Project Report
| Oct 5, 2020
Conservation of Indian Pangolin June to Sept. 2020
By Soham Ghorpade | Project Officer
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Our Field Officer deploying Camera trap
Hope you all are safe in this pandemic, we are thankful to you for your valuable contribution to our project. Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra is working hard for the accomplishment of the project. But we have some limitations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Due to lockdown, we had to stop all of our field activities and awareness programs. But still, our team is taking efforts to conserve the species. We are working on the trap camera data collected in previous months in order to find the burrow preference of pangolins. We are also studying pangolins co-relation with other animals in the jungle through trap camera photographs.
We are in contact with all of our guides and collecting information regarding sightings of pangolin. We are also guiding locals for their alternate livelihood initiatives as it’s very important nowadays. We are currently spreading awareness through social media platforms and through online lectures. As soon as the lockdown ends we will restart the field activities, till that time we are thankful to you for your support.
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Jun 10, 2020
Pangolin Conservation Report Jan 2020- May2020
By Abhishek C Singh | Project Officer
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Pangolin replica worshiped & placed in Palanquin
We pray everyone should stay safe and healthy in this pandemic situation and thankful for every donor who is contributing cause for the conservation of the species and biodiversity. Your support is inspiring us to work hard on ground in the field of Nature conservation.
In this Covid-19 pandemic situation the nation was under lockdown due to which many conservation field activities were not possible to complete.
- To outreach mass awareness Khawlotsav (Pangolin festival) was celebrated in traditional and cultural form on 16th February 2020 on the occasion of World Pangolin Day at Dugve village in chiplun block of Ratnagiri District.
- 16 Camera traps were deployed at new locations to document species distribution, ecology and behavior in the wild.
- Camera trap data were retrieved.
- 2 Sub Adult Pangolin released in wild in collaboration with forest department.
- 1 Adult Pangolin was rescued by SNM team member from the society and released into the wild in collaboration with the forest department.
- Digital outreach mass awareness through social media.
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Villagers worshiped Pangolin as God on Khawlotsav
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Traditional worship dance with Pangolin replica
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Camera trap Deployment
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Social media outreach mass awareness
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Rescued Indian Pangolin released in wild
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Feb 11, 2020
Pangolin Conservation Report Nov-2019 to Jan 2020
By Soham Ghorpade | Project officer
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Awareness Programs For Students
We are thankful for every donor who is contributing to saving this elusive animal. Your support is inspiring us to work hard in the field of nature conservation.
Pangolin field Survey
- Day-night Field survey was carried out in Watul village to Study the ecology of the species and habitat.
- CCTV camera deployed Watul village to document species movement, behavior and ecology.
- The questionnaire survey is completed across the Dapoli, Mandangad and Sangameshwar blocks of the Ratnagiri District.
- Data were analyzed collected in 2019, total camera trap days in 2019 are 5543, total Pangolin photos 192 and 49 videos were documented by the organization.
- A scat sample of the species was processed and send it to the expert for analyzing the food preference of the species.
Awareness and Livelihood
- Two awareness meets with villagers held at the village deity temple in Watul village.
- School awareness program is done in Bhambed Highschool, Rajapur.
- Powerpoint presentation held in Bhile village for selected students from Ratnagiri district.
- Capacity building of the Forest department to tackle the illegal forest activity such as Hunting and Poaching of the species.
- Wild beehive capturing Training held at Tanali village.
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Camera Trapping in hilly regions
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Beekeeping Training
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