Selected articles on recent Rapid Action Projects |
| 2007/2008 |
 Todas for Tigers
Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), August 1, 2008: In contrast to the disappointing decline in India’s overall tiger population revealed in the latest census, tiger numbers in Tamil Nadu’s protected areas have shown a promising increase since 2002. An increase in tiger population was also seen in the non-protected areas of the state, including the upper Nilgiri plateau, home to the indigenous Toda community. The Todas’ survival is closely interlinked with their natural surroundings. Read More |
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 Newly discovered Greater adjutant stork population thriving in Bihar
Bhagalpur (Bihar), June 23, 2008: While the Greater adjutant stork ( Leptoptilos dubius) population of the world is seeing a general decline, a recently discovered population in Bihar has been growing steadily, says Arvind Mishra, member of the State Wildlife Board, Government of Bihar. Read More |
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 Hand reared otter being returned to the wild
Bhagalpur (Bihar), June 13, 2008: Eight years after being rescued from poachers, a captive-reared smooth coated otter is being returned to its natural habitat in Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar. The otter, a male named Ganga is undergoing acclimatisation as part of its soft release,being carried out by a team from TM Bhagalpur University with help from Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read More
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 Spark of hope for farmers in Assam: Conflict prevention through electric fencing
Kuthori (Assam), April 17, 2008: An electric fence along the border of Kuthori Village in Assam has successfully reduced instances of crop raiding by wild animals from the adjacent Kaziranga National Park, allowing the villagers to resume cultivation after a hiatus of over three years.
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 Saving lives in Poonch–RAP to reduce human-wildlife conflict
Poonch (Jammu & Kashmir), April 10, 2008: Human-wildlife conflicts have been significantly reduced in Poonch, a remote district in the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir in India, following the activities undertaken by Dr Shahid Iqbal, an IFS officer, under a Rapid Action Project (RAP) funded by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
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 Breaking the fall - conserving Openbill storks in Arrearjhar, Assam
Arrearjhar (Assam), April 8, 2008: As the monsoon ends, the few hundred Openbill stork nests on the canopy of the sal trees of Arrearjhar area near Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam come alive with new hatchlings. However, the change in the rain pattern and extremities of weather recorded last year deceived the birds into laying their eggs at a wrong time resulting in the hatchlings emerging under unfavourable conditions, drastically increasing their mortality.
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 Bringing the stripes back to Sariska
Behror, (Rajasthan), October 17, 2007: Two years after reports of the disappearance of tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve, bringing into sharp focus the plight of India’s national animal and the serious poaching pressures it was under, the Rajasthan Forest Department has taken the first step forward in bringing the tigers back.
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 Snake Bites Kill 100 Around Dudhwa National Park
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), August 30, 2007: Alarmed by the rising number of snake bites in the villages adjoining the Dudhwa National Park, the forest officials organized a workshop to sensitize people to deal with the situation. 57 people have already died of snake bites in the past eight months in the region.
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 Pobitora flooded: WTI sends life jackets for the patrolling staff
Pobitora (Assam), August 7, 2007: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, which has the highest concentration of highly endangered Greater one horned rhinocerous, has been completely submerged by the current flood in the north-east Indian Assam state. The sanctuary has at least 70 rhinos in just over 20 sq kilometres of land.
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 Artists and students join hands with WTI to help the flood-affected animals in Kaziranga
Kaziranga (Assam), August 1, 2007: Well-known Assamese playback singer and composer Zubeen Garg released three rescued hog deer today in the Panbari Reserve Forest in Kaziranga and appealed to people to help the distressed animals in flood waters.
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