PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Ramnagar
To strengthen trans-boundary wildlife conservation, a coordination meeting between Indian and Nepalese forest officials was held in Corbett Tiger Reserve on Thursday. The meeting focused on biodiversity conservation, tiger protection, scientific wildlife management and strategies to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, said the deputy director of Corbett Tiger Reserve, Rahul Mishra.
Senior officials from Nepal’s Sudurpaschim Province, Shuklaphanta National Park, Kailali, Dhangadhi, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Dharchula, Terai Arc Landscape Programme and WWF Nepal participated in the meeting.
CTR’s deputy director, Rahul Mishra and Park warden, Binder Pal gave detailed presentations on the reserve’s rich biodiversity, tiger conservation initiatives and modern management practices. They highlighted the use of advanced technologies such as M-STrIPES patrolling, drone surveillance, e-surveillance, camera trapping, anti-poaching operations, grassland restoration, water source conservation and scientific wildlife monitoring.
The presentations also covered measures to reduce human-wildlife conflict, wildlife rescue operations, community participation in conservation, alternative livelihood programmes, bee-hive fencing, wildlife veterinary services, plastic removal from Ramganga river, conservation of gharials and hog deer, scientific identification of elephants, and the activities of the Wildlife Conservation Training Centre at Kalagarh.
During the meeting, officials from both countries exchanged experiences, discussed conservation challenges and shared innovative management practices. The Nepalese delegation appreciated CTR’s adoption of modern technology, scientific wildlife management, effective patrolling system and community-based conservation model, describing it as a valuable and replicable approach for other protected areas.
The officials of both the countries said that such coordinated efforts between India and Nepal would further strengthen trans-boundary wildlife conservation and play a vital role in protecting the region’s shared biodiversity.
