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 …
KAZIRANGA, Sept 12 – An issue intrinsically linked to Kaziranga National Park’s long-term conservation interests has been left unaddressed by the forest authorities and the State Government with the result that the situation is deteriorating every passing year. Animal corridors connecting Kaziranga with the hills of Karbi Anglong are rapidly …
Digging trenches, improving solar fences get priority The Forest Department is embarking on a Rs. 3-crore project to prevent man-elephant conflict. The project included measures to augment availability of fodder and water. The State Government recently sanctioned Rs. 4.5 crore to the Coimbatore Forest Division. Of which Rs. 1.5 crore …
Cars with blaring music systems and high beams not only accidentally kill animals but also disturb those who move in search of prey after sunset inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, stated the conservator of forest in his affidavit while opposing a plea made by Club Exotica. The club moved the …
The camp will ensure quick reaction in man-animal conflict Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned Rs. 1.5 crore to set up a kumki elephant (tamed/trained) camp at Chadivayal at the foothills of Siruvani. The Forest Department has nearly 60 kumki elephants at its elephant camps in Mudumalai and at Anamalai Tiger …
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri on Wednesday advised the State Government to come out with a proper plan to minimise man-animal conflict within three weeks. “Elephants are invading cities as happened at Mysore recently. Every time you are telling the same story. …
A study by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) on ‘Human-elephant conflict in Kerala' shows that the compensation paid for loss of human life and agricultural crops was inadequate, resulting in farmers' ire against the failure of the government to protect them from wildlife menace. The study by E.A. Jayson …
In 2008, I shifted from Pune to the green environs of Dehradun to follow my heart. Writing, photography and nature conservation projects followed, making life really interesting. One of the conservation projects I took up involved studying the conflict between monkeys and farmers in Uttarakhand. In many areas of the …
The human-elephant conflict has intensified as a result of rapidly declining forest cover in Nachchaduwa and Thuruwila. As revealed, the forest cover which was spreading over 3000 acres has now shrunk to 100 acres due to uncontrolled human activities. This was revealed at a press conference held with Agrarian and …
A 1993 survey revealed that there are around 2,600 elephants in the country. The Wildlife Department estimates that there are around 5,500 to 6,000 elephants in the country, Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S.M. Chandrasena said at a press conference. He said it has been planned to hold an elephant …
Its remarkable fight for survival however has pushed many of the big cats closer to villages and into conflict with humans. There has been an increase in reported cases of tiger attacks on villagers in recent years. According to India's Environment and Forests Ministry, there are now 1,706 tigers living …
A historic Texas drought is driving bears into urban areas searching for food and water, the latest in a series of bizarre wildlife stories to come out of the deadly hot and dry weather across the nation. Authorities have reported wayward razorbacks in Arkansas digging through flower beds, and bats …
The Langtang National Park & Buffer Zone Area Support Project (LNPBZ SP) works to fulfill the Sacred Himalayan Landscape’s vision of preserving water resource, forest, pasture land, land and flora and fauna through integrated management, enhancing livelihood opportunities for local people, and the conservation of cultural diversity. The Project has …
Just mention the large brown-and-white bird and the residents of Mardi village in Solapur burst out in anger. The district in Maharashtra is one of the few refuges for the rare Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), endemic to the grasslands of India and Pakistan. Of the 30-35 birds remaining in …
Just mention the large brown-and-white bird and the residents of Mardi village in Solapur burst out in anger. The district in Maharashtra is one of the few refuges for the rare Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), endemic to the grasslands of India and Pakistan. Of the 30-35 birds remaining in …
A series of short and long term measures have been initiated to reduce the man-elephant conflict, and cooperation from all concerned would be required to deal with the problem, which has assumed menacing proportion in recent times, said Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain in the State Assembly today. Replying to a …
There is an imperative need to use technology for better wildlife management and effective conflict resolution methodologies, Consultant and expert of the World Wildlife Fund Ajay A. Desai tells V.S. Palaniappan. Mr. Desai is in Coimbatore to radio-collar two problematic elephants in Coimbatore division that indulged in crop raids and …
A 20-year-old male elephant that was shot with a tranquillising dart by Forest and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) experts for fixing the radio collar in the small hours of Sunday was later found dead. The elephant's carcass was traced by officials at the foot of the Anubavi Subramaniar …
Forest dependency as a means of livelihood has dropped perceptibly in villages particularly near wet zone forests during the past few decades. The rate is much more after end the decades long conflict. Researchers believe this may be due to a shift towards cultivation of cash crops, despite many villagers …
The report makes numerous recommendations for further research and addresses a number of policy implications arising from the study. These address wildlife management policy at both state and national level and some consideration is also given to the implications for Convention on Biological Diversity. The authors challenge stakeholders and decision …
Will identify herd and fix it on one of the animals CHENNAI: In an attempt to reduce man-animal conflict and warn farmers about the movement of crop raiding elephants in Coimbatore Forest Circle, the State Forest Department has proposed to radio collar an elephant from a herd, which will be …
