Question

Sad. Scarface and Pardus, the leopard that lost
to Scarfare, have also led Shaaz down a different path
of discovery. Learning about them and the loss to their
habitat has led Shaaz to create the Buffer Conflict
Resolution Trust of India (BCRTI). It's an agency that
educates villagers who live on the fringe of the forest on
the importance of conservation. “We are in the heart of
the man-animal conflict zone." explains Shaaz. "There
incredible landscape
is no specifc buffer zone here around Nagarhole. The
core area of the forest ends where the fields begin. In dry
attacks season elephant and wild boar incursions into fields are
very common. Older leopards, like Pardus, who have lost
territory in the forest often carry away livestock from
Te welcomed
villages." This creates resentment among locals towards
the animals on occasions leading to unpleasant situations
Putting tourist currency to good use, under the
BCRTI umbrella, Shaaz provides locals with vocational
training, with the aim of educating locals on the merits
of conservation and to help them benefit from tourist
currency. The visitors at the resort are welcome to
volunteer to teach a skills training class of their choice,
The acquired skills enable locals to find employment with
any of the numerous wildlife resorts in the region, if not in
a faraway city.
Madegowda is one such local agriculturist who
is trained at BCRTI and is now a certified naturalist
employed by 'The Bison'. "In the past, I've lost almost
80 percent of a season's yield of sugarcane to such animal
attacks. I used to hate them. But now I've learnt how
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Answer 1

In the past, Madegowda had lost almost 50 percent of a season’s yield of

sugarcane to such animal attacks