EAZA Tiger Campaign 2002/4
Target projects
Listed below, identified by number, are the target projects for the campaign.Sumatra
1. Tiger Protection and Conservation Teams in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra. (FFI. Antipoaching and trade investigation, some cameratrapping and conflict resolution)
Click here for more informationClick here for the latest news 2. From Data to Action: Curbing wildlife crimes in Sumatra (WCS. Establishment of Wildlife Crimes Unit in Lampung; tackling illegal trading in tiger parts, supporting prosecutions, compiling data on offenders)
Click here for more informationClick here for the latest news Click here for the Interim Report (March 2004) 3. Ranging Patterns of Tigers in Altered Landscapes, Sumatra. (ZSL. Will be the first radiocollaring study of tigers in Sumatra; tiger ecology and behaviour, land management patterns that enable tigers and humans to coexist, some education/outreach and conflict resolution)
Click here for more informationClick here for the latest newsClick here for the ZSL InfosheetThailand
4. Southeast Asia Wildlife Protection Training Centre, Thailand. (WildAid. Provision of training centre for rangers from all over SE Asia; training covers law enforcement, forest patrols, identification of confiscated specimens, wildlife law, survey techniques)Click here for more informationClick here to read more about a WildAid training course in CambodiaRussia
5. Protection and Outreach in Tiger Habitat in Russia (Phoenix. Antipoaching and trade investigation; education and awareness work)Click here for more informationClick here for the latest newsClick here for the progress report 2003 (pdf format; 1 MB)Click here for the Interim report, January – June 20046. Mediating Conflicts between Tigers and People: Direct Intervention and Better Understanding of Tiger-Prey Relations in Russia (WCS. Response unit for direct tiger-human conflict situations, study of interaction between tiger and prey populations in order to mitigate competition between tigers and humans for prey animals)
Click here for more informationClick here for the progress report of July 2003Click here for reading a letter from the fieldClick here for a presentation on a recently collared tiger 7. Fire-fighting in Tiger Range, Russia. (Tigris. Establishment of a specialised fire-fighting unit to protect tiger habitat and prevent fragmentation)
Click here for more informationClick here for the latest newsClick here for the progress report of July 2003India
8. Tiger Habitat Consolidation Programme, India. (CWS. Creation of a large forest reserve by purchase of privately owned land in the Western Ghats so as to link together existing protected areas)Click here for more information9. Anti-poaching Support for Project Tiger Reserves, India. (GTP. Provision of vehicles to India’s key tiger areas to enable forest rangers to carry out patrols and respond to reports of illegal activities)
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