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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has batted for special incentives for its forest field staff deployed in the tiger reserves (TRs) and an immediate approval for raising a special tiger task force. In the just-concluded meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Orissa Government demanded free ration and medical assistance to the …
Burning Not So Bright The tiger population at the Kanha national park has come down from 89 to 60 between 2006 and 2010. Experts fear that Kanha may go the way of the Panna national park, which has lost all its tigers Poaching and a shrinking habitat are the two …
LUCKNOW: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) might release the report on effective management of the tiger reserves in the second week of May. The committees, which were set up to evaluate the five cluster of reserves have submitted their report to the ministry. All 39 reserves of …
JAIPUR: A Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, team is currently at the Sariska national park. It will try to change the VHS radio collar of male tiger ST-4 that has become defunct for quite some time. According to forest department officials, "A two-member team from the WII has been …
Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Friday complimented Maharashtra on the increase in tiger population in the State. Nagpur will be promoted as the tiger capital and a gateway to tiger land, he said. Mr. Ramesh had a two-and-half-hour meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan …
The much talked about re-introduction of the Asiatic cheetah may have to wait with the authorities in Rajasthan, both political and administrative, expressing reservations over the location identified for the purpose in Jaisalmer district. A visit by Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh to Jaipur this weekend did not …
The celebrations unfolding about 16% increase in tiger numbers (to 1,706) across the country deserve a closer look. To demand such scrutiny is not to deny the essential fact that the central government and some of the states have taken important steps to conserve tigers after the debacles of 2004-2006. …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has withdrawn its latest guidelines for creating inviolate space for wildlife. The decision to withdraw the critical wildlife habitat (CWH) guidelines followed a March 4 meeting between environment minister Jairam Ramesh, non-profits working on tribal rights, wildlife activists and the chief wildlife wardens …
The Corbett National Park platinum jubilee celebrations will begin with a workshop on strategies for preservation of the tigers of Corbett and landscape for the coming 25 years. The workshop will be organised by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at Ramnagar on March 11 with the support of the National Tiger …
In the recent meeting of the apex National Tiger Conservation Authority, members pointed out seven specific instances where Forest Rights Act has been violated in an attempt to hastily declare an area free of people. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said he would investigate each claim and allegation of violation of …
Wild tigers are at a tipping point and action, or inaction, in the coming decade will decide their fate. Action will lead to the tiger’s recovery; inaction or mere maintenance of the status quo will lead to its extinction. The GTRP represents the last best hope for the survival of …
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In a major setback to the State Forest Department plans of translocating two Kanha tigresses to the Panna Tiger Reserve, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has said that the two striped felines should be released in the core area of the Phen sanctuary, before considering their relocation to Panna. …
LUCKNOW: Tigers will soon have a peaceful existence in wildlife sanctuaries during the tourist season. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has constituted an eco-tourism committee to formulate tourism guidelines for tiger reserves. The idea is to protect tiger sanctuaries from any interference or disturbance by tourists. Even at present, …
With uncontrolled tourism posing a threat to the wildlife habitats, particularly tiger reserves, the Government has constituted a seven-member panel to suggest guidelines to regulate forest and wildlife eco-tourism in the country. The Environment Ministry-constituted committee, headed by ex-tourism secretary Sujit Banerjee and prominent wildlife experts as its members, will …
A double Bench of the Jabalpur High Court on Monday deferred the hearing in connection with the plea, seeking a ban on tiger tourism inside core areas of tiger reserves and execution of the tiger conservation measures. The State Forest Department, National Tiger Conservation Authority and Ministry of Environment and …
Jaipur: A high alert has been sounded at the Ranthambore national park by the forest department after threats of possible poaching. Forest guards, police and ecodevelopment groups have all been alerted to maintain a strict vigil in and around the park. Interestingly, the threats from poachers come at a time …
