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 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Elephant owners in the State have been given a temporary reprieve. The Forest Department, through a recent Government Order, has extended the last date for the implant of microchips in captive elephants to November 15. The original deadline had expired on June 30. Till then, as many as 675 …
A study was undertaken in three villages of Bhiwani District in Haryana to assess the value of habitat function of planted forests. These villages were located at varying distance from a Blackbuck (Gazella gazella) Breeding Farm, which is a planted forest. Contingent valuation method was by asking people to reveal …
The hugely popular Indonesian pastime of keeping wild birds as pets is threatening the long-term survival of many songbird species on the islands of Java and Bali (BirdLife International, 2001; Jepson and Ladle, 2006). In response to this threat, the authors have been working with leaders of the songbird-keeping fraternity …
Integrated watershed management is aimed at minimizing the rate of sediment flow in the streams being harnessed for hydro power generation. The main aim of the Catchment Area Treatment Plan is to rejuvenate various potential and degraded ecosystems in the catchment area for longevity of the underground balancing reservoir storage …
Uttar Pradesh is finally going to acquire its first wildlife rescue centre. A blue print of the centre, to be set up in the Kukrail forest for rehabilitating wild animals, mainly leopards, has been cleared by state forest department. The proposal will be forwarded to the union ministry of Environment …
PETA has approached the Central Zoo of Authority about the transfer of animals and birds from the Lady Hydari Park, Shillong as requested by the State Government, while stating that it cannot keep the inmates on its own. Talking to The Shillong Times, PETA India's Chief Functionary Anuradha Sawhney appreciated …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The state forest department has decided to have one more zone for effective monitoring of wild life sanctuaries in the state. This will be which will be the north Gujarat zone
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The forest department has finally woken up. To strengthen their informer network and also to get more tip-offs about illegal activities in and around various sanctuaries in the state, the department has proposed incentives for informers. A proposal has already been cleared and is awaiting …
DIBRUGARH, Sept 11: The future of the government plan to move a few rhinos from Kaziranga National Park to other areas will be decided after animal experts ascertain the causes which made a translocated animal to move out of its new habitat. A male rhino, which was tranquillized and moved …
Neha Sinha New Delhi, September 2: Madhya Pradesh is set to go ahead with an elaborate plan to radio-collar and translocate gaur or the Indian Bison, a Schedule 1 protected animal, to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve from the Kanha Tiger Reserve 200 km away, though a herd of the animal …
PALAKKAD: The Government will initiate steps to declare the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary as the second tiger reserve in the State by the end of the current financial year, according to Forest Minister Benoy Viswom. The Minister was speaking after flagging off the four safari buses to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary …
To restrain the growth of Kruger's elephant population, 14,562 animals were culled from 1967 to 1995, when South Africa banned the practice. "It was extraordinarily traumatic," says Ian Whyte, the park's longtime elephant specialist, who witnessed many of the culls. "You had to shut your mind to it, otherwise you'd …
This report looks at the importance of effective management of trade in wild species in order to maximize its potential to deliver on the MDGs. It also presents the findings of three case studies: the wild meat trade in East and Southern Africa; the skin and wool trade in Latin …
By Sanjay Gubbi Political will and commitment plays a crucial role in all issues, including wildlife conservation. I was pleasantly surprised by the Karnataka state budget. There were some points that were aimed at protecting biodiversity, a non-popular issue. The government had announced taxes on exploitation of mining resources and …
S. Anil Radhakrishnan KATTAKADA: Releasing the pachyderms Ammu, Minna and Jaysree to the enclosures, Minister for Forest Benoy Viswom inaugurated the first phase of the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre being set up at Kappucaud near Kottoor in the Agasthyavanam Biological Park. The Minister, who was accompanied by Varkala Radhakrishnan, MP; G. …
CHENNAI: The elephant population in the State is reasonably stable, according to R. Sukumar, professor and chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Prof. Sukumar, who was here recently, told The Hindu that in the past few years, the incidence of poaching had come down …
