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Mitigating Human-Tiger Conflicts through Stakeholder Participation in Dudhwa-Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, of Uttar Pradesh Establishing a unique integrative conflict mitigation model The purpose of this project is to, (1) Enhance the integration of local community participation in conflict mitigation through formation and mobilization of voluntary Primary Response Teams (PRTs) in identified conflict hotspots in Dudhwa and Pilibhit TR landscape, (2) Increase the reach of the Rapid Response Teams (RRT) through the operation of two RRTs in Pilibhit TR and Dudhwa TR respectively, and, (3) Increase awareness about wildlife, wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflict by at least 40-50% in school teachers and school children of 125 rural schools in the project landscape, by the end of project period.
Amphibian Program-International Grants Evaluation and impact of chytridiomycosis on the endemic, highly threatened amphibians of.the Western Ghats
CONSERVATION OF TIGER, RHINO, ELEPHANTS AND HOOLOCK GIBBONS IN KAZIRANGA-KARBI ANGLONG LANDSCAPE USING PNRM APPROACH BY FOREST DEPENDENT INDIGENOUS KARBI TRIBE IN KOHORA AND DIFFOLU RIVER BASINS, INDI The purpose of this project is to (1) Strengthen and promote established sustainable conservation livelihood models with 100.forest-dependent families across six villages in the Kohora River Basin (KRB); (2) Design and test participatory, replicable eco.restoration models for recovery of habitats and connectivity corridors in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape; (3) Monitor.social, financial and ecological indicators annually to evaluate spatial and temporal project impacts on communities, key species.and habitats in the KRB; (4) Create awareness among KRB communities and key stakeholders on ecosystem wellbeing,.Participatory Natural Resource Management, sustainable livelihoods, and entrepreneurships; (5) Inventory and map non-timber.forest products with sustainable management potential in the Diffolu River Basin (DRB); (6) Develop natural resource-based.sustainable livelihood and entrepreneurship models involving 100 households to improve habitat and quality of life in the DRB;.and (7) Participatory drafting of the prospective Villages Natural Resource Management Plan.
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 The recipient will continue to strengthen the long -term monitoring programme for the olive ridely arribada population at Rushikulya, olive ridleys generally in Orissa and leatherbacks in Andaman Islands; and continue to facilitate and strengthen a broad network of partners and projects to conserve marine turtles throughout the Indian mainland and islands.
Augmenting stakeholder awareness on Asian elephant conservation in human-elephant conflict areas of Tamil Nadu, India The purpose of this project is to conduct human-elephant conflict (HEC) capacity-building and awareness programs in HEC-affected villages of Coimbatore and Hosur Forest Departments of Tamil Nadu, India. This project will promote best practices for HEC-mitigation via a sensitization program for journalists, informing the public via the news media, and training for frontline forest guards, rangers, and foresters. Project activities will include: 1) conduct two workshops for frontline forest staff covering topics such as HEC-mitigation methods and human-elephant coexistence; 2) conduct a workshop for journalists and reporters in order to cultivate an informed media community that will report objectively and constructively on HEC issues and highlight HEC-mitigation measures; and 3) conduct follow-up assessments with workshop participants three months post-training to measure uptake and application of workshop content. This project will encourage attitudinal change towards elephants in HEC-affected areas and will help to conserve the species in the long-term and facilitate harmonious co-existence.
Forest Department - Community partnership to improve protection of western Hoolock Gibbons Hoolock hoolock in Jeypore RF, Phase-IV The purpose of this project is to establish a long-term protection mechanism and serve as a model for enhancing protection of critical wildlife sites in NE India where situations are dire and manpower is short. The project will accomplish the following objectives and associated activities: (1) Continue the operations of the two roving gibbon and wildlife patrol units comprising of 3 community members and headed by a forest guard. A new group will also be introduced this year resulting in a total of 3 groups. (2) Implement SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) patrolling protocols; systematically record patrol details and produce monthly reports; plan future patrols using these reports. FWS support will provide the salaries of 8 guards and honorariums for 3 forest staff for 12 months. There will be special training of the guards on wildlife conservation, how to combat poaching, and SMART patrolling.
