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ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

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The Corbett Foundation consists of a group of dedicated men and women who are committed to the conservation of wildlife and nature and to fulfilling the ambition that man and nature must live together in harmony.

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Jim Corbett inspired me as he was not only a hunter turned conservationist, but also the first person who ever spoke about conservation in India.

In the course of my business career, I spent 20 years in Africa and South-east Asia. My frequent visits to various parks in Africa had taught me a lot about the successful management of wildlife parks, mitigating man-animal conflicts and also spreading sound conservation practices to all stakeholders living around Protected Areas.

Upon my return to India after a long absence, I felt that these techniques can be implemented here as well. Thus, The Corbett Foundation (TCF) was established around Corbett Tiger Reserve in 1994 with a small dedicated staff of around eight members.

Twenty one years have passed since its inception, and TCF’s team of professional and passionate conservationists have taken its name to greater heights. Today, we have field offices not only near Corbett Tiger Reserve but also around the tiger reserves of Bandhavgarh and Kanha in Madhya Pradesh, Kaziranga in Assam and near the Greater Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Over the years, our staff strength has also grown to around 80 members.

TCF currently conducts projects under the programme heads – wildlife conservation, environmental awareness, capacity building, community health, veterinary care, animal rescue, alternative livelihood training and sustainable development, with the ultimate goal of mitigating man-animal conflict and ensuring a harmonious co-existence between humans and nature.

It is with immense pleasure that I present The Corbett Foundation’s Annual Report of 2014-2015 to all of you.

I wish to express my deepest gratitude to all the non-profit organizations, corporates, well-wishers and conservationists who have helped in the Foundation’s programmes and activities all through these years.

I look forward to your continued support and encouragement in the future.

messagechairman’s where we work

The Corbett Foundation is a charitable trust and registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. The donations to The Corbett Foundation are tax exempt u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Corbett Foundation is accredited by Credibility Alliance under the

Desirable Norms prescribed for Good Governance of Voluntary Organisations.

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LEGENDS1 Corbett Tiger Reserve2 Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve3 Kanha Tiger Reserve4 Kaziranga Tiger Reserve5 Kanha-Pench Corridor6 Pench Tiger Reserve*7 Pakke Tiger Reserve*8 Greater Rann of Kutch 9 Admin. Office – Mumbai* New areas/work expansion

Dilip D. Khatau

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The Khatau Business House was among the pioneers of the textile industry in India way back in 1874 and the cement industry in 1920. Being a leader in the manufacturing of various varieties of saris, the famous voile sari was at one time synonymous with the name “Khatau”. Mr. Dilip D. Khatau ventured overseas to East Africa and South East Asia in 1964. Eventually, in the 1990s, the Dilip Khatau Group further diversified extensively in India into the production of footwear, cement, power cables, chemicals and shipping. Since 1994, the Group has concentrated on shipping, tourism and wildlife conservation.

An ardent wildlife lover since his childhood, Mr. Khatau’s passion took him to many wilderness areas such as Corbett Tiger Reserve in India. During his 15 years in Kenya, and later in the Southeast Asia, his interest in wildlife and conservation blossomed and he became an active member of the East African Wildlife Society. He was highly impressed by the way wildlife tourism had proliferated and gained popularity in Africa, while in India, this field was far behind. He dreamt of similar ventures in India where tourists could enjoy being in the wild, and local communities could benefit from the income generated through tourism. This dream he turned into a reality in 1991 with the launch of an eco-friendly wildlife resort in Corbett, initially known as Tiger Tops Corbett Lodge and now famous as Infinity Resorts Corbett.

In recognition of his vast experience in both the hospitality industry and in wildlife conservation, Mr. Khatau was invited to be on the Board of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and later as a member of the National Board for Wildlife in India. Eventually, the Group expanded its operations to the unique semi-arid landscape of Kutch, Gujarat with the opening of Infinity Resorts Rann of Kutch in 2008. In October 2009, the group’s third resort, Infinity Resorts Bandhavgarh, situated along the periphery of the famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, was opened. Infinity Resorts Bandhavgarh is set amidst thick bamboo groves and natural vegetation. Infinity Resorts Kanha, situated close to Kanha Tiger Reserve, was opened in April 2011. The luxurious resort boasts of huge Mahua, Terminalia and Kusum trees that attract more than 75 species of birds in the campus itself. In 2012, the Group launched its fifth luxurious wildlife resort, Infinity Resorts Kaziranga, near Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in Assam. The resort has a natural lake, a dense bamboo grove and large number of trees that attract many species of resident and migratory birds.

The Corbett Foundation, established in 1994, is a brainchild of Mr. Khatau. This Foundation is a testimony to his passion and heartfelt interest in the preservation of our natural heritage. With its mandate to preserve wildlife and nature with the involvement of the local communities, great work has been done at the grassroots-level in and around Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Kaziranga Tiger Reserves and in Kutch.

The Foundation’s programmes are mainly focused in the areas of wildlife conservation, environmental awareness, vocational training and livelihoods, veterinary services, rural health, watershed management and sustainable eco-development. Many of TCF’s initiatives have been made possible due to the unstinted support from Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd. (CCIPL) and other corporate, institutional and individual donors.

CCIPL strongly believes that conservation can only be achieved by involving local stakeholders, providing them with employment opportunities and finally aiding them adopt a sustainable lifestyle in harmony with nature.

the corbett foundation

The Corbett Foundation is registered under the Delhi Public Trust Act and Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. Donations to The Corbett Foundation are tax-exempt u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The Corbett Foundation was established by Mr. Dilip D. Khatau, a former member of the National Board for Wildlife in India and a member of the Indian Wildlife Business Council of Confederation on Indian Industry, on April 22, 1994. TCF is a charitable trust that is fully dedicated to the conservation of wildlife. Apart from being a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and a member of the Global Tiger Forum, TCF is also an activity partner with the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, The Ramsar Convention and the Born Free Foundation. TCF has been accredited by Credibility Alliance under the Desirable Norms for Voluntary Organisations in India.

TCF is the recipient of the WWF-PATA Tiger Conservation Award in 2000, TOFT-Sanctuary Wildlife Tourism Award for the best Wildlife Tourism Related Community Initiative of the Year 2014 and the Kirloskar Vasundhara Mitra Award in 2015. TCF is represented on the State Wildlife Advisory Boards of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the State-level Bustard Conservation Committee of Gujarat and the Local Advisory Committee of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.

TCF works towards a harmonious coexistence between human beings and wildlife across important wildlife habitats in India, namely Corbett Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand), Kanha Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh), Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves (Madhya Pradesh), Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (Assam), and around the Greater Rann of Kutch (Gujarat), where TCF’s division in Kutch is called the Kutch Ecological Research Centre (KERC). In addition to the above areas, TCF occasionally extends its activities to the Kanha-Pench Corridor (Madhya Pradesh), Pakke Tiger Reserve (Arunchal Pradesh) and Little Rann of Kutch and coastal parts of Kutch (Gujarat).

The organisation has a total staff strength of around 80 dedicated individuals including professional, administrative and support staff. TCF’s team consists of passionate people from diverse disciplines and highly specialised fields such as wildlife sciences, life sciences, social sciences, veterinary sciences, geography, medical sciences, engineering, rural development, public health, education, public relations, advertising and business management. For a particular project, a team is put together with the appropriate blend of expertise.

TCF has implemented its programmes in over 400 villages in Corbett, Kutch, Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Kaziranga in the last 21 years. Local communities and wildlife share natural ecosystems and this often gives rise to conflict. The health and wellbeing of local communities is directly linked to their willingness to participate in wildlife conservation efforts towards maintaining healthy ecosystems. TCF has adopted a multipronged strategy to help in creating a future where wildlife and human beings live in harmony. Some of TCF’s projects and initiatives are:


•Reducing Man-Animal conflict•Providing sustainable Livelihoods•Providing Healthcare to rural communities•Promoting environmental Awareness•Promoting Renewable energy•PRoVIDInG VeteRInARY cARe to DoMestIc AnD WILD AnIMALs

awards &

accolades

Mr. Dilip Khatau, Founder-Chairman of The Corbett Foundation receiving the Vasundhara Mitra award 2015 from Mr Atul Kirloskar, Executive Chairman, Kirlosakar Industries Ltd.

The Corbett Foundation was awarded the Vasundhara Mitra Award 2015 at the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival - KVIFF on 23rd January 2015 at Pune. A TCF creation titled ‘Abdasa: A Paradise Neglected’ was among the

inaugural films screened at the film festival.

