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 …
With the new year approaching, the forest department is gearing to get its boots dirty and dig trenches to safeguard its land from encroachers. With 2,232 illegal structures, incsluding shanties, huts and pucca houses, razed so far, the department has now spread its patrolling to prevent these structures coming up …
The 27th meeting of the standing committee of National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) will be held on Wednesday. The NBWL may take a decision on diversion of forest land in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) proposed by dedicated freight corridor. The meeting will discuss 10 proposals for forest land …
Recent leopard attacks in the city and capture of a third leopard from Aarey Colony this week have rekindled the man-animal conflict debate. Under pressure after three attacks this month, the Thane forest department captured a third leopard, a male, at around 8.30 pm on Monday. Same day morning they …
Weekend family picnics to Kanheri caves in your car are soon going to become a thing of the past as the forest department plans to ban all private vehicles inside the National Park by the end of December. They will instead bring in special battery operated or CNG buses for …
The Karnataka government told the High Court on Tuesday that the elephants proposed to be sent to Madhya Pradesh did not fall under the category of wildlife, as they were trained and captive. In an affidavit, the government told the court that the elephants were not being sold, but some …
For the first time, the forest department is using the the line transect method — used in tiger reserves in the country — to estimate population of animals at Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the nearby Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. The nine-day survey began on Thursday and is aimed at helping …
Cars with blaring music systems and high beams not only accidentally kill animals but also disturb those who move in search of prey after sunset inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, stated the conservator of forest in his affidavit while opposing a plea made by Club Exotica. The club moved the …
Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam announced in the state assembly on Friday that 200 acres of the Aarey dairy will be acquired for the international zoo at Goregaon. The project will be implemented by the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra on the build- operate -transfer (BOT) basis. He said that the …
Experts Warn Of Looming Disaster As Census Finds Leopard Numbers Falling & Civet Cat Going Extinct Acensus conducted at the wildlife reserves in the Mumbai region has found that the areas are headed for an ecological disaster, with the number of leopards falling and the civet cat going extinct. The …
Utter silence within the group. So silent you could hear a pin drop, yes, even in the long grass swaying on the plains of Masai Mara, Africa, where we were. On a safari there a few years ago, the wait to spot a leopard was excruciating
The city is reeling under a heat wave, having registered the hottest March day since 1956. This has meant a rise in the number of forest fires at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), spread over 104 sq km. Since January 2011, it has witnessed around 25 such cases. The …
MUMBAI: The Mahashivratri festival may be over, but the huge mounds of garbage and litter left behind in the forest have upset nature enthusiasts in the city. Several places in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) are littered with non-biodegradable waste such as plastic bags and glasses, thermocol plates and …
We have been brought to believe that all wildlife is restricted to wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves. True, our forests are repositories of wild animals and plants, most of which would not be able to survive outside the protected ecosystems. But they make up 5 per cent of the country’s …
MUMBAI: Nature lovers in the city are awaiting the second annual one week bird census in the state which will kick-off from January 22. An initiative of environmental organization Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sanghatana (MPS), the event will create awareness about conservation of birds. The campaign will study the status of endangered …
Recent research on leopard behaviour shows capturing the problem animals and releasing them elsewhere only shifts the locale of the people-animal conflict. At first glance Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district seems like any other taluka in western Maharashtra’s sugarcane belt. It seems unlikely, even unexpected, yet in Akole people, their …
Recent research on leopard behaviour shows capturing the problem animals and releasing them elsewhere only shifts the locale of the people-animal conflict. At first glance Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district seems like any other taluka in western Maharashtra’s sugarcane belt. It has densely populated and chaotic settlements, virtually no forest …
Hills get forest land tag, work on boundary wall set to resume After close to 35 years of dispute, hills spread over 53 acres of land in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, home to stone quarries for over three decades, will finally be protected as forest land with decks cleared …
Bandhavgarh National Park, which had turned devoid of the bison (Gaur) in 1995, would get a few of these animals from Kanha National Park in January next year. The Centre has recently assigned its approval for the relocation of bison from Kanha to Bandhavgarh. The relocation project is the joint …
