Horses

Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam on feral horses in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP), 08/05/2025

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 …

Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam on feral horses in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP), 08/05/2025

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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific management of the horses plying in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh, 13/02/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 13/02/2025. In the original application, applicant has raised the issue of unscientific management of the horses plying in Kufri and regulation of the tourist activities and consequential damage to the natural …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding endangered feral horses in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam, 16/12/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …

Action taken report on behalf of Himachal Pradesh on reducing the number of horses in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh, 09/02/2024

Action taken report on behalf of Himachal Pradesh by Deputy Conservator of Forests, Shimla Forest Division in compliance to National Green Tribunal order dated December 10, 2023 in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh. Eco Development Committee (EDC) - Kufri has been formed and registered, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to forest area in Kufri due to plying of horses, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 12/07/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 12/07/2023. Grievance of the applicant is that by continuous plying of horses, the forest area in Kufri is adversely being damaged and no remedial action is being taken by the district …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated effluents from the stables of RCTC, Kolkata, West Bengal, 08/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/10/2018 regarding discharge of untreated effluents from the stables of Royal Calcutta Turf Club located in the Hastings area of Kolkata. National Green Tribunal directs Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) …

Drought forces emergency measures for US West's wild horses

Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them. For what they say is the first time, volunteer groups in Arizona and Colorado are hauling thousands of gallons of water and truckloads of food to remote …

California wildfire displaces exotic animals, horses, cats and dogs, too

A virtual Noah's Ark of wild beasts and livestock has been relocated to save them from a massive wildfire burning north of Los Angeles in a region that is home to exotic animal sanctuaries and horse ranches. Officials and volunteers at the Wildlife Waystation in the northern Los Angeles suburb …

Snowy Mountains brumbies should be culled by 90% over 20 years – draft plan

Ninety per cent of the Snowy Mountains brumbies would be culled over the next two decades, under a plan released by the New South Wales government. The draft wild horse management plan for Kosciuszko national park aims to cut the population of wild horses in the park from 6,000 to …

Namibia: Drought Continues to Threaten Wild Horses

PERSISTENT drought ravaging the country due to low rainfall continues to threaten scores of feral horses that inhabit the Namib Desert about 20 kilometres west of Aus settlement in the South. This has prompted the Namibia Wild Horses Foundation (NWHF) to appeal for funds or good quality grass during this …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management at Jammu and Katra, 16/11/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 16/11/2015 regarding municipal solid waste management at Jammu and Katra and passage upward to Bhawan and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. The NGT directed the authorities to present …

Evolutionary genomics and conservation of the endangered Przewalski’s horse

Przewalski’s horses (PHs, Equus ferus ssp. przewalskii) were discovered in the Asian steppes in the 1870s and represent the last remaining true wild horses. PHs became extinct in the wild in the 1960s but survived in captivity, thanks to major conservation efforts. The current population is still endangered, with just …

Rapid assessment of distribution of wildlife and human activities for prioritizing conservation actions in a Patagonian landscape

Large landscapes encompassing reserves and areas with other human uses are necessary for conservation of many species. Generating information for conservation planning over such landscapes may be expensive and time-consuming, though resources for conservation are generally limited and conservation is often urgent. We developed a sign-based occupancy survey to help …

Act against those treating horses cruelly

Joyride Illegal; Horses Treated Cruelly: Court In a victory for ani mal rights activists, the Bom bay high court on Monday ruled that horse-drawn car riages -locally called `Victo rias' -used for joyride along the seaside were “illegal“, and set a June 2016 deadline to phase them out. Hearing a …

Order of the Bombay High Court regarding the use of horses and ponies for carriages, joy rides in Mumbai, 08/06/2015

Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Animals and Birds Charitable Trust & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 08/06/2015 regarding horse carriages being used in the City of Mumbai for joyrides and not as a mode of public conveyance.

Sri Lankan government to establish a sanctuary for wild horses in Delft Island

Sri Lanka Minister of Wildlife Conservation Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa says that a sanctuary will be set up for the wild horses in the Delft island in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The Minister recently held a discussion with the Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Douglas Devananda …

Illegal trade in wildlife on despite strong law

Some months ago, a woman was caught with a tiger cub in her bag at the Bangkok Airport. She had put the sedated cub in her bag along with a few stuffed toy tigers. However, airport staff spotted the cub when the bag went under the scanner and booked her. …

PETA intervenes in PIL against Victoria horse carriages

MUMBAI: Adding strength to the ongoing public interest litigation filed by the Animals and Birds Charitable Trust, an intervention application by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India was accepted by the Bombay High Court. PETA has in recent years gathered substantial evidence of cruelty to horses used …

Now, Web-based software to predict livestock diseases

The Bangalore-based Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (PDADMAS) has developed a Web-based interactive software to predict livestock diseases two months in advance in the country. PDADMAS functions under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and has been forecasting animal diseases. Diseases As part of this project, …

Wild Mustangs Spared Roundup In Wyoming For Now

Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U.S. government's Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned roundup, horse advocates said on Tuesday. The roundup was due to start on August 16 to reduce horse overpopulation on more than 700,000 acres …

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