A community protects wildlife and humans around Ranthambore tiger reserve

On the edges of Ranthambore tiger reserve, the Village Wildlife Volunteers programme started by a local NGO, Tiger Watch, has a network of about 50 volunteers from the Vann Gujjar community. https://india.mongabay.com/2020/03/villagers-develop-a-protective-ring-around-the-ranthambore-tiger-reserve/

The group shares real-time information about the movement of wild animals, mainly tigers, with the forest authorities. These volunteers have further developed their own networks thus involving the larger community in and around the reserve in the wildlife protection and conservation process.

Due to their efforts, the number of poaching incidents has come down, the movement of animals are tracked more efficiently, the human-wildlife conflicts are better addressed and even the local hunting community is slowly changing its way.