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 …
To celebrate World Wildlife Day 2016, the CPW launches the Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions. This online resource aims to raise awareness of the diverse usage and meanings of technical terms related to wildlife management and conservation. Many terms and definitions are context-specific and consensus among stakeholders is …
Hoping that they will get the approval in the next couple of months, project in-charge Ramesh said flying missions can start operations in the next six months. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is awaiting a final nod from the Ministry of Defence to start its ambitious drone monitoring project …
Muscat: Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is fully aware of the importance to conserve the national resources and supports of the efforts exerted by the international community in this regard, which aims to develop and implement international conventions to protect wildlife. There is an urgent …
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has seen its wildlife population increase in recent decades thanks to protective measures. The regional forestry department said Thursday that the population of the Tibetan red deer, a species on the verge of extinction, has been growing since the late 1990s, with over 8,300 today. …
The Zoological Society London (ZSL), whose mission is to promote and achieve the world-wide conservation of animals and their habitats, says it may have taken a step closer to fulfilling that with the development of a new camera, which it calls Instant Detect. Developed in partnership with other companies like …
Terrestrial large carnivores are in rapid global decline, with consequences for ecosystem structure and function. Among drivers of these declines, legal hunting is unique because it is intentional and thus relatively easily controlled. Although regulated carnivore hunting potentially reduces conflict and provides revenue for conservation, it can also drive population …
Bhopal Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that protecting forests is necessary to conserve environment. Human race will not survive if forests are not saved. The Chief Minister was addressing 2-day Chief Conservators of Forests’ convention at Academy of Administration here today. Forest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar was …
According to an advisory issued by the environment ministry on October 28, developers will spend 2 per cent of the project cost or the actual cost of project-specific impact mitigation and conservation measures, whichever less. In a policy revision that is likely to benefit companies seeking to expand existing projects …
The study examines the distribution and factors regulating the sloth bear in a fragmented hills of Meghamalai in Western Ghats through occupancy framework. Indirect evidences were sought over 133 grids of 4 sq. km size between December 2011 and December 2012. Indirect evidences were recorded in 58 of 133 sampled …
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Dar es Salaam on Friday evening, President Jakaya Kikwete directed TAWA to go the extra mile beyond conservation and protection, stressing that efforts should also focus on improved security of wild animals and increasing their numbers. "You (TAWA) have the powers to hire competent …
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's controversial Ken-Betwa river link project is likely to face difficulties and delays as the environment ministry has deferred environment clearance for the project. An expert panel of the environment ministry appraising the project noted that the river-link will significantly affect the Panna Tiger Reserve …
The South African Black Mamba anti-poaching unit, a ranger group mostly made up of women, has been named one of the winners of the United Nation's top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award. With this award, made in the Inspiration and Action category, the United Nations Environment Programme …
Human-induced climate change is increasingly recognized as a fundamental driver of biological processes and patterns. Historic climate change is known to have caused shifts in the geographic ranges of many taxa and future climate change is expected to result in even greater redistributions of species. As a result, predicting the …
KOLKATA: To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta. "Sitting at one point we would be able to scan a forest area of 15-20 sq km. It will be a force multiplier for us as we …
In an effort to show commitment to the protection of fauna, Namibia will soon open its own school of excellence for wildlife protection training at the Waterberg Plateau Park in the Otjozondjupa Region. The centre will train game rangers from across the country. Namibia has in recent times been rocked …
Northern Tanzania's conservationists have embarked on a family planning education program to address rapid population growth for people living outside the Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Secretary of the Burunge WMA OLaisy Olekoine said on Sunday that uncontrolled population growth becomes the new threat towards managing the resource-rich wildlife sanctuary. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tiger Protection Group V/s. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/08/2015 regarding conservation of Wildlife in Chambal Sanctuary. Related Orders
State claims it has a tiger population of 202, forest dept exercise sponsored by NGO captures them all . TIGER population estimates based on line-transact and mark capture-recapture method always give a range of population, with the claims often being contested for accuracy. However, possibly for the first time anywhere …
Population of wild animals like lions, tigers and elephants have increased over the years across the country, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "Estimates of population of major wild animals indicate that there has been an increase in their numbers. The number of Asiatic lion has increased from 304 in 1995 …
Effective wildlife conservation requires understanding and integration of cultural values and practices among communities within wildlife range areas. In Africa, elephants still roam outside protected areas and frequently interact with local people. Maasai-land in East Africa has a considerable elephant population, estimated to number 20,000 individuals, yet there is little …
