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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Development Projects near Wildlife Habitats, 22/12/2017. Census of elephant is undertaken at the national level once in every five years. State-wise/UTs wise and region wise comparative estimated population of elephants of 2012 and 2017 as available in the Ministry are given in Annexure-I. State …
Populations of cheetahs in southern Africa have declined as farming and other human activities push deeper into the free-roaming cats’ range, a new study co-led by Duke University doctoral student Varsha Vijay finds. Fewer than 3,600 adult cheetahs remain in the region, which covers an area larger than France. A …
The state of conservancies report consolidates information and data on conservancies based on national indicators.The report provides a baseline for measuring future impacts and contribution to wildlife conservation and community livelihoods.The findings also enrich understanding of the challenges and complexities that conservancies face as they restore biodiversity. The findings will …
CABINET has approved a new policy for human-wildlife conflict compensation, with families of victims set to receive N$100 000 where a person is killed by a wild animal. The environment and tourism ministry's spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, confirmed this yesterday. The policy was revised following an outcry by affected communities, who …
Burning chillies can deter elephants from ravaging crops in African and Asian communities, according to a new study involving a University of Stirling researcher. Crop foraging by elephants can destroy a year's supply of food in just one night and, as a result, many of the highly endangered animals are …
This management plan has been prepared by the Government of Nepal in response to the Bishkek declaration (2013) to secure 20 snow leopard landscapes by 2020. The management plan process involved extensive consultation and in-depth analyses of the current bio-climatic and socio-economic situation; an assessment of future scenario based on …
When leopards are found in human-dominated landscapes, conflicts may arise due to attacks on people or livestock loss or when people retaliate following real and perceived threats. In the plantation landscape of the Valparai plateau, we studied incidents of injury and loss of life of people and livestock over time …
India unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 spelling out the future road map for wildlife conservation. The third action plan comes after the first plan in 1983 and second from 2002 till 2016. The third National Wildlife Action Plan is unique as this is the first time …
Conflict between local pastoralists and lions remains a tricky problem in lion conservation, but reinforcing traditional fencing structures called “bomas” may provide a cost-effective solution. A study found adding chain-link fences to bomas cut livestock losses to top predators by 75 percent, according to the research. When looking at cost, …
CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says the human-animal conflict in Chama in Muchinga Province is rife with some wild animals terrorising villages and attacking livestock belonging to the farmers in the area. Mr Ngoma said in an interview yesterday that dangerous animals such as lions usually terrorise people in Chief …
BENGALURU: As many as 146 people have been killed by wild elephants and tigers in the past four years in Karnataka, which translates into three deaths per month. The figure raises concerns over the increasing incidence of man-animal conflict. According to data from the Union ministry of environment, forest and …
This coffee table book on Snow Leopards takes stock of what Nepal has accomplished in snow leopard conservation, while appraising new challenges, that will help guide us towards our common goal of sustainable development in snow leopard landscapes with new insight and resolve.
The national water utility agency has embarked on a Rwf80-million solar-powered borehole project that will serve as a quick and temporary intervention to save people living along the Nyabarongo River in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District, from deadly crocodiles. This comes as reports indicate that the reptiles haD killed at least …
An amended Wildlife Act would be formulated soon by incorporating stringent rules against poaching of animals, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Sunday. Considering the increased incidents of poaching and hunting the the Forest and Environment Ministry would incorporate amendments to the Act to prevent such crimes, he told …
According to Babu Ram Lamichhane, a wildlife research officer with Nepalese non-profit National Trust for Nature Conservation and lead author of a study published this month in the journal Oryx, Nepal’s Parsa National Park (known as Parsa Wildlife Reserve until June of this year) was an area where tigers no …
NAIROBI (Kenya Wildlife Service) -- A report detailing Wildlife Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya has been unveiled. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu has launched the report at the historic ‘Ivory Burning Site’ located within Nairobi National Park. The report spells out among other …
Nagpur: The state government has constituted an 11-member high-level committee to formulate a strategy to decide whether conservation translocation of tigers to areas devoid of wildcats will be feasible or not. The committee is headed by principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) AK Misra, while conservator of forests and field …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Wildlife Conflict, 01/08/2017. The State-wise details of loss of human lives due to tiger and elephant, during the last three years, are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
Tanzania has come up with a national land use planning commission to resolve the escalating human-wildlife conflicts, particularly for communities living close to the country's national parks. "We believe that the ongoing human-wildlife conflicts will be resolved after the formation of the commission," said Alan Kijazi, Director General of Tanzania …
Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) has become frequent over recent weeks in Namibia and lions are at the short end of the stick, as up to 25 lions have died so far this year, an official said Monday. Namibia’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta on Monday at a press briefing …
