Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
Illegal wildlife trade and habitat fragmentation that has increased human-wildlife conflict are threatening the wildlife across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an international expert has said. He said there is need for trans-boundary interventions to combat the challenges in wildlife conservation. There is a vast array of wildlife products like …
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Wednesday officially opened the Global Wildlife Program that will look into ways of engaging local communities in wildlife conservation. In addressing the importance of engaging the local communities, the First Lady said that the loss of wildlife and natural habitat has been tampered by the …
Kolhapur: As many as eight goats were killed in leopard attacks in Bhudargad tehsil on Saturday. The incidents took place in Aralgundi village and Mahagond hamlet in the tehsil. Two farmers lost four goats each in the attacks. Forest guard Amol Chavan has completed the post-mortem as well as status …
Katima Mulilo — Victims of human-wildlife conflict in the Zambezi region are pushing for higher monetary compensation for their suffering. Currently, conservancies pay out about N$1 500 per head of cattle killed or attacked inside a kraal; about N$200 per hectare of crops eaten, trampled or damaged by wild animals; …
Katima Mulilo — Victims of human-wildlife conflict in the Zambezi region are pushing for higher monetary compensation for their suffering. Currently, conservancies pay out about N$1 500 per head of cattle killed or attacked inside a kraal; about N$200 per hectare of crops eaten, trampled or damaged by wild animals; …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rise in Man-animal conflict, 25/04/2016. Incidences of negative human-wildlife interactions including the loss of human lives and damage to crops by wild animals are reported in various parts of the country from time to time. Management of forest and wildlife is the responsibility of …
The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the highest human densities and experiences severe human-tiger conflicts. We used GPS-Satellite and VHF radio-collars on 6 (3 males and 3 female) …
SHIMLA: No monkey business any more — at least in tourist hotspot Shimla. Declared vermin, the marauding monkeys will be shot down in areas outside forests to check their menace. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change, in a communication to the Himachal Pradesh government on March 14, declared …
The world-famous Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, India has recently been notified as Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR). This Protected Area is now the 48th Tiger Reserve in the country and the second in Uttarakhand. Though RNP was established in 1983, final notification for the Park was issued in 2013 because of …
Wildlife conservation in human-dominated landscapes requires that we understand how animals, when making habitat-use decisions, obtain diverse and dynamically occurring resources while avoiding risks, induced by both natural predators and anthropogenic threats. Little is known about the underlying processes that enable wild animals to persist in densely populated human-dominated landscapes, …
Mumbai: To carry out a headcount of leopards inhabiting Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, camera traps will be placed across the forested part. This sanctuary stretches from the fringes of Sanjay Gandhi National Park and extends beyond Virar. The camera traps will be positioned at least at 30 locations across the stretch …
Forest Department moots 3-sq-km natural enclosure for captured predators On most days, before the sun breaks through the thick morning mist, the Forest Department’s four-member team of animal trackers sets out to locate raiding tigers that threaten human settlements inside Wayanad wildlife sanctuary. There are 96 human settlements in the …
In 2011, then forest minister Sartaj Singh had floated a proposal to issue temporary licences to hunters and charge them Rs 5,000 for every nilgai (blue bull) they kill. For more than a decade, it has been legal for farmers in Madhya Pradesh to kill a nilgai by seeking permission …
To celebrate World Wildlife Day 2016, the CPW launches the Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions. This online resource aims to raise awareness of the diverse usage and meanings of technical terms related to wildlife management and conservation. Many terms and definitions are context-specific and consensus among stakeholders is …
Demand compensation for crop, cattle loss The residents of Shanthalli staged a protest outside the office of the Forest Department on Monday, demanding a solution to the elephant and tiger menace near the village. People from Garvale, Bettadahalli, Haraga, Shanthalli, Kikkaralli, Mankya, Soorlabbi, Heggadamane, Kundalli, Kumaralli, Mallalli and other villages …
Many threatened species rely on ecotourism for conservation funding, but simultaneously suffer direct ecological impacts from ecotourism. For a range of IUCN-Redlisted terrestrial and marine bird and mammal species worldwide, we use population viability analyses to calculate the net effects of ecotourism on expected time to extinction, in the presence …
Coimbatore: Almost 800 farmers gathered in front of the South Taluk office on Saturday afternoon demanding that the government takes steps immediately to protect their lands and crop from being destroyed by animals, high tension power lines and natural disasters. They say that many of them are beginning to lose …
A wild elephant rampaged through West Bengal's Siliguri town on Wednesday, smashing homes and sending frightened residents running. As the panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes, crowds of people gathered to watch from balconies and roof tops. Some followed from a distance as the elephant moved through …
Elephant populations in southern Africa's national parks have increased dramatically in recent years. As a result of their booming numbers, vast dietary requirements and expansive ranges, elephants sometimes roam outside the borders of protected areas in search of food. Farmers in communities surrounding national parks rely heavily on subsistence agriculture …
HUBBALLI: Wildlife conservationists fear that increasing incidents of elephants and leopards straying into human areas and the subsequent rescue operations which are conducted in an ad-hoc manner are presenting wild animals in bad light. They say the injuries suffered during the rescue operation in Bengaluru on Sunday could have been …
