Power Point Presentation related to the CSR Workshop held in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Hosted By Karnataka Ecotourism Development Board

1. Wildlife Management in
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve

2. Protected Areas of Western Ghats
Nagarahole- Bandipur- Mudumalai-
Wayanad tiger conservation landscape
NTR- Vital connecting link…

4. Landscape dynamics of Kodagu district in (a) 1977, (b) 1997, and (c) 2007. The map
from 1977 is derived from Landsat images, and maps from 1997 and 2007 are from
IRS P6 LISS III images. In all cases, land uses were reclassified by manual digitization.
The expansion of coffee cultivation has taken place predominantly on privately owned
land. The area under forest is formally controlled by the state forest department (both
reserve forests and protected areas) and has remained largely intact.

7. Location:
1. Nestled in the foot hills of Western
Ghats, where the Western Ghats
meets the Deccan plains on the
eastern side.
2. Total area is 643.39 km2 spread
over Mysore (354.96 km2) and
Kodagu District (288.43 km2).
Nagarahole Tiger
Reserve
Named after River ‘Nagarahole’
(‘Serpent River’).

8. 1. Tropical Semi-evergreen Forests
2. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests
3. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
4. Swamps (Hadlus)
Major Vegetation types of Nagarahole T

9. 1. Largest population of
breeding tigers
Density:
12.08/100 km2
(CWS Report 2013)

10. 2. Worlds Largest
Congregation of Asiatic
elephants in Kabini Back
waters
Density:
2.05/km2
Sex Ratio:
1:2.41
(KFD 2012)

11. 3. Co-existence of Top
Predators

12. Herbivores
Density
(No/km
2)
Spotted
deer
29.84
Sambar 3.57
Gaur 3.69
Muntjack 2.42
Wild Pig 2.09
Principal
Prey
41.61
4. High density of prey
species ( Presence of
Hadlu).
(CWS Report 2013)

13. 5. Catchment for three major
rivers
(Nagarahole, Lakshmanthirtha &
Kabini).

14. 1. •Protection (Poaching, illegal timber cutting, fire, grazing & disease)
2.
• Habitat Management
3.
• Tribal Relocation & Rehabilitation.
4.
• Tourism Management
5. • Mitigation of Human Animal Conflict
6
6.
• Monitoring of Animal Population
Major Activities of Nagarahole

15. Protection of
Nagarahole TR

16. FOREST PROTECTION
• Total executive staff in N.T.R.
San. strength Filled Vacant
– R.F.O. 9 8 1
– Forester 33 26 7
– Forest Guard 106 87 19
– Forester Watcher 81 79 2
TOTAL 229 200 29
• Anti-Poaching Camps – 27 Camps.
• Good wireless communication system.
• STPF fully functional
16

17. Sl.
No
Year
No. of
Poaching
Cases (in
no’s)
Remarks
1 2002-03 23 -
2 2003-04 15 Tiger Nail missing
3 2004-05 14 -
4 2005-06 06 -
5 2006-07 08 Tiger Skin
6 2007-08 07 -
7 2008-09 08 -
8 2009-10 13 Tiger bone & Skin
9 2010-11 08 -
10 2011-12 06 -
11. 2012-13 0 -
12. 2013-14 0 -
13. 2014-15 0 -
Poaching cases registered at
Nagarahole TR
for the last ten years

18. Protection against
Poaching & illegal timber cutting
28 APC located at strategic
points inside NTR

19. c. Patrolling Strategy

20. d. STPF deployed on sensitive locations &
Emergency situations

21. e. Periodic surveillances outside the TR & Anti-snare
drive

22. Protection against Fire
Preventive measures: Fire line
S.
No.
Wildlife Range Fire line
(km)

23. Fire line cutting and control burning (at s

24. Snap Shot of Fire Burnt Area

25. Special Drive: Sowing of Bamboo seeds in the
Fire burnt area of Nagarahole Range

26. Back to
Normalcy….

27. Protection against
Grazing 1. There are more than 50,000 cattle living
around Nagarahole.
2. Some of tribal Haadis inside Nagarahole
TR also have cattle
3. With strict protection Cattle grazing is
reduced drastically, but not stopped
completely.
4. Because of solar fencing cattle grazing
was controlled to great extent in the
Antharasanthe and DB Kuppe ranges.

