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Capacity building programmes Training 1 (August 17-19, 2020)

One of the objectives of the project “Aatmavat “A Field based training on Camera Trapping, Population Estimation & Rescue
Sarvabhuteshu” is a capacity building programme of Sloth bear” Training of frontline field staff was organized to impart
that involves field work in the sloth bear habitat and knowledge on recent advancements and the use of technology for the study of
encourages staff to learn new topics and wildlife and habitat as a part of the sloth bear corridor conservation and
technologies to study the sloth bears. The outreach programme undertaken by Vadodara wildlife division and WCB
programme involves students from different areas Research Lab of Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University. The training
exchanging their knowledge with the frontline field involves topics like camera trapping, population estimation methods, animal
staff. The below mentioned are the course immobilization through tranquilization, and rescue of the sloth bear. The
objectives: training module was developed by the DCF, Wildlife Vadoadara and the Project
Coordinator in coordination with the CF (Wildlife) Vadodara. The training was
Use of camera traps, advanced technology, and made interactive for the exchange of knowledge between researchers and the
science-based sloth bear population monitoring forest staff as well as with the forest officers. Three days training programme
and assessment of its habitat. was organized at Dhanpuri ecotourism site, Jambughoda range following all

The training is highly focused on sloth bear the protocols of social distancing and guidelines for COVID-19 by the
population monitoring, its habitats and rescue, government of Gujarat.
conserving future sloth bear populations, and
remote sensing and GIS to monitor sloth bear The training module includes basic information about the bears of the world,
habitat, as well as scientific documentation. followed by sloth bear biology and the status of sloth bear population in India
The outcome of the training is to deliver the force and Gujarat. To make the training more effective, every session was followed by
of young researchers and forest staff together to hands- on practice in the field so that the field staff could have the experience
conduct effective research on wildlife and of working with the advanced monitoring techniques and handling of
habitat as per policymakers and generate equipment used in wildlife population monitoring and management.
baseline data that can help in the future
conservation of wildlife and habitats. © WCB RF
Exchange of field-based knowledge and
scientific knowledge between the forest field
staff and researchers.

During the tenure of the project, we were able to
conduct three training programmes:

(1) A Field based training on Camera Trapping,
Population Estimation & Rescue of Sloth bear (2020)
(2) National Training Programme on Monitoring
Sloth Bear Population and Habitat (2022) and
(3) Field Based Training on Contemporary
Techniques for Research and Monitoring of Bears &
Habitat (2023).
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