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, …
PALAKKAD: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh will inaugurate the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, the second in the State after the Periyar Tiger Reserve, on February 17. Forest Minister Benoy Viswom will preside over the function. The new reserve will have a total area of 648.5 sq …
The Sariska Tiger Reserve, one of the important tiger habitats of Central India, came into limelight because of the disappearance of tigers from the area. It exemplifies another
UNION Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday the Centre will soon formulate a comprehensive legislation to protect the country's biodiversity. Addressing newspersons at the Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology and Natural History at Anaikatty , he said three important biodiversity hotspots namely the Himalayas, the Western …
New Delhi: A probe into illegal wildlife trade after some poachers and their associates were nabbed recently has revealed they were involved in an international racket and smuggled animal parts to various countries, including China. CBI recently arrested a poacher, Keru (30), who allegedly supplied two tiger skins to a …
Pollachi: Minister for Forests N. Selvaraj on Tuesday told journalists that for enhanced vigil and administrative efficiency, the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve would be bifurcated. The Minister visited Pulipatti in Udumalpet where 562 sandalwood trees, measuring from 2 mts to 20 mts, had been felled. Several tonnes of sandalwood that was …
With tigers ageing and their numbers decreasing in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, authorities plan to start captive breeding to maintain the population of the big cats. "We are preparing a plan on the suggestion of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on the possibility of captive breeding …
Hyderabad, Nov. 8: Unabated cattle grazing is causing thousands of hectares of greenland in the tiger reserve area in Nallamala to dwindle, wildlife experts have warned. They say the buffer zone is eroding, and forest officials are unable to prevent locals from entering into the restricted area with cattle. As …
Rajesh Gopal, who heads the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), will soon submit a report on ecological impact of a proposed Rs 900-crore mega science project in a tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu which has drawn flak from the green brigade. Gopal had visited the proposed site for Neutrino Observatory …
Monitoring tigers is a process, the end product of which is not only the number of tigers but an indication that there has been a change in number of tigers, with an understanding of the factors that have been responsible for this change. The explicit purpose of this field manual …
Prabhakar Rao Voruganti | New Delhi "YOU are over-reaching the judiciary," the Supreme Court told the counsel for Kerala at one stage during the day-long hearing on the original suit filed by Tamil Nadu over Mullaiperiyar dam. Senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Kerala, told a Bench comprising Justice D …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain an application by Tamil Nadu challenging the permission granted by the Central government to Kerala to conduct a survey and investigation in the Periyar Tiger Reserve area for the possible construction of a new dam in place of …
Hyderabad, Oct. 19: Tiger poaching tribes that had virtually wiped out big cats from Sariska and Panna tiger reserves are now eyeing sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh. Officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau said that poachers of Bawaria tribe supported by organised smuggling gangs have arrived in the state and …
Brig (Retd) C S Thapa The latest method of tiger census by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is throwing up surprises. It was earlier reported that Rajaji National Park had 24 tigers. By photo-mapping, this figure has come down to 10-12 tigers. A recent report published by the Wildlife Institute …
THE Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Saturday nabbed three poachers with iron traps in Panna Tiger Reserve. All three belonged to the Pardhi community. "These people had come from Maharashtra and would have tried to trap a tiger or a deer," said a WCCB official. There are currently two …
Three major reasons for elephant invasion in tea gardens of the Dooars have been identified and two committees have been formed to find solutions to the problem. A meeting attended by forest officers and estate managers at Rajabhatkhawa on Saturday discussed the elephant menace and decided to form eco clubs …
KOLLAM: The National Board for Wildlife Protection under the Union Environment and Forest Department has accorded sanction to conduct survey and investigation work for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar. Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran got a fax message in this regard on Thursday. Addressing a press …
