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Strengthening protection machinery for Asian elephant conservation through research and community edge in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reerve, Assam. This project continues the work undertaken in USFWS award F14AP00258, focusing on wild Asian elephant conservation in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve of Assam, India, a transboundary landscape and a hotspot of human-elephant conflict (HEC). This project will continue to collect dung DNA samples for elephant population estimates and assist the Forest Department in gazetting the landscape as a national park. Project activities include: 1) estimation of the elephant population in the Reserve via dung count methods; 2) surveys of local communities to determine their dependency on elephant corridors; 3) construction of elephant conservation sign boards in the corridor; 4) training of at least 200 frontline Forest Department staff on GPS-based elephant monitoring, including a study tour to Kaziranga National Park; 5) provision of field gear including shoes and rain gear to 200 field staff; 6) awareness programs on human-elephant coexistence to local communities and schools, including teacher trainings; 7) training of ecotourism livelihood diversification for 50 local youths; 8) cultivation of unpalatable crops such as citrus and king chilies; 9) support of local bilateral meetings between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Forest Departments to improve inter-state cooperation on elephant conservation; and 10) initiate dialogue with Myanmar wildlife authorities and Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Forest Departments to propose the idea of transboundary elephant conservation collaborations. This project will contribute to the long-term protection and survival of Asian elephants and their habitats in Assam via research, capacity building of Forest Department staff, mitigation of HEC and continual involvement of local communities.
Landscape genetics of three Asian elephant populations in the Western Ghats, India The purpose of this project is to map the genetic diversity, local effective population size, and landscape connectivity of wild Asian elephant populations in three elephant ranges of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. The recipient will: 1) create a DNA profile database of individual elephants that will be shared with the Forest Department for forensic research; 2) quantify and map spatial patterns of genetic diversity across the population; 3) estimate local effective population sizes using molecular methods; 4) use landscape genetic modeling approaches to identify factors that control gene flow and population connectivity; 5) develop spatially-optimized management alternatives to maximize the protection of population connectivity; 6) predict relationships between population connectivity, genetic diversity, and effective population size; and 7) identify core habitats and corridors using landscape pattern analysis software. This project will contribute to the conservation of the Asian elephant by providing spatially explicit, empirically-based, and scientifically rigorous knowledge to the Forest Department to use in planning and implementing effective elephant conservation programs.
Facilitating recovery of a low-density tiger population by mitigating threats and consolidating habitat in the Kali Tiger Reserve - Sharavati valley landscape, Karnataka, India Facilitating recovery of a low-density tiger population by mitigating threats and consolidating habitat in the Kali Tiger Reserve - Sharavati valley landscape, Karnataka, India
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to reduce retaliatory killing of elephants within the project area to around 50% of 2013 levels, and build public awareness for long term peaceful coexistence between man and elephant. Grantee will build capacity within human-elephant conflict (HEC) affected villages in Nepal and West Bengal by creating village protection committees and anti-depredation squads, enhance the capacity of these communities to address HEC, build bio-fences to keep out migrating elephants, conduct awareness campaigns on elephants, HEC and mitigation measures through meetings and banners/leaflets in local languages.
Strengthen the protection measures in Manas National Park as a part of the program Indian Rhino Vision 2020 to expand the numbers and range of wild rhinos in Assam, Phase-XI The purpose of this project is to, (1) Support the salary of 15 additional guards for 12 months, (2) Select guards from the local communities surrounding the park, and, (3) Provide training to the newly recruited guards to combat poaching.
CONSERVATION OF TIGER AND ITS HABITAT THROUGH UNIQUE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIVELIHOOD MODEL SUPPORT IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK The Manas National Park (MNP) management through its Manas.Tigers smart protection programs identifies Illegal Natural.Resource Extractors.(INRE) and warns them about their repeat illegal activities.in the MNP. These INRE are then introduced to Aaranyak.livelihood program to support them with alternative.sustainable livelihood. So far 1400 households have been.covered under this program. This project plans to support.100 INRE, thus further securing the MNP and removing direct.threats to tigers, rhinoceros and Asian elephants. Project.objectives are, (1) Strengthen protection in MNP using Manas.Tigers protection model; (2) Reduce human disturbance in the.park by reducing dependence of 100 INRE using alternative.farm and non-farm livelihood options; and, (3) Monitor and.evaluate impacts of conservation interventions on the ground.using sets of indicators.
