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 …
The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) has started preparations for conducting the tiger census which will begin in December. Sanjayankumar, PTR Deputy Director, said that the census will be taken for three months and the officials of the forest department were being given training to conduct the census. He said that …
The district administration has chalked a novel scheme to make Pathanamthitta plastic-free from November 14, according to District Collector, P.Venugopal. An official meeting convened by the Collector here the other day has resolved to make necessary arrangements to supply eco-friendly carry bags made of cloth, priced at Rs 1 and …
Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph has said that a final picture on the demolition of the Mullaperiyar dam will be evolved at the meeting of the experts and engineers on September 17. Talking to The Hindu on Tuesday, the minister said a final meeting of the experts and engineers …
KOCHI: The Periyar and Parambikulam tiger reserves in Kerala have been adjudged two of the best managed reserves in the country. The National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had jointly evaluated the 41 reserves for its management effectiveness, including tiger conservation programmes. The reserves, …
Proposed dam inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala Forest Research Institute given the task. Pilot study in the region within a fortnight KOCHI: An Environment Impact Assessment of the proposed Kerala Periyar Dam, which will replace the existing Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki, will begin shortly. The Kerala State Electricity Board …
KOCHI: Over a thousand wildlife enthusiasts from across the State have surprised the Forest and Wildlife authorities by volunteering themselves to be part of the proposed State wildlife census. The three-day census, to be held after a gap of nine years, will begin on May 18.
KATTAPPANA: Preparations have begun at the Periyar Tiger Reserve and the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary for a State-wide wildlife survey to be held from May 18 to 20. Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director, Periyar Tiger Reserve, told The Hindu on Thursday that training classes for the Forest Department staff would be held …
KOLLAM: The identification process of critical wildlife habitats (CWH) in the State will be finalised after examining the revised guidelines notified by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). In all probability, the process will begin this month itself, sources in the Forest and Wildlife Department said. The Kerala …
Reminding Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan of the masterplan for Sabarimala temple, which, had it been implemented, could have prevented the stampede in which over a hundred people were killed, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked for quick implementation of the masterplan, failing which permission for diversion of …
Union Environment Minister writes to Chief Minister on the issue. KOCHI: The death of pilgrims at Pulmedu could have been avoided had the Sabarimala master plan been implemented in a
A caution sounded by the Forest Department against permitting vehicles through forest routes was disregarded and this resulted in the Pulmedu stampede, forest officials said on Sunday. The authorities had successfully enforced a ban on vehicles through the forest routes some four years ago for the safety of pilgrims. The …
The Kerala Forest Department will suggest a ban on vehicular traffic through forest routes and restrictions on pilgrims' inflow into the Sabarimala temple in the wake of the Pulmedu accident that claimed 102 lives, informed sources said. The vehicular traffic along the hardly five-metre-wide forest route to Pulmedu shot up …
The spot where the stampede that claimed over 100 lives has been a traditional forest trekking path used mostly by devotees from Tamil Nadu to reach the hillshrine of Lord Ayyaappa. The area is known as 'pulmedu' as it is a large stretch of grassland in Periyar Wildlife Reserve on …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Madhavan Pillai Foundation for Conservation has selected G Kannan, a forest watcher at Periyar Tiger Reserve in Thekkady, for the Madhavan Pillai Conservation Award-2011 instituted by the Foundation. Addressing a news conference here on Friday, Balan Madhavan, director of the Foundation, said that Kannan, who has been serving …
Focus on sustained growth of ecotourism Tourism packages to be integrated with conservation Draft of the project prepared by KFRI KATTAPPANA: The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is preparing a 10-year conservation plan that focuses on conservation of wildlife and ecology and sustained growth of ecotourism in support of the local …
For protection of elephant population Report submitted to Union Ministry for Environment Seeks proper maintenance of elephant corridors KOCHI: The Elephant Task Force has recommended the acquisition of defunct estates in the heart of the elephant habitat in the Periyar-Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) for the conservation and protection of the …
Ajay Kanth | ENS EVEN as Kannagi temple (also known as Mangala Devi temple), situated on grassland atop the Western Ghats on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, is gearing up to celebrate the Chitra Pournami festival on Wednesday, the environmentalists are protesting against the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu for …
Forest officers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala to share intelligence on poaching THENI: Joint patrolling, sharing of intelligence, including information on poaching, and creation of more eco-development committees on Tamil Nadu border are the measures to be taken up for protection of tigers in the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) at Thekkadi …
The southern Western Ghats tropical montane cloud forest sites (Gavi, Periyar, High wavys and Venniyar), which are characterized by frequent or seasonal cloud cover at the vegetation level, are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in India and the world. Three out of four montane cloud forest sites studied …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain an application by Tamil Nadu challenging the permission granted by the Central government to Kerala to conduct a survey and investigation in the Periyar Tiger Reserve area for the possible construction of a new dam in place of …
