Men of The Mist – The toils of staff patrolling and conserving Kudremukh National Park

Dilan Mandanna
Dilan Mandanna
39.5 هزار بار بازدید - 5 سال پیش - Kudremukh - A place that
Kudremukh - A place that most people will recognize as a mining center, from where iron ore was extracted. Today, however, this mining has been extracted from this biodiversity hotspot restoring the region to becoming one of India's most spectacular and biologically rich tropical rainforest landscapes.

This film documents the routine and hardships of the men responsible for conserving Kudremukh National Park. With meagre facilities and limited resources, these men are laden with the responsibility of conserving one of the most important wilderness zones, that provides water and resources to millions of people in the state of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Kudremukh National Park is more than 630.sq km area of montane grasslands and tropical rainforests which forms the largest protected block of its kind within the western ghats.  There are many perils of season and wildlife for any human foot that may dare to step into this natural reserve. For the forest department staff, there is a call of duty to look beyond these concerns. Their effort to preserve and protect the ecology of Kudremukh requires a lot of hard work. From making and living in remotely located anti-poaching camps, patrolling through thick forest in rain or shine, day or night, the forest department has its work cut out.

Direction and Filming
Dilan Mandanna

Filming
Pradeep Hegde
Nikil Virdi
Bhargav Shandiya

Aerial Cinematographer
Dheeraj Aithal

Camera Trap Photography
P Francis
H N Dharshan

Additional Footage
Kalyan Varma
Prasenjeet Yadav

Script
Ananth Shankar

Editing and Design
George Thengummoottil

Narrator
Savanakumar Salem ( Sara)

Recording
Evanescence Studios

Concept and Coordination
Maria Christu Raja D (IFS) DCF

Special Thanks
Shri. Punati Sridhar, PCCF (HOFF) IFS
Shri. Jayaram, PCCF (Wildlife) IFS
Sanjay S Bijjur, IFS, CCF
Ganesh Bhat IFS, DCF
Bhaskar ACF

Produced By
Kudremukh Wildlife Division, Karkala
Karnataka Forest Department
5 سال پیش در تاریخ 1398/03/04 منتشر شده است.
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