Category: Man-Animal Conflict
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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…