Forest Guard Training for Conservation of Hoolock gibbon in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India The project will accomplish the following objectives to help conserve endangered western hoolock gibbons and their habitats in Arunachal Pradesh: (1) Educate, and inculcate interest in Forest Guards to protect hoolock gibbon habitats, and educate them about global, national and local importance of the species; (2) Train Forest Guards to identify the different primate species, and classify individuals based on age and sex to facilitate individual identification to maintain individual histories; (3) Teach and train the Forest Guards about general primate survey, hoolock gibbon population estimates and the present status of Hoolock gibbons; (4) Train them about legal provisions in the Wildlife Act as well as wildlife laws to reduce wildlife crimes; (5) Sensitize field staff about the value and ethics of wildlife conservation and bio-diversity propagation by bringing about an attitudinal change among forest staff and the local community.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Conservation of Asian Elephant through Community Participation in North Kanara Landscape, Karnataka State, India
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Developing a comprehensive conservation strategy for tigers (Panthera tigris) and their prey in the Central Terai Landscape, India
OCCUPANCY STUDY OF TIGER AND PREY SPECIES IN MELGHAT-SATPUDA CORRIDOR, AND ESTIMATION ORF MINIMUM TIGER POPULATION IN BUFFER ZONE OF MELGHAT TIGER RESERVE, INDIA (1) carry out an occupancy survey for tigers and prey in the corridor connecting Melghat Tiger Reserve with Satpuda tiger Reserve, and, (2) deploy camera traps for estimating minimum tiger population and tiger distribution in buffer zone of Melghat Tiger Reserve.
PEOPLE FOR SNOW LEOPARDS: LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION INTEGRATED WITH NATIONAL AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE The purpose of this project is to counter snow leopard trafficking in the mountains of Asia by piloting a community-based anti-poaching model with and for communities. This project is intended to conserve snow leopards in northern India by addressing the impacts of poaching and retribution killing. Specific activities include: (1) training local rangers and community champions for improved response and support during situations related to illegal killing or trafficking; (2) creating a wildlife trafficking community hotline and response team; (3) providing awareness and outreach materials to communities about wildlife laws and anti-crime resources; and (4) helping communities pledge to support and take ownership over anti-hunting measures.
Assisting Conservation and protection of tigers and habitats in the upper Brahmaputra Valleys of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India The purpose of this project is to understand tiger conservation potential of core tiger habitats and their connectivity corridors to ensure long term conservation of tigers. The project objectives are as follows: (1) Estimate abundance and distribution of tigers, co-predators and prey animals in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP) and adjoining forest areas, by systematic camera trapping in 340 sq km area of the park; (2) Evaluate habitats and connectivity corridors within DSNP and surrounding areas, by conducting baseline field studies and ground truth verification of habitats to prepare a temporal Land Use Land Cover database, by mapping the connectivity corridors in the area using Remote Sensing - Geographical Information System tools; (3) Evaluate threats to tigers, co-predators, habitats and prey animals in the park, adjoining forests and on the connectivity corridors, and review present conservation efforts of the core tiger habitats and connectivity corridors in the area, prepare a spatial database of threats on the habitats and corridors, and prepare a draft conservation action plan for the conservation of tiger habitats and connectivity corridors.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Conservation Outreach for Asian Elephants in the Western Ghats, India
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to involve the Forest Department and local people in further protecting one of Indias most viable gibbon populations. This will be done by: 1) continuing conduct of regular patrols according to SMART protocols with no fewer than 15 day of active patrolling per month and at least one river patrol per week; 2) systematically recording patrol details and producing monthly reports, and planning future patrols using these reports; 3) training the roving gibbon patrol units in SMART patrol PHASE III and gibbon conservation; and 5) working with the Police Department and/or Army to have them provide the patrol teams with additional law enforcement training.
