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Pre empting human wildlife conflict in Kotagiri - a hill town in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India
Contributing IUCN constituents: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Project Details
| Name | Pre empting human wildlife conflict in Kotagiri - a hill town in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India |
| Description | The town of Kotagiri is located in the heart of the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Surrounded by forests and tea plantations the residents of the town are now used to being around wildlife. Wild animals like Gaur, Tiger, Leopard, Deer, Monkeys, Wild Pigs, Sloth Bear and Elephants are seen in close proximity to residences and farms. There are daily interactions for the residents of the town with some of these animals and there are accidents and casualties also. Keystone Foundation works closely with the local forest department to understand human wildlife interactions, a major part of our work has to do with monitoring the movement of Gaur in the landscape. During this monitoring which has now spanned more than 5 years we have sighted Leopards on a daily basis living very close to the homes of people. They prey on the local cattle and regularly hunt the domestic dogs. People also complain about other carnivores like Wild Dogs and other cats that prey on domestic chickens and goats. The situation is at a tipping point. Our preliminary surveys show that there are atl east 40 individual Leopards within the limits of the town. There are incidents of Leopards and other animals getting caught in snares, falling into open wells and usually they do not survive. It is the right time to proactively engage in the issue of managing wildlife interactions. In many cases fatal casualties were caused when both human being and animal were caught unawares. Creating awareness is a key aspect that needs to be improved. We have also seen that the wildlife is attracted by food waste, domestic cattle free ranging and movement of people without adequate lighting. We have also seen the forest department handling situations with very little safety gear or even proper cages for the animals when they have to be captured. They often have to face the angry mobs who just want the wild animals to be removed. Our community based approach will foster smart ways of living with wildlife. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| Start Date | 2/2/2022 |
| End Date | 2/1/2023 |
| Conservation Actions | 4.3. Awareness & communications1.2. Resource & habitat protection2.2. Invasive/problematic species control2.2. Invasive/problematic species control |
| Needed annual budget | $46,650.00 |
| Total annual budget | $46,650.00 |
| Staff | ♀ - | ♂ - |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ - | ♂ - |
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
This stacked bar chart represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.
% Contribution of threats to species extinction
2.17%
Tourism & recreation areas
2.41%
Livestock farming & ranching
3.04%
Dams & water management/use
3.04%
Roads & railroads
3.66%
Housing & urban areas
4.92%
Other
10.89%
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
34.86%
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
35.02%
Wood & pulp plantations
Threat type