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CONSERVING THE CRITICAL ASIAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS OF HUAI KHA KHAENG AND KAENG KRACHAN WORLD HERITAGE SITES THROUGH IMPROVED SMART PATROL AND HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT MITIGATION, YEAR 16-18. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RECOVER ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN THAILAND S WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX LANDSCAPE THROUGH EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AND COLLABORATIVE HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) MITIGATION IN WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF HUAI KHA KHAENG NATIONAL PARK (HKK) AND KAENG KRACHAN NATIONAL PARK (KKNP). PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) STRENGTHEN THE SMART (SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL) PATROL SYSTEM IN HKK AND KKNP THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE (2) REDUCE HEC BY PROMOTING STANDARD MITIGATION METHODS ALONG WITH MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE METHODS TO EXAMINE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHANGES IN ELEPHANT CROP RAIDING BEHAVIOR (3) ESTIMATE ELEPHANT POPULATION SIZE IN HKK AND KKNP AND (4) EXPAND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND HEC MITIGATION SCHEMES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVE COOPERATION AMONG PARK STAFF, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE TO (1) CONDUCT FOLLOW UP MONITORING WITH 43 PATROL TEAMS (5 6 RANGERS TEAM) PER YEAR IN HKK AND KKNP AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, REFRESHER TRAINING, NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, AND ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT MORALE (2) TRAIN 65 PARK RANGERS PER YEAR (3) SETUP A NEW SMART PATROL CENTER IN A NEW BUILDING AT KKNP TO IMPROVE ITS CAPACITY AND OPERATION (4) MAINTAIN AN EXISTING SEM
IMPLEMENTING SWEFCOMS TIGER CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN: CONSOLIDATING BASELINES AND ADDRESSING CRITICAL THREATS THE SCARCITY OF TIGER PREY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE KEY LIMITATIONS TO TIGER RECOVERY IN THE SOUTHERN WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX (SWEFCOM). THROUGH THIS PROJECT, PANTHERA PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE SALAKPRA CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE (SCL) THROUGH THREE DISTINCT LINES OF INTERVENTION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) FILL SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL GAPS IN THE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TIGERS AND PREY IN THE SCL (2) CONSOLIDATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-ORIENTED APPROACH TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN THE LANDSCAPE AND IDENTIFY NON-ENFORCEMENT-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND (3) DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE AND REGULATE LIVESTOCK GRAZING PROTECTED AREAS IN THE NORTHERN SCL.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Tiger, prey and detailed threat surveys in Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuaries to inform tiger conservation interventions
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund The purpose of this grant is to obtain an understanding of tiger population trends in Thung Yai East Wildlife Sanctuary (TYE) and Thung Yai West (TYW) and the impact upon those trends of threats emanating from seven villages in TYE so that appropriate management actions may be developed. Specifically the Recipient will: (1) conduct a camera trap survey in TYE using about 50 camera trap points at 4-5 kilometers spacing, placed in two blocks of 25 trapping points per block and conducted over a 2 month period; (2) conduct a similar camera trap survey in TYW; and (3) undertake a rigorous analysis of the threats emanating from the seven villages that are found in the northwestern valley that runs through TYE by recording data in three areas on human activities, sign of target wildlife species, livestock grazing, tiger predation, location of poaching, poaching patterns.
