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 …
Ivorian security forces have driven thousands of cocoa farmers out of a national park this week at the start of an operation to preserve the refuge for endangered chimpanzees and forest elephants, a government source and locals said on Thursday. Mont Peko is one of a few dwindling patches of …
Zamrud National Park encompasses an area inhabited by a variety of birds, fish and mammals in Riau on the island of Sumatra. More than 40% of Riau’s forests have been cleared for industrial concessions since 2001, according to the World Resources Institute. A wildlife reserve and surrounding areas on Indonesia’s …
Sam Lawson is the founder of Earthsight, a London-based nonprofit whose mission is to promote the use of in-depth investigations to expose environmental and social crime, injustice and the links to global consumption. The views expressed here are his own. Why helping civil society investigate illegal timber is about much …
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been losing more and more forest every year to subsistence activities, mining, and farming. Continuing conflict is exacerbating the situation. The creation of the new 2.2 million-acre Lomami National Park grants protection to a remote, relatively unscathed area home to an abundance of wildlife. …
The presence of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in Brazilian protected areas is fairly frequent. The interaction of such dogs with native animals leads to population declines for many species, particularly carnivores. In this paper the main threats dogs bring about Brazilian biodiversity are assessed with a focus on protected …
The growth of border fences in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is a "major threat" to wildlife, according to a new study. Up to 30,000km of wire fences and walls have been built, some in response to 2015's refugee crisis. Researchers say they can divide threatened species such …
The process will be finished in a day or two and a notification with the newly fixed buffer area of the park will be out in a month Much under the scanner by the officials as well as the activists, the eco-sensitive zone of the KBR National Park is all …
Climate change is likely the single most significant threat to the world's natural resources, including America's national parks, according to U.S. President Barack Obama. Speaking Saturday in Yosemite National Park, Obama said, "One of the things that binds us together is we have only one planet and climate change is …
Tshwane - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has condemned the poaching of two rhino at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve. The two white rhino were killed and dehorned on Thursday evening. In a statement issued on Saturday, Molewa said she was hopeful that the suspects would be arrested and brought …
This report provides an overview of the increasing vulnerability of World Heritage sites to climate change impacts and the potential implications for and of global tourism. It also examines the close relationship between World Heritage and tourism, and how climate change is likely to exacerbate problems caused by unplanned tourism …
LAUREL, Md. -- New U.S. Geological Survey-led research suggests that even though amphibians are severely declining worldwide, there is no smoking gun - and thus no simple solution - to halting or reversing these declines. "Implementing conservation plans at a local level will be key in stopping amphibian population losses, …
Arusha — Tanzania has authorised the use of drones in Tarangire National Park in a hi-tech battle against poachers who threaten the country's multi-billion dollars wildlife tourism industry. Covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, Tarangire National Park in northern Tanzania, is best known for its large herds of elephants …
KATHMANDU: Wildfires have destroyed more than 60,000 hectares of conserved forest in the national parks and conservation areas in Nepal this year, the Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported. Earlier, the Department of Forest had said a total of 3,50,000 hectare of forest area was scorched by wildfires in Nepal. The latest …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-sensitive Zones, 03/05/2016. The State-wise details of proposals for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zone around National Parks and Sanctuaries received are at Annexure. So far, the Ministry has approved/notified 257 ESZ proposals covering 404 Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones. Of …
Ninety per cent of the Snowy Mountains brumbies would be culled over the next two decades, under a plan released by the New South Wales government. The draft wild horse management plan for Kosciuszko national park aims to cut the population of wild horses in the park from 6,000 to …
Nearly half of all natural World Heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, according to a new WWF report. These sites provide vital services to people and the environment, but are at risk worldwide from activities including oil and gas exploration, mining and illegal logging. The report, produced for …
A recent aerial survey of Zambia’s elephant population shows that anti-poaching efforts are having a positive impact on the country’s national parks. The Zambia Department of National Parks and Wildlife participated in the Great Elephant Survey which included 20 countries across the continent. It was the first pan-African elephant census …
The ongoing changes to climate challenge the conservation of forest biodiversity. Yet, in thermally limited systems, such as temperate forests, not all species groups might be affected negatively. Furthermore, simultaneous changes in the disturbance regime have the potential to mitigate climate-related impacts on forest species. Here, we (i) investigated the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/03/2016 regarding illegal mining in Balpakram National Park, Meghalaya. Counsel appearing for the State of Meghalaya will take clear instructions if the recommendation of the CEC are acceptable to the …
WWF, the world’s largest conservation organisation, has been accused by leading tribal defence group Survival International of inadvertently facilitating serious human rights abuses against pygmy groups living in Cameroonian rainforests. In a 228-page formal complaint to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (OECD), Survival alleges that anti-poaching eco-guards who …
