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'''WildTeam''' is an international conservation organisation which began in 2003 as The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (a registered Bangladesh non-profit organisation) and the [[Sundarbans tiger project]]. The Sundarbans Tiger project started out as a Bangladesh Forest Department and [[University of Minnesota]] research initiative; focusing on the ecology and conservation of tigers in the Bangladesh[[Sundarbans]]. Between 2003 and 2008, the [[Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh]] carried out research and education work in relation to tigers, [[Hoolock gibbon]], [[Asian elephant]], and [[Asian black bear]].
'''WildTeam''' is an international conservation organisation which began in 2003 as The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (a registered Bangladesh non-profit organisation) and the [[Sundarbans tiger project]]. The Sundarbans Tiger project started out as a Bangladesh Forest Department and [[University of Minnesota]] research initiative; focusing on the ecology and conservation of tigers in the Bangladesh[[Sundarbans]]. Between 2003 and 2008, the [[Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh]] carried out research and education work in relation to tigers, [[Hoolock gibbon]], [[Asian elephant]], and [[Asian black bear]].


In 2008 the Sundarbans Tiger Project merged with the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh. In 2012 the name was changed to "WildTeam" and the flagship project to "TigerTeam". In 2012 WildTeam also registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2012, to support the Bangladesh work and to create a base to help save tigers and other wildlife internationally. WildTeam is made up predominantly of Bangladesh staff, many of whom are from the local areas next to the Sundarbans, and some of whom have lost family members to tiger attacks. In 2011, WildTeam received the Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation, and in 2012 one of WildTeam’s staff won the international Future for Nature Award.<ref>http://www.futurefornature.net/</ref>
In 2008 the Sundarbans Tiger Project merged with the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh. In 2012 the name was changed to "WildTeam" and the flagship project to "TigerTeam". In 2012 WildTeam also registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2012, to support the Bangladesh work and to create a base to help save tigers and other wildlife internationally. WildTeam is made up predominantly of Bangladesh staff, many of whom are from the local areas next to the Sundarbans, and some of whom have lost family members to tiger attacks. In 2011, WildTeam received the Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation, and in 2012 one of WildTeam’s staff won the international Future for Nature Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futurefornature.net/ |title=www.futurefornature.net |publisher=www.futurefornature.net |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref>
WildTeam’s work is guided by the four core values of celebrating nature, believing in people, being grounded in reality, and acting fearlessly. Another core belief of WildTeam is to use positive/inclusive approaches to celebrate the wildlife we have now and to move towards an even brighter future.
WildTeam’s work is guided by the four core values of celebrating nature, believing in people, being grounded in reality, and acting fearlessly. Another core belief of WildTeam is to use positive/inclusive approaches to celebrate the wildlife we have now and to move towards an even brighter future.


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==Mission==
==Mission==
WildTeam’s mission is "To change the game for nature, so that together we enjoy what we have now and build towards an even better future. WildTeam are changing the game for nature by re-connecting people and wildlife, bringing people together to work for a common purpose, and breaking down barriers that stand in the way of a wild and wonderful earth".<ref>http://www.wild-team.org/our-mission</ref>
WildTeam’s mission is "To change the game for nature, so that together we enjoy what we have now and build towards an even better future. WildTeam are changing the game for nature by re-connecting people and wildlife, bringing people together to work for a common purpose, and breaking down barriers that stand in the way of a wild and wonderful earth".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wild-team.org/our-mission |title=The WildTeam mission |publisher=WildTeam |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref>


==Work in Bangladesh==
==Work in Bangladesh==
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As part of a four phase social marketing campaign, WildTeam is carrying out communication/education activities, designed together with the local Sundarbans communities. The first phase of the "Motherlike Sundarbans" campaign is to build a sense of ownership for the Sundarbans. Phase two encourages local people to make tangible commitments to reduce threat behaviours. Phase three (the "norming" phase) and phase four ("maintenance" phase), are designed to create an engrained, positive culture that benefits the people and the Sundarbans alike. To build national awareness and support for tiger conservation, in 2013 WildTeam organised the Wild Rickshaw Challenge, which entailed 20 challengers peddling 400&nbsp;km across Bangladesh from Teknaf to the Sundarbans.
As part of a four phase social marketing campaign, WildTeam is carrying out communication/education activities, designed together with the local Sundarbans communities. The first phase of the "Motherlike Sundarbans" campaign is to build a sense of ownership for the Sundarbans. Phase two encourages local people to make tangible commitments to reduce threat behaviours. Phase three (the "norming" phase) and phase four ("maintenance" phase), are designed to create an engrained, positive culture that benefits the people and the Sundarbans alike. To build national awareness and support for tiger conservation, in 2013 WildTeam organised the Wild Rickshaw Challenge, which entailed 20 challengers peddling 400&nbsp;km across Bangladesh from Teknaf to the Sundarbans.


