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, …
RAIPUR: With forests of Bhoramdeo and Achanakmar becoming safe spots for pregnant tigresses of neighbouring Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, there are indications that Chhattisgarh's Bhoramdeo may soon be declared a tiger corridor. With frequent sighting of tigers in these regions, Wildlife Trust of India now plans to conduct …
Kozhikode: The phase-I of the tiger enumeration ended in the state on Monday. As many as 2,088 officials were involved in the eight-day exercise that covered the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Parambikulam-Aliyar and 11 other wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests. Senior officials of the forest department expressed satisfaction over the census, …
The second phase of the tiger enumeration exercise will commence in the first week of January and entail camera-trapping of tigers and leopards in Bandipur. The first phase of the census concluded on Monday with the volunteers dispersing after six days of data collection pertaining to carnivores, herbivores, and the …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has refused to give its nod for reintroduction of white tigers in Madhya Pradesh saying they have no "conservation value", a decision that may come as a setback to the state's efforts to secure these rare species. The decision was taken sometime ago during a …
The unilateral decision by union ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) to convert forest villages into revenue villages even in national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves has been termed 'illegal' by wildlife conservationists. On November 8, 2013, MoTA issued a circular reminding the states to convert all forest villages, old habitations, …
It demands the iron ore miner’s right to mine in land that MoEF says is a tiger corridor The National Green Tribunal’s powers to take up cases about wildlife have been challenged. The question of the tribunal’s jurisdiction has cropped up in a petition filed by an iron ore miner …
'Huli,' developed by Forest department helps consolidation of data on the trail: A Forest department official with the tablet used for tiger census in BRT Tiger Reserve, Chamarajanagar district. The tiger census in Karnataka has gone hi-tech with the Forest department making use of indigenously developed “Huli” software for the …
Read text of the NGT order in the matter of Vasant Krishnaji Vhatkar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 19/12/2013 regarding renewal of the right to mine on the land that falls between the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary. The mine owner could not secure forest clearance …
Poaching of tigers in 2013 has been the highest in the past seven years, data compiled by the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) shows. The seizure of two more tiger skins from Bijrani area of Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand on Monday has taken this year's figure to 39 …
Move to check influence by VIPs to accommodate their candidates Increased interest in wildlife has seen a rush of volunteers to count big cats. The National Tiger Census 2013, commencing on Wednesday at Bandipur and Naghole tiger reserves, has drawn enthusiastic volunteers in their droves. The forest department, in order …
The Forest Department on Tuesday deployed 48 teams into the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve for undertaking tiger census in the seven ranges in Sathyamangalam and Hasanur divisions on an expanse of 1,400 square kilometres. Sixty three volunteers among the field staff were oriented on the methodology of enumerating the presence of …
Population of panthers, other carnivores, and herbivores to be ascertained As the integrated census of tigers living in Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) commenced on Tuesday, a group of volunteers scanning an area at Kalakkad division collected the pugmark of a big cat. When the volunteers and students of Sarah Tucker …
2,000 Officials Deployed As Part Of Nation-Wide Exercise A team of 50 forest department officials, scouting for the presence of tigers, entered the dense forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve on Monday morning and were in the reserve till sun down. They will begin afresh on Tuesday, foraying into the …
The third synchronized all India tiger census that is held once in every four years will begin on Monday. For the next seven days, wildlife activists and forest lovers will traverse tiger habitats across the country and collect images and pug marks of big cats. Volunteers and forest staff would …
The last survey had identified 100 tigers in the 1,200-sq km Bandipur Tiger Reserve As many as 700 people have volunteered for the most-awaited tiger census to be conducted across all tiger reserves and protected forest areas in south India. Karnataka has an average population of 300 tigers, the highest …
Maharashtra government on Thursday issued notification of Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR). This is the fifth Tiger Reserve in the state after Melghat, Tadoba, Pench and Sahyadri. The 656.36 sq km reserve comprises Navegaon National Park (129.55 sq km), Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary (122.75 sq km), Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (152.58 sq km), …
The state has indefinitely postponed the release of the Sunderbans tigress that is undergoing treatment in captivity at Sajnekhali. Chief wildlife warden N C Bahuguna said that following a recent directive of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which ruled out the release of the big cat at the moment, …
In a major success, the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) management relocated 32 families from two settlements located in the core critical area of the tiger habitat. Inhabitants of two tribal settlements from the core of STR which include 22 families of Upper Barahkamuda and 10 families of Balnaghar were shifted …
Pune: A debate is brewing between researchers over the proposed study of the critically endangered forest owlet near Melghat tiger reserve. While a section of experts emphasized the importance of research for the conservation of vulnerable species, activists and some scientists maintain that the bird can survive without any studies. …
NAGPUR: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) decision to allow capture of 20 forest owlets in east and west Melghat divisions outside Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) has come in for sharp criticism by former forest officials and conservationists. Forest owlet is listed as critically endangered by the International Union …
