The Tirunelli-Kudrakote corridor is a 2,200-acre strip of land that links the Tirunelli and Begur Forest Reserves. And it’s a lifeline for 6,500 Asian elephants – the world’s largest herd – as well as a biodiversity hotspot.
We’ve been working with the Wildlife Trust of India to secure the corridor, protect the elephants within it and help local villagers find a better life elsewhere.
When the project began, the corridor was home to 54 families in five settlements. Two of these settlements have now been helped to relocate away from the danger zone. And in 2010, we’ll do the same for the third settlement and much of the fourth.
Our aim is to secure protected status for the Tirunelli-Kudrakote corridor – and ensure that Asian elephants roam it in safety for many years to come.
