Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of T N Godavarman Thirumulpad/ Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2024. "In the present case, it is clear beyond doubt that the then Forest Minister and Kishan Chand, DFO considered them to be the law unto themselves. …
Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Suo Motu PIL: In the matter of illegal construction In Corbett Tiger Reserve Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/09/2023. Uttarakhand High Court directs CBI to conduct investigation into the matter of illegal constructions and tree felling in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : news item published in the Newspaper The Hindu dated 02.10.2022 titled “Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett Reserve, says FSI report” dated 17/04/2023. The matter has been taken up suo motu by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: news item published in the Newspaper The Hindu dated 02.10.2022 titled “Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett Reserve, says FSI report” dated 21/10/2022. The matter has been taken up suo motu by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Kumar Malhotra Vs Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board & Others dated 17/07/2020. Grievance in this application is that Himalayan Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand is operating in violation of environmental norms near …
Nainital: In a setback to the Uttarakhand government’s ambitious Kandi Road project which aims to connect Garhwal with Kumaon, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned construction of the proposed road that would pass through the core area of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). The 90 km long road was expected …
Nainital: In some cheer for wildlife conservationists, the tiger population in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) has likely shot up to 250, a substantial rise from 215 big cats in the reserve in 2014, according to preliminary estimates from this year’s tiger census. The census is being conducted in 50 tiger …
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 …
Nainital: In the ongoing matter pertaining to safety of tigers in the state, the Uttarakhand high court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the affidavit submitted by the chief secretary in the matter on August 6 and directed additional chief secretary and chief wildlife warden of the state to appear personally …
NAINITAL: In a bid to add more teeth to its surveillance capabilities and collect comprehensive ground information on a real-time basis, the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) administration has initiated anintranet project which will have facilities for live-streaming of footage from cameras placed in sensitive points around the reserve. When fully …
Bijnor: The rise in number of Van Gujjars, a pastoral tribe, who have made Amangarh Tiger Reserve (ATR) home is beginning to worry forest department here as they are putting pressure on both land and resources. Data collected during a three-month census that ended on Saturday shows 131 Van Gurjar …
Bijnor: The exact count of tigers falling prey to poachers’ bullets in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) may not be known anytime soon due to the lack of coordination between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand authorities. While census of the big cat in Uttarakhand has already been completed, it has not even …
State Forest Minister Dr Harak Singh Rawat today called upon the industry to understand environmental concerns and not to spoil it for petty profits. Dr Rawat was addressing the 8th Environment Summit organised by Uttarakhand chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) here today. He said the environment was …
DEHRADUN: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) which is to conduct the fresh estimation of tigers in Corbett Tiger Reserve through camera trap images to find out about the numbers of tigers found missing in past two years is not getting permission from the chief wildlife warden (CWLW) to do so …
An 18-month-old tiger, which was rescued from Kota range of Ramnagar forest division on May 1, 2017 died on Sunday. Officials of the forest department told TOI that the tiger succumbed to dehydration, injuries and infection. With this, the number of big cats which died in Uttarakhand this year has …
परिस्थितिजन्य साक्ष्यों के आधार पर कार्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व (सीटीआर) में 20 से ज्यादा बाघों के शिकार की आशंका जताई है। देहरादून, [जेएनएन]: उत्तराखंड में पिछले साल हुई बाघ की छह खालों व हड्डियों की बरामदगी के मामले में विभागीय हीलाहवाली का जिन्न फिर बाहर निकल आया है। 'आपरेशन आई ऑफ …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand forest minister Harak Singh Rawat has directed the head of the Forest Force (HOFF) to initiate an inquiry into the tiger poaching case, asking it to give the report within one month. The matter pertains to seizure of five tiger skins and 130 kg tiger bones belonging to …
देश में वर्ष 1995 से अब तक के परिदृश्य को देखें तो हर साल ही औसतन 46 बाघों को शिकारियों व तस्करों ने निशाना बनाया। ऐसे में बाघों पर संकट बढ़ गया है। देहरादून, [जेएनएन]: देश में भले ही बाघों की संख्या में इजाफा हो रहा हो, मगर शिकारियों की …
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 …
NAINITAL: Kumaon’s western forest circle constitutes one-third of the tiger population of the country which is outside of tiger reserves, with 130 big cats living in the region, according to a new report. The report is based on studies of tiger habitats conducted by the forest department from November 2015 …