In terms of '''research''', WildTeam have carried out the first ever study of tiger home ranges in the Sundarbans mangrove habitat, <ref>http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8023681</ref> the first study of Sundarbans tiger morphology,<ref>http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2010.74.issue-3/mamm.2010.040/mamm.2010.040.xml</ref> and the first Sundarbans tiger population monitoring survey.<ref>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320708002036</ref> WildTeam have contributed to WWF-lead studies looking at the potential effects of sea-level rise on Sundarbans habitat loss,<ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-009-9761-5?LI=true</ref> and a landscape approach to tiger conservation,<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00162.x/full</ref> an action-selection framework for reducing human-tiger conflict,<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01496.x/abstract?</ref> and a threats assessment approach. In terms of social research, WildTeam have carried out a study to investigate the scale of prey poaching,<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00571.x/full</ref> and uncovered local perceptions of human-tiger conflict.<ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-012-9556-6</ref>
In terms of '''research''', WildTeam have carried out the first ever study of tiger home ranges in the Sundarbans mangrove habitat, <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8023681 |title=Cambridge Journals Online - Oryx - Abstract - Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species’ conservation |publisher=Journals.cambridge.org |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> the first study of Sundarbans tiger morphology,<ref>{{cite journal|author=by Pearce, Jennie and Venier, Lisa |url=http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2010.74.issue-3/mamm.2010.040/mamm.2010.040.xml |title=A preliminary investigation of Sundarbans tiger morphology : mammalia |doi=10.1515/mamm.2010.040 |publisher=Degruyter.com |date=2010-08-16 |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> and the first Sundarbans tiger population monitoring survey.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320708002036 |title=Biological Conservation - Linking monitoring and intervention for improved management of tigers in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh |publisher=ScienceDirect.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> WildTeam have contributed to WWF-lead studies looking at the potential effects of sea-level rise on Sundarbans habitat loss,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-009-9761-5?LI=true |title=Sea level rise and tigers: predicted impacts to Bangladesh’s Sundarbans mangroves - Springer |publisher=Link.springer.com |date=2009-07-27 |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> and a landscape approach to tiger conservation,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00162.x/full |title=A landscape-based conservation strategy to double the wild tiger population - Wikramanayake - 2011 - Conservation Letters - Wiley Online Library |publisher=Onlinelibrary.wiley.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> an action-selection framework for reducing human-tiger conflict,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01496.x/abstract |title=Use of an Action-Selection Framework for Human-Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - BARLOW - 2010 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library |publisher=Onlinelibrary.wiley.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> and a threats assessment approach. In terms of social research, WildTeam have carried out a study to investigate the scale of prey poaching,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00571.x/full |title=Assessing the threat of human consumption of tiger prey in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - Mohsanin - 2012 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library |publisher=Onlinelibrary.wiley.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> and uncovered local perceptions of human-tiger conflict.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-012-9556-6 |title=Human–Tiger Conflict in Context: Risks to Lives and Livelihoods in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - Springer |publisher=Link.springer.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref>


==Partners==
==Partners==
National partners in Bangladesh that have collaborated, supported, or helped guide WildTeam include The Bangladesh Forest Department, the [[Bangladesh Ministry of Environment and Forest]], Guidetours LTD, Wildeye, the Bangladesh Cetacean Biodiversity Project, Banglalink, [[University of Dhaka]], [[Jahangirnagar University]] and [[Khulna University]].
National partners in Bangladesh that have collaborated, supported, or helped guide WildTeam include The Bangladesh Forest Department, the [[Bangladesh Ministry of Environment and Forest]], Guidetours LTD, Wildeye, the Bangladesh Cetacean Biodiversity Project, Banglalink, [[University of Dhaka]], [[Jahangirnagar University]] and [[Khulna University]].


