Client:
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra
One of India’s oldest and most iconic tiger reserves, Tadoba-Andhari is known for its rich biodiversity and pioneering efforts in wildlife conservation, eco-tourism, and the use of technology for conflict mitigation.
Business Objective:
To combat rising instances of wild animal attacks in forest-adjacent villages of Mul, especially during night hours. The forest department needed a real-time, intelligent monitoring and alert system that could ensure early detection, immediate warnings, and scalable, secure data handling.
Solution:
Valiance deployed Wildlife Eye, an AI-powered video intelligence platform equipped with computer vision to detect animal movements near human settlements. The system was installed in high-risk villages—Maroda, Karwan, and Padzari—and integrated with a multilingual mobile alert mechanism for forest staff and local residents.
To support this high-volume implementation, the solution was built on Google Cloud Infrastructure, which enabled:
- Google Cloud Storage (Standard + Deep Archive): Efficient storage and lifecycle management of vast video data exceeding 1TB daily.
- RAG-enabled AI Models: Ensured rapid detection and alert generation with minimal latency.
- Google Security Command Center + VPC: Offered enterprise-grade security, ensuring all wildlife data remained protected and accessible only to verified authorities.
- Scalable Data Architecture: Facilitated continuous 24/7 video stream ingestion and processing across remote locations.
Outcome:
- Significant reduction in animal attacks across all covered villages since implementation.
- Real-time alerts to villagers and forest patrols prevented encounters before they escalated.
- Improved human-wildlife coexistence, fostering safety and awareness among local communities.
- Optimized operational costs via tiered storage and resource allocation through Google Cloud.
- High system uptime and responsiveness, thanks to Google’s robust cloud backbone and security-first design.
“It captures animal images and sends alerts, which we share with beat and PRT teams. This helps warn locals to avoid those areas—ensuring safety and reducing wild animal attacks.”
— Kushagra Pathak, Deputy Director (Buffer), Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
