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Video Footage Shows Success Of Thailand's Anti-Poaching Fight
This article is taken from Yale 360 Environmental Newletter:
Posted by Daniel Hayden on 2011-12-21
Campaign for Species Preservation/Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
Our campaign will help increase the tiger population in the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary by persuading community members to avoid purchasing wild meat and to report wild animal poaching in order to protect the tigers’ food supply.
— Angkana Makvilai, Rare Conservation Fellow
Campaign for Species Preservation/Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary will Increase the population density of five species of ungulates and thereby increase the Indochinese tiger population by reducing the incidences of poaching and consumption of illegal wild game meat by 2010-10-31 See full Theory of Change
Our symbol of pride is the Indochinese Tiger.
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Public Health Volunteers Receive More Training
More public health volunteers receive campaign training.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-11
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Working with Public Health Volunteers
As a part of the campaign, Angkana gave the opportunity for community members to step forward as public health volunteers. These representatives then received training in conservation practices and the campaign message and became spokespeople for the campaign, giving a public show of support and encouraging others to do the same.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-11
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Training for teachers
The campaign also offered training for teachers in effective conservation ways to bring conservation strategies and campaign materials into their classrooms to spread the knowledge to the children they teach. We held two separate workshops in June of 2010.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Study Trip for PHU Volunteers
The campaign held training for public health volunteers to learn more about conservation issues. The session included both hands-on activities and presentations by more experienced conservationists.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Study Trip for Community Leaders
The campaign organized a study trip for community leaders to gain first-hand experience with the habitats of the endangered species and to learn how to promote effective conservation by reducing the hunting and consumption of wild game meat.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Visiting the Local Schools
The campaign made a number of visits to local schools to spread knowledge of the tiger's plight and to give children an opportunity to engage with the ideas behind conservation and have some fun in the process.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Radio Program
The campaign featured a radio program that reached an estimated 5,000 people total, an average of 1,000 of whom tuned in to any given show. It an hour a day Mon-Fri for three months in the summer from the local broadcasting station.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Questionnaire Survey
Surveying the population concerning their knowledge of and attitude towards the relationship of their community practices to tiger and wild game conservation.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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Parade and Exhibition for Wild Game Conservation
On August 31st, 2010, the campaign hosted a second festival featuring a parade in which over 600 people marched. On the following day, 1000 people, including 800 school children, came to a series of activities and exhibitions supporting tiger and wild game conservation.
Posted by chris.roney on 2011-01-10
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