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 …
PANJIM, The Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday issued guidelines for human-leopard conflict management. Even as forest officials here in the State are yet to receive a copy of the guidelines they are upbeat at the prospect. The first of its kind booklet, released yesterday is a result of …
Man-leopard conflicts have intensified to the extent that 291 leopards were reported killed in 2010 and another 235 were killed in 2009. With the leopard population in the country dropping to 11,000, a worried environment minister Jairam Ramesh has shot off a letter to chief ministers asking them to create …
In a first of its kind, the Environment Ministry on Monday issued guidelines -- based on three-pronged approach - to States in dealing with rising cases of man-leopard conflict. According to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the first strategy is aimed at building confidence and paving the way for cooperation between …
The Uttarakhand forest department is pondering strengthening of cow-sheds and constructing of toilets for villagers as a pre-emptive measure to reduce man-leopard encounters. In a majority of cases, leopards have attacked locals when they are out in the open attending nature's call while the weak structures serving as cow-sheds make …
Even as leopards' interference in human habitat has increased, their adaptability to each other is getting better Contrary to the picture being painted by the media, humans and leopards are learning to co-exist in Western Maharashtra. The observations submitted by Project Waghoba to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) …
This booklet, the first of its kind from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, is a result of the consultations with, and the suggestions from, a wide range of individuals and organizations involved in the subject, besides drawing upon reports and scientific studies available on human-leopard conflict. Knowing full well …
AHMEDABAD: With an increasing number of man-animal conflicts being reported from the periphery of Gir sanctuary, efforts are being made to bridge the gap between villagers and the state's forest and environment department. A mobile van has been introduced to roam in the villages along the boundary and help in …
The Corbett National Park platinum jubilee celebrations will begin with a workshop on strategies for preservation of the tigers of Corbett and landscape for the coming 25 years. The workshop will be organised by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at Ramnagar on March 11 with the support of the National Tiger …
Most conflicts take place on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border Shortage of prey in the forests is one factor Cattle rearing in forest fringes also leads to attacks KOCHI: The fearful cries of a four-year-old boy got drowned in the din of the temple festival as a ferocious leopard pounced on …
We have been brought to believe that all wildlife is restricted to wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves. True, our forests are repositories of wild animals and plants, most of which would not be able to survive outside the protected ecosystems. But they make up 5 per cent of the country’s …
Kodagu district produces 2% of the world’s coffee, in complex, multistoried agroforestry systems. The forests of the district harbour a large population of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). The combined effects of high elephant density and major landscape changes due to the expansion of coffee cultivation are the cause of …
BALASORE: The district has lately witnessed some frightening scenes with wild elephants from forests in the neighbouring states going on the rampage here. Lives were lost, houses and crops damaged even as people in hordes moved out of villages to secure places at night. While the Forest Department had a …
Long distance migrations by ungulate species often surpass the boundaries of preservation areas where conflicts with various publics lead to management actions that can threaten populations. We chose the partially migratory bison (Bison bison) population in Yellowstone National Park as an example of integrating science into management policies to better …
LUCKNOW: The Mirzapur forest division is facing threat from an elephant. While, residents of Madihaan range of Mirzapur are living under fear, forest officials, on the other hand, are trying to track the wandering elephant. A team from the Centre is also expected to join the jumbo-tracking mission in a …
A fresh headcount of monkeys to make the latest assessment of the extent of human-monkey conflict on the ground is on the cards, after increased demands from affected farmer groups for need to review the state wildlife department
With 65 per cent of its geographical area covered by forest, the conflict between humans and wild animals in the State of Uttarakhand has assumed serious proportions. According to official figures, 315 humans have been killed and 824 injured in confrontations with wild animals between 2000 and 2011. A total …
KOCHI: A committee to look into instances of man-animal conflicts in the State and suggest mitigation measures will be formed soon, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said. He was speaking at a Farmers' Mela, organised by the Institute of Genetic and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, here on Monday. Mr. Viswom said …
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 …
