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 …
GANDHINAGAR: The state government admitted in the Assembly on Wednesday that only 291 of the 359 lions in Gir were in the protected sanctuary area. Replying to a question by Karjan MLA Chandu Dabhi, the government said as per the last census conducted in 2005, there were 68 adult lions, …
GANDHINAGAR: Special task force formed by state government after 2007 poaching incidents has suggested that apart from use of GPS-based tracking and other modern surveillance systems, establishment of gene pool population and a genetic laboratory for cryopreservation of genetic material is needed to save lions. Forest department, in reply to …
GANDHINAGAR: As many as 93 lions have died in the state in the last three years. Of these, 50 were cubs. Replying to a question by Arjun Modhvadia in the state Assembly, the forest department said 85 lions had died naturally, while six lions were killed by poachers. The forest …
New Delhi: Desperate to hold on to its monopoly as the last wild habitat of the Asiatic Lion, Gujarat has come up with new reasons to stall sharing its
In February, 16 poachers were jailed for killing lions in Gir National Park in Gujarat, home to the only wild population of Asiatic Lions. Inspector general of police Keshav Kumar, who was with the criminal investigation department in Ahmedabad, cracked the case using dna fingerprinting and narcoanalysis. It was the …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat forest department apparently does not seem to have any problem with constructions taking place inside the Gir jungle to make way for fresh human habitation right in the Asiatic lion's den. After a plot of land in the middle of the sanctuary changed three hands, the forest …
AHMEDABAD: A huge racket of selling protected forest land in and around Gir to hoteliers, industrialists and politicians, was unearthed when someone who was obstructed from constructing on such land moved the Gujarat High Court. Justice MR Shah on Tuesday called for records of all 588 such land deals, by …
This article is an analysis of the India Eco-Development Project (IEP) implemented in Sasan Gir National Park and Sanctuary. Statistical data describing the consumption patterns and financial status of the Maldharis was collected from 13 nesses. This information demonstrates the impact of the Maldharis on Gir, a lack of willingness …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Forest department has begun the implementation of Gir task force report. It has floated tenders to acquire 119 global positioning system (GPS) sets. These will enable the department to locate and manage lions better. This is the second step towards implementation of the report. The …
New Delhi: Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh may be ruled by BJP but the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday raised serious objections in the Supreme Court to the Centre's ambitious proposal to relocate a few lions from the Gir forest to the MP jungles. The plan, devised to save lions from …
New Delhi: Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh may be ruled by the BJP, but the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday raised serious objections in the SC to the Centre
Dhari: A chinkara and three neelgais were found dead at Kuguda village far m in Tarasiya range, 15 km off Gir (East) sanctuary boundary on Saturday. However, state forest department ruled out any possibility of a poaching case. Foresters were notified about the dead animals early in the morning by …
Panthera Pardus BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat; Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka STATUS: Schedule I GOOD TO KNOW: Lives without water THE NAME
Bhavnagar: Two lion cubs were found dead on the outskirts of Rani village, bordering Gir forest that falls in Jesar taluka of Bhavnagar district on Thursday morning. Investigations revealed the cubs were killed by a lion of another pride during a fight among themselves, said foresters here. "Villagers spotted the …
JUNAGADH: Was it a case of a controlled fire going out of control? While the forest fire that broke out in the tall grasslands of Mitiala range Gir razed in fire 300 hectares of forest area of the Gir was razed in fire at Junagadh. A team of around 1,000 …
Ahmedabad : The gen-next eco activists could be right in your home. Forest department officials are now roping in school students for conservation of sanctuaries like Nalsarovar, Thol and even Gir. The move comes in the wake of success tasted by the forest department after setting up an eco-club for …