TCF is the recipient of the TOFT-Sanctuary Wildlife Tourism Award for the best Wildlife Tourism Related Community Initiative of the Year 2014.

TCF has been accredited by Credibility Alliance under the Desirable Norms for Voluntary

Organisations in India.

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Mr. Dilip D. Khatau, ChairmanChairman, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

and former Member of the National Board for Wildlife, India

Mrs. Rina D. Khatau, Co-ChairVice Chairman, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. B. K. Goswami, IAS (Retd.)Former Secretary, Government of India

Dr. M. K. Ranjitsinh, IAS (Retd.)Former Secretary, Government of India

Mr. Nirmal GhoshFormer member of the steering Committee of Project Elephant

and Indochina Bureau Chief of The Straits Times

Mr. Sam MistryFormer Director, Adventure Lodges Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sharad SanghiChairman, Sanghi Brothers (Indore) Pvt. Ltd.

and Member, Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Advisory Board

Mr. Akshobh SinghVice Chairman, Central Himalayan Environment Association and Ex-Member, WWF-India, Uttar Pradesh State Committee

Mr. Darius E. UdwadiaSenior Partner, Udwadia, Udeshi & Argus Partners

Mr. Prabhu RajkotiaDirector, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Laxmikumar N. GoculdasDirector, Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Ltd.

Dr. Divyabhanusinh ChavdaPresident, WWF-India & Member, Cat Specialist Group,

Species Survival Commission, IUCN

The Corbett Foundation is honoured to be working under the guidance and leadership of its Board of Trustees. The Board comprises of individuals with immense experience in the nature of programmes and projects undertaken by TCF.

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Mr. Dilip D. Khatau, ChairmanChairman, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

and former Member of the National Board for Wildlife, India

Mrs. Rina D. Khatau, Co-ChairVice Chairman, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. B. K. Goswami, IAS (Retd.)Former Secretary, Government of India

Dr. M. K. Ranjitsinh, IAS (Retd.)Former Secretary, Government of India

Mr. Nirmal GhoshFormer member of the steering Committee of Project Elephant

and Indochina Bureau Chief of The Straits Times

Mr. Sam MistryFormer Director, Adventure Lodges Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sharad SanghiChairman, Sanghi Brothers (Indore) Pvt. Ltd.

and Member, Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Advisory Board

Mr. Akshobh SinghVice Chairman, Central Himalayan Environment Association and Ex-Member, WWF-India, Uttar Pradesh State Committee

Mr. Darius E. UdwadiaProprietor, Udwadia & Co

Mr. Prabhu RajkotiaDirector, Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Laxmikumar N. GoculdasDirector, Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Ltd.

Dr. Divyabhanusinh ChavdaFormer President, WWF-India & Member, Cat Specialist Group,

Species Survival Commission, IUCN

board of trusteesThe Corbett Foundation is honoured to be working under the guidance and leadership of its Board of Trustees. The Board comprises individuals with immense experience in the nature of programmes and projects undertaken by TCF.

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Young minds are malleable and TCF believes in bringing about a change in mindsets at an early age. India’s youth are the very torchbearers of the conservation movement of the future. TCF holds a wide gamut of awareness activities like quizzes, presentations, competitions, nature walks, celebrations of international wildlife and conservation days, film screenings, and a plethora of other fun-filled educational activities for teachers, children and local communities.

TCF has been collaborating with other wildlife and conservation organisations such as Sanctuary Asia, WWF-India, The Rufford Foundation, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), and many others, to collectively work towards safeguarding India’s depleting wildlife.

TCF’s work has been published in newspapers and magazines like the Hindustan Times, The Hitavada, Twinkle Star, and other local and national dailies.

In PRIntTCF has written environment-related scientific reports as well as created posters on vulture and GIB conservation.

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The ‘Pawalgarh School of Art’, founded by the Uttarakhand Forest Department with the assistance of TCF,on the office campus of Ramnagar Forest Division was inaugurated by Mr. Ranbir Singh, Principal Secretary, Forests, Uttarakhand state on November 28th, 2014. This school will facilitate the generation of alternative livelihoods for women and school children.

PAwALgARh schOOL Of ART

NATURE EdUcATiON cAmP (NEc)The objective of NEC is to provide an opportunity to students to learn about the environment beyond the classroom. It aims to teach students the basics about ecosystems, and to experience the work undertaken by the Forest Department to ensure that natural landscapes remain unspoiled. The NEC, supported by the Born Free Foundation is filled with fun activities like presentations on biodiversity, workshops on best-out-of-waste, wildlife safaris, nature skits, and nature walks. 21 students from seven schools participated in NEC 2015 with TCF in association with Kanha Tiger Reserve.

TCF Kaziranga has begun a Disaster Preparedness Training programme for local youth, committed to wildlife conservation, to increase manpower for rescue work when Kaziranga is infamously flood-affected. Along with training in swimming, rowing and animal-handling, TCF has procured life-jackets, safety equipment, a four-wheel pick-up van and a boat to transport stranded animals. Training by a vet in first-aid administration is part of this programme.

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TCF Bandhavgarh organized a tree plantation programme at Government High School, Govarde and Government Inter College, Tala under which school teachers and students planted trees in their respective schools. The sapling will be nurtured by the students, and TCF has announced that the following year, the students would be rewarded for the 3 best plants in each school.

TCF-Corbett organised a waste material craft programme to create awareness among students from over 20 schools about the importance of recycling waste products.

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The Corbett Foundation in Kaziranga organized a series of events and activities for school children on the occasion of World Environment day on June 5th. Biodegradable waste baskets made by local artisans were distributed to the local schools by TCF.

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PUbLicATiONs

TCF regularly publishes a column in Twinkle Star, a supplement of the Hitavada for young readers. The magazine is a great medium for communicating wildlife awareness to young minds.

TwiNkLE sTAR

A report titled “Some Insects and Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve” has been authored by wildlife biologist Aniruddha Dhamorikar of TCF-Kanha. This report details the diversity of insects and spiders found in Kanha along with photographs and notes on their ecology. TCF is working towards publishing this report in the near future.

TCK-Kanha also presented a paper titled “A preliminary assessment of the diversity and ecosystem preference of spider families (Arachnid: Araneae) occurring in Kanha Tiger Reserve” at the National Symposium cum Workshop on Diversity of Spiders with Special Reference to Taxonomy and Molecular Systematics held at Akola from November 26th to 29th, 2014. TCF won second place/ second award for best oral presentation.

REPORTs & REsEARch PAPERs: iNsEcTs ANd sPidERs Of kANhA

TCF has submitted a technical report titled “Status and Conservation of Vultures in and around Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh” in 2015 to the Rufford Foundation The report includes monitoring data on vulture populations, nesting and roosting sites, specific threats to their population and details on the conducted awareness programmes for locals and local veterinarians as well as campaigns in schools and villages.

VULTURE REPORT sEEds Of sAmRiddhi

TCF has created a short film titled “Abdasa - A Paradise Neglected”, screened as one of the inaugural films at the Kirloskar Vasundhara Film Festival 2015. Abdasa, in Kutch, famed for its craft, cultural heritage and monuments is also home to more than 30 threatened avian and mammalian species and to the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The film highlights the importance of this landscape, the current status and threats it faces due to rapid changes in agricultural practices as well as the alteration of habitat. GIB conservation and that of the other resident species depends on the conservation of this habitat.

AbdAsA - A PARAdisE NEgLEcTEd

WAtcH tHe fILM HeRe: HttPs://YoUtU.Be/DonA8tnKeRe

TCF has created a short filmed titled ‘Seeds of Samriddhi’, highlighting the work TCF carries out under its project ‘Samruddhi: a step towards better health and better environment’ in Kanha Tiger Reserve in October 2014. This initiative to better the lives of local communities in tandem with conservation is supported by Axis Cares – an initiative of the Axis Bank Foundation.

WAtcH tHe fILM HeRe: HttPs://YoUtU.Be/MnX9A59LJYI

wiLdLifE AwARENEss


cELEbRATiNg imPORTANT wiLdLifE ANd cONsERVATiON dAys

World migratory birds day • international day for biodiversity • World environment day • eartH day • 139tH birtH anniversary of jim corbett • global tiger day • Harela festival • international vulture aWareness day • moWgali festival • uttarakHand bird festival • • World ozone day • Wildlife Week • national bird WatcHing day • World Wetlands day •

World Wildlife day • World sparroW day • World forest day • World Water day

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conseRVInG WILD sPecIes & HABItAtsTCF is dedicated towards the protection of wild species and their habitats, and works in prime Bengal Tiger habitats in Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Assam. TCF has been instrumental in the conservation of some of the last remaining Great Indian Bustard habitats in Kutch, Gujarat, and One-horned Rhinoceros habitats in Assam. TCF’s ground-level staff are always at the forefront to address issues pertaining to wildlife conservation, and also provide assistance to the Forest Department in several projects.

