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, …
A day after a tiger on the prowl killed a fourth person in the same forest range, Shivni, in north Chandrapur forests adjoining Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), anger reminiscent of 2007 is returning to the conflict zone. Agitated villagers poured out into the street and marched to the residence of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary in Palakkad, will be declared a tiger reserve on February 19 by Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. The sanctuary is home to some of the most endangered species of animals and birds. The sanctuary will become the second
Union Minister for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh will declare the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala as Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on Friday. According to Kerala Forest Department estimates, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, contiguous to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu, is home to about 30 tigers. Parambikulam would be the …
West bengal’s forest department officials claim the mangrove forests of the Sunderbans has about 250 royal Bengal tigers. But analysis by the Indian Statistical Institute and a count carried out by the government-run Wildlife Institute Of India (wii) indicate the state forest department figures are inflated. The two institutes have …
Kolkata, 11 Feb: As part of a countrywide exercise, the census of the big cats in Buxa tiger reserve in north Bengal would begin by the end of this month and continue till April, Mr RP Saini, field director of the reserve, said today.
V.S. Palaniappan Pollachi: The officials of the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Pollachi are embarking on elaborate arrangements for the conduct of the Tiger as well as Wildlife Census from February 20 to 25. According to the Field Director of ATR H. Basuvaraju, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief …
RASHME SEHGAL Is the fate of one more tiger reserve in jeopardy? The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) decision to slice the Pench tiger reserve in two by building a fourlane highway (N.H. 7) through it could well mean the death knell for the 30 tigers living in this …
BHUBANESWAR: Its wildlife habitats facing growing pressure, the State Government plans to go in for GIS mapping of the protected areas along with a strengthened anti-poaching setup and identification of the boundaries. The plan covers all the wildlife sanctuaries but Similipal and Satkosia will receive special attention being the two …
With China gearing up to mark 2010 as Year of the Golden Tiger when the demand for the animal parts and derivatives are expected to shoot up, forest reserves which are home to the big cats in India have been put on high alert against possible poaching. According to the …
A team of experts from Conservation International, Washington DC, USA, recently visited the project site of Dolphin Foundation (DF) in Manas Tiger Reserve to take stock of the initiatives taken for promoting alternative sustainable livelihoods for the poor forest-dependent communities living in the fringe areas of Manas, a press release …
A recent assessment of impact of tourism activities and infrastructure on tigers and other wildlife in and around Corbett Tiger Reserve. Says that tourism inside the core critical habitat is unsustainable and is a serious threat to Corbett. The objective of this report is to assess and understand the impact …
The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary will be declared Parambikulam Tiger Reserve soon, Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswam has said Earlier, the Minister had said that the sanctuary would be declared a tiger reserve before the close of the current fiscal. Parambikulam would be the second tiger reserve in Kerala, the other …
Seventeen of India's 38 tiger reserves were in a precarious condition, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh admitted on Wednesday. The Minister said a task force had been set up to give recommendations for improvement.
Mumbai: The state forest department will soon go hi-tech in its protection activities in tiger reserves across the state. It has decided to equip forest officers in these reserves with personal digital assistants (PDA) to track wildlife offences and incidents like fires. "Initially, the system will be implemented at Tadoba …
This document by the National Tiger Conservation Authority attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats. Today, every living wild tiger is under threat, irrespective of where it is found. While the degrees of such threat …
AIZAWL, Nov 26: The tiger habitat analysis in Dampa Tiger Reserve (DTR) in western Mizoram has found that closed evergreen or semi evergreen forest in the tiger reserve has considerably decreased over the last few decades. The report of the analysis to the State Environment & Forest Department today disclosed …