Barnadi

Pigmy hog may be extinct in Barnadi sanctuary

BARNADI (UDALGURI), Dec 26 – Has the elusive pigmy hog that catapulted Barnadi wildlife sanctuary into global prominence following the rediscovery of the pigmy hog and hispid hare in 1971 (after both were thought to be extinct) done the disappearing act again? Conservationists and foresters alike are groping in the …

Pigmy hog may be extinct in Barnadi sanctuary

BARNADI (UDALGURI), Dec 26 – Has the elusive pigmy hog that catapulted Barnadi wildlife sanctuary into global prominence following the rediscovery of the pigmy hog and hispid hare in 1971 (after both were thought to be extinct) done the disappearing act again? Conservationists and foresters alike are groping in the …

Villagers feed jumbos in forest

Kokrajhar, Sept. 25: Various organisations, NGOs and citizens in Udalguri district, which have been feeding elephants in the forest area, have come together to find a permanent solution to mitigate the man-elephant conflict. In the past two months, at least six persons and nine elephants have died in the district, …

Encroachment posing threat to Udalguri ecology

KALAIGAON, Sept 16 – