The three-decade-old deer park on Berhampur University campus in Ganjam district is all set to be shut and its animals shifted to Gajapati district. At present, there are 55 spotted deer in the park, which has become too small for their increased numbers. The deer park was opened in 1989 …
The hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) is of great conservation concern because it represents the easternmost and only hope for an Asiatic survivor of the red deer species in the Indian subcontinent. Despite the rigorous conservation efforts of the Department of Wildlife Protection in Jammu & Kashmir, the hangul population has …
Musk deer could go extinct if poaching continues at the current rate, according to officials from Wangchuck centennial national park (WCNP) and Thrumshingla national park (TNP) in Bhutan. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bhutan. LAND, AGRICULTURE, GRAZING LANDS AND ANIMAL CARE …
There is a reason to cheer for wildlife activists and conservationists as the tiger population in the Similipal National Park has shown a good sign of growth of the National Animal. According to sources, number of the tiger in the Tiger Reserve Forest (TRF) has reached to 25 including one …
Tripura government will set up an elephant reserve at Gandhari in Gomati district for better conservation of the jumbos whose population was dwindling in the state. The reserve would be spread over 123.8 sqkm area in Gomati district at the initiative of the state government and the site has been …
At a time when Kaziranga National Park is struggling to save its rhinos, the World Heritage Site received a much-needed boost. The swamp deer population in the park has increased by 18 in the last six months. According to the report of the recently-concluded swamp deer census, which was revealed …
The poachers have turned active in Sundarbans under Khulna district due to negligence of the authorities concerned. Particularly, the poachers, in collusion with the local influential people, are hunting deer indiscriminately. They sell flesh, rawhides and horns of deer at high prices. The forest department does not have any list …
Number of swamp deer has increased at the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in the last five years. Chief of the Reserve Office, Yubraj Regmi, said that the number of swamp deer has increased by 131 this year as compared to the last year. According to the statistics of the Office, the …
Counting of swamp deer and one-horned rhino has begun at Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Kanchanpur from today. The tiger census was completed at the wildlife area a month ago. Chief Protection Officer Yubaraj Regmi at the reserve said head count of the animals would be carried out in three phases. …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan, Dec 2013 Erratic climate change events have hit the rice production in Pakistan this year and to take account of damages, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its end-of-the-season report has downgraded its production forecast for the country by 600,000 tonnes to …
Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu), the eastern most subspecies of red deer, is now confined only to the mountains in the Kashmir region of Jammu & Kashmir State of India. It is of great conservation significance as this is the last and only hope for Asiatic survivor of the red deer …
In light of the current global extinction crisis, understanding how and where drivers of population decline will take effect has never been more important. Climate change is expected to be a major driver of species extinctions in the 21st century. Average changes in greenhouse gas concentrations are expected to produce …
Out of seven species of Musk deer found in Asia, five are present in India. One of these species, the Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), is found in Uttrakhand Himalayas, is endangered (IUCN 2011) and listed in Appendix I of CITES. This species is also listed in Schedule I of …
Here the researchers present an observation on the rutting behaviour of the nationally threatened population of Red Deer in Kashmir, Cervus elaphus hanglu, commonly known as Hangul, in the Dachigam National Park (DNP). Original Source