Besides helping to conserve India’s flagship species, TCF works towards the conservation of crucial habitats at the landscape level and creates awareness about their ecological importance.

TCF started several initiatives this year, including a project on vulture conservation, waterfowl census, study of invertebrates, study of status and distribution of wolves, seaweed farming and was also a part of the team assigned to prepare the Great Indian Bustard Recovery Plan for the Government of Gujarat.

Through its effective initiatives to reduce human-wildlife conflict, rescues and rehabilitations, on-ground scientific research, and collaborations with local, national and international partners, TCF works towards a future where humans and nature live in harmony.

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cAses: 677iNTERim RELiEf schEmE

Human-wildlife conflict is one of the most challenging threats to the conservation of wildlife in human-dominated landscapes. When livestock depredation occurs in the absence of a compensation programme, the burden falls on those who are least equipped to deal with it.

The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), in Uttarakhand, acts as a significant conservation unit under the Project Tiger Scheme of the Government of India. There are about 250 villages and 25 Gujjar settlements located in and around the buffer zone of CTR and the adjoining forest divisions.

One of the major causes of conflict in CTR is depredation of livestock by tigers and leopards, and crop damage by wild herbivores such as the Spotted Deer, Sambar, Wild Boar, Nilgai and the Asian Elephant. This creates resentment among the affected people against both wildlife and the Forest Department.

Though the Forest Department has a policy of compensation in place, the low rates of compensation and the long procedural delays in disbursement often dissuade the locals from claiming the same. Simmering resentment among local populations in such circumstances has often resulted in retaliatory measures like poisoning carcasses to kill the carnivore responsible for livestock depredation.

With the objective of alleviating this situation, TCF launched the “Cattle Compensation Scheme” in 1995 to give ex-gratia financial assistance to villagers whose cattle have been killed by a tiger or a leopard in the buffer zone of CTR. WWF-India has been a partner of this scheme since 1997. The Cattle Compensation Scheme was eventually renamed to the Interim Relief Scheme. Information about this scheme has spread to all the villages around CTR and reporting of cattle kills is nearly 100%. TCF has been responding to reports of such accidents with promptness, providing immediate effective monetary assistance and medical treatment to the injured. This scheme has been largely instrumental in reducing the antagonism of locals.

Ever since this scheme has been in place, the revenge killings of tigers and leopards in the area have drastically reduced, making this one of the most successful tiger conservation programmes implemented by any NGO in India. During the financial year 2014-15, TCF inspected 677 cases of livestock depredation by tigers and leopards in and around the CTR . An expenditure of ₹ 11,31,202 was incurred to pay Interim Relief to all the affected locals.

Since 1997 till date, TCF has implemented the IRS scheme for over 12,171 cases of depradation.

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RescUes AnD ReHABILItAtIons

TCF’s dedicated team of wildlife experts, veterinarians and volunteers work around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide timely care to the wild inhabitants of Corbett, Kutch, Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Kaziranga.

TCF has rescued a variety of animals ranging from fledglings and incapacitated avians to the mighty King Cobra. Some of the animals rescued this year include the Common Krait, Banded Krait, Monocled Cobra, King Cobra, Burmese Python, Checkered Keelback, Trinket Snake, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Asian Pied Starling Chicks, Wooly-necked Stork, Bengal Florican, Indian Peafowl, 2 Fishing Cat kittens, and a Stork-billed Kingfisher among others.

Rescued animals are examined for injuries before being released back into the wild, away from human habitation.


fENciNg OPEN dUg wELLs

Among the many villages in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, 12 are located in the core zone and 41 adjoin the core zone boundary. Agriculture being the primary occupa-tion of these village communities, the Government has provided the local farmers with dug-wells for the purpose of irrigation. There are thus hundreds of dug wells in the vicinity of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. These wells, without a bordering parapet, are a major threat to wild animals that very often stumble in to the open wells and drown. To curb such accidental wildlife deaths, the Forest Department requested TCF to help erect chain-link fencing around these open dug-wells. With support from Exodus Travels Ltd. UK and Friends of Conservation, UK, TCF-Bandhavgarh launched a project to erect fences around 200 wells in the area in November 2014, when chain-link fenc-es were constructed around 10 wells. The project has progressed, with 45 wells being fenced in January 2015, and 52 and 48 wells being fenced in the months of February and March 2015 respectively.


REPORT ON VULTURE cONsERVATiON

The vulture population in India in the mid-1980s was around 85 million. Between 1996 and 2007 however, their numbers declined drastically with nearly 99% of their population wiped out due to the effects of a veterinary drug called diclofenac. When livestock carcasses contaminated with this drug are consumed by the vultures, they die from its toxic effects. This alarming decline drew the attention of people from all over the world and in 2006, the Indian Government banned the veterinary use of diclofenac. Although the sale of diclofenac for veterinary purposes is banned, the use of the human non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac sodium in livestock treatment is still prevalent. This fact, compounded with habitat destruction, are primary concerns for the decline in vulture populations in India.

A project titled “Conservation of Vultures in and around Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve” was launched in April 2014 in collaboration with The Rufford Foundation and the Forest Department of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. This project aims at addressing issues pertaining to the status and population of vultures in Bandhavgarh, capacity building and enhancing knowledge of local veterinary practitioners, investigating the presence of the banned drug diclofenac sodium in cattle carcasses, as well as creating awareness and promoting the use of meloxicam, an alternative drug, amongst local communities. The project technical report in 2015 includes data on their population monitoring, nesting and roosting sites, specific threats to their population and details on the conducted awareness programmes for locals and local veterinarians as well as campaigns in schools and villages.


gib sPEciEs REcOVERy PLAN

Under special guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), each state having a population of the Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps, also known as the GIB is supposed to prepare a recovery plan for the species to save it from extinction. The Gujarat Forest Department constituted a Bustard Conservation Committee in 2013.

The Kutch Ecological Centre (KERC), a division of TCF in Kutch, has worked in collaboration with the Kachchh West Forest Division in preparing the State Level Species Recovery Plan of the GIB. The plan covers various aspects that deal with threats to the species within the Kutch region, solutions and action plans for restoration or development of new habitats, various community welfare programmes, and a brief concept note for the conservation breeding programme, amongst others. Gujarat is the first state that has taken the initiative of preparing a separate recovery plan for the species in India.

KERC also works closely with local communities that share their homes with the GIB and involves them in the protection of GIB habitats through awareness programmes. The Forest Department has funded a project involving a socio-economic survey of 48 villages that fall within the GIB distribution range. 42 villages have been surveyed so far and KERC has compiled data for the first phase of the report.

POPULATiON-cONTROL Of sTRAy dOgs iN kUTch


Stray dogs are one of the most dangerous, direct threats to wildlife. It has been observed by various researchers and birdwatchers that the dogs roaming around important wildlife habitat, either as feral populations or with pastoralists, can be a serious threat to the birds breeding on the ground. The GIB population, especially GIB hens, their eggs and chicks, is under similar and major threat due to stray-dogs.

TCF and the Kachchh (WEST) Forest Division therefore implemented an Animal Birth Control & Anti-Rabies Vaccination Programme as a joint initiative in the Kutch district to protect the local communities from rabies, and the Great Indian Bustard from the menace of stray dogs. Quick estimation of the dog population was carried out by KERC in 20 villages falling within the core area of the distribution range of GIB. The study revealed that there were 853 dogs inhabiting this area, although the actual population of dogs is probably higher than recorded.

During this program 213 dogs from 12 villages in the aforementioned area were captured and kept under the observation of experienced veterinary surgeons. Post the necessary medical treatment and surgery they were kept under observation for 24 hours. With the consent of the surgeon, the dogs were then released into their respective villages. During the entire program the welfare of all the dogs was ensured. The tip of the left ear of all the dogs that had been Spayed/ Neutered and vaccinated against rabies was chipped to make a ‘V’ mark for future identification.

This project was appreciated by Shri I K Barad, ACF, Kachchh West Division, Gujarat Forest Department and Shri. Jayantibhai Bhanushali (Ex-local MLA). The project was carried out on a pilot basis to monitor the response of local communities and assess the requirements to implement a similar project on a larger scale in a remote place like Abdasa.