Lar gabbon protection in the Western Forest Complex, Thailand - Year 2 The main objectives of this project are to maintain the SMART patrol system in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (HKK) to the current intensity and coverage, build on Year 1 of the project, and establish a baseline population estimate for lar gibbon in the southern area of HKK.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Elephant Protection and Education Campaigns in the Western Forest Complex,.Thailand, Year 4
Saving the Sumatran Elephant through Supporting Resort-Based Management in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park to Reduce Encroachment and Prevent Poaching ENCROACHMENT IN BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK, SUMATRA
Coordinating Civil Society Responses to increasing HEC issues in Thailand The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai landscape (DPKY) supports one of the largest contiguous and growing elephant populations in Thailand. However, it remains threatened by encroachment, poaching, and human-elephant conflict (HEC). The goal of this project is to strengthen protection for elephants in DPKY and transfer and replicate effective HEC solutions to HEC hotspots in southeast Thailand. Project objectives include: 1) empower a civil society network to share grassroots HEC solutions; 2) advance enforcement and training capacity for the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation; and 3) improve wildlife monitoring capacity in partnership with stakeholders. Specific project activities include: 1) strengthen civil society capacity to monitor, mitigate, and report HEC; 2) research and implement innovative HEC mitigation techniques and transfer these skills to select sites in southeast Thailand and convene CSO workshops in order to network, and enhance awareness and responsiveness; 3) support on-the-job-training and mentoring capacity for Rapid Response Units; 4) support Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) implementation; 5) expand elephant monitoring and data analysis to enhance government planning and management capacities. This project will contribute to the conservation of wild Asian elephants in the DPKY forest complex and transfer those methods to other landscapes in Thailand.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Monitoring, and Human - Elephant Conflict Mitigation in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
RECOVERING OF TIGERS THROUGH SMART PATROL, CONSERVATION EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM POPULATION MONITORING IN THE WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX, THAILAND: SAVING THE TIGERS YEAR 13-15 The purpose of this project is to: (1) Strengthen the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) Patrol System in Thung Yai.West Wildlife Sanctuary (TYW) through training, morale boosting support, and monitoring performance; (2) Strengthen the.conservation education in local schools; (3) Monitor tigers and their prey in TYW as indicators of management success; and (4).Train undergraduate wildlife students from Kasetsart University on SMART Patrol and wildlife monitoring techniques.
Understanding Elephant Behavior: A Novel Approach to Mitigating human-elephant conflict in Kanchanaburi, Thailand THIS TWO YEAR PROJECT UNDERTAKES A NOVEL STUDY THAT WILL IDE
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Elephant Protection, Distribution Monitoring, and Education Campaigns in the Western Forest Complex, Thailand
UNDERSTANDING ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MITIGATING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT IN KANCHANABURI, THAILAND 2. USING ELEPHANT PERSONALITY TO DEVELOP A CONFLICT MITIGATION TOOLKIT This project will contribute to our knowledge of elephant behavior and to the strategies that reduce threats to.elephants by preventing human-elephant conflict (HEC) using a unique, elephant-centric approach. The project will provide direct.benefits to the people of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and create a comprehensive education and mentoring program for the next.generation of Thai policymakers and scientists. This project aims to refine our understanding of personality in wild Asian.elephants, investigate how personality traits are associated with HEC, and determine ways that mitigation strategies can be.implemented more effectively while accounting for elephant personalities and cognition. Project objectives are to: (1) expand the.frequency of observations from watchtowers to monitor elephant interactions with farmers as elephants approach and enter crop.fields; (2) optimize collection of videos to gather behavior and elephant population demographic data; (3) assign the personality.traits of innovation, neophilia, boldness, and aggression to individual elephants both in and around Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary;.(4) support farmers and park rangers in their daily work and engagement with the project; (5) compile and share with farmers the.personality profiles for elephants observed in Mae Pla Soi (MPS) and Tha Ma Now (TMN) village crop fields, using data from.observational and experimental approaches; (6) design a mitigation toolkit using the elephants identified from one TMN crop.field to assess the toolkits effectiveness; (7) create strategic toolkits for all other farmers working in and around field sites in MPS.and TMN; (8) implement a novel elephant deterrence technique using olfactory cues and evaluate associations between.personality and reactions to olfactory deterrents; (9) implement olfactory cue mitigation surrounding one MPS crop field and.assess changes in elephant presence and behavior; (10) collaborate with Mahidol Universitys conservation bio
