Compliance report by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated June 12, 2023. The GCZMA report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, May 12, 2023, whereby GCZMA was directed …
Madikeri Forest Squad sleuths arrested two persons while attempting to sell three tortoises near Sampigekatte on the outskirts of Madikeri on Sunday. Three tortoises seized by the Forest department of Madikeri. DH PhotoThe arrested are B P Bhaskar and Udaya of Basavanapattana of Arakalagoodu taluk of Hassan. Another accused B …
Prime ministers don’t usually get asked whether they have had their eyes removed. But then, exceptional circumstances call for extreme measures. In a recent postcard campaign featuring a bloodied skull, the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) and its supporters put that question to Manmohan Singh. Why else, they …
IT IS time to take back the night for wildlife. That was the rallying call from a landmark session on light pollution at the Society for Conservation Biology on 4 July in Edmonton, Canada. The disruptive effects on animals of our penchant for bright lights has rarely impinged on public …
Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: It was that time of the year when companies got together to pit their grey cells against each other for the cause of environment. Yes! It was The Green Biz Quiz, the quiz competition for the corporate and industrial houses based on a
Sea turtles are vulnerable to aspects of climate change because they have life history, physiological attributes and behaviour that make them extremely sensitive to environmental changes. Arguably, the more detectable impacts of climate change to sea turtles will occur during their terrestrial reproductive phase (egg laying, egg incubation and hatchling …
P.V. Srividya NAGAPATTINAM: The minutes of the Coastal Regulatory Zone meeting convened on April 29, to discuss the Rs.7,200 crore project proposed by M/s Chettinadu Power Corporation Private Limited reveal that the Fisheries and the Forest Department does not endorse the Environment Impact Assessment report of the Company. According to …
MUMBAI: A six-member fact finding team, headed by Justice (retd) Hosbert Suresh of the Bombay High Court, Monday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposed POSCO project in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district. Voicing strong opposition to police's use of force and filing of false cases against peaceful protesters in the district …
Fisheries bycatch is a primary driver of population declines in several species of marine megafauna (e.g., elasmobranchs, mammals, seabirds, turtles). Characterizing the global bycatch seascape using data on bycatch rates across fisheries is essential for highlighting conservation priorities. We compiled a comprehensive database of reported data on marine turtle bycatch …
Mumbai As many as 145 star back tortoises, rescued from illegal traders, have made their new home at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on Saturday. The tortoises, which have become popular as pets in India and abroad, were found stuffed in two gunny sacks and abandoned at Dadar railway station, …
Hyderabad, May 25: With the environmentalists expressing serious concern over the port projects posing a serious threat to marine turtle nesting areas, the Centre has asked the departments concerned and the states to work on conservation of the species. Environmentalist groups have asked the Centre to ban the port development …
Longline fishery is exerting an impact on the sea turtle populations of the seas around India, as in the case of many longline fisheries operating in other parts of the world. During the tuna longline survey conducted by four research vessels of Fishery Survey of India, 87 sea turtles were …
Just seven species make up the known diversity of the world's sea turtles today, but these evolutionary marvels are encountering a growing number of threats. The marine reptiles, all of them endangered, have persisted for millions of years, moving from the sea to land for nesting, and traversing the great …
an oil spill near the Gopalpur port in Orissa on April 12 has triggered concern over the safety of Olive Ridley turtles. The mishap occurred 17 km from the Rushikulya river mouth, one of the main nesting grounds of the endangered turtles. The oil slick may have killed marine organisms …
Rushikulya Rookery, (Orissa), May 13, (PTI): Over a hundred children from three villages along the beach adjoining river Rushikulya in Ganjam district, which is the world's second largest mass nesting site for the Olive Ridley turtles, on the verge of extinction, have assumed the task of protecting the hatchlings purely …
Rushikulya Rookery (Orissa), May 11, (PTI): Thousands of eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles on the beach adjoining river Rushikulya in Ganjam district have failed to hatch this year because of the recent oil spill at a nearby port, conservationists claim. "We have found that the hatching of the …
BERHAMPUR: It was an ecstatic moment for the Olive Ridley conservationists as around 70,000 newborn Olive Ridley turtles crawled into the sea in the early hours of today a t t h e R u s h i k u l y a rookery. The hatching, which began last night, …
RUSHIKULYA ROOKERY (ORISSA): Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtle eggs has begun at this major nesting site under the shroud of environmental degradation caused by oil spill from a ship recently. The mass hatching, which started on Saturday night, is expected to continue for next two to three days. Berhampur …
Coastal areas of Orissa State in the northeastern part of the Indian peninsula are potentially vulnerable to accelerated erosion hazard. Along the 480-km coastline, most of the coastal areas, including tourist resorts, hotels, fishing villages, and towns, are already threatened by recurring storm flood events and severe coastal erosion. The …
