Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
Latest survey shows the number at 250 in two of the State’s national parks West Bengal is now home to the second highest population of the one-horned rhinoceros in the country after Assam, with the number growing to 250 in the State. A State Forest Department survey in January has …
Alarmed by frequent incidents of rhino poaching in north Bengal, the West Bengal government has decided to adopt a two-pronged approach to deal with the menace. First, the government intends to create a seven-member body with members drawn from the Sashastra Seema Bal, Border Security Force, CID and West Bengal …
The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants. RELATED CONTENT Report: Karnataka Elephant Task Force report submitted to the High Court of …
Alipurduar, June 1: Six elephant calves that were rescued from various places and raised in Jaldapara would be permanently shifted to a national park in Uttar Pradesh for forest patrol. The animals will be relocated to Dudhwa National Park by the end of this month. Of the six calves, aged …
The habitat of the endangered Great Asian one-horned rhino in North Bengal has been hit hard by fund crunch. Insufficient allocations from the Centre have affected the two existing homes of the rhinos at Jaldapara and Gorumara. Even the fate of the much-hyped third proposed habitat at Patlakhawa Forests near …
An analysis of tiger scat samples collected from January to May this year at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal has revealed the presence of 20 tigers in the reserve forest, senior officials of the tiger reserve said here on Wednesday. “We have got the report from Centre for …
GUWAHATI: The Taiwan government on Wednesday donated an amount of USD 11,000 to two wildlife conservation organisations of Assam, working in the field of one-horned rhino conservation. Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi, Ambassador Wenchyi Ong made the donations on behalf of the Forestry Bureau, Council …
GUWAHATI, Nov 30 – In furtherance of the growing bilateral ties between the North-East and Taiwan in the sphere of conservation, the Ambassador of Taiwan, Wen Chyi Ong, today handed over a cheque of $ 6,000 to Aaranyak, a conservation organisation of the North-East as part of a collaborative endeavour …
‘JICA to give Rs. 400 crore long-term soft loan' The West Bengal Government is set to sign an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a Rs. 400 crore long-term soft loan for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity. “Talks with the international funding agency JICA have taken …
Alipurduar, July 31: A scat analysis by a Hyderabad-based laboratory has confirmed the presence of at least three tigers in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is famous for its one-horn rhinoceros. The report sent by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology had prompted the foresters to take an initiative for …
Jalpaiguri, July 4: The state forest department has requested the Assam government to send 20 female rhinos in exchange for the same number of males to rectify the skewed sex ratio of the animal in Gorumara National Park. The foresters say the ideal sex ratio of the rhino is 3:1 …
Jalpaiguri, June 28: The forest department is considering setting up a hospital for wild animals. The immediate trigger seems to be the two elephants injured by a speeding train on Saturday. Currently, veterinarians from the animal resources development department look after the injured animals in the Dooars forests. Sources in …
Jaldapara (Alipurduar), June 23: The state forest department will get funds of nearly Rs 400 crore from Japan for an eight-year project to develop the forests. A representative from the country is visiting the Dooars to assess the condition of the forests and the impact of the joint forest committees …
Siliguri, June 12: Apalchand forest is set to be declared the third habitat for one-horned rhinoceros in the state after Jaldapara and Gorumara. The forest, 35km from here, has been home to a pair of rhinos for about two years. Forest minister Hiten Barman had held a meeting with the …
Jalpaiguri, May 5: The state forest department will not allow any new resort or hotel, private or government, to come up within a 10km radius of any wildlife sanctuary or national park once the surrounding areas are notified as eco-sensitive or fragile zones. Vipan Sood, the conservator of forests (wildlife), …
Alipurduar, Dec. 7: Four persons had to spend around five hours on the roof of a building last night when around 25 elephants rampaged through a village outside Jaldapara forest. The marauding animals also damaged a watchtower, food stall and dish antennas of a private resort at Madarihat. There were …
KOLKATA, 1 Nov: In a move that could harm both the revenue generation of the government and the prospect of tourism industry, the state forest department has issued a ban on construction of new resorts within and around one kilometre periphery of the seven wildlife sanctuaries in north Bengal. The …
Alipurduar, Aug. 24: An island has come up on the Torsha river in the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary over the past five years and its grassland has become an ideal habitat for rare herbivores and big cats. A number of elusive and endangered hispid hares are found on the 800-hectare char …
Alipurduar, Feb. 25: A rhino census with 60 teams using the direct sighting method began at Gorumara National Park this morning. The teams have been told to note down the time and location of the rhinos spotted. Of the 19 kunkis (pet elephants) deployed for the census, eight have been …
Cooch Behar, Jan. 29: Jaldapara and Gorumara will no longer be the only habitat of rhinos in the state. The Indian one-horned rhino will now be found in Cooch Behar
