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 …
Niharni: The noise created by the blasting of rocks is sending shock waves among wild animals in the core area of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). The rocks are being crushed to construct a dam of the 100-MW Sainj Hydropower Project, which is located just 2.5 km from the …
India is home to world’s largest wild tigers population and has got unique assemblage of globally important endangered species like Asiatic lion, Asian Elephant, Onehorned Rhinoceros, Gangetic River Dolphin, Snow Leopard, Kashmir Stag, Dugong, Gharial, Great Indian Bustard, Lion Tailed Macaque etc. A network of 662 Protected Areas (PAs) has …
KAZIRANGA, Sept 12 – An issue intrinsically linked to Kaziranga National Park’s long-term conservation interests has been left unaddressed by the forest authorities and the State Government with the result that the situation is deteriorating every passing year. Animal corridors connecting Kaziranga with the hills of Karbi Anglong are rapidly …
Report of the Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to holistically address the issue of poaching in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
TURA: An attempt to extract coal from a used mine shaft in Siju area of South Garo Hills proved disastrous for a group of locals when three of them reportedly lost their lives after inhaling toxic fumes deep inside the coal pit several hundred feet below the surface of the …
In a major step to end commercialisation of wildlife tourism, the State Forest Department has banned the movement of private vehicles in the Bandipur tiger reserve with effect from September 1. Only State-owned Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) will be permitted to operate in sanctuaries and national parks. A meeting …
SHILLONG: In the bid to safeguard the forest cover of the State, the State Cabinet has approved the constitution of the Meghalaya State Forest Development Agency in accordance with the directives of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest. Talking to media persons after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Forest …
Indigenous protesters are targeting a new road in the Bolivian Amazon, reports the BBC. The 190-mile highway under construction in the Bolivian Amazon will pass through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory and National Park (Tipnis), a 4,600-square mile (11,900 square kilometers) preserve which boasts exceptional levels of rainforest biodiversity, including endangered …
The proposal to construct the 67-km Shingkhar-Gorgan secondary national highway that runs through a core tiger habitat has brought together environmentalists in Bhutan lobbying for reconsideration on the cabinet’s decision. If constructed, the road is expected to reduce distance by 100km between Shingkhar in Ura, Bumthang and Gorgan in Lhuntse. …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA), which issues the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on any development project in the country, is unaware that more than 60,000 acres of virgin forest land have been cleared by a US based multi- national company for banana cultivation in SriLanka. A group of environmental …
A 1993 survey revealed that there are around 2,600 elephants in the country. The Wildlife Department estimates that there are around 5,500 to 6,000 elephants in the country, Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S.M. Chandrasena said at a press conference. He said it has been planned to hold an elephant …
In all, 35 mines in Goa might have to suspend their operations immediately as the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to issue notices to them this week for operating without consent, a senior official said on Monday. GSPCB Chairman, Mr Simon De Souza, said these mines have …
The Langtang National Park & Buffer Zone Area Support Project (LNPBZ SP) works to fulfill the Sacred Himalayan Landscape’s vision of preserving water resource, forest, pasture land, land and flora and fauna through integrated management, enhancing livelihood opportunities for local people, and the conservation of cultural diversity. The Project has …
Plans to build two new hotels in South Africa's flagship Kruger National Park have sparked a racial fight rekindling the country's troubled apartheid past. South Africa National Parks (SANParks) wants to construct the four-star safari lodges inside Kruger to attract new visitors who are willing to spend a little more …
Officials at the Wildlife Department of Sri Lanka say that all national parks in Sri Lanka where elephants roam will be closed on the 13th and 14th of August to facilitate an elephant count. During the scheduled two days visitors will not be permitted in the parks as the field …
Rejecting draft amendments of the forest act and wildlife conservation act, a rights organisation, Greater Sylhet Indigenous People's Forum (GSIPF), yesterday called upon the government not to enact the laws without taking opinion from mass people. GSIPF also urged the similar organisations to raise greater movement against the section 2(8) …
Tanzania will build an unpaved road through the Serengeti National Park and game rangers will control traffic to avoid disturbing the annual migration of wildebeest. "The Serengeti road project has not been abandoned ... we have just revised it. I don't know where all this confusion comes from," Natural Resources …
U.N. world heritage body UNESCO says Tanzania will reconsider plans for a major road across its Serengeti National Park that critics said would upset one of Africa's top wildlife spectacles -- the annual migration of some two million wildebeest. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said Tanzania's Natural …
Jairam Has Cleared 3 Projects He Rejected Earlier New Delhi: After having cleared three coal blocks in Chhattisgarh, five others are up for review before environment minister Jairam Ramesh. The review of these coal blocks came after the group of ministers asked the minister to take a re-look at eight …
Vazhachal forest falls in red zone, Colours assigned on the basis of biodiversity value Each area assessed for eight ecological parameters KOCHI: The Vazhachal forest of Kerala, along with other high-value biodiversity areas in the Western Ghats, will be categorised as red-zone areas by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. …
