1. Kawal Conservation Project 2010 Supported by

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3. What is HyTiCoS Hyderabad Tiger Conservtion society. Hyderabad based NGO 30 members/ 60 volunteers and many sympathizers Presently we work in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary We have adopted Kawal - Does advocacy - Science based monitoring of tigers and prey - Influence Policy and Administration - Anti-poaching activities - Train forest department

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18. Objectives/goals: - Monitoring tiger and its preybase. - To form a strike force for control poaching of animals. - To monitor and report threats like migratory livestock, forest fires, attempts to encroach forestlands and felling in the sanctuary. - To mobilize some local and political support for the cause of tiger conservation.

23. "Future generations would be truly saddened that this century had so little foresight, so little compassion, such lack of generosity of spirit for the future that it would eliminate one of the most dramatic and beautiful animals that this world has ever seen" - George B. Schaller.

24. YEAR Area Tigers Leopard Remarks 1997 Asifabad 1 1 Poisoining 1998 Kagazagar 3 -- Rail Tracks accident 1998 Kawal WLS 1 1 Electrocution 1999 Kagazagar 5 -- Skin Confiscated accused trying to sell in different parts of district 1999 Kagazagar 1 -- SubAdult Killed by Locals 1999 Velatoor -- 1 Poisioning 1999 Kawal WLS 1 -- Killed near Kothapally 1999 Mahamurtharam 1 -- Electrocuted 2001 Vasupally(Kawal) -- 1 Poisioned 2001 Kawal 1 Hunting 2002 Kawal 1 -- Poisoining 2003 Rebna 2 -- Skins being selled 2006 Jainoor 2? 6 Tiger skins were reportedly burned by department and not recorded Total: 18 11