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 …
About 75 percent of Africa's savannahs or grasslands and more than two-thirds of its lions have disappeared over 50 years, according to an American study. The study, led by Duke University researchers, estimates the number of lions now living on the savannahs to be as low as 32,000, down from …
Master plan for state's first lion safari may get final approval by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) at the meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday. Lion safari will be developed as per the CZA guidelines and funds released by the state government. In August, authorities of the UP Forest department had …
LUCKNOW: Taking a step forward, the Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs 89 crore for the 10-year-long Lion Safari in Etawah. The government has also appointed UP Awas Vikas Parishad as the construction and executing agency for the safari. Lion Safari, which is an extended zoo has got the nod …
At a time when wild buffaloes, an endangered mammal species, are facing extinction, the state forest department has joined hands with leading NGOs to keep hopes alive to save the last remaining population. At a three-day workshop on 'Action planning for conservation of wild buffaloes in Central India' in the …
SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dream project to have a lion safari in his native district of Etawah has once again run into trouble, this time due to a “missing” letter at the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The letter dated July 19 was reportedly sent by Rupak …
The tiger needs more space, the lion a second home. And the government is confused The tourist is invading the tiger's home, taking away his privacy. The lion's quarters are cramped, it could do with a second home. The government, however, dreamt of providing a home to the cheetah, instead. …
Asia’s biggest man-made 'Jungle Safari' will come up in a sprawling 200 acres of land in Chhattisgarh ‘Naya Raipur’ the high-tech city that will replace Raipur as state’s capital from November 1. Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday performed laid the foundation stone for the project to be implemented in …
Almost a century after a French colonial hunter put a bullet in what came to be viewed as the last Atlas lion living in the wild, a Moroccan zoo is struggling to claw the fabled subspecies back from the brink of extinction. The majestic animal, also known as the Barbary …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat foresters are dealing with a new threat to the Gir wildlife sanctuary. Scarcity of fodder on the periphery of the sanctuary is forcing politicians to pressure the forest department to permit Maldharis to bring their cattle inside the sanctuary for grazing. Forest officials said that MLAs from the …
Rajkot: Wildlife activists have demanded a ban on illegal lion shows in Amreli district on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary, where cattle is set as bait for Asiatic lions to entertain tourists. The last such instance was reported near Khambha on Saturday. Jilu Bhukal, a Khambha resident who is …
New Delhi: Countering Gujarat’s opposition to lion translocation project, the Madhya Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that a second habitat for Asiatic Lions in Kuno — cleared by National Board of Wildlife — was mandatory to avoid Tanzania’s disastrous experience in Serengeti where an epidemic outbreak almost wiped out …
First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict tribal residents with poor compensation. Read More: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/displaced-nothing
The home of the world’s last population of Asiatic lions in the wild, Girnar Forests in Gujrat will now be surrounded by eco-sensitive zone. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has also declared the setting up of similar zones around the wildlife sanctuaries of Purna in Dangs, Narayan Sarovar …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court asked the state government to take immediate action about land sold by Maldharis to others, in and around the lion’s abode, Gir sanctuary. A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and Justice Mohinder Pal ordered the administration to implement a 2010 high court decree …
With the lion safari and breeding centre gradually taking shape in about 300 hectares of Fisher forest in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, purebred lions, unlike their counterparts in Gir and Junagadh, are set to be introduced in the forest. This lion safari project is the first to introduce purebred …
LUCKNOW: "We are determined to ensure that the Lion Safari is established in Etawah and will complete all the requirements of the ministries concerned so that the project faces no roadblocks," said state PWD minister Shivpal Yadav on Sunday. He was speaking to reporters after attending a function to commemorate …
LUCKNOW: The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has objected to the work being undertaken for the Samajwadi Party government's ambitious Lion Safari project in Etawah forest division, calling it violation of forest conservation act. The forest department, however, does not see the Centre's missive as a red-card for …
Samajwadi Party president chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dream project to have a lion safari in his native district, Etawah, has once again run into trouble. Taking note of alleged violation of provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked Uttar Pradesh to …
The American mountain lion or cougar is now re-populating parts of the US, scientists say. Their numbers had plummeted in the last 100 years because of hunting and a lack of prey. Writing in the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers say the cougar is now spreading far outside their traditional …
20 Wildlife Enthusiasts Have Taken Up Cudgels Against The Illegal Practice Ahmedabad: Wildlife lovers have joined hands to give the lion king of Gir some peace and quietness. With the help of NGOs working in Saurashtra, a group of wildlife enthusiasts has decided to take up cudgels against illegal lion …