International partners/supporters/advisers of WildTeam include the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]], Save the Tiger Fund, the [[University of Minnesota]], the [[University of Kent]], the [[Zoological Society of London]], the [[Wildlife Conservation Society]], the[[International Union for Conservation of Nature]], Youngone, Futerra,<ref>http://www.futerra.co.uk/</ref> the Rufford Foundation,<ref>http://www.rufford.org</ref> and [[Wildlife Vets International]]<ref>http://www.wildlifevetsinternational.org/</ref>
International partners/supporters/advisers of WildTeam include the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]], Save the Tiger Fund, the [[University of Minnesota]], the [[University of Kent]], the [[Zoological Society of London]], the [[Wildlife Conservation Society]], the[[International Union for Conservation of Nature]], Youngone, Futerra,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futerra.co.uk/ |title=Futerra Sustainability Communications |publisher=Futerra.co.uk |date=2011-09-20 |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> the Rufford Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rufford.org |title=About the Grants &#124; The Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation |publisher=Rufford.org |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref> and [[Wildlife Vets International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifevetsinternational.org/ |title=WVI |publisher=Wildlifevetsinternational.org |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:04, 13 May 2013

WildTeam
Founded2003
TypeBangladesh non-profit, England and Wales Charity
FocusEnvironmentalism, Conservation, Ecology
Location
Area served
Bangladesh
MethodSocial marketing, research, consultancy
Websitewild-team.org

WildTeam is an international conservation organisation which began in 2003 as The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (a registered Bangladesh non-profit organisation) and the Sundarbans tiger project. The Sundarbans Tiger project started out as a Bangladesh Forest Department and University of Minnesota research initiative; focusing on the ecology and conservation of tigers in the BangladeshSundarbans. Between 2003 and 2008, the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh carried out research and education work in relation to tigers, Hoolock gibbon, Asian elephant, and Asian black bear.

In 2008 the Sundarbans Tiger Project merged with the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh. In 2012 the name was changed to "WildTeam" and the flagship project to "TigerTeam". In 2012 WildTeam also registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2012, to support the Bangladesh work and to create a base to help save tigers and other wildlife internationally. WildTeam is made up predominantly of Bangladesh staff, many of whom are from the local areas next to the Sundarbans, and some of whom have lost family members to tiger attacks. In 2011, WildTeam received the Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation, and in 2012 one of WildTeam’s staff won the international Future for Nature Award.[1] WildTeam’s work is guided by the four core values of celebrating nature, believing in people, being grounded in reality, and acting fearlessly. Another core belief of WildTeam is to use positive/inclusive approaches to celebrate the wildlife we have now and to move towards an even brighter future.

The WildTeam name and logo were designed to represent WildTeam’s underlying philosophy of seeing people and nature connected. The heart shape emphasises the inherent love people have for nature, and the pattern within the heart can represent the waterways of the Sundarbans, a leaf pattern, two animals, or two hands.

Mission

WildTeam’s mission is "To change the game for nature, so that together we enjoy what we have now and build towards an even better future. WildTeam are changing the game for nature by re-connecting people and wildlife, bringing people together to work for a common purpose, and breaking down barriers that stand in the way of a wild and wonderful earth".[2]

Work in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh WildTeam follows the vision of the Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan; “Protected tiger landscapes in Bangladesh, where wild tigers thrive at optimum carrying capacities and which continue to provide essential ecological services to mankind”.

The focus of WildTeam’s work is the Bangladesh Sundarbans. WildTeam have identified tiger, tiger prey, and tiger habitat as the biological targets; for the purpose of directing conservation actions and measuring the impact of those actions. The threats to those three biological targets have been assessed and prioritised; with tiger poaching, deer poaching, and stray tiger killing emerging as the current highest priority threats to address.

WildTeam use a social marketing approach to reduce those threats. This approach entails first mapping out the human behaviours that are contributing to each threat, and then identifying the key groups involved in those behaviours, followed by social surveys to determine the benefits and barriers that support the threat behaviours. A combination of policy/regulation, education/awareness, and incentive/alternative activities are then designed and implemented to reduce those threat behaviours; by increasing the barriers and reducing the benefits to each behaviour.

WildTeam’s policy and research work has helped the Bangladesh government to update the Wildlife Act so that there are stiffer penalties for tiger poachers and wildlife-related crime. WildTeam has also worked with the Bangladesh Forest Department to create the first ever Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan. To improve forest protection, WildTeam worked with the Bangladesh Forest Department and the European Union to design a new patrolling, staffing, and infrastructure approach for the Sundarbans.

