The Corbett Foundation
The 2024-25 Annual Report commemorates the 30th anniversary of The Corbett Foundation (TCF), an Indian non-profit established in 1994 to foster human-wildlife coexistence. The document highlights TCF’s expansion from its origins in Uttarakhand to nine distinct landscapes across seven states, focusing on the protection of threatened species like tigers, elephants, and vultures. Key initiatives detailed include the Livestock Compensation Programme, which prevents retaliatory killings, and extensive habitat restoration efforts that have revived thousands of hectares of forests and grasslands. Beyond ecology, the foundation integrates community well-being through rural medical outreach, sustainable livelihood training, and the distribution of green energy solutions. By combining scientific research with grassroots engagement, TCF aims to secure India’s natural heritage while improving the lives of people residing near protected wilderness areas. Collaborative partnerships with government agencies and international conservation bodies remain central to their mission of balancing environmental integrity with social development.
The Invisible Harvest
This report examines the increasing threat of targeted lion poaching for the illegal trade of body parts across Africa and Asia. While traditional factors like habitat loss still exist, lions are now specifically hunted for their claws, teeth, and bones to satisfy demands for traditional medicine and luxury ornaments. The author identifies three primary supply chains, including wild poaching, thefts from wildlife parks, and illegal exports from captive breeding farms. Detailed case studies from Mozambique and South Africa illustrate how organized criminal networks coordinate these activities, often using poisoning as a primary killing method. Despite international enforcement efforts and major arrests, the text concludes that this underreported black market continues to evolve through sophisticated smuggling routes. Overall, the source emphasizes that current data may underestimate the true scale of this transnational wildlife crime.
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