LANDSCAPE APPROACH TO CONSERVE ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN NORTHEAST INDIA WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS TO ASSAM AND MEGHALAYA, INDIA. The goal of this project is to conserve wild Asian elephants and their habitats in Northeast India via empirical research, facilitation of human-elephant coexistence (HECx), and outreach and support to stakeholders. The project has four major objectives, which impact both landscape- and local-level conservation in Northeast India: (1) to understand distribution, movement, and genetic connectivity of elephant populations and use that data to inform conservation decision-making and population management; (2) to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) and facilitate HECx; (3) to provide outreach and capacity development; and (4) to provide support to Forest Department and protected area officials. Project activities include: (1) non.invasive elephant DNA collection, extraction, sequencing, multi-locus microsatellite genotyping, analysis to assess genetic diversity, population genetic structure, and gene flow; (2) occupancy modelling of elephant distribution in Meghalaya using dung counts, photographic mark-recapture, and genetic sampling; (3) assessment of interstate habitat connectivity among Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, and Nagaland with GIS analysis, ground truthing, surveys of local residents, and consultations with state forest and administrative officials; (4) developing a habitat restoration plan and map identifying potential habitat for elephants outside of protected areas by assessing sites using satellite images, ground truthing, and surveys of anthropogenic pressures; (5) reducing electrocution of elephants by tracking and ground-truthing electrocution deaths, identifying sites in high-conflict zones where illegal electric fences are operated, conducting consultative workshops with local residents, Forest and Civil Administration Departments, and converting illegal fences to non-fatal solar-powered fences; (6) consulting with private tea garden estates to minimize HEC and introduce to HEC mitigation tools and best practices; (7) facilitating
FOREST DEPARTMENT-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF WESTERN HOOLOCK GIBBONS HOOLOCK IN JEYPORE, RF, INDIA -PHASE VIII The purpose of this project is to continue to support (1) the systematic field anti-poaching operations of three Roving Gibbon.Patrol Units (RGPU), each comprising of three community members and headed by a forest guard; (2) data reporting by RGPUs.and the maintenance of patrolling records by the Project Monitoring Assistant (PMA). The PMA will continue to compile the data.and produce monthly reports with maps, based upon which the field officer (Range Officer) will plan adaptive actions in.consultation with the RGPU; (3) compile, analyze and summarize all records from Phase I to Phase VIII in Year 3 of the project.to document total effort, challenges, outcomes, and lessons learned from this collaborative conservation model; and (4) a.systematic survey of hoolock gibbons using call and sightings in Year 2 of the project to estimate the gibbon population in.Jeypore.
WILDLIFE CRIME DATABASE: A VITAL TOOL TO STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO CURB TIGER POACHING AND TRADE, AND RELATED WILDLIFE CRIMES IN INDIA The purpose of this project is to reinforce national efforts to curb wildlife crime involving endangered.species, particularly against tigers, across India. The project objectives are to efficiently facilitate.enforcement action against wildlife crime throughout India by gathering and disseminating an updated.and systematic data analysis that is utilized to disrupt wildlife criminal networks across India. Activities.include collecting and verifying relevant leads on wildlife crime, updating the existing database with.country-wide statistics, analyzing wildlife crime trends using i2 software, providing inputs and assistance.to enforcement agencies, disseminating information to strengthen policy, and monitoring development of.this exclusive database.
Prioritizing conservation landscapes for the Asian elephant in Assam, Northeast India Our long-term goal is to ensure that the Northeast Indian state of Assam houses threat-free interconnected populations of the endangered Asian elephant. Towards this purpose, the objective of this proposed project is to collaboratively obtain a comprehensive status assessment of the Asian elephant in multiple conservation landscapes in the state of Assam, Northeast India, and use this information to collaboratively draft an implementable action plan for the species.
Asian Elephant Postal Fund Mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict in Affected areas of Northern Karnataka, India
Forest Department - Community partnership to improve protection of Western Hoolock in Jeypore RF, India - Phase VII Continue operations of the three roving gibbon and wildlife patrol units compromising of 3 community members in each group and headed by a forest guard. Implement SMART patrolling protocols.
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-X In partnership with Wildlife Areas Development and Welfare Trust. The purpose of this project is to reduce levels of threat to Indian rhinoceros and other wildlife, improve security, and enhance patrolling to control illegal activities through focused and practical actions in and around Manas National Park (MNP), where rhinoceroses have been reintroduced. The project will support the salary of an additional 15 guards for 12 months, to keep vigil and monitor the rhinos in MNP. Preference for hiring of guards will be given to persons from the areas adjoining the park to improve their socioeconomic status, and help develop a good relationship between the Park management and the fringe villagers. The Forest Department will train the newly recruited guards on wildlife conservation and methods to combat poaching.
