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 …
A70-member team of Uttarakhand forest guards has counted as many as 34 tiger cubs along with 17 to 18 tigresses in the Corbett Tiger Reserve during four days of monitoring carried out a couple of days ago. Senior members of the team said the numbers indicated possibility of a rise …
The results of the much-awaited scientific census of tigers, currently underway, will be made public on March 26. Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said as much when asked about the expected time when the results of the census of the big cat were expected. The 2007 census had shown …
Close on the heels of the shoot-out of a big cat in the Sunderkhal area of Corbett Tiger Reserve after the killing of five persons in the area, the suggestion of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on imposition of Section 144 of CrPC to
Dehradun: The human-wildlife conflict in the Corbett National Park and Rajaji National Park can be resolved effectively if the State Government allows relocation of villagers as successfully facilitated in the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh. A three-member committee from Uttarakhand Forest Department visited Kanha earlier during this month to …
There is some good news for tiger lovers: preliminary results of the second all-India tiger census, due to be released in March, show a rise in the tiger density of the country
Letter from Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment & Forests to Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on actions to avoid human deaths in Corbett area.
After ensuring the successful implementation of guidelines prohibiting noise and other types of pollution in resorts bordering the Corbett National Park during the New Year
Haldwani: Amid increasing man-animal conflicts in recent years, people from over a dozen forest villages surrounding Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) rejected Government
There was a wide variability in the levels of awareness about eco-tourism among the tourists, the local villagers and the forest officials. Of the two components, viz. environmental and social welfare, the latter was not understood by many. While nature, wildlife and its products were the aesthetic needs of the …
C. K. Chandramohan DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand Government's decision to form a special Corbett tiger protection force with 30 per cent reservation for Van Gujjars and other forest dwellers has been described as a good step, but it violates the fundamental right to a full-time job and security to the …
Two incidents of local women being mauled and partially eaten by a tiger in and around the Corbett National Park have thrown the area into panic and left forest officials fearing that a big cat in India
Shivang Mehta & Kahini Ghosh Mehta take a close look at the economics of tiger conservation and seek freedom from it IT IS not a hidden fact that millions of dollars are being poured into the conservation of the striped wonders of India but the situation remains precarious. With fewer …
Following the suggestion of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, the Uttarakhand Government has decided to constitute a Jim Corbett Tiger Trust headed by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other 15-20 members. The Jim Corbett National Park is going to complete its 75 …
Across the country, mere sighting of a leopard is seen as reason enough to capture or kill the animal. Research shows arbitrary capture and release is, in fact, causing and aggravating conflictVidya Athreya The recent incident last month in the Aravallis, near Gurgaon, where a leopard ate the pet dog …
Animals are increasingly finding it difficult to move from the Corbett Tiger Reserve to the adjacent Ramnagar Forest Division in Uttarakhand. Reason: unregulated tourism along their route. A study in December 2009 found 49 tourist resorts exist along the route, called the Kosi river corridor, and 12 more are under …
NEW DELHI: The government has granted Rs. 25 crore for relocating 181 Gujjar families from the core regions of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. To avoid conflicts Over a period of time, a total of 400 families would be relocated to avoid man-animal conflicts in the reserve, a release by the …
Nainital (Uttarakhand): An elephant census is being undertaken at the famous Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand after three years. A total of 150 trained field staff in 62 groups are involved in the three-day exercise which started on Tuesday, officials said. The last census was in 2007 which put their …
The elephant census in Uttarakhand, which began on Tuesday, will conclude on Thursday. Officials of the Forest department involved in the census exercise begin their work as early as 4 am and continue till 7 pm. According to the last census, conducted three years ago, the State had 1,346 elephants. …
