Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Incidence of wildlife poaching is on the rise in the southern States, said Ravi P. Singh, Secretary-General of World Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF-I). Mr. Singh who was here recently told The Hindu that poaching of leopards in the southern States has increased. Since 2000, the Traffic, a …
Assam’s smallest national park, the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park spread over 78.81 square km, has recorded an impressive increase in its big cat population, with 24 Royal Bengal Tigers found to roar in the protected area. The latest census figure indicates an increase of 17 tigers in the park …
On paper, it is an open-and-shut case. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), a public sector undertaking (PSU), mined the rainforests of Kudremukh in Karnataka till 2005 when a ban on mining operations imposed by the Supreme Court came into effect. The company was ordered to remove its infrastructure and …
The Chitwan National Park has handed down prison sentences ranging from 10-15 years to a dozen people found guilty of being involved in poaching rhinos and trading their body parts. National park chief Kamal Jung Kunwar handed down sentences to Amar Bahadur Gurau, Mukti Gurau, Hiralal Mardaniya, Bishnu Bahadur Gurau, …
Lonely Planet Group conferred "Best Indian Destination for Wildlife" award to Madhya Pradesh Tourism in Mumbai on Friday. The award was bestowed by film actor and chief guest of the function Tushar Kapoor to Corporation chairman Dr Mohan Yadav. The selection for the award is done by readers of Lonely …
PANAJI: The government on Monday initiated the differential global positioning system (DGPS) survey to identify the borders of the state's seven wildlife sanctuaries and one national park. To hasten the process, the government has got mining lease holders in the state to pay for the survey. Speaking to TOI, mines …
HYDERABAD: White tigers in captivity are likely to die younger compared to yellow tigers, zoo authorities said following statistics revealing that the Nehru Zoological Park recorded 33 tiger deaths in the last 18 years. Of these 17 were white tigers and seven of them were under eight years old. Of …
IMPHAL: The population of the rare brow antlered deer, popularly known as sangai at Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), has increased to 206 from 180 in 2003. Manipur forest officials, environmentalists and wildlife experts jointly carried out a wildlife census for sangais and other wild animals at the 40-squarekm park …
The state government on Friday proposed a buffer zone of up to 1 km around wildlife sanctuaries (WLS) and national parks (NP) in the state. It submitted details of its proposal of Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). Sources in the forest department …
PANJIM: The Goa government after partially objecting to Prof Madhav Gadgil committee report on the Western Ghats, Thursday claimed it will have no money in its treasury to pay salaries if all recommendations in the report are accepted. “I was saying the other day that if we had to accept …
In a significant development, the UT Administration today agreed to reduce the stretch of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary to less than 2.5 km. The UT has to declare and submit the report on the ESZ to the Ministry of Environment and Forests before May 15. …
PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests told the Supreme Court that “it had no choice” but to consider the area within 10 km of all national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in Goa, as ecologically sensitive zones, thus bringing a majority of mining leases in the State within the …
In an important development which may have severe implications on the mining industry, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) said that as the state government has not responded with any proposal, it has decided to consider the area located within 10km of all the national parks and wildlife …
The new planning approach will see changes to wind farm developments A revamp of planning rules in Scotland could see wind farms being outlawed in the country's national parks and designated scenic areas. Planning Minister Derek Mackay is also proposing to locate turbines further away from cities, towns and villages. …
The Goa government will inform the Centre of its stand on the critical matter of buffer zones of wildlife sanctuaries and parks by Monday, a crucial step that will allow the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which had suspended all environmental clearances of mines in the state, to start …
The UT Administration has finally given its nod to the eco-sensitive zone around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. The decision was taken at a meeting of officials chaired by UT Adviser KK Sharma. The decision was hanging fire for the past two years following differences between various departments. Recently, the Ministry of …
The authorities of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have started the process to undertake an annual sign survey of wild animals in the national park in Mayurbhanj district from Monday. According to STR Deputy Director Bikash Ranjan Das, the survey, being conducted from April 22 to April 27, would help …
Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pointed to granting of mining leases by Jammu and Kashmir government in protected areas in contravention of Supreme Court orders. "Granting of mining lease in protected areas has led to 'illegal mining' which indicated casual approach of the (Geology and Mining) department towards …
CAG has termed the land allotment to Tata Power within the CDA area 'irregular and unauthorized' Odisha has drawn flak from the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) yet again over irregular allotment of land. This time, unauthorised grant of administrative nod for acquisition of private as well as …
The induction of an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out better surveillance of Kaziranga, the first time this is being done in the country, only underlines the failure of the Tarun Gogoi government to check poaching that has left 16 rhinos dead in the park and other sanctuaries of the …
