Reply by Army in OA No 782 of 2023 (News item titled Forest Department sends notice to Army HQ for tree offences, which appeared in The Times of India dated 18/12/2023). The report of December 23, 2024 was uploaded to the NGT site on April 17, 2025. The affidavit was …
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 …
Yagnesh Mehta | TNN Surat: Forest officials will get special protective gears so as to save themselves from the attacks of man-eating leopard on them. At least four persons have lost their lives in the past few weeks in leopard attacks in Mandvi taluka of Surat district. This has forced …
Two tribal villages in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra—Mendha Lekha and Marda— savoured victory when they won community rights over their forest resources in August last year. The rights conferred under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 include the right to collect and sell minor forest produce (MFP). These include tendu …
Around July every year, Laxman Nag, a resident of Kolang village on the outskirts of Kanger National Park in Chhattisgarh, sees crows in his dreams. He sees the birds attacking silk cocoons to pick the larvae inside and wakes up in a sweat. Cocoons in the wild are his main …
Forest people across India are being denied their legitimate right to collect and trade in minor forest produce. Down To Earth correspondents travelled to Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, MP, AP, Maharashtra & Orrisa to unravel the conspiracy.
SRINAGAR Aug 30: Minister for Forests, Environment & Ecology, Mian Altaf Ahmad has directed the officers of Wild Life Department to ensure that the green wealth is safeguarded within their respective jurisdictions. "Timber smuggling and encroachments have to be stopped at any cost", he said. The Minister said this while …
JORHAT, July 30: In a sensational turn of events in the rhino horn recovery case, prime accused Tarun Ganak surrendered himself to the police at Numaligarh Police Station yesterday. After his surrender, Ganak, in his confessional statement, said
With the Lokayukta intensifying its probe into the illegal transport of iron ore, the State Government on Wednesday deputed four forest officers for investigation. The Lokayukta had asked for Biswajeet Mishra, Deputy Forest Officer, (DCF), Wildlife Division, Chamarajnagar; TS Ranawat, Interim DCF, Dharwad; Vipin Singh, DCF, Bidar; and R Udaya …
JORHAT, July 4: What prevents the concerned officials of the district Forest department, Kaziranga to arrest the prime accused of rhino horn and cash recovery case in the National Park that took place on May 19? The Kaziranga Forest department has failed to arrest Tarun Ganak, the prime accused in …
Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, July 2, DH News Service: Caught on the wrong foot because of the iron ore heist at Belekeri port last month, the State government has decided to confer on all range forest officers (RFOs) police powers, including the authority to arrest and prosecute offenders. According …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest rangers in the State have threatened to go on a mass casual leave on July 5 if immediate action is not taken to prevent recurring attacks against them. This was announced by the Kerala Forest Rangers
MAY 19: Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh 5.30 AM: Safaris enter park 5.55-6.15 AM: A tourist guide spots a tigress by a reservoir. The tigress, Jhurjuria, lives with her three cubs in the Tala Range in the park. Blood was oozing from her mouth and nose, and she …
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 …
FOUR months pregnant Lalita Devi coiled herself to escape the blows of heavy sticks. She was bewildered why each blow was directed at her belly. Men in khaki were ruthless till she fell unconscious. After five hours she found herself outside the Kone police station. “I was lying in a …
There has been increased funding for wildlife conservation efforts in recent years. These funds have largely been spent on "habitat improvement" activities. In the absence of a scientific evaluation of such activities, inappropriate management of landscapes has led to human-wildlife conflicts in certain areas. Moreover, funds are being used for …
Tiger conservation took a major hit when senior forest officials found the president of the local Eco (logical) Samiti carrying four tiger paws to the house of a local tantric in order to conduct a special puja in the Chindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. The tiger paws had been hacked …
Mahouts are a specialized class of people with a proud professional background. However, the profession is losing its appeal owing to the dwindling importance of captive elephants. We have assessed their incomes, number elephants, background and human casualties by captive elephants through extensive surveys in three captive elephant management systems …
B. Aravind Kumar Chennai: The State Forest Department will be recruiting nearly 700 frontline staff in the coming months to bolster its conservation efforts, according to Debendranath Sarangi, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests.