Community-based management of human-elephant conflict in the North Kanara Landscape and transfer of Community-Based Conflict Management Technology to Forest Departments of other states in India Corridor protected area personnel and community
Enhancing SMART capacity building in South and South East Asia to strengthen, monitor and evaluate anti-poaching effectiveness The purpose of this project is to reduce poaching and other illegal activities, and improve compliance with laws protecting tiger, elephants and rhinos by establishing mechanisms to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement at critical conservation sites. Grantee will boost the capacity of government, non-governmental agencies and community organizations in Asia to implement a SMART-based adaptive management approach to the operation, monitoring, and evaluation of protected areas, and leverage SMART as a global platform to provide standardized measures of threat levels and enforcement efforts at priority tiger, elephant and rhino sites across Asia.
ELEPHANTS WITHOUT BORDERS: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANTS IN SOUTHERN NILGIRIS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INITIATE A LONG-TERM ELEPHANT MONITORING PROGRAM IN A HUMAN-DOMINATED AREA OF THE GREATER NILGIRIS-EASTERN GHATS ELEPHANT LANDSCAPE, SPECIFICALLY TO ASSESS WILD ASIAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS, MOVEMENT, HABITAT USE, AND PATTERNS OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) IN TAMIL NADU AND KERALA, INDIA. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ELEPHANT POPULATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN NILGIRIS LANDSCAPE (2) ASSESS SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ATTITUDES AND TOLERANCE OF HEC (3) ASCERTAIN THE DRIVERS OF HEC IN THE LANDSCAPE AND (4) TEST AND ESTABLISH ELEPHANT DETECTION SYSTEMS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE TO: (1) CONDUCT A LANDSCAPE-LEVEL ELEPHANT SIGN SURVEY TO ASSESS SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE (2) UNDERTAKE CAMERA TRAP SURVEYS TO ASSESS POPULATION STRUCTURE (3) CONDUCT A GROUND-BASED ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, CROP LOSS, INJURY, AND DEATHS RELATED TO HEC (4) CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS TO ASSESS ATTITUDES AND DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACTS OF HEC AND MITIGATION MEASURES (5) MAP ALL HEC MITIGATIONS CURRENTLY USED IN THE LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING INVESTMENT AND MAINTENANCE COSTS (6) ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF HEC MITIGATION MEASURES BY MEASURING THE S OF VARIOUS INTERVENTIONS (7) CONDUCT DUNG-BASED HORMONE ANALYSIS TO MEASURE THE NUTRITIONAL STRESS OF ELEPHANTS
Strengthening Conservation of Tigers, Prey Animals and Habitats in the Ripu-Chirang-Phibsoo Forest Complex within Transboundary Manas Conservation Areas (TraMCA) in India and Bhutan, 1) estimate the population size of tigers, co-predators and their prey animals in the western buffers of Manas Tiger Reserve and new addition of Manas National Park along with neighbouring protected areas of Bhutan, (2) evaluate habitat connectivity across the protected areas of this transboundary forest complex, and, (3) conduct a threat assessment towards generating a conservation plan for tigers in this section of the forest complex. The goal of this integrated project is to understand tiger conservation potential of tigers in the forest complexes lies in western part of Manas Tiger Reserve and adjoining Bhutan and support conservation planning to ensure long term conservation of tigers and as well as habitats.
Sustainable women's livelihood and conservation of Asian elephant around Manas National Park, India The purpose of this project is to secure the elephant corridor and prevent further degradation, and regain the willingness of community participation, in eastern part of Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve through plantation, monitoring the movement of elephants in fragmented habitat, implementation of diversified human-elephant conflict (HEC) mitigation measures (e.g. trip wire, electric fence, chili-based deterrents, watchtowers, lights), and motivating and changing the livelihood of forest dependent families by creating diversified livelihood options, educational events such as camps among school students, teachers training, wildlife film shows etc. Awareness among the community will increase the level of confidence among the villagers for living in harmony with elephants.
