#GRASSLANDSARENOTWASTELANDS

Grasslands are undoubtedly the most neglected among all the ecosystems in India. Most grassland in India is categorized as 'wasteland' in government records. This has seriously compromised the existence of various species dependent on the grasslands such the Great Indian Bustard, Lesser florican, Wolf and Chinkara among many others. TCF’s online campaign 'Grasslands Are Not Wastelands' is the need of the hour and needs to reach our policy makers urgently! TCF has found support for its online campaign in excellent organizations like Wildlife Conservation Trust and invites you to do the same – share, use and follow the hashtag #grasslandsarenotwastelands

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Between July and September 2017, TCF joined forces with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) to conduct a national-level Lesser florican survey in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. India once hosted the Lesser florican vastly, but now ill affords this endemic species its habitat due to the loss of grassland habitat.

Students and teachers from Yashwantrao Chavhan Law College, Karad experienced the biodiversity of the Western Ghats through a one-day trek with to the Munawale Range of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) with TCF. TCF and STR collaborate on a Conservation Education Programme, to better acquaint people with the biodiversity of STR through treks and nature trails that can be booked through the official STR app ‘Bhramanthi’ here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sindhsoftware.str.bhramanti

TCF distributed solar lights to seven families in Goshanibor village, that has recently become vulnerable to human-wildlife conflict, exacerbated by the absence of electricity. Only recently, a woman resident of a Goshanibor barely survived an attack by a tiger that entered her unelectrified house in the middle of the night, attempting to drag her out.

Illumination through solar electrification in such villages could address the severe human-wildlife conflict situation prevalent in these rural communities and will go a long way in encouraging and enabling community-based conservation.