Big Idea: Right of passage for two umbrella species secured in 50% of their landscape.
Nestled within the Wild Lands Division, the Right of Passage big idea aims to secure connectivity and safe passage for large mammals like elephants and tigers across their identified corridors.
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) along with Govt. of India and top scientists have identified and surveyed 101 such functional corridors across 11 states for the 29,000 odd Asian Elephants in India (60% of the species global population). Our aim, in partnership with the Government of India’s Project Elephant, the forest departments of elephant range states, and various non-governmental organizations has been to protect and secure elephant corridors, while simultaneously strengthening human-elephant coexistence among communities in corridor areas.
With 70% of the global tiger population, landscape connectivity is a vital component of tiger conservation in India, since dispersion of tigers outside of existing reserves is critical to maintain the genetic diversity of the larger population. Of all the critical tiger habitats in the nation, the Central-Indian region which corresponds to the geographical heart of India supports about 37% of India’s tiger population and has been identified as an area of global priority for tiger conservation. The WTI’s Right of Passage big idea also aims to secure secured wildlife habitat and connectivity for long-term survival of tigers in the Central Indian Landscape.
Current Projects Involved:
- Right of Passage: Elephant Corridors (includes Green Corridor Champions, Gaj Utsav)
- D’ering-Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Link Project
- Central India Tiger Corridor Securement Project
