Conservation of Indian Pangolin in 85 villages

We thank the donors for committing to the conservation of Indian Pangolin. Also, we are grateful to the GlobalGiving for providing the platform to spread a word about our work and fundraising. In the month of March 2019-May 2019 various activities have been taken to endorse awareness of conservation of Indian pangolin.

Awareness

• Total 1437 letters in 479 villages across Dapoli, Mandangad, and Sangameshwar block had send to inform all villagers’ head about pangolin conservation work to gain villagers support.
• Questionnaire survey and awareness in Dapoli and Sangameshwar block partially done.
• Community Meeting was taken in Anjarle, Karjube, Viheer, Nive, kundi, khadi-kolvan and Saile villages with villagers to educate and aware about species severity and importance.
• SNM team attended Gramsabha meeting of the Kudawale village to raise pangolin profile in the meeting within villagers.
• Installed 125 an eco-friendly Awareness boards across Mandangad, Dapoli, and Sangameshwar region.
• Educated about pangolin - 9^th and 10^th class students of Aadarsh Vidyamandir School, Belari village, Sanameshwar block, were educated about Pangolin.
• Conducted community meeting in Panhali village of Mandangad block where community sensitized about pangolin and sustainable livelihood idea.
• Counducted meeting with Education department to gain support to distribute pictorial story book on Indain Pangolin in local language.

 Pangolin Survey –

• During field survey in March and April 2019 collected pangolin fecal sample from two distinct burrows.
• Questionnaire Survey – To collect baseline data about species questionnaire survey is conducting in 172 villages of Dapoli block.
• 10 camera traps were deployed to cover 5 new burrows of the species in the region.
• Field survey – Once in every week SNM team visits for field survey of the Indian Pangolin.

Livelihood Training

• Conducted Beekeeping training - Training of Apis cerena sp. wild capturing and relocating into hive box were given to the villagers of Kasar kalowan in Sangameshwar block.
• Conducted Eco-tourism Training – Hospitality and Nature guide training were given to the vihir villagers for homestay and nature trail for tourist.  

Impact – Total 11 numbers of Pangolin rescued by villagers and forest department in Konkan region of Maharashtra.