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{{Infobox organisation
|name = Nature Conservation Foundation
|image = Nature Conservation Foundation.jpg
|size = 200px
|motto = "To carry out science-based and socially responsible conservation"
|formation = 1996
|headquarters = [[Mysore]], [[India]]
|leader_title = Executive Board
|leader_name = Suhel Quader, Vena Kapoor, M Ananda Kumar, Smita Prabhakar, Ajay Bijoor, Janhavi Rajan, Rucha Karkarey, Rohit Naniwadekar
|website = http://www.ncf-india.org/
}}

The '''Nature Conservation Foundation''' is a non-governmental [[wildlife conservation]] and research organisation based in [[Mysore]], [[India]]. They promote the use of science for wildlife conservation in India.<ref>[http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/India/Karnataka/Localities/Mysore/Science_and_Environment/ Nature Conservation Foundation] on the [[Open Directory Project]]</ref>

==History==
The organisation was founded in 1996. Their mission is to carry out "science-based and socially responsible conservation".

==Activities==

The organisation works in a variety of habitats. The high altitude program focuses on [[human wildlife conflict]]s and conservation of endangered species such as the [[snow leopard]] and the [[Tibetan gazelle]]. A livestock insurance program has been launched to prevent retaliatory killings of snow leopards by communities whose livestock were being preyed on.<ref>{{ cite journal | last =MISHRA | first =CHARUDUTT |author2=ALLEN,P. |author3=McCARTHY, T. |author4=MADHUSUDAN, M.D. |author5=BAYARJARGAL, A. |author6=PRINS, H.H.T. | year =2003 | title =The Role of Incentive Programs in Conserving the Snow Leopard | journal =Conservation Biology | volume =17 | issue =6 | pages =1512–1520 | doi=10.1111/j.1523-1739.2003.00092.x
}}<br/>
*{{cite web |url=http://www.ncf-india.org/projectoverview.php?class=theme&type=conflict&project=People%2C+livestock+%26+snow+leopards |title="protecting livestock and snow leopards" from the NCF website |accessdate=2008-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525101547/http://www.ncf-india.org/projectoverview.php?class=theme&type=conflict&project=People,+livestock+&+snow+leopards |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The organisation has partnered with the [[Snow Leopard Trust|International Snow Leopard Trust]] and the Government of India to launch a ''Project Snow Leopard'', similar to [[Project Tiger]] for the protection of the wildlife in the [[Himalaya]]n landscapes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowleopardnetwork.org/new/docs_news/PSL%20Press%20Release%20SLN%20July%2006.htm |title=Launch of Project Snow leopard: A report from Snowleopard Network |accessdate=2008-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006124251/http://snowleopardnetwork.org/new/docs_news/PSL%20Press%20Release%20SLN%20July%2006.htm |archive-date=6 October 2007 }}</ref><ref name=goi>[http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=46855 Press Release by the GoI on the launch of Project Snow Leopard]</ref> The Project Snow Leopard seeks to address the problem of species declines in the high-altitude Himalayan landscape through evidence-based conservation plans as well as local support. Species such as snow leopard, [[Asiatic ibex]], [[argali]], [[urial]], [[chiru]], [[takin]], [[serow]] and [[musk deer]] will particularly benefit from this project.<ref name=goi />
In 2003, three wildlife biologists from the foundation reported the [[long-tailed goral|Chinese goral]] (''Nemorhaedus caudatus'') from [[Arunachal Pradesh]], the first record for [[India]]<ref>Charudutt Mishra, Aparajita Datta and M.D. Madhusudan (2005) Record of the Chinese Goral Naemorhedus caudatus in Arunachal Pradesh. JBNHS Vol. 102(2)</ref> In 2005, scientists from the foundation described the [[Arunachal macaque]] from western [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]], a species new to science.<ref name=munzala>{{cite journal | author = Sinha, A.,Datta, A., Madhusudan, M. D. and Mishra, C. | year = 2005 | title = ''Macaca munzala'': a new species from western Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India | journal = International Journal of Primatology | volume = 26 | issue = 977 | pages = 977–989 | doi = 10.1007/s10764-005-5333-3| citeseerx = 10.1.1.576.1210 }}<br/>
*{{cite news |first= Alex|last= Kirby|title=Scientists find new Indian monkey |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4101001.stm |publisher=BBC |date= 2004-12-16|accessdate=2008-06-01 }}</ref> The organisation runs a rainforest restoration program in the [[Anamalai|Anamalai hills]] in the [[Western Ghats]] where fragments of degraded patches of rainforests outside [[national parks]] or [[wildlife sanctuary|wildlife sanctuaries]] are restored in partnership with the private tea and coffee plantations.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janaki |last=Lenin |title=Rainforest revival |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2005/07/17/stories/2005071700090200.htm |publisher=The Hindu (newspaper) |accessdate=2008-08-01 }}</ref>