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TCF and Kutch forest division took a joint initiative towards the socio-economic upliftment of local fisherman communities in coastal areas of Kutch district by implementing seaweed farming as an additional source of income. Gujarat has a coastline that is larger than 1600 km and two important gulfs: the Gulf of Cambay and Gulf of Kutch. The latter supports magnificent marine diversity. Various projects on mangroves, fish, prawns, birds and other aquatic flora and fauna have been implemented in the area, but very limited work has been carried out on seaweeds in Kutch district. The basic aim of this initiative is to uplift the economic status of local fishermen through the cultivation of seaweed. The sea weed species Kappaphycus alvarezii has been selected for cultivation. The program was implemented on a pilot scale with the help of local fisherman and various techniques were used for the cultivation of the seaweed. This has yielded positive results and good support from the local communities and and plans are under way to implement this project further by involving Self Help Groups (SHGs).


gUEsTs APPREciATE Tcf’s cONsERVATiON EffORTs

In February 2015, the KERC wildlife team at Kutch hosted special guests and well-known per-sonages, Mr. Sanjay Kaul, Commissioner, Gujarat Tourism Department and Mr. Prannoy Roy, Chairman and Founder of news channel NDTV. Both guests visited the Naliya grassland to see the Great Indian Bustard. KERC’s efforts to conserve the Great Indian Bustard were ap-preciated greatly by the guests.

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Mr. Chris Bowden, Globally Threatened Species Officer & SAVE Manager visited KERC in February 2015 to explore the possibilities of carrying out vulture conservation work in Kutch in association with KERC. The KERC team and Mr. Bowden visited various important and potential sites for vulture conservation work. A visit was also organized to Poladiya Panjarapol, a well-known dumping ground, which is also an important vulture conservation site.

The KERC team, involved in Vulture conservation in Kutch for the past year, regularly visits important vulture sites, monitoring their activity and movement. The White Rumped Vulture breeds mainly on coconut trees in private farms across various villages in Abdasa, Mandvi and Mundra talukas, causing losses in coconut yield to farmers, who are thus compelled to keep the vultures away from their trees. Consequently, vulture breeding activity is disturbed.To mitigate this conflict, KERC initiated a community-based vulture conservation programme wherein farmers and labourers on whose farms vultures breed on coconut trees are compensated through an incentive scheme by KERC. Successful vulture nesting and breeding activity is followed by publicly honouring the farmers and labourers as ‘Vulture Saviours’ and they are presented with certificates. Additionally, bicycles, Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purifiers as well as free medical services are provided to them as a token of appreciation. KERC has received strong support from farmers and positive results as regards vulture conservation, seeing as vultures have been allowed to breed peacefully wherever this scheme has been implemented.To reduce vulture-fatalities in vulture habitat due to the use of diclofenac, KERC distributes a safe alternative drug meloxicam through a network of more than 25 para-vets and livestock inspectors working with KERC for the conservation of vultures in three different talukas. More than 1,500 vials of meloxicam have been distributed under this program.


iNsEcTs ANd sPidERs iN kANhAInsects contribute to about 57% and arachnids 6% of the diversity of life on earth, constituting over 63% of the world biodiversity. The importance of studying insects and spiders is essential in assessing the health of an ecosystem. About 236 invertebrate species (41%) of the 571 faunal species have been identified in Kanha Tiger Reserve (Chandra et al, 2012). According to Chandra et al (2012), about 78% of invertebrate species comprise spiders and insects, with about 16 species of spiders and approximately 171 species of insects identified in Kanha National Park. There is, however, a lacuna

biOdiVERsiTy mANAgEmENT cOmmiTTEEThe Gujarat Biodiversity Board has funded KERC for a project involving the constitution of a Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) and People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) in 10 selected villages in Abdasa taluka in Kutch. The project has been sanctioned by the GBB to support the Biodiversity Act - 2002, according to which each village must have a BMC to manage and conserve the biodiversity within the area.

Out of the 10 villages under this project, six villages are crucial for the conservation of the GIB. All these villages fall under the core area of the distribution range of the species, and there is an urgent need for the grasslands of these villages to be preserved.

Phase 1 of the project involved completion and constitution of eight BMCs. In November, KERC team oversaw follow-up meetings with the villagers where the rules and regulations for the development and constitution of the BMCs were explained. The village Sarpanches having understood the importance of the BMC, have agreed to issue resolutions as per the rules.

TCF designed and distributed posters – The Plight of India’s Vultures and Vultures of Kanha, that highlight the importance of vultures in our ecosystem and their unfortunate and alarming decline in recent years due to the veterinary drug diclofenac sodium, and a poster on GIB conservation as well. These posters have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Assamese.

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in data on the ecological role played by invertebrates such as insects and spiders in the functioning of Kanha’s ecosystems. TCF thus launched a project to study insects and spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve. The objectives of the project are to determine the dominant species of insects and spiders of the different habitats of Kanha, and to identify and estimate the ratio of exotic/ invasive/ pest species within the Tiger Reserve. The field-work for the project “Study of Insects and Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR)” began in March 2014. The study covers 436 insect species and 114 spider species.

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HeALtHY coMMUnItIesTCF believes that only a healthy community can contribute to a healthy environment. Modern medical treatment is often not easily available to communities in remote locations and TCF is working to bring about a change. Regular health camps are conducted under this programme in over 350 villages in and around Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Kanha Tiger Reserves and in Kutch.

TCF has Out Patient Departments (OPD) across all its centres where locals can visit and receive primary health treatment. A Mobile Medical Unit is dedicated to reach out to remote settlements on a weekly basis to treat local communities as well. TCF has also been instrumental in spreading awareness about health and hygiene.

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Treatment of minor or major injuries sustained by villagers is often delayed due to lack of access to timely medical care, causing the injury to worsen. TCF therefore conducts First-Aid workshops and distributes first-aid kits in schools in the villages in Corbett, Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Kutch. TCF’s medical representative explains how to administer first-aid in case of emergencies like accidental injury, drowning, burns, sun burn, high grade fever, threatening diarrhea, snake bite, epistaxis and electric shock. The firs-aid kits are restocked periodically.

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TCF’s team of doctors provide regular and timely medical treatment to communities living in remote locations. Annually, more than 50,000 patients receive medical care through TCF’s Mobile Medical Units and Out Patient Departments at its respective centres. Over 350 villages are covered under TCF’s rural health programme. Special medical camps, free of cost, are also organized to reduce the intensity of man-animal conflict that villagers face, including mauling, injury and death. These camps are intended to enable access to healthcare in rural areas and increase awareness on common ailments, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene.

Several initiatives are undertaken to assist local communities in developing a hygienic and disease-free environment through activities such as celebration of international health-related days, distribution of first-aid kits and other medical and hygiene products, awareness programmes focusing on prevention of diseases, special workshops for women and child health, and water chlorination drives.

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Since the year 2000, TCF, in collaboration with the World Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief, is running the ‘Pulmonary Tuberculosis Eradication Project’ for locals living in and around the Corbett Tiger Reserve. In 2014-2015, 53 patients have undergone free treatment for tuberculosis. Through workshops, screening of documentaries and observing World Tuberculosis Day on March 24th, 2015 in villages and in schools, TCF spreads awareness on symptoms of the disease, effective medical remedies and avoiding TB contraction.

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TCF has been conducting an anti-addiction campaign titled ‘Nasha Unmoolan’ in order to raise awarenes among school children, youth and locals about addiction to and the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco and consuming liquor. Since schools and colleges have the potential to urge young people against using intoxicants, TCF organizes workshops in which the risks and diseases asscociated with such substance use is explained through interactive sessions, documentaries and presentations. In 2014-15, emphasis was laid on the anti-tobacco campaing, with the celebration of a ‘No-Tobacco’ day on May 31st, 2014.

To prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases, TCF regularly undertakes drives to chlorinate water sources used for drinking purposes. Chlorination of wells in villages in and around the buffer zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve is supervised by TCF’s medical representative. Chlorinating sources of drinking water in villages prevents the occurrence of diseases like cholera, diarrhea, and dysentery.

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wOmEN’s hEALThcAREIn villages around Corbett and Bandhavgarh, an initiative specifically attending to women’s health and medical well-being was organized in July 2014 by TCF. Women often neglect their health in the course of daily life, resulting in serious repurcussions especially during lactation and pregnancy. Under this programme, in collaboration with Aanganwadi centers, ASHA workers from the Government Health Department and with support from Ameri-Cares India, TCF organized the distribution of nutrition supplements especially for lactating and pregnant women as well as packets of ‘Mama’s Best’, a nutritive milk powder, supplied by Ameri-Cares India. These supplements help in the development of the brain, immune system, digestive system and growth of the child in the womb. Women are briefed on the importance of a balanced diet for the development of the baby during pregnancy and infancy.

