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From: Marisha Thakur <marisha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 10:09
Subject: Event invite: 29 JULY, 4pm | Managing Feral Dogs in Wildlife
Habitats | In Conversation with Dr. Abi Tamim Vanak
*THE GREEN MANDATE EP. 5*
*Managing Feral Dogs in Wildlife Habitats*
In conversation with Dr. Abi Tamim Vanak
The *Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy *and *Rainmatter Foundatio*n invite you
to the* THE GREEN MANDATE EP. 5*, on ‘*MANAGING FERAL DOGS IN WILDLIFE
HABITATS*’ in conversation with noted animal ecologist *Dr. Abi Tamim Vanak*
.
*About Managing Feral Dogs in Wildlife Habitats*
Domestic Dogs (*Canis familiaris*) were among the first domesticated
animals in the history of human civilization. Initially dogs were kept as
hunting allies, herders of livestock and guards against predators. In
modern society, dogs also serve several social purposes like assisting
police, serving people with disability and general companionship. However,
when neglected or no longer needed, dogs often become feral or free
roaming. Such a feral population of dogs harass, chase and kill endemic
wildlife species and compete with other wild carnivores like wolves, snow
leopard, brown bear etc. While a mere presence of dogs can drive away some
native wildlife, it also leads to increased human-wildlife conflicts in
some landscapes. Dogs also carry diseases like rabies, parvovirus, canine
distemper virus- which can lead to significant decline in population of
endangered wildlife. Due to such a large impact on native species, the free
ranging domestic dogs are referred to as one of the most dangerous invasive
species across the world.
India is home to about 60 million of the world’s estimated 1 billion dogs.
A 2018 study reported that domestic dogs are known to attack 80 wildlife
species in India, out of which 31 are listed as threatened and 4 as
critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN). However, the issue of feral dogs is still overlooked by
the government with no sufficient legal and policy level interventions to
manage feral dogs in wildlife habitats.
In this episode of The Green Mandate we will be discussing the concern of
the feral dogs towards Indian wildlife in detail and possible interventions
to manage the same.
*About the Author*
Dr. Abi T Vanak is a Professor level faculty in the Centre for Biodiversity
and Conservation and interim Director of the Centre for Policy Design at
ATREE. Dr Vanak is an ecologist with broad interests in animal movement
ecology, disease ecology, savanna ecosystems and wildlife in
human-dominated systems. Subsequent to completing his PhD in the USA and
post-doc in South Africa, studying the movement ecology of elephants, large
African carnivores and savanna ecosystem dynamics, Dr Vanak returned to
India in 2012. Since then his research has included projects on the
conservation of semi-arid savanna grasslands in peninsular India and the
adaptation of mesocarnivores to human-dominated landscapes. Dr Vanak’s
interests in disease ecology led him to explore the dynamics of pathogen
transmission between domestic animals and native wildlife using the
OneHealth framework. He is currently focussing on improving policies for
domestic dog management, restoration ecology and OneHealth in India.
*Schedule*
29th July 2022, Friday, 16.00-17.00 HRS (IST)
16.00 hrs: Introduction
16.10 hrs: Discussion with Dr Vanak
16.50 hrs: Q&A Session with Audience
The event is open for all, but prior registration on Zoom is recommended.
You can also send your questions for Dr Vanak in advance to be considered
during the live discussion to environment@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
*About the Green Mandate*
The UNEP Global Report on Environmental Rule of Law observed that despite
a 38-fold increase in environmental laws worldwide since 1972, the greatest
challenge to environmental protection remained partial enforcement and
implementation.
India, a megadiverse country with 10 biogeographic zones and 4 biodiversity
hotspots, is also the second most populous country in the world. The future
of India’s natural heritage depends greatly on how we conserve and manage
our natural resources and wildlife today. This not only requires the
current laws to be firm, but also for the policy framework to remain
dynamic and responsive to the new and emerging challenges.
Further, a nuanced understanding of the implementation challenges at the
ground, regularly evaluating the impact of any new amendments to the laws,
attending to the neglected aspects of the regulatory framework and
contemplating the drivers which influence the law and policy making are
some of the critical actions which are required on part of the state as
well as the civil society.
*THE GREEN MANDATE* provides a platform for an in-depth conversation on
such issues affecting current conservation challenges and aims at
developing a deeper public discourse on the law and policy aspects of it.
The Climate and Ecosystems team at Vidhi is supported by Rainmatter
Foundation and Sandeep Singhal.
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