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 …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Anu Pant Vs State of Uttarakhand Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate dated 17/08/2023. Abhijay Negi, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the petitioner, Anu Pant in her supplementary affidavit has highlighted some aspects …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Young Lawyers Association Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/02/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), February 24, 2023 directed constitution of a committee of higher level officers to look into the matter of illegal establishments in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohan Chandra Sati Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 04/01/2023. The matter related to non-construction of a protection wall from Simbalkhal to SIIDCUL for protecting flora and fauna of reserved forest of Rajaji National Park and huge illegal mining and stone …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaswinder Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 18/04/2022. The grievance in the petition is against illegal mining which is being carried out by use of heavy machinery in private reserved forest land situated in village Rasool Pur Methi Beri, district …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vasu Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 23/03/2022. Grievance in the application is against dumping of toxic and other solid waste near Mansa Devi Temple complex by shopkeepers in Rajaji Tiger Reserve area, Uttarakhand and failure of the concerned authorities …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/07/2019 construction of road in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand. Supreme Court directs the state of Uttarakhand to obtain statutory approvals, required under Section 38 of the …
The National Green Tribunal Monday constituted a committee, drawing representatives from various departments including wildlife and PWD, to provide it a factual report on alleged illegal construction of a road for use by commercial vehicles in the ecologically sensitive Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. A petition filed by advocate Gaurav …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2019 regarding unauthorized construction in the forest area at Haridwar. According to the applicant, such constructions adversely affect the environment adjoining Rajaji National Park, Shivalik Elephant Reserve, Tiger Reserve and wildlife …
Nainital: In some cheer for wildlife conservationists, the tiger population in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) has likely shot up to 250, a substantial rise from 215 big cats in the reserve in 2014, according to preliminary estimates from this year’s tiger census. The census is being conducted in 50 tiger …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madan Singh Bisth Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/08/2018 regarding excluding all the Revenue Village Chaks from the boundaries of the Rajaji National Park. The Application also requested for setting up a Monitoring Committee of permanent nature to …
Experiment to bring downman-elephant conflicts in State Two herds of aggressive elephants and a lone rogue may be sedated for a sobering effect and relocated. Assam wildlife officials are keen on replicating their Uttarakhand counterparts’ jumbo-relocation experiment for reducing man-elephant conflicts in western Assam. But the job is easier said …
HARIDWAR: An analysis of the animal remains found stuffed inside a bag recovered from Rajaji Tiger Reserve in March by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has revealed that of the five samples examined, three were of leopard and two were tiger remains. The revelation has added a new twist …
DEHRADUN/NAINITAL/HARIDWAR/UTTARKASHI: At least 57 small and big incidents of fires and 65 fire alerts were reported from forests across Uttarakhand in the past three days in both Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. “A total of 69.71 hectares of forest area was lost due to fire incidents on Saturday and Sunday while …
DEHRADUN: More than a year ago, the National Tiger Conservation Authority had recommended notifying Nandhaur wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve but soon after the proposal was met with opposition. Recently, chief wildlife warden DVS Khati hinted at considering the issue of notification for Nandhaur as a tiger reserve in …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved Rs 3.40 crore Tiger Relocation Plan for the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The plan was prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India in 2010. Five tigers are to be relocated from the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve and its territorial forest divisions to the …
उत्तराखंड में राजाजी व कार्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व के साथ ही 11 वन प्रभागों में फैले हाथियों के वासस्थलों में 23 मई से गजराज की गणना होगी, जो 27 मई तक चलेगी। उत्तराखंड में राजाजी व कार्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व के साथ ही 11 वन प्रभागों में फैले हाथियों के वासस्थलों में …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped fines on Uttarakhand government and its departments for not filing their replies in the matter connected with restoration of fundamental rights and relocation of people of 10 hamlets from Rajaji Tiger Reserve territory. The Tribunal in its order said that the state had sought a …
NAINITAL: Kumaon’s western forest circle constitutes one-third of the tiger population of the country which is outside of tiger reserves, with 130 big cats living in the region, according to a new report. The report is based on studies of tiger habitats conducted by the forest department from November 2015 …
Dehradun: Chief conservator of forest Dhananjay Mohan, who was assigned as an investigative officer for a case pertaining to recovery of five tiger skins near Rajaji Tiger Reserve in the month of March, has mentioned in his report that the crime was committed on the border of Corbett Tiger Reserve …
Forest officials visit Panna Tiger Reserve for training The 2010 Wildlife Institute of India Rajaji Tiger Relocation Plan may finally see the light of the day with the recent visit of Rajaji Tiger Reserve officials to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, signalling the first signs of start of …
