human wildlife coexistence
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The Manas Story: From Hunters to Protectors
In the 1980s, political unrest ravaged Assam's Manas National Park. But in the 2000s, local youth, the forest department, and the new government united to restore it. Today, Manas is a UNESCO World Heritage site and biodiversity hotspot.
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Orphaned Calves: Paying the Price of Human-elephant Conflict
Elephant calves are sometimes the casualties in the tussle for space between humans and elephants. While some orphaned calves are accepted back into their herds, many young ones find it difficult to survive in the wild without their mothers who died from electrocution or other accidents.
Wild Vault
Where the Mind is Without Fear: Stories of Coexistence in Shared Landscapes
Across the country, indigenous communities often have unique sets of cultural and religious beliefs connected to sharing living spaces with wild animals. Modern practices, too, need to integrate traditional ecological knowledge into the study of conservation and coexistence
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Fishing Friends: The Irrawaddy Dolphins of Chilika
Chilika in Odisha, India, is Asia's largest brackish water lagoon. Tourists are known to line up in the area for a glimpse of Chilika's Irrawaddy dolphins, who surface the lagoon only for a quick breath or a peek at their surroundings. Take an exclusive look into the lives of these elusive dolphins, and learn how the people around Chilika are trying to protect their star resident's population.
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Spectacled Cobra: The Unwelcome Neighbour
Cobras are more common around villages and farms than in the wild. Frogs, rats and poultry from the farm make for easy meals. But looking for food so close to human settlements is risky business. It puts both, the humans and the cobra, at odds with each other.
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Guardians of the Garuda: Greater Adjutants and the Villagers of Bhagalpur
How local villagers, a conservationist, and the forest department turned around the population of an endangered bird in an unlikely area of Bihar
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Saving the Forgotten Wilds of Koppal: Why This Biodiverse Ecosystem Needs to Be Conserved
Wolves, blackbucks, striped hyenas, monitor lizards and jungle cats – Koppal has them all. Home to some of most endangered wildlife species found in India, Koppal's grasslands remain at risk without formal protection. What will it take to conserve this habitat?
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#WorldElephantDay: The Story of Chilli Komban, a Beloved Elephant
Ahead of World Elephant Day, Pravin Shanmughanandam tells us the heartbreaking story of a loved elephant who was recently declared "a rogue" by the media.
This not a story of just one elephant, but elephants everywhere that are struggling to make sense of a world, that we are constantly changing and destroying.
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The Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque and its Fight for a Home
The Nicobar long-tailed macaque is found only on some of the Nicobar islands. It is the only home they have known, adapted to, and survived in. But a massive disaster and recent developments have escalated tensions among some of the troops and the local settlers
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A Lemon a Day Keeps the Elephant Away
Lemon tree fences help farmers in Assam safeguard their crops and homes from elephants
Conservation
Friendly Neighbours: Lesser Florican and the Farmers of Shokaliya
There are less than 340 lesser florican males on Earth and experts believe that the number of females is even smaller, but the smallest bustard species in India is trying to beat the odds with a little help from the farmers of Shokaliya, a village in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.
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Feast and Frolic: Winter Party of the Demoiselle Cranes
A party of charming guests has travelled hundreds of kilometres to spend their winters in Rajasthan. Watch them enjoy a feast, cool off by the lakes, charm a mate and shake a leg! Welcome to a virtual party with the demoiselle cranes
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Addressing the Human-wildlife Conflict Challenge
Can proactive measures and a multipronged approach avert or reduce conflict between human beings and animals?
Conservation
Can Feeding Wild Elephants Paddy Reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict?
The Chhattisgarh state government is trying to feed its surplus paddy to elephants in the hope that it will prevent them from coming into villages in search of food. Experts weigh in on the wisdom of this strategy
Conservation
India Has Lost 75-90 per cent of its Leopard Population
A recent study has claimed that India’s leopards are in danger and need as much attention and protection as the tiger
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Leopards of Saswad: On the Edge of a Concrete Jungle
Wolves have ruled the Saswad grasslands for years, but recently an uninvited guest has taken over– the leopard. Now, the city threatens to take over these grasslands. Will the leopard survive the onslaught of the urban?
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Coexistence with Critters: Lessons in Harmony from Bhutan’s Countryside
In parts of rural Bhutan wild animals like gorals, and birds like the Himalayan monal, satyr tragopan and black-necked crane share close living spaces with villagers
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Learning to Coexist with Elephants
Positive stories that talk of shared spaces, respect for the gentle giants, and acceptance of their presence can lead the way forward
Conservation
Painted Storks: The Winged Daughters of Kokkarebellur
Every year, for about six months, the village of Kokkarebellur is taken over by painted storks. Locals believe the loud and beautiful visitors are like their own children
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Lockdown Lessons in Human-Animal Coexistence
Will the environmental tranquillity resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown really help wildlife?
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Behind The Lens: An Unusual Encounter With a Snow Leopard
At a time when the relationship between big cats and humans is only spoken of in the context of conflict, Dhritiman Mukherjee shares his unusual, heart-warming exchange with a snow leopard in Ladakh
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Man and Wild: The Complicated Coexistence of Humans and Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Once upon a time, in the Tinsukhia region of Assam, an ape named Kaliya became a regular visitor to the village of Ketetong
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