Sanctuaries

Classification of Zoos
There are more than 300 zoological parks in India. On the basis of the area, number of animals, and variety exhibited, as well as the number of visitors, zoos are classified as Large, Medium, small and Mini.

Sanctuaries : NGOs Interventions

CAT : Socio-economic Survey of Local Communities in Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
A study was conducted by CAT in the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Thane District, Mumbai. This study was a socio-economic survey of local communities living within the Protected Area.
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BNHS : Protecting the Corbett National Park ( with help from the Central Empowered Committee) BY DEBI GOENKA, HON. TREASURER, BNHS
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WPSI : Support to Corbett Tiger Reserve & Adjoining Forests
Elephant & Boat for Anti-poaching Patrols:
Corbett Tiger Reserve, named after the famous hunter turned conservationist Jim Corbett, lies in the state of Uttaranchal. The Tiger Reserve consists of Corbett National Park, Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary and some Reserve Forest areas.
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WPSI : Support to Bandipur Tiger Reserve :
Wireless sets for anti-poaching camps
In the year 2005 WPSI raised funds for the purchase of 10 GM 338 Mobile stations and 17 GP 328 Walky Talky sets, to aid the anti-poaching personnels of Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Bandipur Tiger Reserve is situated in the southern State of Karnataka. The area has long been recognised as one of the most important tiger habitats in the subcontinent; Bandipur was among the nine Tiger Reserves created in India at the launch of Project Tiger in 1973. It is also classified as a Level I TCU.
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WPSI : Support to Sundarban Tiger Reserve
Two of the world’s mightiest rivers - the Ganga and the Brahmaputra - flow into the Bay of Bengal through a vast system of distributaries that form the largest delta on the planet. This delta is covered by a lush and dense mangrove forest system, called Sundarban - Bengali for “Beautiful Forest”. A part of this forest has been declared a Tiger Reserve.
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Support to Resettlement of Van Gujjars outside Rajaji National Park
In 1983, the Uttar Pradesh State Government gazetted its intention, under The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, to create the 820 sq. km. Rajaji National Park, which is home to endangered species such as the tiger and the elephant, but the final declaration of the park has not happened. There are several reasons for the delay, the principal one being the resettlement of some 1,390 Gujjar families - a community of traditional grazers - who, along with over 20,000 cattle, have lived inside Rajaji.
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Atree
In the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary , Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environemnt (ATREE) is working along side Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra (VGKK), and the Karnataka Forest Department to help Soligas conserve their natural resources through forest-based enterprises, capacity building, and institutional reform with a primary focus on regeneration of non-timber forest products.
BRT Wildlife Sanctuary, is located in southern Karnataka, at the eastern-most edge of the Western Ghats. It encompasses a variety of climates and topographies, and, as a result, has a range of vegetation types within its relatively small 540-sq km area. The dry scrub forests at lower altitudes give way to woodland savanna and deciduous forests at mid-elevation. At higher altitudes, where it is wetter, one finds evergreen forests, shola forests and grasslands. The forests of BRT are home to a number of animals and more than 245 species of birds including 12 endemic and several endangered species. 1000 species of higher plants. 36 mammals excluding bats and rodents. 145 species of butterflies. An indigenous community, the Soligas, has traditionally inhabited the area. The BR Hills was declared a wildlife sanctuary in the 1972, at which time logging by the forest department, hunting and shifting cultivation by the Soligas were discontinued. The Soligas were given land to cultivate, and settled in hamlets, called "podus," within the forest.

ATREE's current and past efforts relating to conservation and livelihoods involve

1. Monitoring Non-Timber Forest Products
2. Assisting better agricultural practice
3. Collection and preservation of indigenous seeds
4. Restoring Biodiversity - In degraded lands, farms and forests
5. Environment education
6. Antiplastics campaign

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Sanctuaries : Corporate Interventions

BG India : Programmes in Mumbai - Environment and nature education activities

On April 22, 2004, BG India inaugurated a new Nature Information Centre at Borivali National Park, Mumbai. In addition to upgrading the education facilities at the Nature Information Centre, BG India is supporting activities in the Park that are aimed at local capacity building and raising environment awareness.

The unique public and private partnership (PPP) project is expected to benefit the over three million visitors the Park receives annually. The partners involved in the PPP, Maharashtra Government Forest Department and BG India are working jointly to raise environmental awareness and address the need for nature conservation with the technical support of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).

The BG India funded project began in May 2003 and showcases the new Nature Information Centre, where visitors are now able to appreciate the flora and fauna in the Park through a photographic exhibition which is accompanied by details about the Park’s ecology. Slide shows and films highlighting the beauty and splendour of the Park are screened at the Centre’s auditorium. Guided nature trails are also conducted by a specialist team from BNHS and the Forest Department on a regular basis.

The 104 square kilometer Borivali National Park is a preserved green oasis spread across Thane and suburban Mumbai districts in the north of the city. In addition to acting as the ‘green lungs’ of Mumbai and adjoining areas, the Park is also the city’s main source of water supply through the Tulsi and Vihar Lakes.

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DSP Merrill Lynch

Nature Trails
Environmental conservation and appreciation is a primary concern in today’s world of concrete jungles and polluted air. With this in mind, DSPML, in association with the Bombay Natural History Society, organizes Nature Trail and Camps at the Borivali National Park for employees and their families/friends.

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
DSPML is assisting BNHS in some of the conservation efforts in Borivali National Park. Situated within the city limits of Mumbai, the National Park is referred to as the green lungs of Mumbai and is critical to the health of the city's water supply. The forest is also home to endangered flora & fauna including leopards as well as the atlas moth--the world's largest moth.

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Kinetic

We have taken the initiative to implement following innovative projects

• We have developed a beautiful Children's Park in Pune. We have also taken up development of a Nallah Park near Agriculture College.
• We have also taken up beautification work of University Road. We will also maintain it and keep it clean. These activities are undertaken on behalf of "Citizen's Participation Forum".