Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Law enforcing agencies with the cooperation of coast guards have recovered smuggled timbers worth TK 20 lakh and seized two trawlers in a week from Swarupkathi region under Pirojpur district. Swarapkathi police said despite frantic efforts they were unable to stop the smuggling of timbers as influential political groups have …
A truck transporting a load of timber in the guise of transporting Army provisions to Puthumathalan, Puthukuduyirippu and Paranthan, supported by convincing documents had been apprehended by Dambulla Forest Conservation Officers, yesterday. The load of teak timber is valued at around Rs. 500,000. The owner of the truck and another …
KOKRAJHAR, May 7: The felling of valuable trees at Ripu and Chirang Reserve Forests in Kokrajhar district and smuggling is continuing unabated despite BTC Forest Department has taken initiatives to check it. The Dotma-Serfanguri-Shialmari road is one of the vital transporting road of illegal timbers carried from Eastern Range of …
Why is the enquiry report in Rongrenggre RF scuttled? -II By Patricia Mukhim SHILLONG: The purpose of the State Forest Development Corporation is to generate revenue through controlled felling of trees that have reached rotation age. This is meant to ensure that seasoned timber for private and government construction purposes …
Europe should push for tighter laws to curb the illegal timber trade by making both importers and exporters get licenses to show their wood does not come from endangered rainforests, lawmakers said on Wednesday. EU countries are an important market for both legally and illegally harvested timber -- the largest …
BONGAIGAON, April 20: Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB), Ministry of Home Affairs, engaged in guarding the Indo-Bhutan international border conducted a patrolling and seized huge quantities of timber of about 8,000 cubit feet worth Rs 4 lakh after receiving specific information, stated a press release.The booty was seized in a place …
The Flying Squad of Ampara District Forest Conservation Office, within an hour of its inception seized three lorry loads of timber valued at over Rs.1, 000,000 each in transit with measurements different from those given in the permit. The raid was conducted by District Forest Officer in Ampara, Lalith Gamage …
Foiling a smuggling bid, Forest Protection Force (FPF) have seized 86 Deodar scants (sleepers) in Doda district last evening. Acting on a specific input, a team of FPF under the supervision of Deputy Director (FPF) Bhushan Lal Bhat seized 86 sleepers of Deodar from 48 compartment of village Manoe (Malikpura) …
Chandigarh: After the Aravali forest reserves, the Union minister of environment has declared the Sultanpur wildlife sanctuary, a destination for eco-tourists in NCR, an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). Issuing a notification to this effect on Thursday, the ministry invited objections, if any, from locals and directed the state government to ensure …
SHILLONG: GSU Khasi Hills zonal general secretary RK Momin has alleged that employees of the forest beat house including police personnel of the police out post at Athiabari, West Khasi Hills are hand in glove with smugglers involved in illegal transportation of timber from Athiabari to Assam. Informing this on …
Timbers worth about Tk 10 crore are being damaged at various range offices of Forest Department in Khagrachhari due to negligence of officials concerned and a High Court 'stay order' on inviting tender to sell them. The forest officials seized the timbers during their routine raids while being smuggled or …
DIBRUGARH, Nov 12: Illegal cutting and smuggling of timber still continue in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts despite a Supreme Court ban on such activities. Environment conscious people looking on helplessly, as the timber smugglers are causing extensive deforestation in the two districts, while the district administration and the Forest Department …
R Haldorai | ENS Coimbatore WATTLE and bluegum trees have been found to be felled in 100 acres in Ooty forest and smuggled. Two forest teams, formed under the direction of R Kannan, Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Range, have started counting the felled trees on Thursday. The teams are expected …
KOKRAJHAR, Sept 29: In a major breakthrough, the Bodoland Forest Protection Force of the Forest Department under Kachugaon forest division and local NGOs including Green Forest Conservation and Green Leaf Society unearthed a major illegal timber business recently approximately worth Rs 1 crore in a raid at Jhalabila area under …