==Awards==
Charudutt Mishra and [[M. D. Madhusudhan]], two of the founders received the [[Whitley Awards (UK)|Whitley award]], also called "Green Oscar"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitleyaward.org/display.php?id=74 |title=Profile from Whitley website |access-date=31 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211170556/http://www.whitleyaward.org/display.php?id=74 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for 2005 and 2009 respectively. Charudutt Mishra was awarded for the conservation efforts in the high altitude landscapes, while Madhusudan was conferred the honour in recognition of his work to reduce human-wildlife conflict in the Western Ghats.<ref>Whitley Award for Mysore-based wildlife biologist. The Hindu. 14 May 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090517024413/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/14/stories/2009051454061100.htm LINK]</ref><ref>Indian Wildlife Biologist wins 'Green Oscar' on Doordarshan News. [http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/niha.htm LINK]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2013, [[Aparajita Datta]] was awarded the [[Whitley Awards (UK)|Whitley award]] to continue her decade long work on conservation of [[hornbill]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hornbills as flagships for the Himalayan forests of Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://whitleyaward.org/winners/hornbills-as-flagships-for-the-protection-of-himalayan-forests/|publisher=Whitley Fund for Nature|accessdate=3 May 2013}}</ref> Aparajita Dutta, a Senior Scientist at NCF was announced as the recipient of ''2009 Woman of Discovery Humanity Award'' by the New York-based Wings World Quest for a lifetime dedicated to wildlife biology and her work in [[Namdapha Tiger Reserve]].<ref>[http://www.wingsworldquest.org/?q=node/73 List and profile of winners from Wings World Quest Website]</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Nov192008/scroll20081119101624.asp?section=scrollingnews Award for Indian wildlife scientist, ''Deccan Herald Nov. 19, 2008'']</ref> She was also awarded by the [[National Geographic Society]] as an ''Emerging explorer'' for 2010, which recognised ''"..14 trailblazers from around the world"''.<ref name="natgeo">{{cite web|title=Aparajita Datta, Wildlife Biologist|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/aparajita-datta/|work=National Geographic Emerging Explorer|publisher=National Geographic Society|accessdate=11 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2015, Dr. Ananda Kumar was awarded the [[Whitley Awards (UK)|Whitley award]] for his work on elephant-human conflict management on the Valparai plateau. In 2017, he was awarded a continuation of funding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Human-elephant coexistence in Southern India|url=https://whitleyaward.org/winners/human-elephant-coexistence-in-southern-india/|publisher=Whitley Fund for Nature|accessdate=8 October 2018}}</ref>

In 2006, the organisation won the ''Distinguished service award'' from the [[Society for Conservation Biology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://conbio.org/professional-development/service-awards/past-recipients|title=Society for Conservation Biology {{!}} Past Recipients|website=conbio.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> for ''outstanding contributions to nature conservation''. Sushil Dorje, a field coordinator with the organisation was awarded the [[Van Tienhoven Foundation]] award for his work on [[human-wildlife conflict]] in [[Spiti]] and [[Ladakh]].<ref>[http://www.vantienhovenfoundation.com/awarded.php?menu_id=6&submenu_id=58&win_id=%206 Details of the Award from the website of the Van Tienhoven Foundation for International Nature Protection]</ref>

==References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Media contributed by NCF}}

* [http://www.ncf-india.org/ Website of NCF]
* [http://blog.ncf-india.org/ eco-logic, the NCF Blog]
* [http://elephanthills.org/restoration/ Restoration project showcase]

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[[Category:Environment of Karnataka]]

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