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and undertakes surveys to assess pressures exerted by
communities on forests. It also estimates the extent of crop
depredation by wild animals and contributes towards capacity
building for the Forest Department staff. When needed,
it also supplements resources for ground staff ... uniforms,
solar torches, self-purifi cation water bottles, point and shoot
cameras, camera traps, blankets and winter clothing.
“Conserving our wildlife is not just the need of the hour,
but the moral duty of every citizen. It’s time we stopped
taking and started giving back,” says Avantika.
Hans, an eff ective public speaker and a fi rm believer in the
power of technology, regularly reaches out to urbanites to
involve them in conservation dialogue and action. He recently
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conducted an awareness campaign through Facebook Live
in association with actor Alia Bhatt’s organisation CoExist
and Dia Mirza, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for
India. Together they discussed the interdependence between
forests and city life and outlined ways in which adverse
impacts could be reduced.
PROWL also produces documentary fi lms for the Forest
Department. In the past, Hans has also recorded the folk
music of communities living around the Ranthambhore
Tiger Reserve.
In Hans’ words: “We believe in collaborating with people
and organisations working towards a common objective,
which is why we work closely with local NGOs and with
networks such as the Conservation Consortium of India and
the Sanctuary Nature Foundation.”
On the anvil for PROWL is a study to understand wild pig
predation in the Central Chanda Forest Division, conducting
a village-volunteer programme in the Brahmapuri Forest
Division and another that seeks to support the forest guards
of the Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary. tPROWL works to improve the lives of the communities living adjacent
to tiger reserves such as Tadoba-Andhari (facing page) and parks by
working closely with the Forest Departments and local NGOs. The
ever-smiling Hans (above) distributes point-and-shoot cameras to an
elated Forest Department staff at the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.COURTESY: PROWL“Conserving wildlife is the moral duty of every
citizen. It’s time we stopped taking and started
giving back,” – Avantika Chandra