Project
Supporting trans-boundary tiger recovery in India and Nepal – Phase III
Duration
2022 - 2024
Location
India, Nepal
Species protected
Tiger
Panthera tigris
This project is the continuation of the ITHCP Phase I project Supporting Trans-boundary Tiger Recovery in India and Nepal, and it runs in parallel to the corresponding Phase II project by ZSL, through the implementation of complementary activities and targeting additional communities.
The project covers five protected areas of the Terai Arc Landscape and their buffer zone communities.
Overall objective
To maintain the viability of tiger meta-population in the Terai Arc Landscape through securing viable tiger habitat and corridors, while minimizing human-tiger conflict and increasing community participation in tiger conservation.
Threats
Human-wildlife conflict
Over-exploitation of natural resources & prey depletion
Poaching
Project activities
- Promote effective protected area management through habitat management practices to increase prey densities;
- Strengthen national and transboundary cooperation by facilitating exchange visits and conducting stakeholder meetings;
- Develop the capacity of protected area staff in habitat management and biological monitoring;
- Implement human-tiger conflict mitigation measures and a wildlife relief fund to strengthen communities’ capacity to cope with conflicts;
- Promote sustainable livelihoods opportunities and strengthen participatory management of natural resources.
This project is implemented by the Zoological Society of London.