Providing support for a regional Asian elephant and tiger veterinary workshop The purpose of this project is to provide theoretical and practical training for range state practicing veterinarians in veterinary interventions for the conservation of Asian elephants and tigers in their range countries. The recipient will host a Regional Asian Elephant and Tiger Veterinary Workshop in 2015, in collaboration with the Department of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Kerala, in Pookode, Kerala, India. The Workshop will address wildlife health from an ecosystem perspective and discuss such topics as veterinary practices in elephants and tigers (e.g., health checks, preventative medicine, nutrition, husbandry, diagnosis and treatment of disease, routine medical procedures); chemical immobilization (e.g., risk assessment, procedure, identification of drugs and supplies); disease surveillance (e.g., sample collection, laboratory techniques, conducting post-mortems, data collection, assessment of habitat health and stresses); veterinary aspects of human-wildlife conflict; and veterinary field research for elephant and tiger conservation. The Workshop will also provide hands-on opportunities for learning, including field visits to elephant camps and to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Wayanaud Wildlife Sanctuary. The recipient will identify and invite 25 veterinarians from Asian elephant and tiger range states, and provide support for their travel to and participation in the Workshop. Following the Workshop, the recipient will continue support for information-sharing and networking among participants, promoting collaborations and knowledge exchanges both regionally and internationally. This project will ultimately lead to an overall increase of regional veterinary understanding of ecosystem health and medical management of Asian elephants and tigers.
Strengthening communities to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC) and deforestation through community livelihood improvement training, cooking gas benefits, and conservation education in HEC-sensitive Shyampur village, Hardwar Forest Division, Uttarakhand, India This award period of performance will be one year; however the project is expected to extend over a two-year period. Pending receipt of financial and performance reports and availability of funds, the award may be extended for an additional year and the balance of the total request in the amount of $23,230.50 will be obligated at that time. Despite being reviewed and ranked a top tier proposal, due to budget constraints, this project was funded at 60% the requested amount ($45,094.50 rather than $68,325.00) due to the high budget request and the number of excellent proposals that were given high scores. The applicant was asked to spread the work and the budget over two years with the funds obligated over two fiscal years. Had sufficient funds been available, the proposal would have been funded fully in FY15, the award was made with the understanding that pending availability of funds and receipt of financial and performance reports the award would be extended and the balance of funds obligated if they become available. Augmenting this award allows the recipient to complete the full scope of work outlined in the original proposal and on the original timeline.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Human Elephant Coexistence HECx: Educator training workshops in Tamil Nadu, India
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
STRENGHTEN THE PROTECTION MEASURES IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM INDIAN RHINO VISION' THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SALARY OF 15 ADDITIONAL GUARDS WHO ARE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING STAFF OF THE FOREST DEPARTMENT FOR 24 MONTHS, TO PATROL AND MONITOR THE RHINO HABITATS IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK MNP . PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO PERSONS FROM THE ADJACENT VILLAGES TO IMPROVE THE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE VILLAGERS, AND TO DEVELOP A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MNP MANAGEMENT AND THE VILLAGERS ADJACENT TO MNP. SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE NEWLY RECRUITED GUARDS ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND TO COMBAT POACHING WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FOREST DEPARTMENT.
WILD SEVE: ADDRESSING HUMAN-TIGER CONFLICT IN INDIA'S WESTERN GHATS TIGER RESERVES The Wild Seve program (Seve stands for service in Kannada) is an early human-wildlife conflict response program to ensure.expedited action during incidents involving crop loss, property damage, livestock loss, human injury, or death. Using a web.portal, toll-free helpline and SMS reporting system, Centre for Wildlife Studies has created a local response system with their.field staff, who arrive on site and assist with evaluating and filing claims. Data collected on the Wild Connect platform allows.responders to collect data even when internet connections are not available. The purpose of this project is to (1) Establish and.expand Wild Seve presence around 1200-1500 village settlements surrounding 12 tiger reserves in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil.Nadu over 5 years; (2) Assist in filing claims related to tiger conflict around 12 tiger reserves over 5 years; (3) Mitigate human.big cat conflict through 325 predator-proof sheds and other tools; and (4) Implement 300 Wild Surakshe public safety and.awareness workshops on tiger conflict, engaging 15,000 frontline government staff and community leaders
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.
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. The recipient will continue to strengthen the long -term monitoring programme for the olive ridely arribada population at Rushikulya, olive ridleys generally in Orissa and leatherbacks in Andaman Islands; and continue to facilitate and strengthen a broad network of partners and projects to conserve marine turtles throughout the Indian mainland and islands.