28. Protection against Zoonotic
DiseasesVaccination to all cattle present around the
NTR .
 60 village covering 15-20000 cattle (HD
Kote taluk).
 24 village covering 8-10000 cattle (Hunsur
taluk).
Normally done twice a year during Feb-
March & Aug-Sept.
Vaccination against FMD, Brucellosis, Black
Quarter (cattle) & against Entro-toxemia.

29. CREATION OF IMMUNITY BELT AROUND NAGARAHOLE TIGER
RESERVE (VACCINATION OF CATTLE TO SURROUNDING VILLAGE)
DURING 2013-14
Name of the
Wildlife Range
No. of Cattle No. of Goat &
Sheep
Total
Anechowkur 5,360 1,836 7,196
Veeranahosahally 7,024 2,481 9,505
Total 12,384 4,317 16,701

31. Protection against
traffic along public
roads1. There are 3 major roads pass across
Nagarahole TR
a. Mysore-Manantavady road
b. Hunsur-Kutta road
c. H.D.Kotte-Kallahatti-Murkal-Karmad-
Gonikoppal road
2. Traffic will be closed between 6 P.M to 6 A.M
3. Sufficient number of speed breakers on all
roads.
4. Signage boards are placed at suitable places.
5. Recently CCTV has been installed in one gate.

32. Habitat
Management

33. a. De-silting of water holes
b. Maintenance of Hadlus/marshy
swamp
c. Removal of lantana at Nagarahole
range on experimental basis in a
small area during 2014
Habitat
Management
Activities

34. Maintenance of
Hadlus

35. Human-Animal
conflict

36. Captured / rescued tigers / leopards in Nagarahole Tiger
Reserve
Name of the place & wildlife
range
Date of
capture /
rescue
Species Sex Age Remarks
Boodanoor Village by
Antharasanthe Range
26/08/2012 Tiger Male 12 Yrs Tranquilized with help of
captive elephant

37. Captured / rescued tigers / leopards in Nagarahole Tiger
Reserve
Name of the place & wildlife
range
Date of
capture /
rescue
Species Sex Age Remarks
Coffee Estate of Kottagere Village
by Kallahalla Range
04/12/2012 Tiger Female 3 Yrs Left knee joint struck with
barbed wire &
Tranquilized

38. Captured / rescued tigers / leopards in Nagarahole Tiger
Reserve
Name of the place & wildlife
range
Date of
capture /
rescue
Species Sex Age Remarks
Madanayakanahally Village in
Antharasanthe Range
17/01/2013 Tiger Male 11 Yrs Tranquilized with help of
captive elephant

39. Human Concerns:
Property & Life
Crop
Damage
Cattle
Kill
Human
Injury

40. Major Strategies in Mitigation of Human-
Elephant Conflict
1. Creation & Restoration of Elephant Proof Trench
2. Installation & Effective maintenance of SPF.
3. Construction of size stone masonry wall / rubble stone masonry walls /
erection of barricade using railway rails on weak points along the EPT.
4. Timely payment of compensation for crop damage, human injury or human
death.

41. 5. Scaring of elephants, back into the forests by engaging local
villagers for elephant scaring team during night time.
6. Spreading public awareness regarding elephant conservation
and do’s & dont’s when elephants stray into human
habitations/crop fields.
Other Strategies in Mitigation of
Human-Elephant Conflict.

