LEOPARD REWILDING PROGRAM (LRP) - Leopard cubs Tika and Ram will hopefully be translocated in the next few days. I use the word "hopefully" as the ongoing civil unrest resulting in shortages of fuel and essential items is affecting most aspects of life here.
A pre-translocation team is prepping and will have the site ready before the cubs and the recently arrived jungle cat are moved. A system is being developed where the cubs will only see their handlers during the transition. The rest of the small "on the day" translocation team will operate quickly and in near silence. Right now the cubs are assimilating to transport enclosures and a den copy. We are making sure no stone is being unturned to get this right.
The site itself is remote and confidential. It will serve as a test location for the Rescue and Rewiding Centre concept. A lot of ground work was done before site selection.
Courage of conviction is the key to success. It's a time of total focus and selflessness, nothing short of that. A huge of amount of effort and substantial funds have been needed to get to this point.
I'll post more as it all develops but I'm really hoping that this time round there is support and greater understanding for what we are trying to achieve. Asa was integral as a pioneer, a flagship. Tika and Ram represent the next phase and development. It is the program itself however, how it fits in with ecosystem replenishment, that I am really going to be concentrating on in upcoming communications. The overall structure is complex just like the web of life. For now however it's total focus on the next steps in rewilding some precious wildlife because indeed, it is all precious...
The LRP is a collaboration of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, the National Trust for Nature Conservation and WildTiger Conservation Research and Development.