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to (1) improve protection for elephants and elephant habitat in KKNP and continue law enforcement monitoring (LEM) work using MIST to help enhance effectiveness of protection work, (2) reduce humanelephant conflict (HEC) by promoting standard mitigation methods as well as monitoring the effectiveness of those methods and continuing HEC monitoring to assess the success of the mitigation work, and (3) expand elephant conservation education in the area and promote HEC mitigation scheme to improve cooperation among park staff, local communities and other stake holders
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Monitoring, and HumanElephant Conflict Mitigation in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, year 7
Lar gibbon protection in Thailands Western Forest Complex Lar gibbons are Endangered. The Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) is one of the last strongholds for this species in Asia. Poaching and habitat loss are major threats to lar gibbon in WEFCOM, and to mitigate this threat WCS-Thailand is working closely with the Government of Thailand to train and equip rangers to protect the lar gibbons of WEFCOM. Lar gibbons are especially sensitive to illegal logging and poaching pressure as they are canopy dwellers, rarely setting foot on the forest floor. Project objectives include: (1) To maintain the SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) patrol system in Huai Kha Khaeng (HKK) to the current intensity and coverage, and support 22 patrol teams (5 rangers/team) in HKK by providing technical assistance, refresher training, necessary equipment, and patrol ration costs; and (2) To build on previously acquired lar gibbon survey data and establish a baseline population estimate for lar gibbon in the southern area of HKK.
Law enforcement monitoring and human-elephant conflict mitigation in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, Year 12-14 "The purpose of this project is to secure the long-term conservation of the wild Asian elephant population and its habitat in Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) by increasing the effectiveness of protection efforts and reducing human-elephant conflict (HEC) in the region. Project activities will include: 1) refresher training of KKNP staff in law enforcement and monitoring methods, SMART on-the-job training, and law enforcement monitoring data analysis and report writing; 2) reduction of HEC by promoting and monitoring standard HEC mitigation methods in local and a 400m extension of the semi-permanent fence in Huai Sad Yai; and 3) expansion of elephant conservation education directed at villagers from HEC target sites to cover the whole of KKNP, an annual HEC and mitigation workshop in communities, and an education campaign for tourists. This project will lead to more effective patrolling and law enforcement activities in the Park, better provisioned, trained, and motivated staff capable of addressing the threat of elephant poaching gangs, and reduced retaliatory elephant deaths in Thailand. ..This award is provisionally approved for three 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.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Improving protection of elephants in Salakpra and adjoining PAs in.West Thailand, by strengthening the Smart Patrol Systems using MIST
Elephant Protection and Education Campaigns in the Western Forest Complex and Capacity Strengthening of Future Protected Area Managers, Thailand, Year 5 The purpose of this project is to (1) maintain the Smart patrol system in Thung Yai West to the current intensity and coverage, (2) improve awareness of local communities and schools through nature education campaigns on elephant and wildlife conservation in key schools and communities close to Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary as the best elephant site in WEFCOM, and (3) set up International House of Conservation to strengthen international experience on conservation concepts and practices with the focus group of ~ 60 students annually from Department of Conservation and Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Monitoring, and Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, year 6
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to maintain the Smart patrol system in Thung Yai West Wildlife Sanctuary (TYW) at a high level of intensity and coverage; to improve awareness of local communities and schools through presentation of nature education campaigns on tiger and wildlife conservation in key schools and communities close to Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (HKK); and to improve capacity of future protected area managers at Kasetsart University to be ready to run protected areas by training them in operation of the Smart patrol system and wildlife population monitoring. This will be done by: (1) supporting operation of 17 patrol teams (5-6 rangers/team) in TYW by providing technical support, equipment including GPSs and digital cameras, patrol ration costs, and other camping supplies; (2) conducting 3 nature education campaigns, using the "Manual of Nature Education for Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Species " for local school teachers, students, and villages near TYW; and (3) training 30 undergraduate wildlife students in the Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University on the Smart patrol system and tiger population monitoring systems in HKK.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to: 1) Improve protection for elephants and elephant habitat in KKNP and to continue law enforcement monitoring (LEM) work using SMART to help enhance effectiveness of protection work; 2) Reduce humanelephant conflict by promoting standard mitigation methods as well as monitoring the effectiveness of those methods and continuing HEC monitoring to assess the success of the mitigation work; 3) Expand elephant conservation education in the area and to promote the HEC mitigation scheme in order to improve cooperation among park staff, local communities and other stakeholders.
