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 …
National wildlife board seeks expert opinion shifting the big cats to MP Himanshu Kaushik TNN Ahmedabad: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife which met in New Delhi on Wednesday has asked experts to review and give their opinions on the scientific and social aspects of translocation of …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The task force which reviewed the India Ecological Development Project (IEDP) in Gir has urged the Centre and state government to work out a policy to relocate Maldharis outside the park with adequate budgetary allocations. This, according to the task force report submitted to the …
Activists Raise Pitch Against Shifting Of Gir Lions To MP Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: Even as the standing committee of National Board for Wildlife prepares to discuss the issue of translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir forest to Kuno in Madhya Pradesh (MP), on Wednesday, non-governmental organisations and wildlife …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The issue of shifting of big cats from Sasan Gir to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh has once again come into focus with standing committee of National Board for Wildlife to take up the matter on September 16. Officials in the forest department said shifting …
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN 10 September 2009, 02:43am IST AHMEDABAD: Lions were earlier confined to the area in and around Sasan and Dhari, but of late large prides have been spotted in Bhavnagar district, especially in Mahuva, Palitana and Talaja. And such sightings are growing with alarming regularity. Officials said a …
Mahuva (Bhavnagar): Big cat fear gripped Bila village of Mahuva taluka, where two persons, including a forester, were mauled on Wednesday by a lion that strayed into a farm. This incident has created panic in the village. Farmers are now scared to venture into farms even though government provides additional …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: With Union minister of state (independent charge) for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh planning to visit Gujarat, especially Gir Sanctuary, forest department officials here are working overtime to showcase conservation of the Asiatic Lion in the state. The department is busy making a presentation to …
After being the only state with lions, Gujarat may also get tigers. Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has written to Gujarat proposing that tigers be translocated to the state. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been asked to conduct a technical study on this. While many see …
GANDHINAGAR: The state government admitted in the Assembly on Wednesday that only 291 of the 359 lions in Gir were in the protected sanctuary area. Replying to a question by Karjan MLA Chandu Dabhi, the government said as per the last census conducted in 2005, there were 68 adult lions, …
GANDHINAGAR: Special task force formed by state government after 2007 poaching incidents has suggested that apart from use of GPS-based tracking and other modern surveillance systems, establishment of gene pool population and a genetic laboratory for cryopreservation of genetic material is needed to save lions. Forest department, in reply to …
GANDHINAGAR: As many as 93 lions have died in the state in the last three years. Of these, 50 were cubs. Replying to a question by Arjun Modhvadia in the state Assembly, the forest department said 85 lions had died naturally, while six lions were killed by poachers. The forest …
Alerted by the death of a lioness in Renuka Lion Safari in Sirmaur district of Himachal, the authorities have directed the supervisory staff to ensure that
Mumbai D Rathod, superintendent of the lion safari at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), is learning to speak Kannada. That is because two of the park
New Delhi: Desperate to hold on to its monopoly as the last wild habitat of the Asiatic Lion, Gujarat has come up with new reasons to stall sharing its
In February, 16 poachers were jailed for killing lions in Gir National Park in Gujarat, home to the only wild population of Asiatic Lions. Inspector general of police Keshav Kumar, who was with the criminal investigation department in Ahmedabad, cracked the case using dna fingerprinting and narcoanalysis. It was the …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat forest department apparently does not seem to have any problem with constructions taking place inside the Gir jungle to make way for fresh human habitation right in the Asiatic lion's den. After a plot of land in the middle of the sanctuary changed three hands, the forest …
This article is an analysis of the India Eco-Development Project (IEP) implemented in Sasan Gir National Park and Sanctuary. Statistical data describing the consumption patterns and financial status of the Maldharis was collected from 13 nesses. This information demonstrates the impact of the Maldharis on Gir, a lack of willingness …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Forest department has begun the implementation of Gir task force report. It has floated tenders to acquire 119 global positioning system (GPS) sets. These will enable the department to locate and manage lions better. This is the second step towards implementation of the report. The …