EyE chEck-UP cAmPsThe Kutch Vikas Trust organized an eye-check up camp at the Outpatient departmen at KERC for villagers living in remote locations. 41 patients from different villages in Kutch visited the OPD with various ocular disorders including simple conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis and refractive error in the eye. Patients afflicted by cataract were advised to undergo surgery. Patients were treated and given medicines for these disorders. A patient also bought a pair of prescription spectacles at this camp.

diAbETEs AwARENEss cAmPAigNDiabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common chronic non-communicable disease and is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, renal failure and disability. Youngsters are not excluded from the rising cases of diabetes. To prevent diabetes onset, TCF Corbett organized Diabetes Awareness Programmes in schools and colleges in Nainital district where medical representatives spoke about types of Diabetes, cardnial symptoms, risks, prevention and control. Healthy lifesyles, regular exercise and a balanced diet to prevent diabetes was particularly discussed.

sUPPLEmENTs ANd PROdUcTsTCF arranges for the distribution of health and nutrition supplements among locals, with a special focus on women and children. TCF arranged for “Fourtify”, an Ayurvedic formulation to improve memory, learning and immunity in children sponsored by Ameri-Cares India to be distributed to over 200 students from different villages. TCF has also distributed Vitamin ‘A’ supplements (Khurak) to students participating in health awareness programmes. In additional to nutrition supplements, Dettol hand wash and soap was distributed to students in the locals school on Global Hand Wash Day.

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Conservation efforts are most fruitful when there is active community participation. Local communities are the pivotal stewards of the natural environment and its inhabitants. TCF works towards empowering communities and improving their livelihoods, and in turn acquires their support in conserving India’s pristine wildlife.

There is a crucial link between sustainable livelihoods and the involvement of local communities in conservation management. Pukaar consists of various workshops to enhance the skills and livelihoods of local communities and aims at providing vocational training to 3,550 tribal and forest-dependent by communities by 2017.

seLf-HeLP GRoUPsTCF helps the trainees in forming Self-help Groups (SHG), trains them in managing small businesses, and takes special efforts in finding new avenues for the marketing and sale of their products.

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TCF sets up local handicraft shops where various products made by Self Help Groups (SHGs) and beneficiaries of PUKAAR are displayed for sale. The wide variety of items on sale include candles, local handicrafts, bamboo and lantana products, soft-toys, showpieces, organisers and keychains, woollen items and local and tribal artwork.

TCF inaugurated the souvenir-outlet at Manjitola near Mukki gate, Kanha, which is being managed by Mrs. Namunabai from Baherakhar village and a member of the TCF-initiated SHG Nagmani. TCF has also facilitated the establishment and inauguration of a souvenir-outlet at Ringora village in Corbett. Members of a SHG in Ringora village run this outlet.

In addition to providing skills training to the beneficiaries of PUKAAR, TCF helps in the marketing and sale of their products through these outlets, particularly at locations which see a high tourist footfall during peak safari season.

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sUccess Keenly interested in fine arts and Gond art, Radheshyam Pancheshwar from Basinkhar, District, Balaghat, underwent Gond Art training at TCF-Kanha. Currently, he earns Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 5,000 per month by drawing for resorts and selling his paintings. He recently earned a contract of Rs. 2 lakh for a Gond painting on a canvas at Taj Hotel, Raipur.

Harendra Dhodre from Jhangul, Balaghat district underwent training in the naturalist-cum-guide programme under Pukaar. Using his newly acquired skills, Harendra now works as a naturalist at Earth Lodge in Satpuda Tiger Reserve, and earns Rs. 8,000 per month.

Thirteen women underwent training in candle-making through TCF Corbett. Today, they run a small candle making business as the Shweta Mahila SHG, earning an income of Rs. 850 per month.

Kapil Thapliyal from Corbett completed training under the Basic Hospitality programme, prior to which he was unemployed. Today, he works at Corbett Machan Resort as a receptionist, earning Rs. 5,500 per month.

Sushanto Gogoi from Kaziranga underwent training in the Basic Hospitality programme. He is currently a steward at the Bonraja Motel, Bagori, Kaziranga and earns Rs. 6,500 per month.

Twelve women of the Maa Shakhti SHG from Basinkhar Village near Kanha regularly supply the incense sticks they make to TCF’s souvenir shop and participate in exhibition-cum-sale events. Till date, they have earned more than Rs. 13,000 and purchase the required raw materials on their own.

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Yogendra Panchtilak completed the bike-repair course, prior to which he was unemployed. He now runs his own local bike-repair garage and earns Rs. 3,500 per month.

Dinesh Dhurwey of the Baiga Tribe in Samnapur village near Kanha was unemployed before undergoing the individual SRI agriculture farming training. Post-training, he has been carrying out paddy farming on his land using the SRI technique and earns Rs.6,000 to Rs.10,000 per year.

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Vinod Kumar Badola of Corbett works independently as a tourist guide, earning Rs. 6,000 per month after training under the Basic Hospitality Programme.

Yeshwant Sing Dhurwey belonging to the Gond tribe in Kanha underwent training in Basic Hospitality and now works as a waiter at Surya Resort, earning Rs. 5,000 per month.

TCF helped 15 women from Ranchha village of Bandhavgarh set up the SHG named Mahila Chetna that makes and sells incense sticks to the local market, earning Rs.1,500 to Rs.2,000 per month.

TCF-initiated SHG Shiv Shakti has been making and selling incense sticks to TCF’s souvenir shop at Manjitola near Mukki gate, Kanha and has earned more than Rs. 4,000 since its conception. It is registered with Govt. of MP, Birsa Block under NRLM and have received Rs. 10,000 as micro-finance to develop and to sustain their business.

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Samina Khan from Birsa village near Kanha underwent training as a beautician. She now runs a beauty parlour business out of her own residence, earning Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,000 per month.

TCF Kaziranga trained 18 women from Pakke in Arunachal Pradesh in weaving on a handloom which TCF donated to them along with the raw materials required. The women were trained to weave table mats, handkerchiefs, runners and such items. Soon after, the Pakke Paga Festival Organizing Committee awarded the group a contract worth Rs. 50,000 to weave Arunachali Gamchas or towels. Trained by a master trainer, the women earned Rs. 30,000 through this contract.

TCF initiated the Jai Bajrang Bali SHG comprising 15 men from Bhadgaon village in Kanha who underwent the fisheries training. They have made a profit of Rs.13,500 in the first year, using which they have been able to purchase the required items and pay the Government Rs. 1,000 per year for 5 years as the rent amount for the pond.

TCF trained 25 women from Sukanigaon and Borigaon villages in Diphloopathar, Kaziranga in bee-keeping and provided them with honey boxes. Of the 20 women that have profited through this exercise without investing in labour, Nayanmani Chutia has procured 2 more boxes from her profits. The 3 boxes she has in total give her 4 litres of honey a month and a monthly income of Rs.6,000. Being the flowering season for mustard that lasts 3 months, she earned Rs. 18,000 during the season.

Pankaj Singh Rawat from a village near Corbett underwent the Computer Tally training course. He now works as a paid trainee with Vodafone at Ramnagar in customer-care services, earning Rs. 1,500 per month.

TCF-initiated Shiv Lat Pat SHG is a group of 16 men from Bhimlat village, Kanha that underwent training in poultry farming. Till date, they have sold four batches of poultry, earning a profit of Rs. 20,000 amd saving Rs. 17,000 in their dedicated bank account, using which they purchase their poultry-farming requirements.

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TCF Kanha participated in an exhibition of bamboo products, organized in Jabalpur by the Bamboo Mission, Madhya Pradesh from June 27th to 29th, 2014. Members of Mukki-Eco Vikas SHG, Kanha Bans Hastshilp TCF SHG, Nagmani TCF SHG and Shiv Shakti TCF SHG participated in this exhibition, displaying for sale the various bamboo products they had created. This event saw the sale of SHG products worth Rs. 10,194; earnings that were distributed among the representative SHGs. TCF Kaziranga also participated in a week- long exhibition from July 23rd to 28th, 2014 held at Bokakhat, where the participating members of PUKAAR SHGs sold products worth Rs. 3900. This PUKAAR stall was appreciated by District Industries Centre (an undertaking of the Government of Assam) and awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 1000/- and a certificate.



