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Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to achieve conservation of the Northern Karnataka elephant population through mitigation of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and knowledge-based conservation planning. By reducing crop damage in the project area applicant hopes to raise the tolerance of farmers to elephant presence and contribute to conservation of elephants. HEC is expected to increase in coming years given that many farmers in the project area are taking up sugarcane cultivation. Applicant will carry out experiments on low cost elephant deterrent measures and implement them with the involvement of local people. Objectives include, (1) implementation of Community-based Conflict Management (CBCM) in affected villages with involvement of local farmers and capacity building of the farmers in implementation of these measures, (2) carrying out experiments to assess the effectiveness of low-cost mitigation measures on captive elephants, (3) creating a database of wild elephants in the project area by building visual identification key for each elephant, (4) mapping and assessing quality of habitat for elephants and identification and assessment of corridors in Belgaum Division, (5) extension programs for creating awareness on CBCM model and elephant conservation.
CONSERVATION OF TIGER AND ITS HABITAT THROUGH UNIQUE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIVELIHOOD MODEL SUPPORT IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK Securing Manas and its habitats from anthropogenic stress for optimum ecosystems goods and services for the benefit of people and environment.
Augment the capacity of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve Directorate to enhance tiger habitat management and address human-tiger conflict The purpose of this project is to augment the capacity of the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve directorate for enhanced tiger conservation and develop long-term, sustainable management measures to address human-tiger conflict. The objectives are as follows: (1) Conduct a robust prey-base study in three ranges of 24-Parganas and provide this information to Park managers to facilitate monitoring of tigers and protected areas in the Sundarbans, and (2) Reduce tiger straying incidences into villages and human-tiger conflicts within the protected area.
Asian Elephant Volunteer Partner (Contributed Funds) Healthcare program for well being of Asian Elephants engaged in the protection of Wildlife Areas of Assam, India.
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Capacity building project - training of tiger range states officials in wildlife management
Educating local communities for mitigating human-large carnivore conflict and conservatoin of tigers and leopards, India The purpose of this project is to ensure that the 72 conflict mitigation teams become self-reliant and capable of minimizing conflict, increase the area and villages under this program, create a network among these teams, and strengthen the Early Warning System for local communities.
Critically Endangered Animals-International Grants Conserving Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) occupied landscapes through scientific understanding and Government-community participatory planning
DETERRING WILDLIFE CRIME AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING OF RHINOCEROS AND TIGER BODY PARTS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY EASTERN HIMALAYAS 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.
Institutionalizing a community-based model of managing human-elephant conflict in the North Kanara landscape of Karnataka, India through participation of the Forest Department and local self governance bodies 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
Transforming Human-Elephant Interactions through Compensation, Education, and Mitigation around Indias Western Ghats to 1) expand Wild Seve to 300 villages and 50,000 people; 2) file 15,000+ HEC claims across five wildlife reserves; 3) implement Wild Shaale in 150 high conflict village schools reaching 11,000 children; 4) assess attitudes and build community awareness in 30 villages; 5) recruit and train 8 staff in conflict response and 9 educator and evaluator teams.
Strengthen the Security for Rhinos in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India through improved Law Enforcement and Monitoring (1) establish an improved Law Enforcement Monitoring System (SMART) in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary; and, (2) improve the capacity of the frontline staff for effective enforcement. GPS-based Law Enforcement Management tool in the form of SMART will be introduced in the entire rhino ranging area of the WLS and training all anti-poaching units in the system.
Capacity building for frontline forest personnel for the mitigation of human animal conflict (tiger and elephant) in and around protected areas of Tamil Nadu, India The purpose of this project is to address the issue of human-animal conflict (HAC) issues through training, equip frontline staff with modern research tools, and create a network of frontline staff for elephant and tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu.
