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IRTA 2020 "Best Wildlife Conservation Project" category

Silver Winner: The Corbett Foundation, Preserving the Precious

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00:00 Corbett Foundation was established to mitigate human-wildlife conflict.
00:06 Bandar Gowar Sanjay Dubey corridor connects two important tiger reserves.
00:10 If we don't take care of the connecting links, long-term conservation of tigers is going
00:15 to be a big issue.
00:17 Local communities have to be involved in any kind of conservation work.
00:20 We have provided them with energy efficient chulas, which are specially designed stuvs.
00:25 More than 1,200 open wells have been fenced.
00:28 We have taken up reforestation of degraded forest land.
00:32 If we don't provide water sources, there is always a chance that tigers and leopards
00:37 can move towards villages.
00:40 So solar-powered pumps have been installed in critical forest areas.
00:45 Tourism is a great tool for conservation.
00:49 And if it is implemented in the right manner, it can be a win-win situation for the wildlife
00:54 as well as the local people here.
00:55 (upbeat music)
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