Author: data.vanapati.org
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Karnataka Safari Monopoly
https://karnatakasafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/karnataka-safari-monopoly.html
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Reviving the Asiatic Lion and its Habitats of India
https://vana-nadi-pashupati.blogspot.com/2019/08/reviving-asiatic-lion-and-its-habitats.html
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Are cheetahs at home?
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/are-cheetahs-at-home–94661
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Bheemanakolli Sacred Grove
The Bheemanakolli Sacred Grove is located on a peninsula by the banks of the Kabini river. It consists of two ancient temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna dating back to the 15th century. This sacred grove is located in between Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks and was once surrounded by forests and wildlife.…
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Tree Plantation Drive
Land restoration is a key focus of VNP and this year we supported WaterWoods Lodge in planting over 450 trees. We employed local youth and farmers to plant a variety of fruiting, flowering, medicinal and forest trees.
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Solar Electric Fencing Infrastructure
Due to excessive mining in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh, Wild Elephants have returned to Madhya Pradesh after almost a century, making Bandavgarh National Park their home. As a result, farmer crops and properties are being damaged and in some cases villagers lose their lives. Mrs.Shraddha Ghai has been working on Man-Elephant conflict issues at Bandavgarh since…
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Snake Management Program
Gerry Martin is a well-known herpetologist who focuses on snake-human conflict in India’s rural landscape. VNP got 7 villagers trained in a snake management program at Gerry’s facility in Hunsur that included theory and practical lessons. Mr. Arjun Kapoor our trustee, also took part in the training. Snake bites kill over 50,000 people a year…
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Livestock Compensation
Livestock are often killed outside the forest, especially by Leopards. The Karnataka Forest Department has a compensation package for farmers who lose their livestock as a result. However, this compensation can take over 6 months to reach the farmer and at times, the farmer poisons the carcass which can kill the wild cat when it…
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Beach Clean-Up on Swaraj Deep Island – Andamans
VNP engaged the local community of Swaraj Deep Island in a beach clean-up collecting over half a tonne of mostly plastic waste from the Kalapathar area. We worked with the Gram Panchayat to support us in shipping this trash to a waste management facility in Port Blair.