Joint committee report in the Original Application No. 1375 of 2024 in compliance to National Green Tribunal dated December 19, 2024. An application was filed suo-moto on the basis of the news item titled "Four endangered crocodile found dead in Rajasthan river experts wonder if pollution to blame” appearing in …
At least 1,610 saltwater (estuarine) crocodiles were sighted by the Bhitarkanika forest personnel in the annual census of the crocodile, which was recently concluded at the creeks, rivulets and water bodies of the Bhitarkanika river system, said DFO of Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Forest Division PK Behera. The saltwater crocodiles
THERE is little connection between an ultraviolet-ray light sourced from Australia and clumps of fish meat with bones carefully picked clean, but together the two form a perfect gift for the Capital's unusual guests -- two baby crocodiles. Poached from Tamil Nadu's Hogenakkal Falls and rescued from the poacher's luggage …
S Kaththasami | ENS NORMAL life in nearly 20 villages along the Amaravathi river near Dharapuram has been under threat for the past three years from the crocodiles in the river. Many farmers and villagers encountered the crocodiles that escaped from Amaravathi dam during floods and took shelter in the …
Sheba Mridha sobs uncontrollably as she looks at the thick mangrove forest on the other bank of Ganral river at Gosaba delta in Sundarbans. She was widowed a couple of months ago when a Royal Bengal Tiger killed her husband Ramesh Mridha (32) as he was catching crabs in the …
Illegal hunting is going on in the country and even the sanctuaries and Wildlife department reserves are no longer safe for animals. Animal Safety Organisation Pakistan President Muhammad Usman said this at a rally held here on Sunday to mark the World Animals Day. The organisation also set up a …
AMITA VERMA The scare of crocodiles has driven devotees away from the ghats of the Ganga river in Hardwar. Two crocodiles have been sighted upstream in the Ganga river in the past two days. The first crocodile was seen by devotees taking a holy dip at the Birla Ghat in …
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is the key international agreement regulating trade in wildlife. It works through a system of trade controls based on biological and international trade data of species. Trade regulations also affect local people as many rural households, …
LUCKNOW: A crocodile rescued from outskirts of city was handed over to ghariyal rehabilitation centre at Kukrail on Wednesday. The semi-adult female crocodile has already been put in isolation at the centre to come to terms with its new surroundings. The isolation will continue for about 10 days. The forest …
KENDRAPARA: Nesting habitats of the salt-water crocodiles in the rivers and creeks of Bhitarkanika National Park are now being mapped through the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) . The main thrust is to ascertain prospective nesting areas using GPS and GIS thus minimising the …
Sixty-one of the 133 hatchlings of crocodiles and five of the 13 deer have been missing from Wild Animal Breeding Centre at Karomjal under Chandpai Range of the east wing of Sundarbans Forest Division. The matter was detected after Chandpai Range Deputy Ranger Abdur Rob, who is also acting as …
KENDRAPARA: About 30 salt-water crocodile nesting sites were spotted in creeks, nullahs and the river system of Bhitarkanika National Park by Forest officials during the ongoing nesting season.
Pune After a six-month wait, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has finally decided to trap the crocodile that was spotted in the Katraj Lake in November last year. An expert from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, a Chennai-based group, will scan the lake for the crocodile on Sunday and trap …
KENDRAPARA: The Bhitarkanika forest department has imposed a two-and-half-month ban from May 15 to July 31 on entry of tourists and visitors to Bhitarkanika National Park during the mating and nesting season of salt-water crocodiles. The forest department will also renovate five ponds at the Crocodile Breeding Centre at Dangamala …
Bhubaneshwar: Orissa is in the grip of a killer heatwave, possibly the worst since 1998, with the maximum temperature remaining over 40 degree Celsius for the past three weeks in most parts of the state. Revenue control room officials said reports of at least 67 heat-related deaths have come from …
Himanshu Kaushik & Kevin Antao | TNN Ahmedabad: After caging two leopards, Gandhinagar forest department is now on the prowl hunting for a crocodile. Security staff of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd spotted one in Narmada canal near Karai in Gandhinagar recently. SSNNL officials wrote to the forest department asking …
A team led by Mohammed Anees from Bangalore, launched the hunt on Tuesday night and after a nearly seven-hour search, they sighted the crocodile in the wee hours, at about 3.15 am on Wednesday People of Gulbarga can now heave a sigh of relief, following the successful catching of a …
Jamshedpur, Mar 9: After the death of two leopards during the flash floods last year, Tata Steel Zoological Park is better prepared for the coming monsoon this time round. Authorities have started extending the main enclosure for the leopards by 2m to take it above the 14ft-mark.
The saltwater crocodile (SWC), Crocodylus porosus is perhaps the largest living reptile in the world. captive breeding of SWCs was initiated by the Forest Department of Orissa in 1975 at Dangmal, the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary (BWLS). With increase in the SWC population, conflicts with humans and livestock also have been …
