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 …
American and Norweigian wildlife experts will help the Forest Department in mapping the sites where leopard attacks have been common. This will enable the department to prepare a baseline data on man-animal conflict. The Wildlife wing of the department will undertake a five-year study (2013-2018) in collaboration with experts from …
Orissa govt raising an army of trained elephants. Orissa has been facing the problem of pachyderms frequently raiding human habitations. The developments in Orissa ring a familiarity bell to most people in Karnataka. Karnataka has been grappling with the problem of elephants, which repeatedly raid human habitats and inflict heavy …
It will supply water to the troughs inside the forests. The Department of Forests has identified three sites in Coimbatore forest areas to install solar-powered borewells. It will supply water to the troughs dug inside the forests to prevent elephants and other wild animals from venturing into human habitations in …
To win more tourist attention for the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, the Forest Department is planning better amenities for visitors to the picturesque forests. The sanctuary, home to more than 180 species of birds, 148 species of butterflies, 52 varieties of fish, 38 types of amphibians and 32 types of reptiles, …
As London Fashion Week concludes, Dr Charudutt Mishra explains how demand for cashmere is affecting Central Asian wildlife, and how enlisting the support of local people will be essential for the future of snow leopard conservation. The mountains of Central Asia are where the endangered snow leopards live. The higher …
Not a month passes without farmers on fringes of Erode’s forest area complaining to the district administration at the periodic grievances day meetings about sufferings they undergo due to the havoc caused by wild animals to their standing crops. Crops Sugarcane, turmeric, banana and tapioca crops that the farmers of …
Human-animal conflict is on the rise in areas adjoining wildlife sanctuaries. Absence of natural prey in forests coupled with easy availability in human areas has led big cats to frequent villages adjoining the forest. As such children are falling prey to these animals with Monday's incident in Bagdharwa village near …
In 12 Years, Wildlife Rescues Have Gone Up 13 Times In a clear indication of the increasing pressure of wild animals in the densely populated areas surrounding their habitats, the number of rescue operations carried out show an exponential progression in Gujarat. During 2000-2001, only 47 rescue operations were conducted. …
After spending over Rs283 crore on relocation of villages from reserves, sanctuaries and national parks in Maharashtra in the last 12 years, the state government would require a further Rs 900 crore, according to its own report, for its grand plan to free all the protected areas (PAs) from human …
The State Forest department is all set to capture around 150 to 200 wild elephants that are “in continued conflict with humans”, and hold them captive to put an end to the problem “once and for all.” These elephants, to be housed in newly created elephant camps, will be used …
Conservationists, who raised voice against the killing of two leopards in Mandi by the hunter authorised by the Wildlife Department of the state, have alleged that the orders were fudged by certain officials of the department to cover up their mistake. A wildlife activist while talking to The Tribune said …
Pune: Researchers are studying the migration corridors of tigers in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), focusing on the landscape outside the protected areas to cut down man-animal conflict. “We want to understand the movement of tigers . We will try to look at how the areas outside the reserve’s core …
The first of its kind in State, it will be equipped with material for emergency situations. The State Forest Department has started an ‘Anti-Depredation and Disaster Management’ centre in Valparai in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). The centre equipped with all material required for handling any disaster is the first …
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday allocated Rs 2.81 crore for sinking of deep bore wells and building overhead tanks to supply water within forest areas, with a view to prevent wild animals from straying into human habitatations during the summer. The move would check the loss of lives and …
Forest and Environment Minister Bijoyshree Routray on Tuesday informed the State Assembly that 718 elephants have died in Odisha since 2000 due to different reasons. Replying to a question from Naba Kishore Das (Cong), the Minister said the State Government has identified 14 elephant corridors and taken up a five-year …
718 elephants have died in since 2000 due to different reasons, Odisha government today told the state assembly. This was stated by Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray while replying a question. He said the state government had identified 14 elephant corridors in the and taken up a five-year comprehensive …
In an attempt to provide required water for wildlife and to reduce man-animal conflict, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced digging of borewells and construction of overhead water tanks in forest areas at a total cost of Rs. 2.81 crore. The Chief Minister in an announcement said that the borewells …
The population of monkeys, who have become nuisance for farmers and people in Himachal Pradesh, has come down by 55,000 as per the latest census conducted by the state forest department, forest minister Thakur Singh Bharmauri told state assembly during the question hour on Monday. Replying to a question of …
Driven to desperation by wild tuskers' attacks, people in Dharamjaigarh block in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh are now pressing for a permanent solution to the problem, pointing out that state's practice of simply giving compensation for the damages and deaths caused by elephant menace is not enough. "Since July 30 …
In a unique gesture to end man-animal conflict, villagers living along an elephant corridor in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district will relocate their homes to give a passage to jumbos. Ram Terang village in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, lies in the middle of a main elephant corridor through which several wild …
