held at Bardia National Park to share knowledge and lessons learned across the Terai Arc Landscape, participants will include park representatives and buffer zone management committees. The project will provide non-palatable crops to buffer zone farmers and a distillation plant to produce aromatic oils for market. Conservation awareness programs will include at least 40 awareness sessions in impacted communities, performances of youth street theaters, and an FM-radio program.
ENHANCING TIGER CONSERVATION IN SHUKLAPHANTA NATIONAL PARK Enhance overall protection efforts in Shuklaphanta National Park through improved park infrastructure and increased local engagement
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Strengthening anti-poaching and community engagement programs to secure endangered tiger, rhinos and elephants in Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Nepal
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Genetic study of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) herds in eastern Himalaya region
RECOVERING TIGERS IN NEPAL: SECURING THE FUTURE OF EXPANDING POPULATIONS THROUGH ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The purpose of this project is to (1) Develop and institutionalize adaptive management practices that recover and manage tiger.populations at their ecological carrying capacities; (2) Promote habitat management practices in priority tiger conversation sites.and respective buffer zones to support optimal prey densities; and (3) Design and implement preemptive Human Tiger Conflict.mitigation measures leading to reduced conflict and increased stewardship of Buffer Zones User Committees
TIGER CONSERVATION INITIATIVES OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS IN THE TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE NEPAL TO MAINTAIN THE LINKAGES OF TWO TIGER SUB-POPULATIONS AND SUSTAIN THE TIGER POPULATION GROWTH Funds under this award are to be used to ensure the survival of the dispersing tigers from Chitwan and Bardia National Parks and maintain the genetic linkages between them. Project objectives are to, (1) understand the distribution, status and habitat use of tigers in the Churia Hill forests between Chitwan and Bardia National Parks and identify critical areas for tiger conservation, (2) assess the tiger dispersal through genetic analysis, (3) enhance habitat quality and increase prey density in critical areas, (4) reduce threats to tigers by raising the local awareness, and, (5) build capacity of the community forest user groups and generate scientific information about tigers.
Mitigating Human Elephant Conflict in Buffer Zone of Bardia National Parks, Western Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal The purpose of this project is to build a community grain storage house that secures the grain of local farmers from crop raiding elephants. By safeguarding grain, the project will help to decrease incidences of human-elephant conflict (HEC), reduce retaliatory killings and foster a more positive attitude toward wild elephants among local communities. The grain storage house will minimize the probability of elephant visits to the villages, thereby reducing the chances of human casualties and injuries. The project will engage the Shreeramnagar Buffer Zone User Committee (BZUC), which falls under Neulapur VDC, and establish a mechanism to manage the community grain storage house in the long term.
Support for a regional Tiger, Asian Rhino and Elephant veterinary workshop The purpose of this project is to, (1) host the Regional tiger, Asian rhino and elephant veterinary workshop in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, in 2017-2018, and, (2) support 25 veterinarians to travel to and participate in this veterinary workshop in order to build their individual capacity and enhance their wildlife veterinary expertise to more effectively assist conservation efforts in Asia. Wildlife health needs will be addressed from an ecosystem perspective by discussing topics such as disease spillover from humans and/or livestock to wildlife, emerging diseases and/or disease prevalence, as well as reducing stressors in the environment. Wildlife health is an important priority for wildlife conservation in the tiger, Asian rhino and elephant range countries. These workshops result in expanding the network of knowledge and expertise locally and regionally, and further strengthen the alliances, professional relationships, and partnerships urgently needed to address emerging disease threats in the range countries.
Implement a community based effective and procative human-tiger conflict mitigation programs, Bardia National Park, Nepal. The purpose of this project is to mitigate tiger human conflict through provision of predator proof corral houses; providing skills training to families that have suffered from tiger human conflict; and raising awareness among communities located adjacent to the park so they may live in greater harmony with big cats. This will be done by: (1) carrying out human wildlife conflict assessments in the buffer zone of the park and maintaining a database for use in identifying communities to be addressed by the project; (2) selecting farmers who have lost livestock due to leopard/tiger conflict and assisting them in replacing their corral houses with predator proof houses (175 such houses to be constructed); (3) providing cooking skills training to family members of families that have lost members due to tiger attacks and assisting them in obtaining employment in local hotels; and (4) carrying out a conservation education program for local school children, youth groups and community members to increase their knowledge and understanding and engagement in tiger conservation.
