Affidavit by HPCL Shapoorji Energy Pvt Ltd. in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, February 12, 2020 in the matter of Protection of Environment and Public Service Committee Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to an all-weather deep-draft port at village Chhara Sarakhadi in taluka Kodinar …
The pride of Gujarat will have to be shared with Madhya Pradesh this year, with the Supreme Court ruling that some of the Asiatic lions currently found only in the famed Gir sanctuary must be shifted to Madhya Pradesh within six months. However, the Centre’s dreams of bringing another big …
The Supreme Court on Monday directed concerned organizations to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. Asiatic lions will have a second home in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno wildlife sanctuary as the apex court permitted their relocation in limited numbers from Gujarat's Gir forest. The Supreme Court rejected Narendra Modi …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2013 regarding the necessity of a second home for Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica), an endangered species, for its long term survival and to protect the species from …
The Gujarat Government has claimed that there has been no poaching of Asiatic Lions in the Gir Sanctuary in the Saurashtra region of the state in the past two years. The Minister of State for Forest and Environment told the state Assembly in a written reply that a series of …
Ahmedabad: The people of Saurashtra take care of lions as they would of their own family members. If they spot a lion in the vicinity of their village, they take pride in the fact and protect it. These statements were made by the government in the assembly for the first …
Ahmedabad: A total of 92 lions have died in the last two years in Saurashtra region. Of these, 83 died natural deaths while the remaining nine died of accidental causes, like falling into open wells. Minister of state for forest and environment Govind Patel told the House in a written …
Ninety-two Asiatic lions have died, including 83 of natural death, in the past two years in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region while there has been no case of poaching. In a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA from Lathi, Bavku Unghad, Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Govind …
Central Fund Scaled Down By 100cr Ahmedabad: The lion’s share of conversation funds in the country are meant only for the tiger. For the Asiatic lion, found only in Gujarat, the central government seems to have only peanuts. The Planning Commission has asked the Gujarat government to slash its project …
AHMEDABAD: Not just humans, even animals prefer flowing water. The drought-like situation in the Gir area has shown that water holes filled by wind or solar powered pumps attract more animals than those artificially filled by tankers. Officials said stagnant water is less preferred. At a watering spot with flowing …
Nearly half of Africa's wild lions are facing extinction in 20 to 40 years unless urgent conservation measures are put in place, a report suggests. Writing in the journal Ecology Letters, conservationists have said that the big cats should be better protected from their main threat - humans. They have …
California wildlife officials have adopted new rules aimed at protecting the public from mountain lions without resorting to killing so many of the big cats so often when they roam near humans, pets or livestock. Mountain lions, also known as cougars, are classified as a "specially protected species" in California …
California wildlife officials have adopted new rules aimed at protecting the public from mountain lions without resorting to killing so many of the big cats so often when they roam near humans, pets or livestock. Mountain lions, also known as cougars, are classified as a "specially protected species" in California …
For most part of the year, it's only the roar of Asiatic lions that breaks the tranquility of Mityala Wildlife Sanctuary in Amreli district. But for the next two months, gunshots will rent the air, forcing the lions to run for cover. Amreli district police started their annual firing practice …
In A Month, 7 Crushed To Death In Bhavnagar Rajkot: Gujarat’s first cablestayed bridge built over a sea creek in Bhavnagar may have helped the business boom with better connectivity to the city. But, barely 14 kms away, the road connecting this bridge is turning into a graveyard for the …
Lucknow: In a major development, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA)has given its approval to the master plan of Etawah’s lion safari. This gives the project the full and the final consent from CZA to go ahead. However, what may put spanner in the wheel is the clearance from the Union …
Lucknow: The ambitious lion safari project of the Akhilesh government is likely to get delayed for some technical reasons. The project has been followed up with alacrity by officers in the state forest department, but there are some decks that need to be cleared before it takes shape. The Ministry …
Order Allows Temple Priest, Workers And Devotees Access To Sanctuary After Sunset Ahmedabad: It is official now. You can enjoy a night safari in Girnar, one of the last abodes of the Asiatic lions. Acting on complaints received via the state government’s Swagat online programme, collector Manish Bhardwaj issued directions …
Lucknow: After Gujarat lions, it would now be Uttar Pradesh lions for a dekko. The proposed lion safari project at Etawah will have locally bred lions for tourists to see. A pair or two will be imported from the zoos having lions in considerable number to the Etawah lion breeding …
Prospective Sites Include Ghats, Sanctuaries, Falls Lucknow: For wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers planning to explore eco-tourism sites of Uttar Pradesh, there is help at hand. Working on ways to promote eco-tourism in the state and to attract people to exotic locales, UP Forest Corporation (UPFC) will go public with …
The Gujarat government will draw up an action plan on wildlife conservation in association with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). “In the first week of February, we shall be drawing the outline of future action programme on conservation with IUCN,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forests C.N Pandey said. …
