TECHNOLOGY

TO THE FRONTLINES OF

TIGER CONSERVATION

Vijay Mohan Raj IFS

Executive Director

Jungle Lodges and Resorts

Increased use of Information and Communication technology

Marrying technology to natural history

Convergence of many technologies for conservation use

- NTCA PHASE IV MONITORING ANNUAL MINIMUM TIGER

NUMBERS BASED ON CAMERA TRAPS FOR EVERY TIGER RESERVE

- National Repository of Camera Trap Photographs of Tigers

(NRCTPT)

- e-EYE, CORBETT TIGER RESERVE

- MSTRIPES – WII AND NTCA

- KARNATAKA TIGER IMAGE DATABASE (KTID)

Phase IV – Monitoring of NTCA also speaks of Daily Patrol Log

Polygon based Patrolling

Technology for Field level implementation

• Why it is required?THINK LIKE A GUARD

• How it should be done?THINK LIKE A FOREST WATCHER

• What it should give us?– THINK LIKE APP DESIGNER– Uncluttered data with broad

framework for operation

HULI• Input directly from field units to

web server• Input supported by a GPS polygon

• Cell phone signal boosted to transmit packets of data from remote APCs

• Data input is line with NTCA protocols

• Generates reports on patrols on monthly and periodic basis of a Tiger Reserve

The Story so far…(last 6 months in Punjur Range)

655 Foot Patrols covering 4464 Kms

Prey animals sighted – 1777 Nos

Prey Biomass total: 276202 Kgs

Prey biomass indicates it can support more Tigers than estimated at present

The Story so far…

To be upscaled to all the Tiger Reserves of Karnataka

ANDROID VERSION DEVELOPED

The Problem

THE ROAD AHEAD• Man-Animal Conflict

– Issues to bring tech for effective barriers– Bring private players to insure crops and

lives– Thermal image systems for early warning

in case of elephants• Continuous green energy to remote field units

– Hybrid systems of Solar and Micro-Hydro– Solar and Wind

• Increase connectivity to remote field units• Increase partnership.Eg: www.brt.gov.in

…. there is a need for the Forest Department to think of technology to better the lives of the frontline staff

and at the same time bring out a sustainable transparent working

system on the ground