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 fire that broke out a week ago in Bandipur destroyed hundreds of acres MYSURU:The raging forest fire that destroyed hundreds of acres in Bandipur National Park and in Biligiriranganatha Swamy Tiger Reserve for the last couple of days, has posed many challenges to both the state government and Forest …
The BBC film, Killing For Conservation, explores what it calls the “dark secrets” of Kaziranga and examines if its war on poaching has gone too far. Calling its reporting “grossly erroneous,” the Environment Ministry has severely criticised the BBC and recommended the blacklisting of its South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped fines on Uttarakhand government and its departments for not filing their replies in the matter connected with restoration of fundamental rights and relocation of people of 10 hamlets from Rajaji Tiger Reserve territory. The Tribunal in its order said that the state had sought a …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss of tigers and cubs in the country, 06/02/2017. The details of tiger deaths including cubs in the country, State-wise and year-wise during the last three years are at Annexure-I. The Government of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority has taken a number …
Six big cats have died in Karnataka since January 3 A tiger that was found dead at Kumatoor near Srimangala in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district on Sunday. Karnataka has lost six tigers since January 3, 2017, and the way the forest department officials have handled the issue has not …
Karnataka has over 406 tigers in the wild.Karnataka has over 406 tigers in the wild. At least 18 tiger deaths were recorded in Karnataka last year, the second highest in the country after Madhya Pradesh (30), according to data of the state forest department. But 2017 may just be the …
Nagpur: In a major move to protect tigers, Melghat is among the 13 tiger reserves in the country to get approval from director general of civil aviation (DGCA), ministry of home affairs (MoHA) and ministry of defence (MoD) to implement monitoring with the help of drones, commonly known as unmanned …
Water resource ministry says that concerns of the Expert Advisory Committee have been addressed, and an approval should come soon Centre's ambitious Rs 10,000 crore Ken-Betwa river linking project is on its way to obtain environmental clearance, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and Secretary Amarjit Singh said on Tuesday. The …
An ethnographic survey on the island of Satjelia in the Sundarbans shows how exclusionary conservation practices are intensifying the vulnerabilities of the local population. An inclusive conservation policy would privilege both biodiversity and people’s livelihoods.
Nagpur: Over 156 households have been connected to the solar mini-grid project in Ghatpendhri in the buffer zone of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Maharashtra. It is the first village in the buffer zone of any tiger reserve in the country to get a renewable energy project known as Kiran …
JAIPUR: If there is anything which matters since the conceptualisation of tiger reserves and 'Project Tiger', is tiger. For years, forest guards have worked as sentinels in remote areas of forest and underwent a strenuous life sans basic amenities, like electricity and water. But to make life easier and enjoyable …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Death of tigers, 05/12/2016. As per the country level assessment of tiger population, done once in four years, using the refined methodology, there is 30% increase in tiger numbers countrywide in 2014 with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 …
Human-nature relations are diverse, multifaceted and often contradictory, especially the relationships with animals. Mishmi people living on the Sino-India border claim tigers to be their brothers and take credit for tiger protection as they observe taboos against hunting tigers. Drawing on this notion of relatedness with tigers, local residents of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Project Tiger, 29/11/2016. Project Tiger is implemented in 50 tiger reserves spread over 18 tiger range States of the country as of now. It is one of the most successful conservation programme in the world which has brought the endangered tiger on assured path …
Sighting of swamp deer population, outside their sole habitat and protected zone of Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve in the state, across Ganges had been heartening news for the wildlife lovers. However, the recent incident of poachers trying to target swamp deer groups in Afzalgarh, close to Corbett Tiger Reserve has …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Illegal Deforestation and Mining, 29/11/2016. The Government of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority has taken a number of milestone initiatives to protect and conserve tiger and other wildlife. The details are at Annexure-I.
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Population of tigers, 28/11/2016. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology has shown estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) tigers in the country. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I. All India Tiger Estimation, 2014 has …
Karnataka which accounts for one of the highest number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the country has seen 37 tiger deaths since 2013. According to official statistics provided in four years out of 37 tiger deaths 33 tigers died of natural reasons. According to B Ramanath Rai, Forest Minister of …
With massive infrastructure plans threatening all tiger landscapes and risking recent gains in tiger conservation, Asian governments must adopt a sustainable approach to infrastructure planning and construction or drive tigers toward extinction, according to a new analysis by WWF. Released at the halfway point of an ambitious global effort to …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of tigers, 21/11/2016. Based on the country level All India Tiger Estimation done once in four years, the number of tigers in different tiger range States are at Annexure-I. The tiger reserve-wise number of tigers, as per latest estimation is at Annexure-II. Several …
