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 …
Recent research on leopard behaviour shows capturing the problem animals and releasing them elsewhere only shifts the locale of the people-animal conflict. At first glance Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district seems like any other taluka in western Maharashtra’s sugarcane belt. It seems unlikely, even unexpected, yet in Akole people, their …
Recent research on leopard behaviour shows capturing the problem animals and releasing them elsewhere only shifts the locale of the people-animal conflict. At first glance Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district seems like any other taluka in western Maharashtra’s sugarcane belt. It has densely populated and chaotic settlements, virtually no forest …
THE DEATH of a tiger last month, two and a half years after it was brought to Sariska, proves the National Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is not safe for the big cat. The death also brought to light little action has been taken on the recommendations of the Tiger Task …
The death of a tiger last month, two and a half years after it was brought to Sariska, proves the National Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is not safe for the big cat. The death also brought to light little action has been taken on the recommendations of the Tiger Task …
Much of human-carnivore conflict is supposed to be either accidental or caused by old/injured animals, but how do we explain deliberate attacks on people by healthy, mature carnivores?
The struggle to protect the rapidly vanishing tiger is getting murkier by the day. Up to 100,000 families are slated for displacement, ostensibly to secure India’s tiger habitats. Unfortunately, most of the relocation taking place violates the law and may end up creating more conflicts that cause the tiger’s decline.
The struggle to protect the rapidly vanishing tiger is getting murkier by the day. Up to 100,000 families are slated for displacement, ostensibly to secure India’s tiger habitats. Unfortunately, most of the relocation taking place violates the law and may end up creating more conflicts that cause the tiger’s decline. …
KALPETTA: The leaders of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Farmers' Welfare Committee (WWLSFWC) and Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi, an environmental organisation in the district, have welcomed the decision of the empowerment committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for implementing the rehabilitation of the trapped farming communities inside the …
KALPETTA: After a three-decade long battle, the farming communities living inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is getting freedom from the man-animal conflict. The empowerment committee of the Central Ministry of Environment and Minister of Forests has given a green signal for the rehabilitation of the trapped farming communities, including tribes …
The death of a translocated big cat was shrouded in mystery but there was a possibility of poisoning, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday as he indicated that more heads might roll in the wake of the incident.
CP1, a tiger introduced in the Sariska Reserve on August 28, 2008 aspart of the relocation programme, was found dead in the Tehlarange on Sunday. The carcass was consigned to flames on Monday. JAIPUR: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced in Sariska on Wednesday Rs.30 …
A large section of wildlife experts in Madhya Pradesh are of the strong view that tigers should be relocated in the Panna Tiger Reserve with extreme caution and there should be tough action on ground to protect the existing buffer zone surrounding this Protected Area. The Panna landscape is going …
The Experts Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the environment and forests ministry has pulled up City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) for not assessing the environmental impact of the proposed airport at Navi Mumbai properly. However, EAC has admitted that there was a need for a second international airport for the …
SEVERAL people living in Patyachapaani, a tribal hamlet inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in suburban Mumbai, have been mauled by leopards in recent years. But they do not want to shift and are protesting the forest department's plan to relocate them in the forest fringe. About three months ago, …
Relocation from protected areas is among the hotly debated issues in Indian wildlife conservation. Though the number of people displaced from inviolate areas for wildlife is less compared to the displacement caused by other development projects, the fate of those ousted from protected areas is often a cause for friction …
The creation of inviolate areas in protected forests has been a key concern of conservation for decades. It assumes the only way to conserve "critical" areas is to relocate people who live in these forests. In theory, such people are moved and provided higher living standards while the inviolate area …
Wildlife conservation in India is facing monumental challenges. To withstand the onslaught of development and other threats, it is essential to understand how different wildlife conservation models have fared and what needs to be done. Gha zala Shahabuddin’s Con ser vation at the Crossroads does exactly that. Well researched, succinct …
Animals are increasingly finding it difficult to move from the Corbett Tiger Reserve to the adjacent Ramnagar Forest Division in Uttarakhand. Reason: unregulated tourism along their route. A study in December 2009 found 49 tourist resorts exist along the route, called the Kosi river corridor, and 12 more are under …
