Cleanliness drive at Lohgad |
Lohgad children on a rally during Wildlife Week |
Painting competition during Wildlife Week in Lohgad |
Paper bag made by women in Telgaon after our training |
Shubham Gaydhane at the mushroom cultivation plant he set up after our training - Telgaon |
Telgaon children on a conservation rally during Wildlife Week |
Telgaon school children after a painting contest during Wildlife Week |
Suchit Thakare at his mushroom cultivation unit at Telgaon |
Conservation rally at Telkamthi |
Rally and slogans on conservation themes, at Telkamthi |
Members of the Durga Mahila SHG learning how to make paper bags at Umari |
The Durga Mahila SHG with paper bags they've made |
Essay competition in Umari during Wildlife Week |
THE FULL REPORT
Mandar Pingle – Conservation Officer
Nilesh Telang – Field Assistant
Nilesh Telang – Field Assistant
Highlights:
· Wildlife Week celebrated
in 9 schools of Pench-Bor corridor; 1900 students participated
· One women’s self help group (SHG) formed in Umri
· Organised 2 training programs on making paper bags; 32 women trained
· Two ‘Primary Response Units’ to tackle man-animal conflict situations formed in Raibasa and Bidgaon villages
· Gram Sabha resolution passed in Telgaon to form Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Jan Van Yojna committee
· Assisted Forest Department in monitoring leopard movement in order to avoid any man-animal conflict in villages of Kalmeshwar range
· One women’s self help group (SHG) formed in Umri
· Organised 2 training programs on making paper bags; 32 women trained
· Two ‘Primary Response Units’ to tackle man-animal conflict situations formed in Raibasa and Bidgaon villages
· Gram Sabha resolution passed in Telgaon to form Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Jan Van Yojna committee
· Assisted Forest Department in monitoring leopard movement in order to avoid any man-animal conflict in villages of Kalmeshwar range
Activities:
Satpuda
Foundation celebrated Wildlife Week during the first week of October 2018 in 7
villages of Pench-Bor corridor.
Around
1900 students of 9 schools took part in various activities during the
celebrations. Drawing competition was organised for students of classes 5-7 in
Telgaon, Umari, Lohgad and Telkamthi villages. Students painted pictures
depicting rich biodiversity of India.
Students
of classes 8-10 from Telgaon, Umari, Lohgad and Telkamthi wrote essays to
convey why it is necessary to protect wildlife and environment. Students wrote about
their experiences from nature camp in Pench Tiger Reserve as well indicating a
positive impact. The nature camp was organised earlier by us.
Awareness
rallies and cleanliness drive rallies were organised in Telgaon, Lohgad and
Telkamthi villages. Students raised slogans to urge villagers to ensure that
our natural heritage is protected and conserved for future generations.
Classroom awareness sessions were arranged for students of Zilla Parishad
primary schools of Bidgaon and Temburdoh villages.
On 17 October, Satpuda Foundation assisted 12 women of Umri village in forming a self help group (SHG). The group is named ‘Durga Mata Mahila Bachat Gat’. A bank account in local branch of Bank of Maharashtra was opened by the SHG.
On 29 October, a similar training program was organised by Nilesh for 20 women from Gondikhapa village. He also provided information regarding the marketing of the bags and envelopes in local and urban markets.
On 16 September,
Mandar had addressed the villagers during a Gram Panchayat meeting in Telgaon
village in which he had had explained that it is necessary for the village to
ensure that the local environment and forest area is improved. He had explained
that socio-economic conditions can be improved by ensuring better forest and
environment.
In order
to achieve this, Maharashtra State Government is implementing the Dr Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee Jan Van Yojana in villages located near tiger reserves and in tiger corridors.
Mandar had provided details of the scheme and urged the villagers to implement
this scheme in their village.
On 15
October, the villagers of Telgaon passed a Gram Sabha resolution to form a
committee to implement Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Jan Van Yojna in their
village. The resolution was handed over to RFO Mr Gawande of Kalmeshwar
territorial range.
On 16
October, a ‘Primary Response Unit’ to
tackle man-animal conflict situations was formed. Mandar and Nilesh along with Forest
Guard Mr. Munde organised a meeting at Raibasa village in Khapa territorial
range in Saoner taluka.
During the
meeting, Mandar cited the example of a leopard rescued from a well in Kocchi
village last month and explained to the villagers that it is necessary for them
to support the Forest Department.
Mandar explained
that it is also responsibility of the villagers to provide information
regarding crop damage cases, forest fires or any other man-animal conflict
situation that might arise in the village. A Primary Response Unit of seven young
villagers in the age group of 20-35 years was formed. These 7 young villagers
volunteered to form the unit.
A similar
Primary Response Unit was also formed in Bidgaon (Jatamkhora) village on the
same day.
On 21
October, villagers from Panubali of Kalmeshwar territorial range informed
Satpuda Foundation about the sighting of a leopard with 4 cubs in a sugarcane field
adjoining their village. Our field assistant Nilesh informed Round Officer Mr.
Tibole and Forest Guard Mr. Pauljhagade about the leopard sighting.
Nilesh,
along with the Forest Department staff, visited the village and confirmed the leopard’s
presence from pug marks. They organised a meeting with members of Gram Sabha and
instructed them to inform villagers to take precautions to avoid any conflict
situation. They were instructed to tie cattle inside sheds, avoid venturing in
the farms alone during dusk and after dawn, avoid defecation in the open etc.
On 23
October a similar meeting was organised in Telkamthi village after the leopard
was sighted in the farm of Mr Sheshrao Bankar. A foot patrol was also done in
the area surrounding these villages to monitor movement of the leopard. No
cattle kill or conflict situation has been reported so far from the villages.
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