Mitigate Elephant electrocution deaths by helping farmers with power fencing their agricultural land and protect their crop from crop raiding Elephants and other wild animals by which wildlife conservation and stake holders yield is achieved, in turn helping farmers and also wildlife.

Wild fire engulfs every thing in its way, containing forest fire is a challenge. prevention is better in line where WCF works with students from surrounding schools and colleges, catching them young will save our pristine forest.

From just nature awareness camps to Conservation education as “life’s essence”, far from the thoughts of mere giving information to practical understanding to conserve and accord action from participants, this is how awareness programs are planned by WCF

Rescue of leopards from human landscape is a challenge, or otherwise leopards are killed by poisoning their prey, usually livestock. WCF intends to save endangered species wherever possible. Relocate them to feasible habitat.

Jakalli is one of the 15 villages that is surrounded by forest on all sides, in Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) creating a box canyon of conflict from all sides, farmers here on a daily basis conflict with Elephants, wild pig, spotted deer and their long awaited crop yield is lost due to crop raiding by wild animals, especially Elephants that have become their enemy. WCF intervened and started “Community based solar fence in conflict villages to save elephants” by helping farmers to comply D.C powered fence we are able to achieve sustenance to farmers and save Elephants. WCF team thanks all our well wishers and friends for their constant encouragement. WCF works with farmers at high pressure areas surrounding Bandipur Tiger Reserve; we need resource and people to get involved in these solution based projects, helping both farmers and wildlife. Email: rajkumar_naturalist@rediffmail.com.

WCF members, farmers and students from Mangala village had an opportunity to interact with group of people from General Electricals (GE) a program organized by Soul buffalo.  In an earlier meeting with Mr. Akos Hivekovics of Soul Buffalo Expeditions arranged by Vishwa, our old friend who works in Serai resort in Bandipur. We planned a program with them about conflict with wildlife in Mangala village and the ground realities of living with the wildlife that they had to save. This interactive field based program was to speak through the voice of village farmers, students from conflict village in Bandipur Tiger Reserve.  Students from Mangala were to interact with GE group who were from different disciplines of work from different countries. They spoke about their work with the young students from Mangala village and children expressed that they were lucky to meet people from GE. We also arranged an interaction with farmers from Mangala village and visited their house to know the practicalities of living in conflict with wildlife. Farmers - Nanjiah, Swamy, Murthy, Revanna, Basappa were marginal farmers from Mangala village who were also the beneficiaries of Community based solar fence. We arranged a translator to each group so they know what they are talking. Interaction was great, practically they explained the problems faced by conflict animals especially Elephants and wild pig. Their basic income jeopardized because of crop raiding Elephants and wild pig how WCF intervened by “Community based solar fence to save Elephants” thus protecting farmer’s crop from Elephants and wild pig. How it has improvised their income, safety and livelihood from earlier days to today. Next day an early birding trip was conducted and Mangala birding team went on to explain and identify birds to participants from GE, surprised by the interest and commitment in young students who finally identified around 35 birds in just 1 hour of birding, it was great experience for all, students, WCF and GE members. The interaction was completed by thanks giving and memorable experience they take home.

Rescue and relocation of Tiger and Leopard is not just an easy task, planning our field work, identification, capture and release takes a test of our field expertise. Starts from tracking the Tiger on its trail and finding the right one through trap camera protocols. Identify the conflict animal, immobilization using Elephants, check for its health and translocation. An exceptional team work determined to save the illusive Tiger. Join us on the journey of saving the Tiger.    

One the major wildlife management challenges in India is dealing with conflict animals; it takes lot of field experience working towards practical solution to contain wildlife conflict. It also succumbs time and money to resolute conflict. WCF team works with commitment to save wildlife in very high conflict areas like Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves. (BTR & NTR) our field expertise has drawn attention of the government and recently Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) contacted us to conduct awareness program in villages close to Bandipur. Enforcement wing from Karnataka Forest Department, Mysore took our help to nab poachers and bring wildlife cases to a logical end.   

Tree planting program in Mangala village – Bandipur Tiger Reserve Tree planting is an annual event in Mangala village supported by the KFD and by well wishers from the village, WCF has so far contributed 3000 selected plants that are local and successful species that can grow naturally. We are keen in developing a candid relation between the plant and farmers; this is an evolutionary relation that is just tapped back to days by WCF. Beneficiaries of community based solar fence program are made to commit to take and nurture plants that are distributed free of cost by WCF is ongoing, considering that ample protection is guaranteed because of power fence, positively the successfulness of plants to trees is observed. Volunteers work on:    Participate in tree planting in Mangala village, Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Meet farmers and beneficiaries Take a wild look at our wildlife safari Live a village life Documentation of the above work.