A Pink Team has done what male forest guards and fearsome tigers and elephants couldn’t — stop the womenfolk of Corbett’s fringe villages from foraging for firewood, food and fodder deep inside the sanctuary. The team, unofficially named after the tint associated with women power, has six members with 54-year-old forester Shahdab Alam leading the pack. “The Pink Team is good at stopping women as well as men from entering the forest. We will form similar teams in other zones too,” said Surendra Mehra, the director of Corbett tiger reserve. Corbett has 79 forest guards on its rolls, including nine women.

Source: Hindustan Times November 04, 2017 17:26 UTC