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 …
CHANDIGARH/ AHMEDABAD: Punjab has asked Gujarat to translocate a pair of the Asiatic lions to the northern state in view of declining number of lions in the state. Punjab forest minister Tikshan Sud has urged Gujarat chief minister Narender Modi to expedite the supply of a pair of Asiatic Lions …
Controversy Ends As MP Agrees To Take African Cheetah Himanshu Kaushik | tnn Ahmedabad: Madhya Pradesh has agreed in principle to accommodate African cheetah in Kuno Palpur. This could mean that the neighbouring state, which is famous for its tigers, is off Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Planning Commission has approved Rs 262.36 crore to expand the home of the Asiatic lion in Gir, which is its only habitat in the world. The project, Greater Gir, was envisaged by Gujarat government for conservation of the Asiatic lion. This was revealed by Union minister of forest …
Centre Okays Funds For Greater Gir Project Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Planning Commission has approved Rs 262.36 crore to expand the home of the Asiatic lion in Gir, which is its only habitat in the world. The project,
Ahmedabad: The decision of the environment minister to release zoo-bred lions in the Wild of Kuno Palpur will not be a cake walk for forest authorities. Experts feel that it will not be easy to implement the idea as it will pose a major challenge. However, officials from the state …
AHMEDABAD: If you thought you could take a shortcut through the Gir forest and breach the king of the jungle's privacy in the night, here's some news for you. The forest department, in keeping with the safety of the wild cats, especially the females, has decided to ban entry of …
AHMEDABAD: Call it the Bachchan effect or the Diwali rush, the Lion Conservation Society of the state government has managed to secure more funds for lion conservation this year. The Gir sanctuary and the Devaliya Interpretation Centre have recorded an income of around Rs 42 lakh in the last ten …
African environment ministers pledged Friday to set up an international research body to study and protect the continent's wildlife, aiming to reverse the loss of its biodiversity. Africa is famed for the lions, elephants, rhinos and leopards that attract millions of tourists each year, but its wildlife is threatened by …
Salmonella bacteria caused the death of two tigers, lions and one nelgai at the Bannerghatta Biological Park recently, according to M N Jayakumar, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. Briefing reporters here on Wednesday, he said many animals have been living beyond their biological ages and the ones which died, …
The State Government has, at last, woken up to focus on hygiene in Bannerghatta National Park. Four animals -- two lions and two tigers -- have died and many animals have fallen sick in the last one week.
Ahmedabad: Lion kings of Gir are enjoying the company of two queens at the same time. This highly unusual behaviour of the big cats has been revealed in a study conducted by a lion researcher, Meena Venkatraman. Contrary to behaviour seen in Africa, where a lioness mates with two males …
Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly used for extrapolation, or predicting suitable regions for species under new geographic or temporal scenarios. However, SDM predictions may be prone to errors if species are not at equilibrium with climatic conditions in the current range and if training samples are not representative. Here …
Experts surprised after observing a male mating with 2 females at same time Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Lion kings of Gir are enjoying the company of two queens at the same time. This highly unusual behaviour of the big cats has been revealed in a study conducted by a …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Asiatic lions, iguanas and emus will be seen among the animals housed at the Alipore Zoological Gardens here in a little more than a fortnight, and a consignment of kangaroos and zebras may not be far behind, officials told The Hindu on Friday.
Junagadh: A lioness was electrocuted at a village farm in Junagadh on Monday morning. According to forest department officials, the incident took place on the outskirts of Shapar village in Visavadar taluka of the district. The lioness, which was about two-and-ahalf years old, came in contact with a live wire …
Sawarkundla (Amreli): A pride of lions was captured in the lens of wildlife photographer Dilip Jiruka as they swaggered along a road passing through Bhuva village in Amreli on Saturday afternoon. The stretch falls in the Gir sanctuary area. It was a sight to behold
Mumbai Anita, the 22-year-old purebred Gir lioness at the Byculla Zoo, has been critically ill and under continuous medical surveillance for the past 10 days, zoo veterinarians said on Thursday.
