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, …
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb forest fire. B.N. Anjan Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, Palakkad, along with senior personnel visited the Mudumalai and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vasant Vatkar Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/02/2019. By order dated 11.07.2018, NGT had directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to place on record all factual aspects and the final map of the Tiger …
JAIPUR: Forest staff at the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) is witnessing a new thrill of tracking a tiger on foot in Darah range. The department has deployed teams to monitor the movement of straying tiger T-98 in Ghati Mata region. According to sources, deputy conservator of forest T Mohan …
Hyderabad: A shocking 95 per cent of forest fires in Telangana state are said to be man-made. Around 2,530 stretches of road passing through forests have become triggers for forest fires because of tourists cooking beside the road. This is why the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, located on the Srisailam highway, …
The volume of tourism business at the Corbett Tiger Reserve has come down by more than half after a high court order banned night stay at the forest rest houses and restricted movement of vehicles in the reserve area, local traders said. “A large number of booking have been cancelled …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/09/2018 regarding non-forest activities within the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Supreme Court directs CEC to look into the matter and submit a report.
BAREILLY: At a time when tiger census is underway across the country, a report by Association of Indian Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (AIZWV) has revealed that Uttar Pradesh lost 146 tigers between 1987 and 2016. According to this report, UP had a total of 117 tigers in 2014. Annual counts …
The endangered wild goat could lose approximately 60% of its habitat, starting from the 2030s The antics of the sure-footed Nilgiri tahr are a treat to watch, but these endangered wild mountain goats – found only in high altitudes in India’s Western Ghats — could be losing their footing with …
Jaipur: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has pointed out that the state forest department not only violated law in the relocation of tiger T-91 to the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) but also failed to ensure ‘genetic diversity’ of the big cats. In the affidavit filed before the Rajasthan …
BHOPAL: After its first successful inter-state translocation of a tiger, Madhya Pradesh forest department on Wednesday captured and shifted a tigress to Satkosia tiger reserve in Odisha. This time, a two-year-old tigress has been relocated from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district, said sources. A week ago, tiger MB2 was …
The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with clause (v) and clause (xiv) of subsection (2) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby published, …
BHOPAL: In a successful operation, a tiger was captured and translocated from Kanha national park in Madhya Pradesh to the Satkosia tiger reserve in Odisha on Wednesday. Officials claim this is the first time that a tiger from any tiger reserve has been sent to another state for reintroduction. The …
HARIDWAR: An analysis of the animal remains found stuffed inside a bag recovered from Rajaji Tiger Reserve in March by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has revealed that of the five samples examined, three were of leopard and two were tiger remains. The revelation has added a new twist …
BENGALURU: Copious pre-monsoon rain has reduced the risk of forest fires in the state this summer. In the past two months, Karnataka has seen no major incident, according to the forest department. Though areas in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Madikeri and Turahalli near Bengaluru witnessed small fires in March, the state …
Pilibhit: The Pilibhit tiger reserve lost its fifth big cat in two months when the rotten carcass of a tiger was recovered from a spot barely 200 meters away from the Barahi forest range on Sunday afternoon. Since 1 March 19 this year, five tigers have died in the reserve. …
Annual exercise:The census will also analyse the prey base of the big cats. The data will also be used to study habitat share by co-predators like leopard and hyena The pre-monsoon or the summer session of the ongoing tiger census for 2018 will begin on May 20, covering tiger reserves …
LUCKNOW: The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing over from Panna tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh. Chief wildlife warden, UP, SK Upadhyay confirmed that the …
Member secretary of the Central Zoo Authority raised various issues related to tiger safaris The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) may revisit guidelines on establishment of tiger safaris in the country, according to minutes of an official meeting. The meeting was held in Delhi last month mainly to discuss tiger …
Two hills in tiger reserve Palamu count much. The hills are Burha Pahar and Jaigir Pahar. Burha pahar is ‘notorious’ while Jaigir pahar is “submissive’. Burha pahar is in Kutku range of North division while Jaigir Pahar is in the South division of Garu range. Both the hills become temporary …
As per the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) survey, percent average scores for assessing management have been presented regionally as East Asia (China and Russia), South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and India) and South East Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand). A score of 75% and above has …
