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Global Tiger Forum Invites Rob Ament to India

In February, Road Ecology Program Manager Rob Ament participated in a five day Road Ecology workshop in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, entitled “Capacity Building in Designing Mitigation Measures along Linear Infrastructure in Tiger Landscapes.”  Rob gave seven presentations at the event, where attendees from India, Nepal, and the U.S. gathered for three days of talks and two days of field trips to central India highway, railway and canal mitigation locations.  The week was hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Trust and co-sponsored by Global Tiger Forum and the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of International Programs.  Rob also had the opportunity to view other protected species, including rhinos and elephants.

 

 

 

Elephant Guard in Kaziranga Forest, India
Rhino Corridor in India
Typical canal in central India, where often large animals can become trapped. Vehicle bridges and overpasses have been shown (via motion sensitive cameras) to safely pass tigers and other species across this type of infrastructure.