Measured Impact
Wildlife Conservation Trust’s reach and impact across:
160
India’s National Parks and Sanctuaries
27
India’s States and Union Territories
79%
of India’s tiger reserves
Forest Guards trained in wildlife law enforcement and forensics
Firewood-dependent households equipped with energy-efficient water heaters
sq. km. of forest land brought under varying degrees of protection
Livestock immunised in over 200 villages in Central India to prevent disease transmission to wildlife
sq. km. of forest area surveyed in the Central Indian Landscape and Western Ghats
Our 360° Approach
Six hundred rivers originate from, or are fed by, the tiger-bearing forests of India, making these habitats crucial to our water security. With several million people living in and around forests, we cannot separate communities from conservation. Recognising this, WCT has adopted a 360° approach to conservation by focusing equally on wildlife protection and community development.
Wildlife Conservation
Our flagship science-based conservation programmes focus on highly endangered species such as the tiger, leopard, pangolin, otter, Gangetic river dolphin, gharial, and freshwater turtles, to highlight the ecological importance and strengthen the protection mechanism of large land- and river-scapes.
Ecosystems & Communities
We are working on harnessing public finance to safeguard all types of natural ecosystems including grasslands, deserts, marshlands, mangroves and forests, along with the development needs of communities that live in and around them.
Impact
We currently work in and around 170 Protected Areas across 23 states and four Union Territories of India, covering 82 per cent of the country’s tiger reserves, 25 percent of the national parks and sanctuaries, and impacting a population base of approximately 3.5 million people.
Climate & Conflict Mitigation
Our long-term ecological research in Central India, followed by economic and psychosocial studies, has led to the development and large-scale adoption of our biomass-fuelled, energy-efficient water heater, which is reducing firewood consumption, forest degradation, and human-carnivore conflict.
Ecosystem Restoration
We have embarked upon a rewilding programme that will look to restore natural vegetation and biodiversity across degraded scrublands, grasslands and forestlands with the help of local communities and landholders.
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