Saving big cats in India | Chester Zoo | From chaos to calm 🐅

Описание: This project aims to reduce conflict between tigers, leopards, sloth bears and the human communities that share their home in the Terai Lowlands of India and Nepal 🌍

Like in most human-wildlife conflict scenarios, the presence of a big cat or bear near a community can incite a fearful mob to chase off or even dispatch the animal as people fear for their children or their livestock. This is why it’s so important that we find find solutions for coexistence that address the needs of both people and wildlife.

That's why we're working with our partners ‪@WildlifeTrustofIndia‬, Pradesh Forest Department and ‪@usfws‬ to create a Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Primary Response Team (PRT). These are made up of respected members of communities in the region who have volunteered their services to help mitigate conflict. They do this by patrolling village boundaries, monitoring big cats in the region, and controlling the crowds until external help can arrive in the event of a conflict situation. They are the first responders to a situation, and today resolve up to 92% of all conflict situations peacefully.

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