Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Environmentalists and animal rights activists can relax now as the state government has constituted a permanent committee of the State Wildlife Board (SWB) for better execution of works relating to wildlife and forest reserves. The committee will work under the presidentship of the state forest minister. The state government has …
Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: The much-awaited meeting of the State Wildlife Advisory Board has been scheduled for September 22. Incidentally, this will only be the second meeting of the board since the chief minister was nominated as its chairman in 2002. The last time the board met was in …
The Forest Rights Act of 2006—also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act—came after considerable and bitter opposition from conservation groups. They said the Act, which would grant land rights to tribals and other forest dwellers, would destroy forests and wipe out …
NEW DELHI: It is worshipped and used in religious rituals, but also slogs out in labour camps; it features prominently in our history and mythology, but is also an icon of modern India. In a bid to give elephant conservation the same momentum of national pride that
Amelia Hill New book claims western-style schemes damage the environment and criminalise local people. Ecotourism and western-style conservation projects are harming wildlife, damaging the environment, and displacing and criminalising local people, according to a controversial new book. The pristine beaches and wildlife tours demanded by overseas tourists has led to …
Fifty years after setting foot in Gombe, Jane Goodall calls for urgent action to save our closest living relatives from extinction in the wild. Conservationists and local people must collaborate, she and Lilian Pintea conclude. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7303/pdf/466180a.pdf
Pinak Priya Bhattacharya | TNN Jalpaiguri: The government is going to make it compulsory for herds in the wild to use underpasses and overbridges rather than walk across railway tracks that snake through the Dooars forests. Talk of a wild idea. It
There has been increased funding for wildlife conservation efforts in recent years. These funds have largely been spent on "habitat improvement" activities. In the absence of a scientific evaluation of such activities, inappropriate management of landscapes has led to human-wildlife conflicts in certain areas. Moreover, funds are being used for …
The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This is to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 & strengthen the existing provisions for penalties, traps, criminal procedure etc. A Bill to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may …
Crippled by problems of encroaching and poachers, the Sonai-Rupai animal sanctuary in the remote Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has carved out a success story for itself with sound wildlife management. Pygmy HogsUnlike other national parks and game reserves in the state that have languished over the years due to poaching and …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the Government was planning to infuse about Rs 2,200 crore into the livestock development sector to not only boost production of milk, eggs and meat but also generate huge employment in the field. The Perspective Plan 2010 for livestock development is a step …
This FAO study analyses national legislation on wildlife management in 12 countries in Asia and Oceania. It identifies strengths and weaknesses of legal frameworks in promoting sustainable wildlife management and proposes options to support empowerment of the poor. Authored by Elsa Tsioumani and Elisa Morgera, this study presents a comparative …
May 5 2010 will probably go down the annals of wildlife history as the first major step taken by the government of Maharashtra for the protection of tigers that are dwindling faster than the receding forest that protects them. In a boost in and around Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), the …
A joint study carried out by Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in Northeast India, and the Assam Forest Department, has shown that Kaziranga National Park has the highest density of wild tigers in the world. The report is the result of a study carried out during January-March 2009.
TALCHER: In view of large-scale destruction of forest cover due to coal mining, the Forest Department has sought around Rs 7.17 crore from various coal mining authorities for wildlife management plan. The money has been levied at the rate of Rs 20,000 per hectare. According to information received by a …
The Minister for Forests, Mr Benoy Viswam, has said the rehabilitation centre for elephants at Kappukad near here and the associated study and research facilities were emerging as a global model. The best-in-class rehabilitation centre has been set up with the objective of caring for aged and otherwise incapacitated domesticated …