UNDERSTANDING ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MITIGATING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT IN KANCHANABURI, THAILAND 2. USING ELEPHANT PERSONALITY TO DEVELOP A CONFLICT MITIGATION TOOLKIT This project will contribute to our knowledge of elephant behavior and to the strategies that reduce threats to elephants by preventing human-elephant conflict (HEC) using a unique, elephant-centric approach. The project will provide direct benefits to the people of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and create a comprehensive education and mentoring program for the next generation of Thai policymakers and scientists. This project aims to refine our understanding of personality in wild Asian elephants, investigate how personality traits are associated with HEC, and determine ways that mitigation strategies can be implemented more effectively while accounting for elephant personalities and cognition. Project objectives are to: (1) expand the frequency of observations from watchtowers to monitor elephant interactions with farmers as elephants approach and enter crop fields; (2) optimize collection of videos to gather behavior and elephant population demographic data; (3) assign the personality traits of innovation, neophilia, boldness, and aggression to individual elephants both in and around Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary; (4) support farmers and park rangers in their daily work and engagement with the project; (5) compile and share with farmers the personality profiles for elephants observed in Mae Pla Soi (MPS) and Tha Ma Now (TMN) village crop fields, using data from observational and experimental approaches; (6) design a mitigation toolkit using the elephants identified from one TMN crop field to assess the toolkits effectiveness; (7) create strategic toolkits for all other farmers working in and around field sites in MPS and TMN; (8) implement a novel elephant deterrence technique using olfactory cues and evaluate associations between personality and reactions to olfactory deterrents; (9) implement olfactory cue mitigation surrounding one MPS crop field and assess changes in elephant presence and behavior; (10) collaborate with Mahidol Universitys conservation bio
Conserving the critical Asian elephant population of Thailands Kaeng Krachan National Park through improved law enforcement and improved human-elephant conflict mitigation KAENG KRACHAN NATIONAL PARK (KKNP) IS HOME TO ONE OF THAILAN
Tiger, prey and detailed threat surveys in Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuaries to inform tiger conservation interventions The purpose of this grant is to obtain an understanding of tiger population trends in Thung Yai East Wildlife Sanctuary (TYE) and Thung Yai West (TYW) and the impact upon those trends of threats emanating from seven villages in TYE so that appropriate management actions may be developed. Specifically the Recipient will: (1) conduct a camera trap survey in TYE using about 50 camera trap points at 4-5 kilometers spacing, placed in two blocks of 25 trapping points per block and conducted over a 2 month period; (2) conduct a similar camera trap survey in TYW; and (3) undertake a rigorous analysis of the threats emanating from the seven villages that are found in the northwestern valley that runs through TYE by recording data in three areas on human activities, sign of target wildlife species, livestock grazing, tiger predation, location of poaching, poaching patterns.
IMPLEMENTING SWEFCOMS TIGER CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN: CONSOLIDATING BASELINES AND ADDRESSING CRITICAL THREATS THE SCARCITY OF TIGER PREY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE KEY LIMITATIONS TO TIGER RECOVERY IN THE SOUTHERN WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX (SWEFCOM). THROUGH THIS PROJECT, PANTHERA PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE SALAKPRA CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE (SCL) THROUGH THREE DISTINCT LINES OF INTERVENTION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) FILL SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL GAPS IN THE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TIGERS AND PREY IN THE SCL (2) CONSOLIDATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM ORIENTED APPROACH TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN THE LANDSCAPE AND IDENTIFY NON ENFORCEMENT BASED INTERVENTIONS AND (3) DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE AND REGULATE LIVESTOCK GRAZING PROTECTED AREAS IN THE NORTHERN SCL.