42. 7. Elephant Habitat improvement to contain
them inside their habitat.
 Improved water availability in the
park by de-silting of waterholes.
 Controlling domestic live stock
grazing inside the park
 Protection of Natural habitats of
Elephant (Bamboo regeneration).
 Sowing of Bamboo seeds

43. S.
No
Description
Length
(Kms)
1. Border Area of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve 226.00
2. Border with Taraka and Kabini Back Water 45.00
3. Inter State Boundary (Kerala) 15.00
4.
Boundary with Forest areas
( Virajpet and Hunsur territorial Division)
10.00
5.
Boundary with coffee estate in Coorg
district
71.10
6. Boundary with adjoining villages
84.90
*** Number of villages located along the border areas of NTR: 125 Villages
Border Areas & Land use Pattern around NTR
Coffee Estate
NTR
RF/SF
Villages
Land use pattern around NTR
Reason behind Human-Animal
conflict
Rehabilitation site

53. HUMAN DEATH DUE TO ELEPHANTS IN
NAGARHOLE TIGER RESERVE
YEAR HUNSUR H D KOTE VIRAJPET
2010 - 2011 NIL NIL 1
2011 - 2012 1 NIL NIL
2012 - 2013 NIL NIL 4
2013 – 2014 NIL NIL NIL
2014 – 2015 NIL NIL 1

54. HUMAN INJURY DUE TO ELEPHANTS IN
NAGARHOLE TIGER RESERVE
YEAR HUNSUR H D KOTE VIRAJPET
2010 - 11 NIL 2 5
2011 - 12 NIL 3 3
2012 - 13 NIL 8 1
2013 – 14
NIL 1 4
2014-15
1 NIL 1

55. ELEPHANT DEATHS
S.NO. YEAR
NATURAL
DEATHS
DEATH DUE
TO GUN
SHOTS
DEATH DUE TO
ELECTROCUTION
1 2010 - 11 15 2 NIL
2 2011 - 12 29 1 NIL
3 2012 - 13 51 1 1
4 2013 - 14 24 NIL NIL
5 2014-15 15 NIL NIL

56. CROP DAMAGE DUE TO ELEPHANTS
YEAR HUNSUR H D KOTE VIRAJPET TOTAL
2010 - 11
402
(RS 11,74,494)
763
(RS 27,41,363)
472
(RS 18,82,864)
1,637
(RS 57,98,721)
2011 - 12
264
(RS 9,52,030)
670
(RS 48,98,893)
544
(RS 26,36,631)
1,478
(RS 84,87,554)
2012 - 13
292
(RS 10,17,260)
686
(RS 18,74,357)
761
(RS 43,67,340)
1,739
(RS 72,58,957)
2013 – 14
657
(RS 18,42,020)
640
(RS 14,38,020)
611
(RS 33,78,735)
1,908
(RS 66,58,775)
2014 – 15
262
(RS 8,10,867)
235
(RS 4,10,045)
460
(RS 20,93,461)
957
(RS 33,14,373)
TOTAL
RS 3,15,18,380/-
including
RS 5,57,012/-
pending payment

57. NUMBER OF VILLAGES AFFECTED
DUE TO ELEPHANTS
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
98 95
91
68
Total Number of Villages Around Nagarahole Tiger
Reserve – 125 Villages
No. of Villages Affected

59. Voluntary Tribal
Relocation & Rehabilitation

60. Nagapura Tribal
Rehabilitation
S.
No
Name of
Relocated site
Year of
Relocation
No of families
rehabilitated
No of persons
rehabilitated
Scheme
1 Block – 1 1999-2000 50 199 BOTD *
2 Block – 2 2001-2002 45 185 BOTD
3 Block – 3 2000-2001 45 200 BOTD
4 Block – 4 2000-2001 55 220 BOTD
5 Block – 5 2000-2001 55 220 BOTD
6 Block - 6 2006-2007 30 95 CSS Project
Tiger
* BOTD- Beneficiary Oriented Tribal Development scheme

61. Kick starting Tribal
relocation(Nagapura)

62. Sollepura Tribal
Rehabilitation
S.
No
Name of
Relocated
site
Year of
Relocation
No of
families
rehabilitated
No of
persons
rehabilitated
Scheme
1 Block - 1 2007-2008 60 203 CSS
Project
Tiger

