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 …
There seems to be no meeting point between the governments of two BJP stalwarts Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan on shifting of the Asiatic lions from Gir forests in Gujarat to Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. While the Chouhan government on Monday furnished details about the preparatory steps …
Madhya Pradesh on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has “all the necessary infrastructure, expertise and environment for translocating lions” from Gujarat’s Gir to its Kuno Palpur sanctuary. A Forest Bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad is hearing a petition on whether the Asiatic lions …
Tells SC State Has All Expertise, Infrastructure & Environment New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh on Monday pitched in with a plea in the Supreme Court for translocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to its Kuno Palpur sanctuary, insisting it has the entire wherewithal to ensure harmonious environment to the threatened species. …
“Scientific facts do not support fears of threat to Asiatic lion population in Gir” The Gujarat government on Monday strongly opposed any move to shift the Asiatic lions from the Gir forest to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh. It contended that the lions would not be safe there. Appearing for …
The Gujarat government on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court any effort by the Centre to translocate Asiatic lions from its Gir sanctuary to Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. Appearing before a Forest Bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad, senior advocate Shyam Divan said …
Ahmedabad: Lions and leopards killed at least 10 persons in Junagadh district in the past one year. The state government has revealed that 1,966 attacks on cattle and 60 attacks on humans have been reported in the same period. In a written reply to a question by MLA Dhirsinh Barad, …
Ahmedabad: In the last three years, 139 lions including 54 cubs have died in the state. Of the 139 deaths, 42 are males and 43 females. This information was tabled in the state assembly in a written reply to the question of Bhavku Unghad said that about 42 animals died …
Lion Safari – the dream project of the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav which was shelved by the previous Mayawati government – is now being revived by the new Uttar Pradesh government. The project, which was mooted in 2005 in Mr Yadav's native village of Saifai in Etawah district, …
Ahmedabad: While shifting the Asiatic lions from critically endangered species category to endangered species in its Red List, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the same time has also cautioned the forest department against poaching threats to the species. The IUCN Red List report stated that the …
IUCN Shifts Asiatic Lions From Critical Category To Endangered Species Ahmedabad: The roar of Asiatic lions in Gujarat just got louder. The conservation efforts of the state are now reflected not just in the growing numbers of the big cats but also in the Red List of the International Union …
BANGKOK: Thai authorities seized more than 200 live animals, including tigers and lions among other rare species, in a raid on an illegal wildlife supplier, police said. "The owner cannot provide legal documents for the five tigers, so he was charged with violating the Wild Animal Preservation and Protection law," …
GANDHINAGAR: The last abode of Asiatic Lions, Gir Sanctuary, lost 25 lions in the year 2011-12 till December, the Gujarat assembly was informed. Total of 86 lion deaths were reported in the last three years in Gir. As per the 2010 census, there were around 297 lions in Gir Sanctuary …
The Gujarat government’s argument that there is no need to move the Asiatic lions from the state’s Gir territory prompted the Supreme Court to observe on Tuesday that the big cats are not the “property” of the state, but belong to the country. “No state can claim the right over …
Recent studies indicate that trophy hunting is impacting negatively on some lion populations, notably in Tanzania. In 2004 there was a proposal to list lions on CITES Appendix and in 2011 animal-welfare groups petitioned the United States government to list lions as endangered under their Endangered Species Act. Such listings …
AHMEDABAD: Now, officers of the state Intelligence Bureau (IB) will be roped in to keep an eye on poachers along the Gujarat coast. Rattled by the poaching of 64 flamingos, the state forest department has decided to step up vigil and surveillance along Gujarat's coast which is particularly vulnerable to …
Several animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a U.N. report showed on Sunday. Launched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United …
The reported crash of wildlife populations in the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya is the most well-publicised example of a crisis that’s unfolding throughout East Africa. The region's 'Big Five' species and other wildlife are currently facing their most serious crisis in modern times. Significant populations of elephants, lions, rhinoceros …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat is all set to tell its successful stories of conservation to the whole world. Be it Asiatic lions of Gir, the wild ass of Little Rann of Kutch or the whale sharks from Saurashtra coast, the conservation stories made successful with people's participation will soon find place in …
Farm Owner Throws Cages Open Before Committing Suicide Columbus, Ohio: Authorities closed schools and urged residents to stay in their homes on Wednesday as they tried to round up dangerous animals that escaped an Ohio farm after their owner opened their cages and then committed suicide, officials said. Lions, tigers, …
BEYOND USUAL SUSPECTS A case for neglected species in wildlife research and conservation For most of us wildlife is represented by large mammals like elephant, rhino, lion and tiger, may be birds like hornbill, raptors, peafowl and waterfowl and awe inspiring reptiles like marine turtles, crocodiles, python and king cobra. …
