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 …
Two lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and brought to a South African refuge in April have died, the organization that arranged the rescue and airlift operation said on its website. Animal Defenders International (ADI) said the lions died from a botulism toxin to which most lions are resistant. Other …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Census of Animals, 26/04/2016. Wild animal census of iconic species like Tiger, Elephant, Rhino and Lions are carried out by the respective State/UT Governments. However, at the national level, Tiger census is carried out periodically. As per the latest census, the estimated population of …
AGRA: In a one of its kind initiative, a 197km-long "bicycle highway" will be constructed from Taj Mahal's East gate to Etawah lion safari at a cost of Rs 94 crore. Public Works Department has finalized the project and the construction work is likely to start soon. UP views this …
While the state's 523 lions have been provided around 500 cement-concrete watering troughs, the 5,000-odd blackbuck in and around Velavadar and the 4,451 wild asses in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) have to make do with just 50-odd such artificial watering holes. The majority of these artificial watering holes …
Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya's most famous big cats, was fatally shot on Wednesday by wildlife rangers. In a country that has invested millions in protecting its wildlife, Kenyans are trying to figure out what went wrong. The rangers had no tranquilisers, only rifles. A veterinary team was on …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Lion Reserves, 15/03/2016. Asiatic Lions are found only in Gir forests of Gujarat. Total number of lions in Gir forest as per the last census carried out in 2015 was estimated as 523. As per information available with the Ministry, there is no case …
As many as 310 Asiatic Lions, declared as endangered species, had died in its only abode, the Gir sanctuary in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, in the past five years, Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel informed the state Assembly in a written reply to a question by a Congress member. Along …
Seven elephants have died in two conservancies around the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the last one week in unclear circumstances. The elephants were in Naiboisho and Mara North conservancies in Narok West. Tests carried out on the carcasses by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have not yet shown anything, …
Congress on Monday accused the Gujarat government of reducing the permissible limit for construction around Gir sanctuary to benefit business associates of the chief minister. It sought a court-monitored investigation into the allegations of land scam, and urged the SC to take suo moto cognisance of the case since it …
Conservationists are jubilant after the discovery of a massive group of lions in a remote Ethiopian national park, ending years of sharp decline in their numbers. The University of Oxford said up to 200 lions could be living in Ethiopia's Alatash National Park and an adjacent park in Sudan. Although …
Historical knowledge and recent surveys attest that lions are declining across parts of Africa. We applaud Bauer et al. for assembling available counts because they motivate better monitoring and conservation support. Their own data, however, rejects their claims that lions are “declining everywhere, except in four southern countries” and that …
Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique’s main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out the park’s lions, elephants and many other species. The 15-year conflict that killed up to 1 million people ended in …
To increase conservation efforts and crack down on illegal trophy hunting, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has granted two lion subspecies - one native to India and central and western Africa, and the other to eastern and southern Africa - protection under the Endangered Species Act (EPA). There …
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will classify lions in southern and eastern Africa as threatened, with those in the central and western regions covered by full endangered status. The move will place tighter restrictions on the import of lion “trophies”, such as paws or heads. While the US cannot …
Five months after a lion named Cecil was shot and killed in Zimbabwe by a Minnesota dentist, the Obama administration has decided to place lions in Africa under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, an action that will set a higher bar for hunters who want to bring lion …
Two Kenyan men have been charged with killing two lions and poisoning at least six others, a Kenyan wildlife official said on Tuesday, in a case involving a pride of lions which starred in a long-running BBC wildlife documentary. Simindei Naurobi and Kulankash Topotat pleaded not guilty to the charges, …
The victims come from the Marsh Pride, a family of lions living in the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya. They were the stars of the long-running and hugely popular BBC series called Big Cat Diary. They even have their own Facebook page, where the poisoning was confirmed. On …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Number of lions in the country, 07/12/2015. The census of all wild animals is not undertaken in the country. However census of tiger is undertaken at the national level once every four years and census of a few other major flagship species is undertaken …
A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India Program on human-leopard interactions in India calls for a shift in management focus, from current reactive practices such as removal and translocation of leopards, to proactive measures that ensure safety of human lives, livelihoods, their property, enhance people’s acceptance of …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an anti-poaching bill Monday night by voice vote, according to a news release. The Global Anti-Poaching Act is co-sponsored by 43 Republicans and 64 Democrats. The Global Anti-Poaching Act aims to make wildlife trafficking cases easier to prosecute as well as authorize tougher penalties …
