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Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder, CCF on the blue-print that rescued cheetahs in conflict and could perhaps help many other species
Andronicus Tjituka grew up on a farm with his grandfather, where he developed a love for farming. After jobs in the city made buying their own land possible, Andronicus and his wife found a property in the Hochfeld area of Namibia and set up their farm.
In October 2007, after losing some live-stock to predators, Andronicus saw a cheetah on his land and shot it. The cheetah was wearing a radio collar. He reported the kill to Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, who then contacted me. CCF (Cheetah Conservation Fund)had collared the cat, and data generated by the collar revealed that the cheetah had only just arrived on Andronicus’ farm and couldn't have been responsible for livestock lost. We visited Andronicus, explained what we do, and showed him the map of this cheetah’s movements. Andronicus realised he hadn’t targeted the right animal and regretted killing the cat.
When we visit a farmer who has killed a cheetah, we do not chastise them because that is not taking into account the fact that the loss of even one goat can be financially devastating to many farmers. Instead, we look at how they manage their herds and make suggestions that will protect their animals from predation.
We told Andronicus about our courses that teach farmers nonlethal methods for livestock protection. He immediately signed up and is now confident that he will experience fewer losses.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see.” That sentiment encapsulates CCF’s approach to saving the cheetah: showing one individual at a time how they can make a difference.
I fell in love with the cheetah the first time one looked me in the eyes with that penetrating stare. Unfortunately, over the past century the wild cheetah population has plummeted with a world-wide population of only about 10,000 individuals in Africa and less than 100 Asian cheetahs in Iran. The cheetah was deemed extinct in India in the 1950s, although re-introduction is being considered.
In 1990, I moved to Namibia to try to save the cheetah. My first goal was to find out why farmers killed cheetahs. I found after a two-year survey that the cheetah was blamed for much of their losses. Additionally, farmers admitted that they killed cheetahs as a preventative measure, not in response to actual livestock losses caused by “conflict animals”.
My next step was to change that. One successful approach used in Namibia is the conservancy concept, whereby farmers group together and collectively manage a large, contiguous unit rather than small patches of fenced land. This allows for a more natural system and predators are retained as an integral part of the system. Another extremely successful program, started in 1994, is CCF’s Livestock Guarding Dog Programme. The Kangal Anatolian Shepherd dogs, used in Turkey for 6,000 years to protect livestock, are bred by CCF and donated to farmers across Namibia. To date, more than 300 dogs have been placed on farms with participating farmers reporting up to 80 percent decrease in losses.
Since its founding in Namibia in 1991, CCF has had great success with farmers living with cheetahs on their land. Approximately 500 of the nearly 800 cheetahs turned over to CCF have been released back into the wild. In August of this year, a small box containing four live cheetah cubs arrived at CCF. The baby cheetahs, only two days old, had been cut out of their dead mother by the farmer who had shot her. Those precious cheetah cubs will live their entire lives at CCF—and dozens of other cheetahs died—because this one man did not know how to protect his animals from predators. I will never have the privilege of patting myself on the back for CCF’s accomplishments until every farmer, in every remaining cheetah range country, knows that CCF is available to help them live peaceably with predators.
Rahul Chaudhary
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder, CCF on the blue-print that rescued cheetahs in conflict and could perhaps help many other species
Andronicus Tjituka grew up on a farm with his grandfather, where he developed a love for farming. After jobs in the city made buying their own land possible, Andronicus and his wife found a property in the Hochfeld area of Namibia and set up their farm.In October 2007, after losing some live-stock to predators, Andronicus saw a cheetah on his land and shot it. The cheetah was wearing a radio collar. He reported the kill to Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, who then contacted me. CCF (Cheetah Conservation Fund)had collared the cat, and data generated by the collar revealed that the cheetah had only just arrived on Andronicus’ farm and couldn't have been responsible for livestock lost. We visited Andronicus, explained what we do, and showed him the map of this cheetah’s movements. Andronicus realised he hadn’t targeted the right animal and regretted killing the cat.
When we visit a farmer who has killed a cheetah, we do not chastise them because that is not taking into account the fact that the loss of even one goat can be financially devastating to many farmers. Instead, we look at how they manage their herds and make suggestions that will protect their animals from predation.
We told Andronicus about our courses that teach farmers nonlethal methods for livestock protection. He immediately signed up and is now confident that he will experience fewer losses.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see.” That sentiment encapsulates CCF’s approach to saving the cheetah: showing one individual at a time how they can make a difference.
I fell in love with the cheetah the first time one looked me in the eyes with that penetrating stare. Unfortunately, over the past century the wild cheetah population has plummeted with a world-wide population of only about 10,000 individuals in Africa and less than 100 Asian cheetahs in Iran. The cheetah was deemed extinct in India in the 1950s, although re-introduction is being considered.
In 1990, I moved to Namibia to try to save the cheetah. My first goal was to find out why farmers killed cheetahs. I found after a two-year survey that the cheetah was blamed for much of their losses. Additionally, farmers admitted that they killed cheetahs as a preventative measure, not in response to actual livestock losses caused by “conflict animals”.
My next step was to change that. One successful approach used in Namibia is the conservancy concept, whereby farmers group together and collectively manage a large, contiguous unit rather than small patches of fenced land. This allows for a more natural system and predators are retained as an integral part of the system. Another extremely successful program, started in 1994, is CCF’s Livestock Guarding Dog Programme. The Kangal Anatolian Shepherd dogs, used in Turkey for 6,000 years to protect livestock, are bred by CCF and donated to farmers across Namibia. To date, more than 300 dogs have been placed on farms with participating farmers reporting up to 80 percent decrease in losses.
Since its founding in Namibia in 1991, CCF has had great success with farmers living with cheetahs on their land. Approximately 500 of the nearly 800 cheetahs turned over to CCF have been released back into the wild. In August of this year, a small box containing four live cheetah cubs arrived at CCF. The baby cheetahs, only two days old, had been cut out of their dead mother by the farmer who had shot her. Those precious cheetah cubs will live their entire lives at CCF—and dozens of other cheetahs died—because this one man did not know how to protect his animals from predators. I will never have the privilege of patting myself on the back for CCF’s accomplishments until every farmer, in every remaining cheetah range country, knows that CCF is available to help them live peaceably with predators.
Rahul Chaudhary
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
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The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
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The Hindu : Education Plus : Honour for IIPM
IIPM ranked No.1 B-School in India, Management News - By ...
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