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 …
The homes of about 30,000 people have been demolished in a Kenyan slum to make way for a new $20m (£15m) dual carriage way in the capital Nairobi. The residents, living in part of the city's largest slum, Kibera, were given just two weeks notice to leave. Bulldozers moved in …
Seven black rhinos have died at the Tsavo East National Park following translocation by wildlife conservationists late last month, wildlife official said on Friday. A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) official who did not want to be named said the seven rhinos which were being moved from Nairobi National Park to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Verhaen Khanna & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/07/2018 regarding relocation/ transplantation of 36 trees for redevelopment of Pragati Maidan complex. NGT directs the Project Proponent and other respondents to submit report with regard to relocation/ transplantation …
Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on June 26, 2018 commenced translocation of eight black rhinos from the Nairobi National Park to Tsavo East National Park (TENP). Tourism and wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Nabib Balala officially launched the translocation at the ivory burning site inside …
Residents of communities that would be affected by the construction of a bridge to link central Monrovia with Bali Island are proposing an early relocation package before the start of the project. Report by Edwin G. Genoway, edwin.genoway@frontpageafricaonline.com The residents claim government’s early planning of a relocation strategy will ensure …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2018 regarding reintroduction of Cheetahs from Africa to suitable sites in India identified by the Wildlife Institute of India based on a detailed site specific action plan. By …
Opuwo — The drought that has ravaged the Kunene Region for at least seven consecutive years now, continues to affect communities in the region who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have since started moving into the regional capital, Opuwo. Because of the poor rains, animals have died, resulting …
The government has begun relocating 21 elephants from Solio and Sangare ranches in Laikipia county to the Tsavo National Park in the Coast region. The two-week exercise was launched by Tourism CS Najib Balala at Solio Ranch yesterday. It will cost Sh4.5 million. The 13,700 square kilometre Tsavo Park has …
KENYA: A Kisumu court has now given governor Anyang’ Nyongo the green light to relocate the infamous Kachok dumpsite after it vacated an order temporarily stopping the planned relocation to Kajulu. The dumpsite has been at the center of controversies as residents, politicians and the county government disagreed on relocation …
Minna — Niger State government in collaboration with Lapai local government area is to relocate over 50 communities in the lower land of River Niger, Alhaji Usman Ndagi Mohammed, the chairman of Lapai LGA has disclosed. Mohammed told Daily Trust in an interview yesterday in Minna that flood occasioned by …
The people of Kiribati are under pressure to relocate due to sea level rise. New Zealand could introduce a visa to help relocate people affected by climate change. New Zealand’s new government is considering creating a visa category to help relocate Pacific peoples displaced by climate change. The new category …
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 …
AHMEDABAD: The state government announced in the assembly that some 25 villages in low-lying areas of Banaskantha will be shifted to higher ground, as these villages were ravaged by the recent floods. Revenue minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, during the debate on the floods, said that after the floods the administration was …
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 …
AHMEDABAD: In the forest near Liliya-Krakach, noisy little cubs are seen sauntering around a small pond. Some are playfully pouncing on their mother who sits relaxed but watchful. These scenes in Asiatic lion's abode are not limited to Amreli district. Several forest areas outside the Gir National Park are brimming …
State continues to be on high alert as the meteorological department has forecast more rains After Saurashtra, its now the turn of the North Gujarat region to bear the brunt of incessant rainfall. Heavy flooding in several areas has forced the State authorities to shift people out of low lying …
Sowa Town — President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has released four rhinos into Sowa Town Park located in the Botash mine lease area. Speaking in an interview after the release on July 1 during the annual Race for Rhinos event held for the first time in Sowa, …
The second and final phase of the historic translocation of 500 elephants in Malawi is underway and this month 200 elephants will be translocated to their new environment. Last year, the African Parks in conjunction with the Malawi government embarked on the project in which 260 elephants were moved from …
TWO of the three lions which were found roaming among the community near the Botswana border last week were captured and safely relocated to Buffalo Game Park in Kavango East. The two male lions were found after an intense and costly search by the Harnas Wildlife Foundation. The latest successful …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved Rs 3.40 crore Tiger Relocation Plan for the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The plan was prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India in 2010. Five tigers are to be relocated from the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve and its territorial forest divisions to the …