The Bihu Dance is a joyous, colourful and festive folk dance and cultural symbol of Assam, associated with the Bihu Festival and performed by young men and women. The Bihu dance has gained greater significance in light of the growing tourism in Assam, with Kaziranga having developed into a tourist hub for Indian and foreign tourists. There is much scope for the generation of sustainable livelihoods for youth living on the fringes of the forests here through Bihu performances at cultural events and at resorts. For performances to be par excellence, to gain greater exposure and generate sustainable income, new recruits and current dance groups require diligent training by renowned Bihu artistes to refine their skills. TCF has developed a workshop titled ‘Bihu Performance - Perfection and livelihood’ where dancers and especially percussionists or Dhulia that play a pivotal role in the performance, are trained by a team of eminent, internationally renowned Bihu artistes. 22 boys and 23 girls underwent training for ten days. On completion, 10 of the best trainees were selected to join a team of 165 Dhulias to perform at the State’s Republic Day function with the Governor and Chief Minister in attendance. The performance was telecast on well-known news-channels. This group now regularly receives opportunities to perform at various functions and events.

TCF works closely with the trainees to ensure performance opportunities and sustainable incomes, reducing their dependence on forests and keeping the tradition flourishing.

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TCF runs training programmes under Pukaar for locals living on the fringes of tiger reserves in skills such as Gond art, lantana and bamboo artifacts, textile arts, candle and incense stick making, and several other art forms. TCF also helps in the sale and marketing of these products by promoting rural-urban market linkages, setting up and taking part in exhibitions, and efforts are on sell these products through digital media outlets.

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cAttLe cAReA large number of local communities, especially those living in rural areas across India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood, either as working animals for agriculture or in milk production. As a number of cattle in the areas TCF works in are working animals, their ill-health directly affects the local economy. Veterinary care is of utmost importance in remote villages lacking such facilities since a large amount is invested in the upbringing of the animal, and lack of basic veterinary facilities as well as the lack of knowledge thereof can severely impact livelihoods. TCF provides timely primary veterinary services under the guidance of its veterinary experts and Livestock Inspectors (LI) across its divisions on a weekly basis. The LIs are also responsible for creating awareness on basic care and management of livestock, and for providing guidance in nutrition and upbringing of young animals.

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Cattle constitute the primary means of livelihood for many communities living in and around tiger reserves. Their use as milch cattle and in agriculture make them an imperative source of income. To ensure that livestock are kept healthy and provide maximum work output, TCF conducts regular veterinary camps in Bandhavgarh and Kanha Tiger Reserves, and in Kutch. The health of cattle is often neglected because of the lack of facilities and poor awareness. TCF’s veterinary team works around the clock, and treats cattle at the doorstep to ensure that locals follow sustainable and profitable animal husbandry practices to keep their cattle healthy and safe from diseases. Since these cattle often graze in forests, there is a great risk of livestock diseases being transmitted to wild animals, and hence keeping them healthy is also a step towards wildlife conservation.

Our veterinary team works with Livestock Inspectors to treat a host of ailements including cases of worms, mastitis, indigestion, diarrhoea, pyrexia, septic tumors, pneumonia, debility, infertility and more. Around 200,000 cattle are treated annualy through TCF’s veterinary efforts.

VAcciNATiON dRiVEscATTLE TREATmENTSupported by the Bombay Gow Rakshak Trust, respective veterinary departments and Forest Departments, TCF undertook vaccination drives for livestock in and around Corbett, Bandhavgarh and Kanha Tiger Reserves and Kutch to curb the spread of communicable diseases among livestock. 1,38,586 cattle were vaccinated this year in these areas. Additionally, 2900 camels across various villages in Kutch were vaccinated against trypanosomiasis, free of charge. A thin interface exists between domestic animals and wildlife near Protected Areas, and the chances of communicable diseases such as Foot-and-Mouth disease, Black Quarter, and Hemorrhagic Septicemia spreading among wildlife is increasing.

Cattle living on the edge of the forests often sustain life-threatening injuries through encounters with wildlife, creating hostility among villagers towards wildlife. TCF tends to the wounds of such animals, minimizing the owner’s loss, easing conflict and garnering the community’s support towards conservation. A cow that sustained severe abdominal injuries through a wild boar encounter was swiftly attended to by TCF’s veterinary team. The animal has made a full recovery and birthed a healthy calf the following year. In another incident, a bull that was attacked by a Tiger was promptly attended to by the veterinary team and was saved from death.

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KERC was invited once again to the Krushi Mahotsav for a vaccination camp, where 2822 cattle over seven days were vaccinated against haemorrhagic septicaemia and 195 sheep and goats wee vaccinated against Enterotoxaemia.

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Before TCF intervened, cattle owners would castrate their livestock using crude, unscientific methods and instruments such as a bamboo instead of a castrator. Such operations are painful and the animal suffers considerably. TCF carries out the castration of bullocks scientifically, causing minimal pain to the animal. 11 bullocks were castrated by TCF’s veterinary team in the past year.

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TCF has collaborated with the University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Scotland on a project for rural education concerning animal husbandry titled “Cattle Heath Planning: Healthy Cattle, Healthy People” for the tribal communities living around Kanha Tiger Reserve. Dr Andy Hopker, veterinary surgeon and lecturer, University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R (D) SVS), has designed this education programme which focuses on the interaction between people, their cattle and the environment. The project uses participatory educational techniques where villagers and vets sit together and discuss their experiences and concerns in the area of animal health. The villagers are working together with the vets to draw up a list of animal health priorities using images to illustrate the problems. The vets then use a second set of images to explain solutions to these issues, emphasis being laid on achievable solutions using materials readily available to the villagers. During the course of these meetings, sets of measuring spoons donated by Just Plastics of Norfolk, UK along with instructions in Hindi and illustrations by Miss Catriona Sargison were distributed to the villagers in attendance. The instructions explained how to treat an animal with diarrhoea using an Oral Rehydration Solution comprising water containing salt, sugar and baking soda the correct proportions.

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cATTLE cULTURETCF, supported by the Bombay Gowrakshak Trust has initiated a Cattle-Culture programme wherein better breeds of cattle are to be introduced to the villages around Kanha Tiger Reserve. Forest-dependent communities largely rely on animal-power for their agricultural livelihood, and the current local cattle-breed has low productivity as farm animals and milch cattle. They are also almost entirely dependent on forest-grazing. Villagers thereby employ more cattle than is required. TCF aims to introduce to villagers the practice of stall-feeding and to reduce cattle heads in the region through introduction of good cattle-breeds. TCF donated 20 pairs of bulls to 20 beneficiaries selected after ensuring stall-feeding potential and on condition that the practise of using tree-bark as fodder be discontinued.

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sPecIAL InItIAtIVesIn addition to its flagship programmes, TCF has also undertaken special projects that are directed towards the development of sustainable communities and wildlife conservation. These include holistic development projects like community-based conservation programmes, providing villagers with medical facilities, energy-efficient stoves, solar lighting and biogas plants, and collaborations with international and national universities.

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The Corbett Foundation, with the support of Friends of Conservation and Exodus Travels Ltd. of the United Kingdom, aims at installing 400 energy-efficient stoves specifically designed to resemble the traditional chulahs (stoves) used by the villagers. These specially designed chulhas have been aptly named ‘Sakhi’, a friend of women and the environment. Sakhi stoves require around 40-50% less firewood than the traditional chulahs. These energy-efficient stoves come with a chimney extension that helps in expelling the smoke outside thus keeping the kitchen smoke-free. The women of Rakhi and Bijharia villages, where the Sakhi stoves have been provided, have welcomed this initiative. Our medical team too has observed lesser number of women patients with respiratory tract infections from these villages. The Sakhi programme is being promoted by The Corbett Foundation in many other villages as well.

5 Sakhi stoves were constructed in Rakhi village in November 2014 and in February 2015, 40 smart stoves were constructed in Bijhariya village, adjoining Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. TCF-Kanha visited the project site and underwent a two-day training session in smart stove construction. In March 2015, 50 Sakhi stoves were installed at Bakiguda village at Kanha and 30 Sakhi stoves were installed in Bijhariya village. The project is slated for completion in April 2015.

