Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
NAGPUR: A year after Supreme Court ordered Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) to plough back money from timber felled in Mansinghdeo sanctuary towards conservation work, the corporation remitted Rs 50 lakh to Pench Tiger Conservation Foundation. Mansinghdeo (183 sqkm) was notified a sanctuary on November 2, 2010, and is …
Interim order passed to restrain Kerala authorities from going ahead with plans The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Monday restrained the authorities in Kerala from proceeding with any development and construction activities in the Periya Tiger Reserve in Thekkady, Idukki district. The Bench comprising its judicial member Justice M. …
After nets and firecrackers, here's another novel attempt at preventing tigers from straying into Sunderbans villages — solar lights. WWF-India has launched the project — 'Lights for Stripe' — to install solar lights along the edge of villages on the fringe areas of the tiger reserve. It has been working …
The head counting of the Bengal tiger s in the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve has completed. The number of tiger s in the reserve is expected to be higher this year compared to the last year. The counting process had begun a month ago and it was carried out in collaboration …
Nearly 100 cameras will soon track the movement of tigers in the forest range adjoining the UP-Uttarakhand border. The state government has recently initiated the project near the Corbett Tiger Reserve to bring down human-animal conflict as well as make an attempt to trace the elusive man-eating tigress of Bijnor. …
Every year, about hundred animals are rescued by the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities in Mayurbhanj district. A majority of the animals are rescued from villagers, indicating rampant poaching. Official sources said every third day, an animal is rescued. "We rescue animals like sambar, spotted deer, wild boar and elephant …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Surendra & Anr.Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 06/03/2014 regarding mining taking place within 1000 mtrs. from the boundary of the Sariska Tiger Reserve as alleged by the Applicant. The Applicant specifically in his affidavit …
Reliable estimates of status and population trends are critical for the conservation of large terrestrial carnivores as they play an important role in evaluating effectiveness of conservation efforts and also provide benchmark data for future management decisions. The only tiger reserve in the state of Bihar, the Valmiki Tiger Reserve …
In a move that would bolster tiger conservation in the country, the UP government has approved plans of a tiger reserve in Pilibhit, the third in the state after Dudhwa and Amangarh. Under the planned Pilibhit reserve, the Mala, Mahof, Barahi, Deoria and Haripur forest ranges will be developed as …
The team arrived in Panna yesterday as part of the 'Tiger Watch Programme' of Global Tiger Forum A six-member team of Russian forest officers is on a visit to Panna district in Madhya Pradesh to study all aspects of tiger management at the Tiger Reserve there. The team arrived in …
Presence of vultures in at least half a dozen areas has been recorded for the first time by naturalists in the Nilgiris North Forest Division and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) during a two-day habitat identification and population estimation that concluded on Sunday. A total of 26 groups were formed – …
Hyderabad: There is some good news in the forests. A census carried out by analysing camera trap photographs by the Wild Life Institute of India has revealed that there are 46 adult tigers in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger reserve. This heartening figures excludes the large Amrabad block, where the survey …
The latest camera trap study of the tiger population in Wayanad conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for the state forest department shows the 344.44 square km sanctuary having a tiger abundance of 38 big cats. Significantly, the survey shows that majority of Wayanad’s tigers camera-trapped in the survey …
Concern over government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests Wild Orissa, a voluntary organisation that works on conservation of wildlife, has expressed concern over the government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests from the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and Satkosia Tiger Reserve. “The proposal is not …
Letter from Ministry of Coal to Adani Power Ltd regarding review of coal blocks by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in its 24th meeting held on 7-8th February, The letter from the Ministry of Coal states that "after due deliberation and taking into account all material facts including your reply, IMG …
The Odisha Government on Tuesday gave its official stamp of approval to de-notify 159 sq km from Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary which forms a large part of the Satkosia Tiger Reserve. The move to reduce the area could prove disastrous for the tiger habitat. The State Board for Wildlife (SBWL), in …
Before the onset of summer, the Forest Department here has started identifying existing waterholes in the Sathyamangalam forests that needs to be deepened. Natural causes Though dry conditions are likely to cause water shortage during the summer months, the situation may not turn as bad as last year when seven …
After spending Rs 101.6 crore on village relocation, the Ranthambore tiger reserve has still not been able to create inviolate space for the tigers. While three villages have been totally shifted, 17 are still eating into the tiger space besides the 44 villages in Kailadevi that forms part of the …
With new tigers, some of them man-eaters, being sighted everyday in west UP, the debate around tiger corridors has gained more immediacy than ever. Human encroachment in and around 13 corridors of Terai region - referred to as the Terai Arc Landscape -- is taking a heavy toll on the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district has recorded a footfall of nearly 20,000 tourists within two and half months, ever since it opened in mid-November. About 10 foreign nationals visited the reserve. Official expect that by the end of June, when the reserve is closed to tourists, …