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-XIII, Assist the existing patrols in the Manas National Park by supporting additional patrols. Financial support will be provided for 15 additional guards, for 12 month to protect rhinoceros and their habitats.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant North East India Asian Elephant Conservation Education Project
STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION OF TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS, PREY ANIMALS, HABITATS AND BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY MANAS LANDSCAPE, INDIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUSTAIN THE RECOVERY OF TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS AND THEIR PREY ACROSS TRANSBOUNDARY MANAS CONSERVATION AREA OF INDIA. THE OBJECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) IDENTIFYING THE RECOVERY POTENTIAL FOR TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS AND PREY RECOVERY IN MANAS TIGER RESERVE ACTIVITIES: (1.1) SET BASELINES FOR POPULATION AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS AND PREY IN THE MANAS TIGER RESERVE IN INDIA (1.2) BUILD FIELD AND ANALYTICAL CAPACITY AMONGST PARK MANAGEMENT AND GRASSROOTS NGO VOLUNTEERS TO CONDUCT AND ANALYZE BIOLOGICAL MONITORING INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINED RECOVERY (2) DEVELOPING A COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN TO SECURE FUTURE TIGER, CO-PREDATOR AND PREY POPULATIONS ACTIVITIES: (2.1) DEVELOP A TIGER, CO-PREDATORS AND PREY RECOVERY ROAD MAP IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MANAS TIGER RESERVE MANAGEMENT (3) EXPERIMENTING WITH COMMUNITY-LED HABITAT RESTORATION PRACTICES TO SUSTAIN SPECIES RECOVERY IN MANAS TIGER RESERVE, INDIA ACTIVITIES: (3.1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EXPERIMENTAL HABITAT RESTORATION PLOTS ACROSS THE MANAS TIGER RESERVE (3.2) MONITOR AND EVALUATE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES TO IDENTIFY THE BEST PRACTICES OF HABITAT RESTORATION IN MANAS TIGER RESERVE.
SECURING LIVELIHOODS AND REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON BIOMASS EXTRACTION FOR RECOVERY OF TIGER AND PREY POPULATIONS IN THE WESTERN GHATS, SOUTHERN INDIA The purpose of this project is to (1) Provide comprehensive support to marginalized families residing.outside Protected Areas (PAs) towards improving their socio-economic status and minimizing their.dependence on forest resources to facilitate the recovery of tiger and prey populations in these forests..This support will include assistance with access to benefits under various government schemes to assist in.economic development, organizing training programs for these families on income generation programs.and providing guidance on improved farming techniques, and providing these families with seeds,.saplings and agricultural supplies; (2) Support the forest department and other government departments in.the management, conservation and ecological monitoring of tiger and prey populations as well as their.habitats; and (3) Strengthen stewardship for forests and wildlife among rural communities living adjacent.to wildlife and wildlife habitats.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund This grant will establish the scientific foundation needed for a comprehensive conservation strategy for tigers and their prey in the Central Terai Landscape (CTL) of India and then support preparation of that strategy. The Recipient will do this by: (1) continuing to assess the status of tiger and prey populations across a human disturbance gradient represented by Pilibhit Reserve Forest, Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and the Nandhour region using state-of-the art survey designs and mark-recapture statistical estimators; (2) recapturing individual tigers in order to determine inter-annual movement distances in areas surveyed with camera traps in Year 1 of the project; (3) estimating functional connectivity across the CTL (from Gola River to Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary) in order to identify key corridors and movement barriers in the Haldwani Pilibhit -Kishanpur - Dudhwa - Katerniaghat Forest complex; and (4) synthesizing information from the above 3 objectives into a comprehensive tiger conservation strategy for the CTL.
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 The purpose of this project is to implement a conservation program for sea turtles in India. The intent is to strengthen and better coordinate the activities of a network of organizations (Turtle Action Group TAG) and groups carrying out sea turtle conservation on the mainland and remote islands of India as well as implementing direct on the ground conservation programs for the globally significant olive ridley mass nesting population at Rushikulya and the leatherback population in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Activities include: 1) conducting annual census of the large olive ridley mass nesting population at Rushikulya with partners, 2) strengthening program to monitor and protect the leatherback nesting colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 3) conducting training programs for capacity building within TAG to improve organizational strengths and conservation impacts and 4) design and development of educational materials and displays in collaboration with the Forest Department.