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 …
PANJIM Goa Forest Department has finally admitted to the presence of tigers in the state.. The Forest. Department is currently undertaking tiger census in the state to ascertain the existence of wild cat and the same would continue till 2017. PANJIM Goa Forest Department has finally admitted to the presence …
Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed on Tuesday to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered big cats are left and improve policies to protect them. Experts say that although the tiger population is thought to have remained stable over the last …
The small tortoiseshell butterfly has continued to fight back against long-term declines this year, an annual survey has revealed. The familiar butterfly, which has lost three-quarters of its population since the 1970s, increased in numbers by more than a fifth on last summer's figures in the Big Butterfly Count. It …
No survey has been conducted after 2004 for counting the tiger population in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. A survey using the pugmark method in 2004 counted 440 Royal Bengal Tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, said Yunus Ali, chief conservator of …
Wildlife: About 15 royal Bengal tigers are confirmed to be roaming in the forests of the Royal Manas National Park (RMNP), forestry officials confirmed. This was found out from camera trappings set by RMNP and the Manas National Park in India in a transboundary tiger-monitoring programme initiated from February to …
Odisha has witnessed a 5.59 per cent decline in the total cattle population, according to the 19th Livestock Census. Odisha constitutes 6.09 per cent of the total cattle population in the country and it has declined by 5.59 per cent during the inter-Census period from 2007 to 2012, the report …
India's cattle population declined by 3.33 per cent to 512.05 million in 2012, compared to 2007, owing to a fall in goat and sheep population, according to the Livestock Census data released on Wednesday. The census, the most comprehensive survey of India's animal population, is done every five years. The …
This despite NTCA giving in-principle approval The Karnataka government is unwilling to notify the Cauvery-MM Hills Complex as a tiger reserve, though the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given an “in-principle” nod to the proposal. NTCA member and noted tiger expert Ullas Karanth mooted a proposal to convert the …
Wildlife census began in Sathyamangalam reserve forest on Monday with more than 350 people participating in the activity. "The census would be carried out over seven days. We have formed 70 teams comprising five members each. Each team will cover a distance of 8km," said K Rajkumar, district forest officer, …
Joys of a baby boom at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) for the past couple of years might just be cut short once the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) completes its census as it is expected that the number of cubs many actually be less than claimed. The NTCA tiger …
The Bardiya National Park (BNP) has higher number of prey for tigers than any other protected area, stated a report released on Tuesday. The BNP, which covers an area of 968 square kilometers in the mid-western lowlands of Bardiya, Banke and Surkhet districts, has a prey density of 92.6 animals …
Nepal's tiger population has increased by 64 per cent in the last five years and the country plans to double their numbers by 2022, government said ...
KANCHANPUR, July 29: The number of tigers in Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is found to have increased, thanks to improvement in habitat and sufficient food in the reserve. The improvement was a result of the management work spearheaded for protection of the endangered animal after the declaration of the Decade of …
The wildlife conservation division, which began conducting the first nationwide tiger survey since February this year, will release the preliminary report from the southern region on August 14, according to forest officials. The world observes international tiger day today. Agriculture minister Yeshey Dorji, in his message on the day, said …
PUNE: It is the official state animal, but no one knows how many Indian giant squirrels there are in Maharashtra. The anomaly will soon be rectified with the state forest department carrying out the first state-wide census of the Indian giant squirrel soon. "This will be the first time that …
LUCKNOW: The roar of the tiger is getting louder at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, with the recent census revealing a rise in tiger population by eight to 10 % in its core area. The last census, held in 2010, had indicated about 80 tigers in the core area of the …
: Bird species were found to have increased in Chitwan district. The census of the bird species led by the Bird Education Society, Chitwan, has recorded 46 new species of birds in the district, said Chairman of the Society, Basu Bidari. With this the number of bird species in the …
PANAJI: You might have recently noticed a group of scribes scribbling down notes and clicking pictures of trees as they strolled along the busy roads, bylanes, back alleys and suburban areas in and around Panaji. These enthusiasts recorded a total of 120 tree species, excluding the mangroves and other green …
The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has started research on tiger activities including reproduction from a special way. The park started research with the support from different donor agencies. Assistant Conservation Officer at the Park, Tikaram Poudel, said that the park has started research on tiger activities in the park through …