THE NORTH KANARA LANDSCAPE IN KARNATAKA, INDIA HAS A POPULATION OF 70 ELEPHANTS LIVING IN A HUMAN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE WHICH RESULTS IN HIGH HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC). FWS FUNDING OVER THE LAST EIG to train farmers to protect their crops from wild elephants using the simple, cost-effective technique of Community-based Conflict Management (CBCM), a set of practical and self-sustaining solutions which empower farmers to protect crops using low-cost techniques with reduced dependence on outside agencies
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Capacity building project - training of tiger range states officials in wildlife management
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Strengthen the protection measures by involving fringe villagers in Manas.National Park for the conservation of Asian Elephants, Phase - VI.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Analysis of Human-Elephant Conflict and its Mitigation in Fragmented Nilgiris-.Eastern Ghats Landscape, Southern India
Conservation of Eastern Hoolock Gibbon in Eastern Assam- Arunachal Pradesh landscape through education-awareness & community conservation practices (CHGAAP) The purpose of this project is to create a strong cadre of trained teachers who can educate and motivate students and together with students motivate the community for positive actions, find sacred groves for gibbon conservation taking into consideration taboos and beliefs of local communities, promote local youth involvement in Eastern Hoolock Gibbon (EHG) conservation in their villages, construct canopy bridges in the selected fragments of Lower Dibang valley district for gibbon use, and identify potential eco-tourism spots with gibbon as target species involving the youth volunteers and local community.
OCCUPANCY STUDY OF TIGER AND PREY SPECIES IN MELGHAT-SATPUDA CORRIDOR, AND ESTIMATION ORF MINIMUM TIGER POPULATION IN BUFFER ZONE OF MELGHAT TIGER RESERVE, INDIA Melghat Tiger Reserve is an important source population of the tiger and supports a population of 50 tigers. It is connected by a forest corridor to Satpuda Tiger Reserve. The presence of tiger and prey species and the status of this corridor is not well studied. The buffer zone of Melghat tiger reserve has presence of tiger and prey species but is not being monitored for tigers by the Forest Department. Project objectives are to: (1) carry out an occupancy survey for tigers and prey in the corridor connecting Melghat Tiger Reserve with Satpuda tiger Reserve, and, (2) deploy camera traps for estimating minimum tiger population and tiger distribution in buffer zone of Melghat Tiger Reserve.
DETERRING WILDLIFE CRIME AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING OF RHINOCEROS AND TIGER BODY PARTS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY EASTERN HIMALAYAS THE SERVICE HEREBY INCORPORATES THE RECIPIENTS APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE SERVICE INTO THESE AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CHECK AND REDUCE WILDLIFE CRIME AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE OF RHINOCEROS AND TIGER BY 2024.THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY STRENGTHENING THEIR TOOLS, AND CAPACITY TO CHECK AND REDUCE WILDLIFE CRIME AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE OF RHINO AND TIGERS BY 2024 (2) GENERATE, COLLATE, AND SHARE INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE HOTSPOTS AND PATHWAYS IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS WITH RELEVANT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO TRIGGER NEEDED LEGAL ACTION TO CURB WILDLIFE CRIME ON RHINO AND TIGER BODY PARTS AND OTHER THREATENED WILDLIFE (3) ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEILLANCE, MONITORING AND WILDLIFE CRIME PREVENTION SYSTEM IN COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ASSAM, ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND MANIPUR, TO REDUCE THE SITE LEVEL ILLEGAL WILDLIFE OFFENCES TARGETING RHINOS, TIGERS AND OTHER THREATENED ANIMALS BY 2024 AND (4) ESTABLISH TWO NOVEL TRANSBOUNDARY COLLABORATIONS TO REDUCE TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ON RHINOCEROS, TIGERS AND OTHER KEY SPECIES.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Save asian elephants by empowering community (SEEC): Phase II- an initiative in the eastern part of Chirang Ripu Elephant Reserve
ADVANCING THE CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES IN INDIA AT A NATIONAL SCALE THROUGH THE MONITORING OF INDEX SITES, AND COORDINATION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT EFFORTS WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNERS To strengthen and sustain collective and collaborative sea turtle conservation through the monitoring of key sites and a network of partners in the Indian sub-continent.
