Bannerghatta National Park

Oasis in Concrete Desert

Bannerghatta

Inhabited by……..

And Many Many More……

Challenges in conservation-Hostile sociopolitical environment

Bannerghatta “Breathing for Bangalore”

Consortium of all organisations working for wildlife and forests Covering all schools in bangalore Presentation Visit to the park School bags and other stationary for government schools

Developing a Constituency

Coming Together for Conservation Governement programmes like Chinnara Vanya Darshan An interpretation centre cum lecture hall Workshop for teachers

Recipe for conflict

Tragic End

Maintaining the Barriers

Early warning system for barrier monitoring A modified camera trap based early warning system with SMS and MMS capabilities for monitoring vulnerable stretches Infrasonic detector to detect approaching elephants and warning in advance Bioaccoustic units to ward off elephants Solar fence damage detection warning system

Rapid Response Teams

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