Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography
Open Access

Abstract

Conflict between wildlife and humans are increasing globally with the habitat destruction and the increase in the population of tigers, elephants and leopards in India. With the aim to develop a technology for safe handling of wildlife â�?�? human conflicts and safe patrolling in the wilderness, Myvets Charitable Trust & Research Centre developed â�?�?Wildlife Rescue Bikeâ�?. In most of the reported cases of leopard rescue during conflicts, majority of forest officials gets injured and there are incidences wherein villagers also got injuried during the rescue operation while going near the leopards; as conflict creates fear in the mind of people and they counter-react by beating the wildlife to death or by killing them directly. New technologies will revolutionize the way we handle the wildlifeâ�?�?human conflicts and wildlife conservation, it can be used as a effective and powerful tool for wildlife conflicts mitigation worldwide. The device has been used in India in wildlife terrain and is very effective to provide safety to the forest officials & wildlife veterinarians during the leopard â�?�? human conflicts, night patrolling and during tranquilization of wild leopards & tigers for rescue. Key Features of this Wildlife Rescue Bike are: 1. Close monitoring, patrolling & surveillance of wildlife in protected areas; 2. Provides complete cover during wildlife rescue operations; 3. The Wildlife Rescue Bike will give 360 degree panoramic view for darting; 4. It comes with blow gun, tranquilization equipments, dart guns, ropes, stick, binoculars, anti-venom & first aid kits; 5. Contemporary & dynamic design; 6. The bike is covered from all the sides with iron-net to ensure the protection of forest guard from the attack of wild animal; 7. The front-handle wheel gap is further protected from inside with additional iron-net and horizontal rods, so that the wild animal cannot enter from front wheel gap; 8. The main frame is attached to bike guard and supported with additional verticaladjustable stands, which can neutralize the force of wild animal attack, and the bike will not topple down; 9. The wildlife veterinarian can dart the animal from all sides, with minimum adjustment; 10. The ground clearance is 200 mm; 11. The Wildlife Rescue Bike is also provided with the LED lights at four sides, so that during patrolling in night they can keep watch from all angles; 12. The frame has a provision for keeping the rescue operation equipmentsâ�?�? viz. water bottles, dart gun, blow pipe, ropes, medicine bag, sticks, etc.; 13. The Wildlife Rescue Bike has a provision to cover with the forest landscape print, which will camouflage with the surrounding. These will reduce the stress on the animal during rescue operation as well as it will reduce the chance of counter attack of leopard on bike during the operation.

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Email: madhurita.gupta@myvetstrust.org