GAFC-Expend On Investmnt-Species Conservation Grant Conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbon in Langlakso-Mikir Hills-Koliyoni and Marat Longri-Patradisa-Longnit Priority Landscapes, Assam, India
Forest Department - Community partnership to improve protection of Western Hoolock Gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) in Jeypore RF - Phase V The project will accomplish the following objectives to help conserve endangered hoolock gibbons: (1) Continue the operations of three roving gibbon and wildlife patrol units consisting of community members and forest guards in each group; and, (2) Implement SMART patrolling protocols, systematically record patrol details, produce monthly reports and plan future patrols using these reports.
CONSERVING VITAL CONNECTIONS ACROSS EXPANDING LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE IN A TRANSBOUNDARY TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE (TAL) The purpose of this project is to (1) Identify movement corridors for tiger and rhino populations in Indo-Nepal Terai Arc.Landscape; (2) Create transportation infrastructure data layers (Current and Future Road Network); (3) Identify conflict sections.of transportation infrastructure projects that limit tiger and rhino movements for mitigation prioritization; and (4) Strengthen.transboundary connectivity coordination, science implementation and capacity building.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will continue and strengthen the long -term monitoring programme for the olive ridely arribada population at Rushikulya, olive ridleys generally in Orissa and leatherbacks in Andaman Islands; initate a conservation program for green turtles in the Lakshadweep Islands; and continue to facilitate and strengthen the work of a broad network of partners to conserve marine turtles throughout the Indian mainland and islands.
REVIVING AND STRENGTHENING JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROMOTION AND LIVELIHOODS IN THE SRIVILLIPUTHER-MEGAMALAI TIGER RESERVE SMTR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE TIGER HABITAT IN THE NEWLY DECLARED SRIVILLIPUTHUR MEGAMALAI TIGER RESERVE (SMTR) IN TAMIL NADU. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FORM JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES IN VILLAGES ADJACENT TO SMTR AND INVOLVE WOMEN ON THESE COMMITTEES, DEVELOP THE CAPACITIES OF FRONTLINE FOREST STAFF ON FOREST MANAGEMENT, PROVIDE ALTERNATE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO COMMITTEES, DEVELOP EDUCATION MODULES FOR LOCAL EDUCATORS FOR TIGER AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, SET UP A FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AT SMTR, AND EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT.
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Capacity building project - training of tiger range state's officials in wildlife management
PEOPLE FOR SNOW LEOPARDS: LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION INTEGRATED WITH NATIONAL AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE Funds under this award are to be used for (1) training local rangers and community champions for improved response and support during situations related to illegal killing or trafficking; (2) creating a wildlife trafficking community hotline and response team; (3) providing awareness and outreach materials to communities about wildlife laws and anti-crime resources; and (4) helping communities pledge to support and take ownership over anti-hunting measures.
Strengthening communities in human-tiger conflict (HTC) sensitive Dhela forest range of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, India through income generating development skill training, alternative cooking fuel The purpose of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the local villagers around the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) through community livelihood improvement and income generating skill development training program, and help them develop positive understanding and appreciation for wildlife, and coordinate with the Forest Department to reduce human tiger/wildlife conflicts and deforestation. The project objectives are as follows: (1) Build a Community Livelihood Improvement (CLI) Training Center (CLITC) for the human-tiger conflict (HTC) affected womens communities in Dhela forest range of the CTR; (2) Provide income generating skill development training in the CLITC to the forest-dependent women stakeholders of Dhela forest range; (3) Provide alternative cooking fuel and cooking gas subsidy to the human-tiger conflict affected families in the Dhela forest range; (4) Build the capacity of the frontline forest staff working at the forest check posts in Dhela forest range; (5) Initiate developing a Community Plant Nursery as a measure to promote community-led tiger habitat protection in Dhela forest range; (6) Propagate HTC mitigation awareness education campaign in the HTC sensitive villages around the CTR.