PREVENTING HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND SECURING FUTURE OF THE TIGERS IN NEPAL THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TIGER BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE TO ROADS

$40.3K USD

Funder	Department of the Interior
Recipient Organization	National Trust for Nature Conservation (Nepal)
Country	Nepal
Start Date	Jan 05, 2022
End Date	Oct 12, 2024
Duration	1,011 days
Number of Grantees	3
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`64911-38`

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to reduce habitat fragmentation caused by linear infrastructures for long.term tiger survival through detailed knowledge of tiger movement, space use and behavior in response to.road infrastructure.

The objectives are as follows: (1) generate scientific knowledge on effects of roads on.tigers and other wildlife of Nepal in order to develop effective road mitigation strategies at the policy.level; and (2) facilitate a policy dialogue to construct wildlife-friendly infrastructures using the best.available data.