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Jul 25, 2011   //   by Aparna V K   //   blog  //  1 Comment
Training workshop for Protection Staff of Anchetty and Urigam Ranges
on 11th and 12th August 2011

Kenneth Anderson Nature Society is organising a 2 day workshop for the Protection staff of the Hosur Forest Division wherein approx. 60 staff will be trained in field craft, anti-poaching tactics, proper use of firearms and guidelines on legal issues. The objective of the workshop is to enhance the skills of the staff and also highlight the importance of their role and improve their morale and self-esteem.
The workshop will be conducted by Wildlife First, represented by Mr. Praveen Bhargav (a former member of NBWL) (http://www.theearthheroes.com/the-awards/2006-awards/29-praveen-bhargav-) and Mr. KM Chinnappa (http://www.maheshbhat.com/heroes/chinnappa/index1.html), a former Range Officer of Nagarhole National Park
  
This workshop is a follow up to an earlier workshop conducted in November 2010 for 32 Range Officers of the Dharmapuri Circle. See newsreport

The staff will be trained in field craft, anti-poaching tactics, proper use of firearms and guidelines on legal issues. The objective of the workshop is to enhance the skills of the staff and also highlight the importance of their role and improve their morale and self-esteem.

Itinerary 

  • Workshop timing: 9am – 5pm
  • 11th August 2011: Training for staff of Anchetty Range at Rasimanal APC
  • 12th August 2011: Training for staff of Urigam Range at Uganiam APC

 Atleast 3 volunteers are required. Please contact Laxmeesha, laxmeesha@gmail.com if you wish to volunteer for the event.

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Roadkills awareness campaign

Jul 24, 2011   //   by admin   //   Community Interface, Completed  //  No Comments

Many protected areas are crisscrossed by busy roads, that carry hundreds of vehicles a day. Road accidents have emerged as one of the threats facing the already endangered wildlife. KANS has taken up couple of initiatives at the Bandipur National Park and Rajiv Gandhi National Park, to reduce this risk.

Roads, railways and other infrastructure projects have emerged as one of the major threats to wildlife. Between 2003 and 2007, the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka saw the death of 89 mammals, 73 birds and 53 snakes on the National Highway. Similar incidents occur regularly in Forested areas across the country that have roads cutting through them. Apart from roadkills, the other threats are habitat fragmentation and changes in animal behaviour.

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Safari Visitors Awareness campaign – Nagarhole

Jul 24, 2011   //   by admin   //   Community Interface, Completed  //  No Comments

Every time we take a safari ride in a Protected Area (PA), we expect to see the elusive tiger. What we don’t realize is that tigers are solitary and nocturnal in nature and hence sighting them on safari rides is extremely difficult. This holds good for other predators too. Secondly, since these are ‘wild’ animals, by natural instinct they avoid humans. Also, PAs like National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are spread across several hundred sq. kms. of forest and animals are widely spread through the entire PA, and that clearly explains that wildlife sightings are just a matter of luck and nothing else.

KANS initiated an awareness programme to educate the visitors to the PAs. This programme was conducted at the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park in association with Wildlife Conservation Society, India Chapter

 

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