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 …
Dudhwa National Park, located in Uttar Pradesh, became the first park in India to see the relocation of several Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758) in 1984. Nine rhinos were brought in from Assam and Nepal and released in an electrified fence over two years. While the forest department …
AHMEDABAD: Barda Dungar, a lion translocation site within Gujarat, should be an isolated lion habitat, which should not have connection with Gir Sanctuary, suggested experts of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). It was in October 2013 the state government had asked WII scientists and lion expert Y V Jhala …
The report of an inquiry into the Hazelwood coalmine fire will be released on Tuesday as residents of the nearby town of Morwell consider a class action lawsuit. The 400-page report is expected to be critical of the Victorian health department and the mine’s operator, GDF Suez. During hearings, the …
Community members of Gidaphu, under Thimphu’s Mewang gewog, whose homes are allegedly cracked by blasting carried out by mines, have submitted a rebuttal to the district court. The rebuttal, submitted to bench II of the district court on August 27, states that the government should take responsibility for their damaged …
More than 5,000 people are to be relocated to protect a colony of red-crowned cranes, an endangered species with a worldwide population of only 2,000. The bird is an important symbol in Chinese mythology, representing longevity and immortality. A common image in Chinese art depicts a hermit or reclusive scholar …
The recent findings by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have revealed that tigers in disturbed areas have high-stress levels. The findings have come out in the aftermath of the Sariska tiger reintroduction exercise. It revealed that stress levels, particularly in female tigers, affect their breeding as stress was the …
The Delhi government is reportedly drawing up an elaborate plan to clean the Yamuna river by relocating unauthorised colonies that cause pollution. Various studies suggest that sewer and filth that flows from the colonies situated in the Yamuna’s vicinity add up to 30 per cent of the pollution into the …
KOCHI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules seem to hinder poor fishermen from realising their dream of building houses in Kumbalam-Panangad islands. The fishermen community is of the opinion that they are not given any humanitarian consideration when authorities aggressively implement the CRZ norms in the area. “Many fishermen have …
Madhya Pradesh forest officials have again got on camera a Rajasthan tiger T-38 in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary where Gir lions from Gujarat are proposed to be shifted. Its dominance in the area has now become a cause of concern for the two states. State forest officials are more worried over its …
Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate from a small island in the first such case in the Pacific islands. Choiseul, a township of around 1,000 people on Taro Island, a coral atoll in Choiseul …
AHMEDABAD: In a major blow to the Gujarat government, the last hope against translocation of Asiatic lions to Kuno Palpur has been dashed. The three judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India R M Lodha rejected the curative petition filed by Gujarat government against the apex court's order directing …
KOLKATA: A World Bank economist has said that the lender will fund only those hydropower projects where safeguards are in place to prevent any adverse impact on the environment. "We are prepared to support only those good hydro-power projects in India which make economic sense as well as take socio-environment …
KOLHAPUR: State forest minister Patangrao Kadam said that he has ordered a detailed survey of villages located at the foothills which may be vulnerable to landslide situations like Malin in Pune district. Kadam also holds the portfolio of the relief and rehabilitation ministry. Malin village, home to some 400 residents, …
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a spurt in the number of tigers straying out of protected areas, preying on humans and receding to their lairs. Three big cats have been declared man-eaters in UP since 2008. One was killed by an angry mob of villagers in 2008, another shot down by …
Khitshang: Like a station awaiting a train delayed by hours, Duksum town has been in a slumber as long as its residents can remember. The little town at the confluence of the Kholongchu and Drangmechu, Duksum is slowly waking from its sleep. The 600MW hydroelectric project is waking up its …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking to relocate about 2,400 people from more than 300 villages located in landslide-prone areas in nine hilly districts to Haridwar, Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the state, chief minister Harish Rawat said here on Sunday. The …
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar on Thursday assured the Assembly that Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary would be translocated to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district soon. Replying to query by Satyapal Singh Sikarwar (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) during the Question Hour, Shejwar said a technical committee …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for all efforts to bring lions from Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary so that the work to rehabilitate lions in Madhya Pradesh can be started at the earliest. Chouhan was chairing the 11th meeting of the Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board here on Tuesday. …
Experts predict it could cost up to £2bn to provide alternative habitats for wildlife if a proposed Thames Estuary airport is built. An estuary airport on the Isle of Grain has been proposed by London Mayor Boris Johnson. The report published by the Airports Commission said it would "radically and …
The Rajasthan government plans to shift some tigers from the Ranthambore National Park to other parks in the State, following an increase in the number of big cats and territorial fights between them, an official said on Sunday. At least five tigers have been killed in territorial fights among the …
