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 …
Mumbai: Forest dept says fire was doused in half-an-hour, no animal injured A fresh fire broke out at the tiger safari enclosure in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Wednesday evening, but was extinguished soon, said D Rathod, superintendent of lion/tiger safari. About half-an-acre within the enclosure was gutted …
MUMBAI: A day after a Supreme Court order stating that it will not interfere with the judgments passed by the Bombay High Court regarding encroachments in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), forest authorities are drawing up plans to remove encroachments from within the 104-sq km park. The HC had …
MUMBAI: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it will not interfere with the judgments passed by the Bombay high court on the removal of illegal encroachments in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The apex court did not grant any stay on the demolitions but allowed the …
MUMBAI: Repeated fires at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli have left officials flummoxed and a dead bamboo plantation is adding to the problem. "Nearly 25 hectares of the forest land has been burnt in the fires that started last week. On Mahashivratri day, there was a huge fire …
Mumbai: A major fire suspected to have been triggered by tribal people residing within the forest area on Monday charred about 10,000 hectares of forest in the heart of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Forest officials said around 30 SGNP guards recently posted to keep vigil in the area …
Mumbai: His average day begins at 3 am, roaming the suburbs on a bicycle and distributing milk packets from door to door. Later in the day, after the family business is being taken care of, he picks his books, a notepad, a pen and steps out to the Sanjay Gandhi …
Mumbai: The state is all set to get its first leopard safari. Theforest department has decided to set up such safaris at three places in the state -- near Belwandi in Ahmednagar district, at Manikdoh in Pune district and at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. The Central Zoo Authority passed …
Mumbai: If all goes well, the city might get a rescue centre for endangered animals in the new year. The proposal for the centre, to be built within the territory of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), is currently pending with the state forest department.
Mumbai The tiger safari at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) got a new attraction on Sunday. Two royal Bengal cubs born in captivity were released into safari cages, creating a lot of excitement. Over a thousand visitors reached the park to catch a glimpse of the cubs on the …
Mumbai, November 11 Two newly born royal Bengal tigers, currently being raised with utmost care in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), will soon become the star attraction of the park
Mumbai, July 16 Park authorities happy but also maintain this is just preliminary round, chief conservator of forests and wildlife experts will do final scrutiny Twenty-four leopards and a five per cent increase in the animal count: reads the preliminary wildlife census report for 2008 released by the Sanjay Gandhi …
For a species classified as critically endangered, Gavialis gangeticus, or the gharial, has had it good over the years at Patna zoo. From just 11 in 2002, there are now over 130 gharials in the zoo, officially called the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park. And the number is only set to …
YOU'LL be glad to know that in the concrete jungle of Mumbai, some beautiful creatures are giving children something to smile about. In spite of the ever-increasing air and chemical pollution, the butterfly population has seemingly increased by 3 percent in Mumbai. There are 150 species of butterflies found in …
