WCS India program envisions its site-based conservation efforts as creative experiments in model building at the spatial scale of reserves and surrounding landscapes.

WCS India program's site-based activities are targeted around a handful of reserves, where it has inspired strong local conservation partners (mostly volunteers) who share the WCS vision of wildlife conservation. At the moment, five sites, Nagarahole, Bhadra, Kudremukh, Anshi-Dandeli in Karnataka and Tadoba (Maharashtra) comprise our primary sites.

This is where WCS India program experiments with new model development - such as voluntary resettlement and land purchase. In the long run, success will depend on sustaining these initiatives and 'inspiring' similar initiatives in other places through an effective outreach program.