Episode 29: Conserving India's Wildlife from Corbett to Satpuda with Kedar Gore, Director of The Corbett Foundation

The Corbett Foundation (TCF) is amongst India’s largest and oldest wildlife conservation organizations. It was established by the late Mr. Dilip D. Khatau and his wife, Mrs. Rina Khatau, on April 22, 1994. TCF works towards wildlife conservation in tandem with the sustainable development of forest-dwelling communities. Mr. Khatau was a former Member of the National Board for Wildlife in India and a Member of the Indian Wildlife Business Council of the Confederation on Indian Industry. Over the last 25 years, TCF has expanded its work well beyond the Corbett Foundation. In fact, their project encompasses a wide range of species across a diversity of landscapes. This includes the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard in the Rann of Kutch, tiger conservation in the Satpuda Tiger Landscape, and cheetah-human coexistence in the Kuno Landscape. They also work extensively to involve local communities in conservation through various alternative livelihood and outreach programs. In this episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, I interview Kedar Gore, the Director of The Corbett Foundation. We talk about the conservation of wildlife, grassland restoration, the issue of free-ranging dogs, and some of their special initiatives!If you enjoyed this podcast, do not forget to share and subscribe! You can also listen to The Think Wildlife Podcast on other platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. Get full access to The Think Wildlife Podcast at anishbanerjee.substack.com/subscribe