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 …
Oct. 14: A three-year-old boy sustained minor injuries when he accidentally fell between the hind legs of an elephant at Dwarakatirumala temple in West Godavari at about 12.05 pm on Wednesday. According to police, the boy, G. Kushwanth, arrived at the temple along with his parents. His parents were watching …
Areas bordering Bhutan in Udalguri district now resemble a battle zone amidst an escalating man-elephant conflict, with disturbing consequences for both. A spurt in the conflict has claimed the lives of six elephants this year, with the past one month alone witnessing the death of three elephants. Equally damaging has …
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): Panic gripped a village here after a leopard killed a seven-year-old girl in Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary area, officials said on Sunday. The leopard, which strayed into district
Dumka, Sept. 30: Dumka forest department may have been successful in rescuing tame circus elephants, but has miserably failed to control increasing man-animal conflict in tribal villages. The threat of elephant attacks increase in this time, when farmers harvest their paddy and brew hadiya to celebrate several festivals. Vairabpur village …
This paper documents the status of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), its distribution, movement, migratory routes and other elephant and habitat management related information across the administrative ranges of Kalakkad and Mundunthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Southern India.
Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus) is found to coexist with leopard and sloth bear in Marwahi Forest Division, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). Jackals were found to be omnivorous in this area; they consumed plant material, seeds and fruits. Jackals are creating considerable nuisance due to increasing biting cases to local people in Marwahi …
Some of the most inaccessible and extremism-affected tiger reserves in India are set to get a booster shot: all the way from Scotland. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), through its Indian Foundation, is putting in a 1 million pound grant for the rehabilitation of forest based communities around Simlipal, …
K. Raju As man encroaches forest land, elephants and Indian gaurs left with no choice AT LOGGERHEADS: Two from a herd of Indian Gaurs grazing off the road at the foothills of Sirumalai in Dindigul district. DINDIGUL: The conflict between man and animals has been escalating owing to rampant destruction …
With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meeting with 17 tiger-range states to look into the reasons for the unabated deaths of the feline.
With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meeting with 17 tiger-range states to look into the reasons for the unabated deaths of the feline. Tigers unabated deaths a major concern "The first meeting will be held tomorrow with directors from …
A father and his three-year-old baby were killed and his wife and another six-year-old child seriously injured in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Sukhbilash, some 30 kilometres off Bandarban Sadar yesterday. The deceased were identified as Jahangir Alam, his daughter Jisan and the injured were Munni …
Mahuva (Bhavnagar): Big cat fear gripped Bila village of Mahuva taluka, where two persons, including a forester, were mauled on Wednesday by a lion that strayed into a farm. This incident has created panic in the village. Farmers are now scared to venture into farms even though government provides additional …
In a continuation of the conflict between humans and elephants, a man was killed but a child miraculously escaped unhurt when an elephant in the Kumbikkulama area of Habarana charged a group of farmers tending their land. T.D. Wimalasena (47), a father of two and a farmer from the Heenmoragolla …
In a continuation of the conflict between humans and elephants, a man was killed but a child miraculously escaped unhurt when an elephant in the Kumbikkulama area of Habarana charged a group of farmers tending their land. T.D Wimalasena (47), father of two and a farmer from the Heenmoragolla area …
In a continuation of the conflict between humans and elephants, a man was killed but a child miraculously escaped unhurt when an elephant in the Kumbikkulama area of Habarana charged a group of farmers tending their land. T.D Wimalasena (47), father of two and a farmer from the Heenmoragolla area …
Assam seems to have found the mantra of success to arrest the rising incidents of man-elephant conflict. In a move towards it, the State is now advocating revival of the traditional
