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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-Sensitive Zones, 29/11/2016. The criteria for identification of Eco-Sensitive Zones, as agreed by National Board for Wildlife are as follows: Complete protection to endemic species in its entire range; Development processes not to reduce, damage or destroy the habitat of critically endangered or any …
Arusha — The Loliondo Game Controlled Area, famous for tourist hunting, is courting an ecological disaster due to increased human activities and destruction of wildlife habitat, according to a report. Livestock keeping is also increasing with an alarming rate and has unleashed competition for resources with the few remaining wild …
The frequency of large wildfires in western North America has been increasing in recent decades, yet the geochemical impacts of these events are poorly understood. The multidecadal timescales of both disturbance-regime variability and ecosystem responses make it challenging to study the effects of fire on terrestrial nutrient cycling. Nonetheless, disturbance-mediated …
There are 14 different ecosystems in Manu National Park, a defining characteristic of its high biodiversity. Peru’s Manu National Park has claimed the distinction as the place with the greatest terrestrial species diversity compared to other emblematic areas of the world. The park, located between the regions of Madre de …
DDA’s by-laws sought to merge green clearances with building approvals DDA's by-laws sought to merge green clearances with building approvals on the basis of MoEF notification The chairperson bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put brakes on the implementation of the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) ‘Unified Building Bye-Laws’ …
Many U.S. national parks are already at the extreme warm end of their historical temperature distributions. With rapidly warming conditions, park resource management will be enhanced by information on seasonality of climate that supports adjustments in the timing of activities such as treating invasive species, operating visitor facilities, and scheduling …
Endangered Amur tigers and Amur leopards are staging a modest recovery in China’s remote northeastern provinces. Thirty tigers and some 42 leopards now roam the region’s forests. The big cats’ habitat remains threatened by human encroachment and experts say the amount of forest currently protected is insufficient to support their …
A Spanish wetland home to 2,000 species of wildlife – including around 6 million migratory birds – is on track to join a Unesco world heritage danger list, according to a new report. Doñana is an Andalusian reserve of sand dunes, shallow streams and lagoons, stretching for 540 square kilometres …
He's over 100 years old, but his sex life is the stuff of legend. Diego the Tortoise is quite the ladies' man, and his exploits have helped save his species from extinction. Diego, a Galapagos giant tortoise, has fathered an estimated 800 offspring, almost single-handedly rebuilding the species' population on …
According to a new research loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos could allow woody plants, non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach the grasslands in African national parks. The study used isotopes in hippopotamus teeth to find a shift in the diet of hippos over the course of …
Megaherbivores (>1000 kg) are critical for ecosystem health and function, but face population collapse and extinction globally. The future of these megaherbivore-impoverished ecosystems is difficult to predict, though many studies have demonstrated increasing representation of C3 woody plants. These studies rely on direct observational data, however, and tools for assessing …
Rhino poaching has been reported reduced in South Africa’s biggest park. South Africa’s environment minister, Edna Molewa revealed Sunday that the Poaching had reduced so far by 18 percent this year, according , Foxnews. Between March and August 458 carcasses of poached rhinos were found in Kruger National Park. Reports …
Before the morning mists had broken over Ivory Coast's Mont Peko National Park, thousands of newly homeless cocoa farmers and their families began to stir, fetching water and lighting cooking fires outside Sylvain Zongo's church at the forest edge. "I don't know what I am going to do. All I …
Kenya/Tanzania borderland is a critical area for conservation of biodiversity. This study was done to establish the effects of 2007 and 2009 droughts through aerial counts. Findings indicate that large mammal population collapsed, but some species crashed more than others. Total large mammal density declined over three times (207.43%), recovering …
Passing through the aged faded gates into Gorongosa National Park, it's difficult to imagine you've just entered Mozambique's largest wildlife sanctuary. Bled dry by a long civil war that ravaged Mozambique from 1976 to 1992, the park has seen a remarkable turnaround in the last decade. But even as it …
Burning trees and thick smoke from a large Wyoming wildfire have prompted authorities to close the main connecting road between the south end of Yellowstone National Park and the northern border of Grand Teton National Park. The closure order, which was made earlier this week and remained in effect on …
An additional 307 wildlife rangers have been deployed to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve to boost security and fight poaching. The rangers were trained at the Manyani Wildlife Training College for the last nine months and graduated on Tuesday at ceremony attended by KWS Director Kitili Mbathi, Narok Governor Samuel …
As the National Parks Service turns 100 this week, we look at how receding ice, extreme heat and acidifying oceans are transforming America’s landscapes, and guardians of national parks face the herculean task of stopping it After a century of shooing away hunters, tending to trails and helping visitors enjoy …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive zones near sanctuaries and national parks, 08/08/2016. Guidelines have been prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for preparation of proposals by the State Governments for declaring eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around National Parks and Sanctuaries including demarcation of ESZ areas.
Biodiversity is greater inside the world’s protected areas, scientists have been able to show for the first time. There are 15% more individual plants and animals and 11% more species inside than outside protected areas, according to the largest analysis of biodiversity in terrestrial globally protected areas to date. The …