TRANSFORMING HUMAN-ELEPHANT INTERACTIONS THROUGH COMPENSATION, EDUCATION AND MITIGATION AROUND INDIA S WESTERN GHATS. The goal of this three-year project is to increase local peoples tolerance and build long term support for Asian elephants in shared.landscapes, through compensation, mitigation, and education in high conflict zones surrounding important elephant reserves in the.Western Ghats of India. Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is severe in India resulting in crop loss and property damage, human.injury, and death. The Wild Seve initiative assists victims with the government compensation process by using mobile technology.to file and track claims. The Wild Shaale conservation education program fosters local interest and affinity for wildlife,.particularly conflict prone elephants and tigers, builds tolerance, and provides basic coping mechanisms to vulnerable families..This project expands these two initiatives and will: 1) expand Wild Seve to 300 villages and 50,000 people; 2) file 15,000+ HEC.claims across five wildlife reserves; 3) implement Wild Shaale in 150 high conflict village schools reaching 11,000 children; 4).assess attitudes and build community awareness in 30 villages; 5) recruit and train 8 staff in conflict response and 9 educator and.evaluator teams.
The Odisha Elephant Landscape Project. The Odisha Elephant Landscape Project aims to protect wild Asian elephants and their habitats and mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) and intentional killings in Odisha, India by supporting the Odisha Forest Department through elephant monitoring, creation of threat maps, identifying open wells, monitoring poachers, and facilitating crop compensation claims after HEC events. Project activities include: 1) support for local forest protection groups to prevent poaching, reduce HEC, and raise awareness among local communities and school children; 2) monitor and provide information to the Forest Department about poacher movements, threats to elephants such as illegal development, open wells, low power lines, electric traps, and illegal or defunct electric fences; 3) monitor known elephant corridors for illegal activities such as mining, quarrying, dumping, and pollution; 4) provide recommendations to the forest authorities on habitat protection and HEC compensation methods using satellite mapping; 5) facilitate crop damage claims for farmers from the Forest Department; 6) ensure effective forest fire response by the Forest Department by monitoring and reporting fires quickly; 7) create pilot nurseries of bauhinia vines for use as alternative livelihood and elephant fodder plants; and 8) inform the media to generate positive news stories in support of elephant conservation and to highlight threats. This multifaceted project will support the Forest Department in reducing threats to Asian elephants, enrich elephant habitat, support alternative livelihoods in Odisha, and increase awareness and understanding in local communities and media.
Strengthen Community in Sea Turtle Conservation and Reinforce Stakeholder Network to effect policy, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, India The recipient will continue a community based sea turtle nest protection program along 170 km of nesting beaches on the Bay of Bengal, involving 60 villages and conduct outreach programs with fishers to reduce sea turtle bycatch through use of TEDs.
Conservation of tiger and its habitat through unique law enforcement and livelihood models 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.
AMPLIFYING ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND SENSITIZATION PROGRAMS IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA The goal of this project is to ensure the long-term survival of Asian elephant populations.by minimizing human-elephant conflict (HEC) and promote the peaceful survival of both elephants and.humans in Tamil Nadu, India. The project will conduct HEC capacity building training for frontline forest.staff and to administer human-elephant coexistence (HECx) sensitization programs for media and.government staff in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and the recently declared Srivilliputhur-Megamalai.Tiger Reserve. In partnership with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, the recipient will conduct trainings.and workshops for frontline forest staff, forest range officers, and newly hired park staff, journalists,.lawyers, local police, and other stakeholders in both protected areas. Specific activities include: (1).conduct two two-day training programs for 60 frontline staff on HEC and HEC mitigation; (2) conduct.two one-day sensitization programs for 50 participants, including journalists, lawyers, local police, and.other forest department staff; and (3) evaluation of the impacts of the two programs and creation of a.communication network among participants for information sharing.
Great Apes Postal Fund Adopting an inclusive approach of Research, Capacity building, Community Education and Outreach to conserve Western Hoolock Gibbon in Karbi Anglong district under Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape, Assam, India.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Developing a comprehensive conservation strategy for tigers (Panthera tigris) and their prey in the Central Terai Landscape, India
Conservation of Tiger, Rhino, Elephants and Hoolock Gibbons in Kaziranga-Karb Anglong Landscape using PNRM Approach by Forest Dependent Indigenous Karbi Tribe in Kohora River Basin in India It is the necessary to ensure alternative mode of protection to habitats in Karbi Anglong Hills and the biological corridors to Kaziranga National Park as the indigenous Karbi tribe is not in favor of the creation of a Wildlife Sanctuary fearing loss of land rights and natural resources. Project will engage communities using traditional knowledge and appropriate technology to design sustainable and adaptive Participatory Natural Resources Management (PNRM) models for habitat conservation and reduce human disturbances. Beneficiaries will be trained for improved homestead agroforestry, sustainable harvest of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP), value addition and marketing of products. Project objectives are: (1) Inventory and mapping of NTFP in the River Basin that are potential for sustainable management and creating a baseline; (2) Participatory perspective plan for Natural Resource Management; (3) Develop natural resource based sustainable livelihood and entrepreneurship models involving 100 households to initiate habitat protection and improved quality of life; (4) Document the process and system of best practices for communication with wider communities and stakeholders; and, (5) Create awareness among communities and stakeholders about ecosystems health, PNRM, livelihoods and entrepreneurships.
