Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The notification to provide more protection to Western Ghats by extending the boundaries of the Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary and to ensure contiguity to Kudremukha National Park has suffered a setback with Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Dr M Veerappa Moily writing a letter to reconsider the proposal. The inclusion of …
Many questions on tiger conservation have sprung up with the first clear pictures taken by “camera trapping” of a tiger moving in the forest track between Kerwan dam and Kathotia on Bhopal’s southern periphery early in the morning on November 2. After sighting pug marks, the forest authorities used the …
Large carnivores living in tropical rainforests are under immense pressure from the rapid conversion of their habitat. In response, millions of dollars are spent on conserving these species. However, the cost-effectiveness of such investments is poorly understood and this is largely because the requisite population estimates are difficult to achieve …
In an attempt to facilitate the conservation of the Royal Bengal Tiger, a highly endangered species, USAID Nepal, in support from the government, on Wednesday formally launched a two-year research programme named Nepal Tiger Genome Project. The project to be implemented in four major tiger habitats in the country—Bardiya National …
BEYOND USUAL SUSPECTS A case for neglected species in wildlife research and conservation For most of us wildlife is represented by large mammals like elephant, rhino, lion and tiger, may be birds like hornbill, raptors, peafowl and waterfowl and awe inspiring reptiles like marine turtles, crocodiles, python and king cobra. …
Public can contribute to the corpus; thrust on education, research Tiger conservation projects need not starve for funds henceforth. The State government has set up exclusive tiger conservation funds to finance conservation activities at tiger reserves. The State has five tiger reserves – Bandipur, Nagarhole, Dandeli (Anshi), Bhadra and Biligiranganathaswamy …
Kolkata: On her last legs, Machli — often called Ranthambore’s matriarch for presiding over a majestic legacy of over a decade — can still make a tiger-lover crave for her glimpse. But her offsprings in the 400-500 sq km tiger abode in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district face a genetic threat …
Nagpur: Tigers in India are getting cornered with each passing day. A few days after a tigress was beaten to death by Chhattisgarh villagers comes the news of a government move that will reduce the funds needed for tiger protection and conservation. The Planning Commission has proposed to merge the …
The State Forest and Wildlife Department has submitted a 10-year Tiger Conservation Plan (2011-12 to 2020-21) to the National Tiger Conservation Authority for conservation of the tigers and the biodiversity of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. The cost of the conservation plan is estimated at Rs.58.8 crore. The plan is “to …
The Government has given ‘in-principle' nod to set up a breeding centre for the endangered white tigers in Madhya Pradesh as part of conservation efforts. An Environment and Forests Ministry official said the Central Zoo Authority has given ‘in principle' approval for the breeding centre at Govindgarh in Madhya Pradesh. …
With the aim of ensuring safe movement of tigers into different landscapes, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is re-establishing tiger corridors. Two such corridors involve Madhya Pradesh but existing natural corridors like Kanha-Pench, Kanha-Achanakmar etc do not figure in this list, which has disappointed experts. Minister of State …
SARISKA: The state government on Thursday resumed a probe that had been ordered in 2005 after it came to light that all tigers in the Sariska reserve have been poached. Additional chief secretary and development commissioner B B Mohanty arrived at the tiger reserve on Thursday morning and began the …
The Centre is inching towards signing an MoU on wildlife cooperation with Bhutan. A source said a draft MoU highlighting the areas of cooperation and the way for implementation had been prepared. “It will take some time but this is going to happen. Relations with Bhutan have always been at …
The latest national tiger estimation showing a 20 per cent increase in the number of big cats to 1,706 from 1,411 is cause for cheer, but leading experts and conservationists say the next focus should be on protecting its habitats and retaining their continuity and overall ecological quality. “Though the …
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 …
Results of the recent tiger population estimation exercise show that the numbers of the highly endangered big cat in India have increased. The estimated population of 1,706 individual tigers represents a 20 percent increase from the last survey in 2006, which estimated a number of 1,411. The increase is based …
Bangladesh along with other 12 countries celebrated Global Tiger Day on Friday with a call for an increase in the number of tigers in their natural habitat. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Russia observed the day. In the Global Tiger Summit held …
Bangladesh joins hands with the neighbouring countries to work together in a regional initiative to manage and protect wildlife and biodiversity, especially the Bengal Tiger and its habitat, the Sundarbans. Dr Hasan Mahmud, state minister for environment and forests, said this while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion …
The government has undertaken an action plan for saving theRoyal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, atop forest official said here on Friday. "The Taka 276 crore Tiger Action Plan would beimplemented as part of strengthening regional co-operation for wildlifeconservation with the assistance of the World …
Tiger conservation must be on the official radar of authorities, volunteers and wildlife activists for long but one should not overlook the fact that leopards are vanishing thick and fast from the country and the situation is equally alarming in Madhya Pradesh, which has reported 15 casualties till the halfway …
