Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
Mir Ehsan The J&K; Wildlife department would conduct census of the near extinct Markhor deer in the 211-sq km Qazinag national park near the Line of Control in north Kashmir. This would be the first credible census to be conducted in the entire national park area to know the exact …
Experts Cite Poor Rainfall Affecting Their Food Chain As Reason Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Velavadar (Bhavnagar): A census of Harriers, an endangered bird species, carried out by forest department at Velavadar Blackbuck National Park here has reported the lowest figures since 2001. The numbers, which were as high as 2,515 …
Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has decided to install microchips under the skin of the lions in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the only abode of the Asiatic lions, to track their movements. The decision was taken following a series of lion killings, both natural and …
LUCKNOW: The tiger population at Dudhwa might be poised on the upper side this time. At least 17 tiger cubs, under one year in age, have been spotted in the reserve. "They all must have been born this season and spotted now," said sources. Besides, the survival of cubs born …
Nov. 3: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has decided to conduct the 2010 tiger census itself in the wake of allegations that states are fudging the tiger figures. NTCA will collect only raw data from the state forest departments and compile its own figures using various techniques. The last …
After stiff opposition from activists, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has scrapped its ambitious project of conducting the tree census through Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Information System (GIS). Instead, it is now planning to opt for the manual census done with the help of digital photography.
To prepare an action plan on the tiger census, a meeting will be held at Bhandipura in November, said DCF Marcandeya. A male tiger which was captured through camera trapping technology between 2005-07 in Bhadra reserve forest. Photo/ CWSSpeaking to Deccan Herald, he said there will be 53 to 58 …
Kolkata: With an Indian Statistical Institute analysis raising doubts over the number of tigers in the Sunderbans, a fresh census of the big cat will be conducted this winter.
Brig (Retd) C S Thapa The latest method of tiger census by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is throwing up surprises. It was earlier reported that Rajaji National Park had 24 tigers. By photo-mapping, this figure has come down to 10-12 tigers. A recent report published by the Wildlife Institute …
Amit S. Upadhye and Madhumitha B. Oct. 18: As India gears for the first-ever sampling survey of its tiger population in place of the conventional total count method, the state too is busy finalising a schedule to kickstart the project. The previous censuses (except in 2006) were based on the …
Dehra Dun: Nearly 12 tigers have gone missing from the Rajaji National Park, forest department officials said on Monday. According to official sources here, the latest estimate suggests that there are only 10-12 tigers left in the area, which had a total population of 24 according to the 2005 census. …
In its latest tiger count, the Wildlife Institute of India has reported at least 10 tigers less than the previous estimate made at the Rajaji sanctuary in Uttarakhand. The earlier census conducted in 2005 by the forest department was based on the pugmark count, a method now viewed as unscientific. …
Udhagamandalam: The population of tigers has increased in Tamil Nadu, Forest Minister N. Selvaraj told reporters here on Sunday. It has gone up to 76 as against the 62 sometime ago. But at the national level, the tiger population has dropped from 3,642 to 1,411, he added. The efforts of …
One hundred and sixty-four tigers in Uttar Pradesh have gone missing in the past four years and the state wildlife authorities are conveniently blaming the census techniques for the decline in numbers. In the tiger census conducted about four years ago, the number of tigers was 273, which has now …
In the last 10 years, there has been an increase of 41 sq km of forest land and the tiger population has gone up from 62 to 76, whereas in the rest of the country they have been on the decline THOUGH tiger population and forest area have dwindled in …
Nainital: In a bid to monitor tours taken by the patrolling party in the dense parts of the sanctuary, the Corbett National Park will be using Global Positioning System. According to Corbett National Park Director Vinod Singhal, it is for the first time in Uttarakhand that this advanced technology is …
The latest count of the greater adjutant stork, popularly called hargilla, has shown a rapid decline in the city within a span of eight years, with a population of just 147. The population of the endangered bird was 288 in 2002, 207 in 2003, 233 in 2004, 247 in 2005, …
LUCKNOW: Heated controversy over the dwindling numbers of tigers in Dudhwa will shortly be put to rest, The Wildlife Institute of India is preparing to commence a new tiger census in Uttar Pradesh to make a correct assessment of the big cat family. The exercise is expected to be a …