Securing the globally critical Asian elephant population in Nagarahole-Bandipur National Parks, India, through habitat consolidation and threat mitigation. The goal of this project is to ensure that the wild Asian elephant metapopulation in the Mysore Elephant Reserve (MER) is healthy and free of pressures that threaten its persistence in the Western Ghats, India. Securing key source populations of elephants and consolidation of habitat is critical to protecting this population and will be addressed via support of voluntary resettlement of within-forest villages and intelligence gathering on wildlife crimes. Project activities include: 1) confidence-building measures to motivate families to relocate outside of the MER, increasing political and public support for voluntary resettlement; 2) provision of support to families who wish to relocate including liaising with appropriate government departments; 3) carry out land-use classification of the MER using GIS tools and ground-truthing to prioritize sites for strategic land purchase; and 4) gather and verify information using an intelligence network to minimize threats to elephants and their habitats. The project will directly contribute to securing habitat within MER through reduction of human-elephant conflict and minimize threats from illegal activities such as ivory poaching and timber smuggling in the Western Ghats of India.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant An assessment of the population, distribution and conservation issues of the Asian Elephant Elephas maximus in the Eastern Ghats areas of Karnataka State, India.
Assessing the status of adult male Asian elephant populations in Nagarahole-Bandipur National Parks, Karnataka, lndia The purpose of this project is to evaluate the adult male and overall population status of Asian elephants across Nagarhole-Bandipur National Parks in Karnataka, southwestern India, and will develop and contribute to a rigorous scientific monitoring program for elephants in Karnataka. Project activities will include: 1) creation of a photographic database for adult male elephants for photo-identification of individuals; 2) estimation of the population abundance of male elephants by using capture-recapture analyses and related parameters from photographs; 3) estimation of total elephant population using line-transect surveys under a distance-sampling framework; and 4) training of Forest Department personnel in monitoring methods by way of field workshops, training modules, and production of training materials on field monitoring protocols and elephant conservation topics. This project, the first step in establishing a scientific elephant population monitoring program in the region, will allow evaluation of on-the-ground impacts of recent surges in ivory poaching, directly inform park managers of the results of anti-poaching and other conservation efforts, enable managers to identify conflict animals, and enhance local capacity for elephant conservation.
Training on Habitat Management and Wildlife Conservation for the front line forest personnel of the Protected Areas of Assam, India Phase-V. The purpose of this project is to train field level staff (1) in wildlife conservation so they can better understand their role in conservation and they can play a more useful role in implementing wildlife and habitat management programs, (2) on better patrolling techniques including SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) programs for all the National Parks in Assam and Lawkhowa Burachapori WLS (excluding Kaziranga and Manas, where training has already been completed on SMART), and (3) on how to mitigate human-animal conflict in all the National Parks and Tigers Reserves of Assam.
