HyTiCoS’ rigorous monitoring efforts not only support real-time conservation but also generate invaluable data that contributes to long-term research, helping to shape evidence-based strategies for wildlife protection.
- Tiger and Prey Monitoring
- Monitoring tigers in human-dominated places
- Conducting large-scale occupancy surveys
- Roadkill surveys
- Asian Waterfall Count Surveys
- Bird Walks
- Biodiversity Documentation and Checklist
- Socio-economic and perception surveys
Prey Monitoring: Since 2010, running one of India’s longest prey monitoring programme at Kawal, Amrabad and Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserves
TigerMonitoring: Since 2001, HyTiCoS has been assisting forest departments in annual counting operations.
Monitoring tigers in human-dominated places: Tigers in human-dominated landscapes that tigers are increasingly using due to declining natural habitats and forest corridors.
Conducting large-scale occupancy surveys: State level large-cell occupancy survey for mammals is to assess their presence, distribution, and habitat use across broad areas, providing data for conservation planning and monitoring population trends.
Roadkill surveys: Initiated roadkill surveys to document wildlife fatalities from vehicular traffic and develop strategies for safer roads.
Asian Waterbird Count: The Asian Waterbird Count (AWC) is an annual census aimed at monitoring the distribution, abundance, and trends of waterbird populations across wetlands in Asia, contributing to their conservation and the protection of vital wetland habitats.
Mapping corridors for tigers identifies critical pathways connecting habitats to support their movement, genetic exchange, and long-term survival.
Biodiversity Documentation and Checklist: Biodiversity documentation and checklists record species in an area, aiding conservation and research by tracking their presence and distribution.
Socio-economic and perception surveys: Socio-economic and perception surveys collect data on people’s livelihoods, well-being, and views, helping to understand community needs and attitudes toward development or environmental issues.
We use audio-visual documentation methods (photography and film-documentary techniques) in collaboration with Siddhartha Mukherjee and WildArt Works – a wildlife & conservation photographer, filmmaker and storyteller – to record, capture and archive the different facets of our projects.
Those slices of life are then transformed via digital storytelling techniques to recreate and bring to life the ambience of the forest and the animals and birds that thrive within it. The before and after images vividly portray the impactful work done to preserve these habitats with the help of the local inhabitants, the forest department and various other governmental departments.