Order of the Madras High Court regarding relocation of Thengumarahada village in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu. The court said that the guidelines for preparation of the Tiger Conservation Plan itself mandates relocation of human settlements affecting the core area of tiger reserves. The Supreme Court in Ajay Dubey …
’’We have been rescuing rhino calves at Kaziranga in various circumstances and most of them are now successfully hand raised at the CWRC. At due course of time, all these calves go back to the wilderness again’’ A female rhino calf – Purabi – on Friday was translocated to Manash …
A report submitted by an NGO, Empower Foundation, to the forest department has stated that lions should not be translocated and the big cats should be allowed to migrate naturally only. The report has suggested that even if the need arises, the lions should be given a safe passage and …
Not only the translocation of lions to Chandraprabha wildlife sanctuary has failed but ten other translocations across the world have also failed, the latest one being the Indian Rhino's translocation in 2013. Atleast three incidents of translocation of lions have been taken up across the world including two in India …
No Need To Shift Big Cats To MP, Says Report A report submitted by an NGO, Empower Foundation, to the forest department has stated that lions should not be translocated and the big cats should be allowed to migrate naturally only. The report has suggested that even if the need …
Madhya Pradesh that is in loggerhead with Gujarat over translocation of lions is now confident to reclaim its 'tiger state' tag in the next census. Forest minister of Madhya Pradesh Sartaj Singh on Thursday said numbers of tigers have increased significantly and state is all set to emerge number one …
Bangalore: The Karnataka government has proposed to take up a Rs 100-crore project to restore six critical elephant corridors in the state which have been fragmented by human habitation. The proposal comes against the backdrop of a grim reality ---the man-elephant conflict assuming such proportions that hunger-struck wild jumbos are …
AHMEDABAD: Madhya Pradesh is a major poaching ground with a strong gun culture. This was the finding of Empower Foundation, a Mumbai based NGO working on Sanjay Gandhi National Park's man-animal conflict. The NGO in its report submitted to the forest department has stated that lions should not be translocated …
AHMEDABAD: The forest department has ordered random tests on Gir lions for detection of possible presence of dangerous viruses, to prevent Madhya Pradesh from using possible outbreak of viral disease in Gir as a reason for shifting some of the big cats to the sanctuary in Kuno Palpur. The tests …
New Delhi: At one level the city government is preparing a comprehensive plan to combat climate change and at another, civic society is taking matters in its own hands, calling the government’s measures so far to be unsystematic with a misplaced sense of priority. Environmentalists and activists have come together …
Bahuguna complains that ministry is delaying clearance to power projects The environment ministry has come under fire, this time from a Congress state government, once again reopening the development vs environment debate within UPA. The chief minister of Uttarakhand has complained about the Union environment ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan …
The Barmer refinery-cum-petrochemical complex is likely to be relocated to Pachparda tehsil following protest by farmers at Leelala over compensation. In the task force's meeting on Monday, it was decided to look for another location and expedite the construction work. A team of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) officials will …
Files Review Petition In SC; Says MP Misled Court Ahmedabad: The battle over the translocation of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh is back in the Supreme Court. The Gujarat government on Tuesday moved a petition challenging the April 15 order which directed the state to translocate lions to Palpur-Kuno …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government will file a review petition on Tuesday to stop Gir lions from being translocated to Madhya Pradesh. Officials are set to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's April 15 order which said some Lions should be sent to the neighbouring state's Palpur Kuno Sanctuary. …
Karbis script conservation history Jorhat, May 8: A Karbi village is about to script history by relocating for the sake of elephants. Ram Terang village, comprising 19 families, is expected to shift to a new location by the end of this year. This extraordinary gesture, followed by the relocation of …
The State Board of Wildlife will meet on Thursday to prepare a strong review petition to be filed in the Supreme Court against its order earlier this month on shifting Gir lions to Palpur Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The board realized that the SC order did not entail just …
Ahmedabad: The streets of Sasan, which are generally abuzz with activity since six in the morning, wore a deserted look on Thursday. The small town had given a bandh call to protest against the translocation of Asiatic Lions from Gir Sanctuary to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh. Sarpanch of Sasan …
The State has four major tiger reserves, six national parks and 36 wildlife sanctuaries, which adds up to 15,732 sq km. MUMBAI, APRIL 11: For the long-term sustenance of forests across Maharashtra, the State government has decided to adopt the eco-tourism model that has been implemented in the Tadoba-Andhari tiger …
Jaipur: The state government has decided to constitute a ‘rehabilitation cell’ for smooth rehabilitation of people living in slums and kacchi basti. The cell will perform under Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) with a separate staff and is expected to start functioning from June. Marred by staff shortage and pressure from …
After Peaceful Ways Fail To Yield Results, Villagers Threaten To Intensify Protest Alwar: The ongoing agitation of villagers has spelled doom for the tourism industry at Sariska tiger reserve with mass protest against relocation entering the 13th day on Tuesday. Nearly 2,500 villagers who stay around the park have been …
Standing Committee on Urban Development present this 23rd Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)Bill, 2012" pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)Bill, 2012 introduced in Lok …
