State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
Wildlife
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Status of tigers in India 2022: summary report
<p>According to the latest tiger census data by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, India's tiger population has increased by 200 in the past four years to reach 3,167 in 2022. The tiger population has shown a steady increase from 1,411 in 2006 to 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, 2,967 in 2018, and 3,167 in 2022.</p>
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Assessment report by the Space Applications Centre regarding encroachment inside wild ass sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, 31/03/2023
<p>Assessment report by the Space Applications Centre in Original Application No. 27 of 2023 in re news item published in the Times of India dated January 3, 2023 titled encroachment alleged inside wild
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Cheetah Task Force, 28/03/2023
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law, WWF & Others Vs Union of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 28/03/2023.</p>
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An assessment of wildlife trade between Madagascar and Southeast Asia
This new TRAFFIC study reveals Southeast Asia’s significant role in the legal and illicit trade of Madagascar’s rare and endemic wildlife and calls for intensified international co-operation to stem biodiversity
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding elephant corridors in Odisha, 14/03/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wildlife Society of Orissa Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 14/03/2023.</p> <p>The NGT, Eastern Bench, Kolkata expressed displeasure with
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Developing an insurance scheme to mitigate the impacts caused by wildlife
The case study comes from Kenya, where the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) started the Livelihoods Insurance from Elephants (LIFE) project with funding provided by the UK
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Maru Mahotsav 2023, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 31/01/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tapeshwar Singh Bhati, 159, Timber Scrap Market, Kota, Rajasthan Vs State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Toursim, Rajasthan dated 31/01/2023.</p>
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Herd size dynamics and observations on the natural history of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India
<p>In the last four decades, dugong (Dugong dugon) aggregations have been rarely reported from the geographically isolated, vast seascape of the Andaman Islands, India.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Goleetal-2023_Dugongs_India.pdf"
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Visualizing corruption risks in the illegal rhino horn trade supply chain
Visualizing how corruption manifests along the supply chain can help conservation practitioners and wildlife management agencies better understand both the specific risks and the potential responses to
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The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022
An Act further to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may,