ASSESSING CONSERVATION POTENTIAL OF TIGER, ELEPHANT, GIBBON, THEIR HABITATS AND CONNECTIVITY CORRIDORS IN THE POORLY KNOWN KARBI-DIMASA-JAYANTIA LANDSCAPE OF ASSAM AND MEGHALAYA, INDIA The purpose of this project is to save the metapopulations of tiger, elephant and gibbon in the northeast region of India. Project.objectives are as follows: (1) Understand abundance and distribution of key threatened species in the landscape; (2) Evaluate the.habitats of key threatened species and connectivity corridors within the landscape; (3) Evaluate the conservation threats to the key.species, their habitats and connectivity corridors in the landscape and assess current conservation actions in place; and (4).Understand landscape and local level conservation scenarios in relation to human dependence on natural resources and its impact.on species and habitats in the landscape.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Functional connectivity for large mammals in the southern Western Ghats, India: linking movement and distribution
INTEGRATING SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING AT INDEX SITES IN INDIA TOWARDS THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT A CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR SEA TURTLES IN INDIA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL CENSUS OF THE LARGE OLIVE RIDLEY MASS NESTING POPULATION AT RUSHIKULYA WITH PARTNERS 2 STRENGTHENING A PROGRAM TO MONITOR AND PROTECT THE LEATHERBACK NESTING COLONY IN THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 3 CONDUCTING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS CALLED THE TURTLE ACTION GROUP TAG TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS AND CONSERVATION IMPACTS AND 4 DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND DISPLAYS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOREST DEPARTMENT.
Facilitating expansion of the network of tiger source populations within the Malenad Tiger Landscape The Malenad Tiger Landscape (MTL) supports a large tiger population, and the Wildlife Conservation Society India Program has been working to conserve, monitor and study tigers, their prey and habitat in key sites within the MTL for over three decades. Recognizing that source-sink dynamics are important in determining the spatial distribution of tigers across large landscapes, such a site-based approach to conservation focuses on source sites with concentrations of tigers that have the potential to repopulate the larger landscape of sinks, which in turn need to be managed to facilitate movement of tigers and prey, but not necessarily to support high densities throughout. Project objectives are to: (1) Facilitate government-sponsored voluntary, relocation of forest-interior families to new sites outside the forest; (2) Prevent, detect and control threats to wildlife and habitats through an active intelligence network in the new sites; and, (3) Assess and map the emergent threat of minor forest produce collection.
Evaluation of the present status of the elephant corridors of Assam, India and preparation of an Action Plan for their conservation The purpose of this project is to evaluate the status of the nine designated Asian elephant corridors of Assam and prioritize activities for their long-term conservation. Project activities will be carried out by the Assam Forest Department and will include: 1) evaluation of the nine elephant corridors of Assam using official records and conducting household surveys of residents of the corridors; 2) corridor mapping, including vegetation cover, villages, land use patterns, and elephant routes; and 3) preparation of an action plan for the conservation of the corridors and recommendations for securing and management of the corridors. This project will contribute to the long-term conservation of viable populations of Asian elephants in Assam, the optimization of the use and conservation of existing habitats, and mitigation of human-elephant conflict.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to build on the background research and extensive experience that Elephant Family, the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) and the Wildlife Society of Odisha (WSO) have generated through working in partnership since 2005. Applicant will engage local communities in conservation by providing support, advice and information through regular meetings and one large workshop. Four local wildlife conservation groups will be empowered to raise awareness, attract new members and help the Forest Department intervene when illegal activity is posing a threat to elephants, while also alerting the project team to other threats to elephants in their area. Threats from industrial activity will result in dialogue with the company responsible. This approach has proved effective in the past and will be extended to tackle further threats, such as the deaths of elephants by electrocution from low-hanging power cables, which is an issue on which the three partner organizations have been working on for the past two years. HEC mitigation assistance will be provided to 30 villages. The project will also sustain an awareness program and forest protection committees at Simlipal National Park.
Developing a human-big cats conflict mitigation model for the benefit of the local communities and at the same time survival of big cats in Assam, India, Phase-II The purpose of this project is to build positive attitudes towards big cat conservation with emphasis on tiger conservation and to reduce the conflict by minimizing loss of big cats and human lives. The project will, (1) Develop awareness programs and involve people and local administration in mitigating conflict; (2) Maintain support for Rapid Response Teams with capture and transport equipment; (3) Maintain local response teams to respond to tiger and leopard encounters; and (4) Continue training Forest Department staff and local administrators and members of the Rapid Response Teams and Primary Response Teams. Rapid Response Teams (RRT) and Primary Response Teams (PRT) formed with grant support will tackle human-tiger and human-leopard conflict situations. The grant will contribute to the salaries of the 15 trained forest staff, 3 veterinarians, support necessary training, and purchase of essential supplies.