Page 81 - Aatmava Sarvabhuteshu_Final Report_Neat

Most affected age group range is 20-40, considering them as our crucial audience to
LESSONS LEARNED educate and aware alongside educating and sharing knowledge with the future

youngsters (kid of age group 10-19) and involving youth in conservation work will

facilitate the future sloth bear conservation.
It is important to understand the community you are trying to reach and it
includes their needs, interests, and cultural values. Without this Need to develop a protocol and guidelines for frontline field staff for sloth bear
understanding, it's difficult to create effective programmes. monitoring and to deal with problem bears.

Mass awareness through education and outreach, especially replacing Bear safety education and messages should be spread among the community to avoid
myths with the facts can enhance the opportunities of human –wildlife lethal attacks occurring with the wildlife.
coexistence, to increase the tolerance and minimize the retaliation.
Teachers, health workers, press-media and village administration should be involved
Building trust with the community is crucial for the success of any to promote and continue the sharing of the knowledge.
education and outreach programme and this can be done by engaging with
community leaders, being transparent about your goals and intentions and Measuring the impact of your education and outreach program is important to
demonstrating a commitment to the community. determine its effectiveness and this can involve collecting feedback from the
community, tracking participation rates, and evaluating the programme's impact on
It is noted that farmers have most frequently come across sloth bears. So it behavior change.
is important to provide true information about the bears, teach them to Building partnership with other organizations and stakeholders can help to amplify
practise safety measures in bear areas and various ways to avoid sudden and the impact of education and outreach programme and this can involve partnering

surprise encounters. with local businesses, schools, and community organizations to expand your reach
and build support for the programme.

© Mayank Judal

69 Sloth bear Conservation Education Programme 70 Sloth bear Conservation Education Programme
WCB Research Foundation WCB Research Foundation