Asian Elephant Postal Grant-Species Conservation Grant Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation: A Multi-Pronged Strategy in Bahundangi Village, Eastern.Nepal
Monitoring and strengthening security of newly reintroduced rhinos in Bardia National Park, Nepal RHINO TIGER-FY 17-RT1710
PROMOTING COEXISTENCE TO SECURE THE WELLBEING OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND COMMUNITIES IN LOWLAND NEPAL. This project aims to secure human and elephant lives through the proactive management.of human-elephant conflict (HEC) by regional authorities across the five key lowland protected areas of.Nepal. It will also create a replicable model of a community-protected area partnership built on.community stewardship and conservation technology and will trial this model to reduce HEC in the HEC.hotspot of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR). Project objectives are to: (1) provide information and.capacity building on HEC and HEC mitigations to local and provincial government stakeholders and.protected area managers; (2) reduce HEC in KTWR communities by provision of real-time monitoring of.elephants and coordination of a network of human-elephant coexistence (HECx) champions; and (3).improve the perception of elephant conservation in local communities surrounding the five protected.areas. Project activities are: (1) mapping HEC zones of the five protected areas; (2) consultations with.local, provincial, and federal government partners to share results of mapping; (3) preparation of an HEC.mitigation manual with recommended mitigations and five trainings for 100 representatives including.protected area managers, local government officials, and community-based organizations; (4) deployment.of 15 GSM-enabled cameras to monitor elephant movement in HEC hotspots in KTWR; (5) conduct.training of trainers on HEC mitigation for 25 community members living near HEC hotspots in KTWR;.(6) establish and strengthen a network of HECx champions in KTWR, in partnership with protected area.officials, to serve as community stewards for conservation; (7) prepare HEC mitigation outreach materials.in local languages including public service announcements broadcast on local radio and television,.posters, and hoarding boards; (8) develop alternative livelihood strategies and crops that reduce HEC in.partnership with communities; (9) reach 3,000 people by conducting 15 outreach and HEC awareness.prog
Strengthening human elephant co-existence through community education and outreach programs in the western Terai Landscape, Nepal Strengthening human elephant co-existence through community education and outreach programs in the western Terai Landscape, Nepal
SECURING HABITAT FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF RHINO TIGER IN CHITWAN PARSA COMPLEX, NEPAL Funds under this award are to be used to ensure the survival of the dispersing tigers from Chitwan and Bardia National Parks and maintain the genetic linkages between them. Project objectives are to, (1) upgrade habitat in Chitwan Parsa Complex, (2) improve status of grassland and wetland dwelling wild animals, and, (3) build national capacity on habitat management. Chitwan National Park, Parsa National Park, conservation organizations, local communities, rhinos (>600 individuals) and tigers (~110 individuals), and other wild animals of Chitwan-Parsa Complex will benefit from this project.
UPSCALING ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEPAL The goal of this project is to work in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and local communities to ensure the long-term survival and recovery of the wild Asian elephant population of the central and eastern Terai Arc landscape of Nepal. Project objectives are to: (1) strengthen capacity to respond to and minimize human-elephant conflict; and (2) improve tolerance towards wild elephants through behavior change-focused education and outreach programs. Project activities are to: (1) set up a well-equipped seven-person elephant response team (ERT) to monitor individual problem elephants and provide rapid response to human-elephant conflict (HEC) events; (2) form and strengthen 30 community-based rapid response teams (RRTs) in high-HEC villages who will work in coordination with ERTs to provide rapid response to HEC events; (3) develop a landscape-wide database on HEC for DNPWC to inform and improve policies and management actions; (4) train 50 youths as trainers on human-elephant co-existence (HECx) and mobilize them to organize 150 village-level HECx education sessions; (5) produce and broadcast an FM radio program and distribute posters and education materials on elephants and HEC to schools and the public; and (6) conduct a detailed social survey using focus groups and a semi.structured questionnaire to collect baseline information on attitudes of the community towards elephants and HEC mitigation measures.