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smART sTOVEs ANd mOsQUiTO NETsThe Corbett Foundation, supported by Axis Cares – an initiative of the Axis Bank Foundation, launched ‘Samruddhi: a step towards better health and better environment’ in Kanha Tiger Reserve in October 2014. As a part of the project, over 600 energy-efficient smart-stoves with chimneys, and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITM) were distributed in the first phase to 600 households from the buffer zone villages of Kanha Tiger Reserve. Apart from a significant reduction in the use of fuelwood, this initiative addresses two major health-related issues pertaining to respiratory problems in women and children associated with smoke, and malaria. In addition to enhancing the health of the communities that share their habitat with wildlife, this programme is a step towards introducing sustainable interventions in their lives.

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With the support of Anandana (Coca Cola India Foundation), The Corbett Foundation launched the ‘Akshay Urja, Swastha Jeevan’ project, under which access to environment-friendly renewable energy is given to remote villages with erratic electricity supply around Corbett Tiger Reserve. The project entails the distribution of 3000 solar-powered lanterns during the first phase, to families living in 62 remote villages in the buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve and its surrounding forest divisions. These lanterns have proved to be a boon to these villagers and the communities have contributed around 50% of the total cost of the solar lanterns. Over 1000 lanterns have been distributed so far.

Solar lanterns have made it more convenient for women to cook and complete household chores while children can study after sundown as well. Villagers carry the lanterns to keep better vigil over their houses and crops against wild animals.

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Biogas plants are one of the most efficient sources of renewable energy, working solely on the easily available vegetative raw materials from households, agricultural waste products, and dung. It is crucial to introduce alternative sources of energy such as biogas plants which have several conservation-related benefits including reducing the dependency on forests for fuelwood, minimising chances of confrontations between humans and wildlife, as well as reducing the risk of respiratory ailments from the prolonged intake of smoke generated from traditional stoves.

TCF has been promoting the use of biogas plants as an alternative source of energy. With support from the Born Free Foundation, Friends of Conservation and Exodus Travels Ltd., UK., this project was launched on a pilot scale in December 2014 and has progressed considerably, with 10 biogas plants being constructed across 4 villages surrounding Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and 11 biogas plants constructed in villages around Kanha Tiger Reserve.

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Community-based conservation is an important tool for involving communities in the conservation of biodiversity. With the support of the Born Free Foundation, TCF has initiated a Community-based Natural Resources Conservation project in village Bakiguda situated in the buffer zone and close to the core zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR). There is increasing anthropogenic pressure on the buffer zone for fuel-wood, grazing by domestic cattle and timber. This project covers the 120-odd households of Bakiguda to gain their support for protection of the buffer zone in return for their assistance to the Forest Department of KTR to better manage its forests.

The most important aspect of the project is the restoration of around 16 hectares (0.16 sq km) of degraded forest land. Lantana, an invasive weed, has been removed from this area and replaced with local wild plant species suitable to the region’s biodiversity. In addition to this, the entire village is being provided with Sakhi energy-efficient stoves and gobargas plants (a type of biogas plant which uses cow dung) to substantially reduce the dependence of the communities on forests. The villagers are encouraged to undertake plantation of fodder crops and bamboo to reduce their dependence on forests to graze cattle and so that they can harvest bamboo sustainably for their own use. The project also aims to make active the almost-dormant village forest committee that will look after the plantations and at the same time assists forest department in monitoring of the forests around their village. Additionally, TCF also extends its sustainable livelihoods, medical and veterinary care programmes to Bakiguda village, thus making Bakiguda a replicable model for other villages in the buffer zones of tiger reserves.


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The Satpuda Landscape Tiger Programme developed and supported by the Born Free Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford has brought together a network of Indian NGOs working towards conserving the tiger and its habitat in seven Tiger Reserves across the Satpuda forests of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Corbett Foundation is a part of this network and implements projects under this programme. In March 2015, the annual SLTP meet titled ‘Managing Tiger Populations Beyond their Strongholds’ was hosted by TCF Kanha from March 23rd to 26th, 2015. TCF Kanha and Bandhavgarh presented the work undertaken in the respective Tiger Reserves. Present at the meeting were forest officials and authorities who discussed issues pertaining to tiger conservation outside protected areas

TCF supported by the Coca Cola India Foundation has undertaken a feasibility study to determine the potential of developing a successful integrated watershed management plan for the five villages in Manpur block of the Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh. This region constantly faces water scarcity, especially from an irrigation standpoint and watershed management is a step towards encouraging agricultural and livelihood-related development in rain-fed and semi-arid areas such as these. TCF has completed the study and submitted a feasibility report to the Coca Cola India Foundation.

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UNiVERsiTy Of EdiNbURghThe Edinburgh India Institute held its inaugural conference on May 15th and 16th 2014, to showcase and celebrate the University’s longstanding engagement with India. The key note address was delivered by the former President of India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. Present among the eminent academics and high-profile speakers from the Indian higher education sector was Mr. Dilip Khatau, Chairman of The Corbett Foundation and Mrs. Rina D. Khatau, Co-Chair, The Corbett Foundation. Mr. Khatau presented to the audience, ‘From Grassroots to Landscapes’, a narrative of the journey of The Corbett Foundation and the work it does at the grass-roots level in regions in and around India’s Tiger Reserves. The presentation described in detail TCF’s association with the University of Edinburgh in the area of veterinary care in these regions.

TCF and the University of Edinburgh, UK have officially collaborated to share information, experience and skills to learn from each other and develop effective working practices while working jointly.

TCF and EoU have together undertaken many initiatives pertaining to veterinary care of livestock in villages around protected areas. Some of the recent projects include a rural education programme titled ‘Cattle Health Planning: Healthy Cattle, Healthy People’, Farm animal clinics, workshops and projects for Vulture Conservation.

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Tcf iN ThE kANhA–PENch cORRidORTCF initiated its RMOP and Sustainable Livelihoods programmes in the Kanha–Pench Corridor (KPC) in 2013 and has continued these programmes through 2014-15. These villages, located in the wildlife corridor between Kanha Tiger Reserve and Pench Tiger Reserve have been identified as weak-link areas where anthropogenic pressures on the forests are high. These remote communities cannot easily access Primary health-care facilities owing to the long distances they need to traverse even for basic treatment.

In addition to the existing RMOP and Sustainable Livelihoods programmes in Kanha Tiger Reserve, TCF has conducted medical camps twice every week, covering 18 villages in this region, treating around 2000 patients for ailments that include pyrexia, body ache, skin diseases like scabies and fungal infections, respiratory ailments like cough and cold, and gastric disorders like diarrhoea. The locals have have been benefited by the sustainable livelihoods programmes conducted under PUKAAR.

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Nature guides are an important interface between the forest and tourists that visit forest reserves to experience the wild. The 3-hour safari in the forest leaves a permanent impression on the minds of tourists in favour of wildlife conservation. A well-trained nature guide can enhance this experience manifold by his/her knowledge and skills. Such positively impacted tourists that take home a memorable forest experience directly or indirectly, consciously or sub-consciously contribute to protecting the wild. The Corbett Foundation firmly believes that a well trained nature guide plays a much larger role in conservation than just providing tourists with information about the forest and its sights. Nature Guide Training also provides the locals with an alternative livelihood that is conservation-oriented. With this in view, TCF conducted a Capacity Building and Skills Development programme to train the nature guides of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Madhya Pradesh from September 23rd to 28th, 2014 held at the Forest Department’s training complex at Khawasa on the outskirts of PTR, under the guidance and active participation of Mr. Alok Kumar (IFS), Field Director of PTR.

The Corbett Foundation engaged in interactive sessions with a group of around 90 young men and women with a drive and passion for wildlife conservation, enhancing existing skills while teaching them new skills.

Khursitola is a typical village in the Kanha-Pench corridor, surrounded by forests. In 2014-15, TCF undertook the plantation of 2000 bamboo saplings on private lands in and around Khursitola village. The aim of this plantation activity is to reduce the local community’s dependence on the forest for bamboo by creating a buffer around the village from which villagers can sustainably harvest bamboo. The saplings are enclosed by protective tree-guards made from invasive plants such as Ipomea carnea and Lantana camara, to safeguard them from grazing livestock and ensure their survival.


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tHe WAY foRWARDSince its inception, The Corbett Foundation has been dedicated to wildlife conservation and works towards striking a balance between humans and wildlife. Our divisions in Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Kaziranga and Kutch have been promoting sustainable development by serving the community as well as the wildlife they share their homes with. TCF’s passionate staff works at grassroots-levels to bring about a positive change at a landscape-level by reaching out to around 400 villages, working hand-in-hand with the Forest Departments, local governing bodies, as well as the local community.

