As part of its environment and wildlife conservation efforts, Hyderabad-based Gland Pharma is working closely with Wildlife Conservation Society (India) for tiger conservation at Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve.
Tigers face a number of threats, including habitat loss, poaching, and conflict with humans. In accordance with the Wildlife Protection Act (1972), Gland Pharma is undertaking greening the Kawal reserve’s area, restoring the degraded forest land and promoting agro-forestry. These efforts are aimed at establishing a healthy prey base for the tigers in the reserve. A food abundant area also induces tigers to reproduce and helps establish a viable ecosystem in the region. Gland Pharma is also creating bio-fence hedges for farmlands protecting the farmers’ standing crop from wild species and reducing human-animal conflicts.
“With the success of Project Tiger, the number of tigers in the reserve has grown exerting pressure on nearby forests. We are undertaking multiple initiatives to ensure that the tigers in the Kawal reserve continue to thrive,” said the Trustees of Gland Pharma’s CSR Foundation.