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Tiger Protection and Distribution Monitoring in the Western Forest Complex, Thailand
THE COMEBACK OF THE INDOCHINESE TIGER IN THAILAND'S DONG PHAYAYEN FOREST COMPLEX AND BEYOND, SAFEGUARDING A RECOVERY POPULATION OF INDOCHINESE TIGERS AND REESTABLISHING ITS WIDER HISTORICAL RANGE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SOLIDIFY THE RECOVERY OF TIGERS IN THAILAND S DONG PHAYAYEN-KHAO YAI DPKY FOREST COMPLEX AND SECURE THE DISPERSAL TO CONNECTED ENVIRONS INCLUDING BANTAEY CHHMAR PROTECTED LANDSCAPE BCPL IN CAMBODIA. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS 1 IMPROVE STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT IN DPKY AND BCPL 2 EXPAND MONITORING TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF TIGER POPULATION DYNAMICS AND DISPERSAL TO CONNECTED HABITAT AND 3 EXPAND WIDER SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TIGERS, PREY AND BIODIVERSITY IN DPKY, BCPL AND THE DANGRAK ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Elephant Protection and Education Campaigns in the Western Forest Complex and Capacity.Strengthening of Future Protected Area Managers, Thailand, Year 5
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to implement a self-sustaining system of wildlife monitoring and patrolling activities in parks, improve understanding of elephant distribution and behavior, and decrease human-elephant conflict incidences and nature crime affecting elephants.
Operation Laser 2-Increasing law enforcement impacts through on the job trainings and internationa cooperation in the Mekong Region The purpose of this project is to reduce illegal trade of tiger and rhino horn in the Mekong Region. The project will support the following objectives: (1) Analyze the rhino and tiger supply chain; (2) Increased investigative collaboration between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, including engagement with Thailands Anti-Money Laundering Organization and counter narcotics actors; (3) Increased arrests of high-level actors in criminal syndicates.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Conservation of tigers and tiger prey in Thailands Western Forest Complex through law enforcement and education
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Tiger, prey and detailed threat surveys in Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuaries to inform tiger conservation interventions
RAPID NESTING AND THREATS ASSESSMENTS FOR THE RECOVERY OF HAWKSBILL NESTING IN THE GULF OF THAILAND To undertake and map a rapid assessment for hawksbill nesting sites along the four provinces of the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand (GoT). To identify 4 key representatives from the GoT to attend the Fauna and Flora International (FFI-RTW) Regional Training Workshop (RTW) for Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand planned for Cambodia in the Fall of 2018. To develop a national geo-referenced living map of hawksbill shell products use, as an initial part of a threat assessment for hawksbills in Thailand. To establish a GoT community driven hawksbill Nesting Recovery Network (NRN) and to continue gathering hawksbill nesting information.
Reinforcing frontline protection of Thailand's elephants: Strengthening reactive enforcement, monitoring, and community-led conservation in the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex This project aims to improve protection for Asian elephants in the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex by developing systems and personnel to respond to and investigate enforcement situations, improve elephant monitoring systems, and empower community leaders in conservation activities. The recipient will: 1) provide training to Special Response Groups through a specialized PROTECT training course; 2) integrate SMART software into management activities; 3) conduct an investigations primer training course using the DETECT training material; 4) provide field equipment such as hammocks, sleeping bags, and compasses; 5) measure uptake of training information; 6) conduct regular camera-trap and patrol-based elephant monitoring; 7) provide administrative support to a local community-directed conservation group; 8) test, implement, and monitor effectiveness of human-elephant conflict (HEC) barriers such as beehive fences, and thorny and unpalatable plant species; and 9) train, support and mentor community-led environmental and HEC patrols. This project is the next step in institutionalizing patrol and HEC-mitigation activities to secure long-term protection of Asian elephants in this Forest Complex.