The main set of WildTeam alternatives/incentives activities have been focused on empowering local communities to save tigers that stray into their village areas. This has been enabled by the establishment of 49 Village Tiger Response Teams (VTRTs), distributed across the village areas bordering the forest. Each VTRT is made up of 5-10 volunteers (totalling over 350 volunteers across all teams) who elect their own members/leaders and are trained to scare tigers back into the forest, monitor local tiger conflict incidents, and stop other villagers from killing tigers. Since their inception in 2005, the VTRTs have, for the first time in Bangladesh, saved stray tigers by scaring them back into the forest. Some VTRTs, of their own initiative have now started to help save other wildlife, catch poachers, created their own junior VTRTs, and even made their own village offices. Supporting the VTRT work is a Forest-based Tiger Response Team (FTRT), which acts as an emergency service to provide first aid, body retrieval, and transport for local villagers that get attacked by tigers while working in the forest. Since its start in 2007, the FTRT has helped retrieve over 80 bodies to ensure the local communities can carry out a proper burial for their lost family members, and provided first aid and transport to over 20 people injured by tiger attacks. The VTRTs and FTRT have together stopped tigers entering into villages over 60 times.

As part of a four phase social marketing campaign, WildTeam is carrying out communication/education activities, designed together with the local Sundarbans communities. The first phase of the "Motherlike Sundarbans" campaign is to build a sense of ownership for the Sundarbans. Phase two encourages local people to make tangible commitments to reduce threat behaviours. Phase three (the "norming" phase) and phase four ("maintenance" phase), are designed to create an engrained, positive culture that benefits the people and the Sundarbans alike. To build national awareness and support for tiger conservation, in 2013 WildTeam organised the Wild Rickshaw Challenge, which entailed 20 challengers peddling 400 km across Bangladesh from Teknaf to the Sundarbans.

In terms of research, WildTeam have carried out the first ever study of tiger home ranges in the Sundarbans mangrove habitat, [3] the first study of Sundarbans tiger morphology,[4] and the first Sundarbans tiger population monitoring survey.[5] WildTeam have contributed to WWF-lead studies looking at the potential effects of sea-level rise on Sundarbans habitat loss,[6] and a landscape approach to tiger conservation,[7] an action-selection framework for reducing human-tiger conflict,[8] and a threats assessment approach. In terms of social research, WildTeam have carried out a study to investigate the scale of prey poaching,[9] and uncovered local perceptions of human-tiger conflict.[10]

Partners

National partners in Bangladesh that have collaborated, supported, or helped guide WildTeam include The Bangladesh Forest Department, the Bangladesh Ministry of Environment and Forest, Guidetours LTD, Wildeye, the Bangladesh Cetacean Biodiversity Project, Banglalink, University of Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University and Khulna University.

International partners/supporters/advisers of WildTeam include the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Save the Tiger Fund, the University of Minnesota, the University of Kent, the Zoological Society of London, the Wildlife Conservation Society, theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature, Youngone, Futerra,[11] the Rufford Foundation,[12] and Wildlife Vets International[13]

References

  1. ^ "www.futurefornature.net". www.futurefornature.net. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. ^ "The WildTeam mission". WildTeam. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Journals Online - Oryx - Abstract - Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species' conservation". Journals.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ by Pearce, Jennie and Venier, Lisa (2010-08-16). "A preliminary investigation of Sundarbans tiger morphology : mammalia". Degruyter.com. doi:10.1515/mamm.2010.040. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Biological Conservation - Linking monitoring and intervention for improved management of tigers in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh". ScienceDirect.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Sea level rise and tigers: predicted impacts to Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangroves - Springer". Link.springer.com. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "A landscape-based conservation strategy to double the wild tiger population - Wikramanayake - 2011 - Conservation Letters - Wiley Online Library". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Use of an Action-Selection Framework for Human-Carnivore Conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - BARLOW - 2010 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Assessing the threat of human consumption of tiger prey in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - Mohsanin - 2012 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Human–Tiger Conflict in Context: Risks to Lives and Livelihoods in the Bangladesh Sundarbans - Springer". Link.springer.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "Futerra Sustainability Communications". Futerra.co.uk. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  12. ^ "About the Grants | The Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation". Rufford.org. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  13. ^ "WVI". Wildlifevetsinternational.org. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

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