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How do plants kill tigers and lights save tigers?
For International Tiger Day on July 29, 2025 we are hoping to fund two projects both of which help save tigers, but they require explanation.
Tiger Lights. One of the most significant issues is avoiding conflict between the tigers and local humans to avoid “manhunter” tigers being killed. Village Mardari in the Magadhi Range is particularly at risk of tiger encounters as villagers walk home after work in the dark. Tigers avoid light at night and are much less prone to attack a human in a lighted area. By installing solar powered street lights at strategic locations we can save both human and tiger lives. The street lights we funded last year at a different village have been a huge success that we would like to repeat in this village.
The lights cost $416 each which includes the cost of light, pole, battery, installation charges, AMC for two years, transportation and monitoring costs. We are hoping to raise $8,320 to provide 20 of these life saving lights.
Invasive Plant Removal. Lantana camara, introduced in India as an ornamental plant during British rule, has now become one of the most aggressive invasive species, disrupting natural ecosystems, altering forest composition, and negatively affecting wildlife.
The worst-affected regions include the deciduous forests of Central India where Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is situated. Lantana outcompetes native vegetation impacting the tiger in two ways:
1. Reducing food sources for herbivores, thereby reducing the quantity of tiger prey.
2. Increasing human-tiger conflict because tigers and leopards often hide in Lantana thickets.
Much of the clearing must be done by hand to avoid removing what native plants do still exist. The cost runs $120 per acre. We hope to raise $12,000 to treat 100 acres in the tiger reserve area.
Our Goal is $20,000
MATCHING FUNDS AVAILABLE!
Both projects total roughly $20,000.
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