Looking ahead, TCF aims to intensify its efforts for wildlife conservation by undertaking wildlife-centric as well as socio-economic interventions to address issues related to the delicate human-wildlife interface. TCF is a member of Born Free Foundation’s (BFF) Satpuda Landscape Tiger Programme (SLTP), and is set to expand its rural medical outreach and sustainable livelihood programmes in the Kanha-Pench Corridor and Bandhavgarh-Sanjay Dubri Corridor – both in Madhya Pradesh, and has also expanded its activities to Ramnagar Forest Division and other important forest areas adjacent to Corbett Tiger Reserve. In order to address watershed-related problems to promote agriculture and reduce the reliance on forests, TCF has collaborated with the Coca-Cola India Foundation to initiate an integrated watershed development project near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and also introduced solar lanterns as an immediate measure to promote renewable energy in villages that lack electricity around the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

TCF’s collaboration with the University of Edinburgh has greatly enhanced the quality of its veterinary programmes around the tiger reserves of Kanha and Bandhavgarh. Soon these programmes will also be extended to TCF’s other divisions. TCF has been working with Save Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), on the conservation of the critically endangered Gyps species of vultures across its divisions. TCF’s has published posters on vulture conservation to create awareness about the issue among the local communities, vets and paravets. The posters have been translated and printed in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese and Marathi languages for a larger outreach. TCF seeks to collaborate with like-minded organizations to reach these posters to as many people as possible.

TCF aims to extend its outreach to garner more support for wildlife conservation by collaborating with central and state governments, national and international institutions and organisations, as well as local communities who play an integral part in the wildlife conservation movement. We look forward to support from like-minded corporates that share TCF’s vision for a future where humans and wildlife live in harmony.

We are thankful to our all of our donors and supporters for the trust and confidence they have placed in us, and look forward to their continued support and guidance in the coming years. Feedback from our donors, supporters and well-wishers are valuable for TCF to grow and expand. You can send in your comments and suggestions at [email protected], and visit our Facebook page (facebook.com/thecorbettfoundation) to be up-to-date with our activities.

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The Corbett Foundation supports its wide range of activities in Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Kanha,and Kaziranga Tiger Reserves, and around the Greater Rann of Kutch through the interest earned on its corpus fund. In addition, it receives donations and project grants from individual as well as corporate donors who share TCF’s vision and objectives.

In 2014-2015, TCF had over Rs. 4 crores to be spent on its programmes at all its locations. TCF ensured that its funds were judiciously spent towards its programmes – Awareness (3%), Rural Medical Outreach (12%), Wildlife Conservation (16%), Social Welfare (6%), Veterinary (5%), Sustainable Livelihoods (8%) and Foreign-Fund Projects (27%). Around 16% was spent on administrative and other miscellaneous expenses and 7% was taken towards depreciation. TCF carried over INR 10,000 to the Balance Sheet of 2014-2015.

Responsibility Statement by the Management: The Corbett Foundation confirms that:

1. The Annual Accounts have been prepared on the basis of the Accounting policies adopted by the organisation in compliance to the existing Accounting Standards wherever necessary.

2. Sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of Accounts as per the applicable legal statutes of India.

3. The Statutory Auditors have performed their task in an independent manner and the management letter submitted by the Statutory Auditors has been considered by the management.

4. During daily operations of the organisation, ethical accountability, value of money and environmental concerns have been given highest priority. No part of the income during the previous year has been applied and used directly for the benefit of:

a. The author or founder of the organisation.b. Any person who has made a substantial contribution to the organisationc. Any relative of the Member of the Governing Board.d. Any concerns in which the above mentioned category of persons have substantial interest. (As required under Sec. 13(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961)

5. None of the members of the Governing Board has been given any honorarium and none of them occupies a place of profit in the organisation.


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1 Mr. Dilip D. Khatau chairman

2 Mrs. Rina Dilip Khatau co-chair Wife of Mr. Dilip D. Khatau

3 Mr. B. K. Goswami trustee n.A.

4 Dr. M. K. Ranjitsinh trustee n.A.

5 Mr. nirmal Ghosh trustee n.A.

6 Mr. sam Mistry trustee n.A.

7 Mr. sharad sanghi trustee n.A.

8 Mr. Akshobh singh trustee n.A.

9 Mr. Darius Udwadia trustee n.A.

10 Mr. Laxmikumar Goculdas trustee n.A.

11 Dr. Divyabhanusinh chavda trustee n.A.

12 Mr. P. R. Rajkotia trustee n.A.

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partners in conserVation

First and foremost, The Corbett Foundation would like to express its deepest gratitude to the Conservation Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd. (CCIPL) for its generous contribution towards the corpus fund that enables the Foundation to take up programmes and fulfill its objectives. The Corbett Foundation would also like to thank Infinity Resorts in Corbett, Kutch, Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Kaziranga for providing infrastructural support. The Corbett Foundation is grateful for the help and support extended by the employees of CCIPL and Infinity Resorts.

We thank all the ‘Friends of TCF’ and institutional donors, who have extended their whole-hearted support to us. We also wish to extend our deep gratitude to national and international organisations and forest departments with whom we work in Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Assam.

WWf-India | Bombay Gow Rakshak trust | Paul Hamlyn foundation | Millichope foundation forever tigers | Aligarh Muslim University | Bombay Gow Rakshak Mandali | Varun shipping co. Ltd. Dharamsi Morarji chemicals Ltd. | International tiger coalition | Indian Air force nABARD | BAIf| e-Pac International | sanctuary Asia | David shephard Wildlife foundation fredhim foundation | national fish and Wildlife foundation | shri sohanlal sanghi charitable trust | tarun shipping and Industries Ltd. | oberoi Hotels Ltd. | Phoenix Distributors Pvt. Ltd. | the ten Dollars club | Pirojsha Godrej foundation | Virat Industries Ltd. | Bulwark storage co. | Wildlife conservation trust |Axis Bank foundation | born free foundation | rufford foundation| world memorial fund | gujarat forest department, KAcHcHH West DIVIsIon | madhya pradesh forest department | GUJARAt BIoDIVeRsItY boARD | vibrac animal health india pvt. ltd. | marsil exports | m/s alcoa india pvt. ltd. | Bulwark warehousing | RUtGeRs tHe stAte UnIVeRsItY of neW JeRseY oPeRAtInG |ecocARe InteRnAtIonAL foUnDAtIon LtD. | HAYMARKet sAc PUBLIsHInG PVt. LtD. | VoLUntARY nAtURe conseRVAncY | cocA-coLA inDIA foUnDAtIon |fRIenDs of conseRVAtIon | AMeRIcARes InDIA foUnDAtIon | WILDLIfe conseRVAtIon tRUst | earthwatch institute india | exodus travels ltd.

the corbett foundation takes this opportunity to thank the following institutional donors and partners for supporting the foundation’s programmes since 1994:

sr.no.

Donor/grantee InR fundsforeign funds

Purpose of Donation/grant

corpus

1 bombay gowrakshak trust 1,000,000 Corpus2 Dr. Abu rauff 133,925 corpus

Donation (Above INR 10,000)

3 coca cola foundation 4,563,427 USD 73,852 solar lantern project

4 axis bank foundation 3,496,298 pukaar project

5 community contribution 2,644,200 solar lantern project

6 friends of conservation 2,580,553 EURO 27,351 project at kanha and bandhavgarh

7 friends of conservation 1,745,732 EURO 17,703 mobile medical van

8 bombay gowrakshak trust 1,500,000 veterinary programme

9 friends of conservation 1,397,907 GBP 14199 biogas stove & fencing project

10 axis bank foundation 1,236,864 samriddhi project

11 wwf india 1,123,340 irs reimbursements

12 born free foundation 522,987 GBP 5,559 project at kanha and bandhavgarh

13 gujarat forest department, KACHCHH WEST DIVISION

450,600 seaweed cultivation project

14 community contribution 216,400 samriddhi project

15 COCA-COLA FOUNDATION 215,000 ANANDANA PROJECT

16 born free foundation 190,523 GBP 2,000 CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

17 voluntary nature conservancy 150,128 wolf survey

18 HAYMARKET SAC PUBLISHING PVT LTD (AUDI) 140,000 General

19 ECOCARE inTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION LTD 119,580 USD 2,000 General

20 RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY OPERATING

89,319 USD 1,500 TIGER CONSERVATION

21 MRs. RINA D KHATAU 75,000 TIGER CONSERVATION

22 MR. D M ARAKAKI 15,415 USD 250 GENERAL

23 Other DonationS 2,222,651 GENERAL

totAL Donations other than corpus: ₹24,695,924

the following donors extended their valuable support to the corbett foundation in 2014-2015.

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