63. From Dark to
Light…(Sollepura)

64. Shettyhally-Lakkapattana Block
I
Tribal Rehabilitation (Under
Option II)
S.
No
Name of
Relocated
site
Year of
Relocation
No of families
rehabilitated
No of
persons
rehabilitated
Scheme
1 Block - 1 2010-2011
& 2014-15
150 594 CSS Project Tiger

65. From Dark to
Light…(Shettyhally- Block I)

66. Strive to Prosperity…(Shettyhally-
Block I)

67. Shettyhally Rehabilitation area
Individual House Modified by the Tribes themselves.

68. Shettihalli Rehabilitation area (Nov 2010)
Agriculture Operation done completely by Tribes themselves (2012)

69. Present Status of Human Settlements in TR
S.
No
Name of
the District
No. of Tribal
Haadis
inside CTH
Individual
rights to be
settled under
FRA*
Individual
rights
settled
under FRA
Balance Eligible family
as per NTCA
Guidelines *
1. Mysore 12 347 314 33 502
2. Kodagu 21 935 557 378 1198
Total : 33 1282 871 411 1700
* Subject to change after thorough verification

70. The proposed package has two options
Option I – Payment of the entire package amount (Rs. 10 lakhs per
family) to the family in case the family opts so, without
involving any rehabilitation / relocation process by the Forest
Department.
Option II – Carrying out relocation / rehabilitation of village from protected
area / tiger reserve by the Forest Department.
(a) Agriculture land procurement (3 Acres) and
development
35% of the total package
(b) Settlement of rights 30% of the total package
(c) Homestead land and house construction 20% of the total package
(d) Incentive 5% of the total package
(e) Community facilities commuted by the family (access
road, irrigation, drinking water, sanitation, electricity,
tele-communication, community center, religious places
of worship, burial/cremation ground)
10% of the total package

71. Human Settlements in the interior areas of TR (Phase-I)
S.
No
Name of
the
District
No. of Tribal
Haadis
inside CTH
Individual
rights to be
settled under
FRA*
Individual
rights
settled
under FRA
Balance Eligible family
as per NTCA
Guidelines *
1. Mysore 11 257 246 11 407
2. Kodagu 10 398 259 139 493
Total : 21 655 505 150 900
•Subject to change after thorough verification
- Out of the 23 haadis, Individual Forest Rights have been settled completely in
12 haadis.

72. Human Settlements on the fringe of TR (Phase-II)
S.
No
Name of
the
District
No. of Tribal
Haadis
inside CTH
Individual
rights to be
settled under
FRA*
Individual
rights
settled
under FRA
Balance Eligible family
as per NTCA
Guidelines *
1. Mysore 1 90 68 22 95
2. Kodagu 11 537 298 239 705
Total : 12 627 366 261 800
* Subject to change after through verification

73. Shettyhally-Lakkapattana Block -2
(Heballa)
Tribal Rehabilitation
S.
No
Name of
Relocated site
Year of Relocation No of
houses
ready
Scheme
1 Block - 2 126 tribal families are
relocated during 2014 & 2015
130 CSS Project
Tiger

74. Providing LPG connection to fringe villages
Year No. of Connection Distributed
2011-12 760 Nos.
2012-13 369 Nos.
2013-14 1627 Nos.
2014-15 263 Nos.

75. Monitoring the Tiger
Population using camera
traps- A CSR INITIATIVE
BY CSS CORP-
200 PAIRS OF CAMERA
WORTH RS.85 LAKHS HAS
BEEN GIVEN UNDER CSR TO
NTCF

76. Phase IV Tiger
Monitoring
1. Carnivore Sign Survey is in
progress.
2. Installation of 198 pairs of
cameras.
3. Grid (2 x 2 km) is ready for
sampling (placing camera).
4. Camera trap are fixed &
data collected.

77. Tiger Monitoring through Camera Trapping

78. Tiger Monitoring through Camera Trapping

79. Tiger Monitoring through Camera Trapping

80. Tiger Monitoring through Camera Trapping

81. Tiger Monitoring through Camera Trapping

82. 82
.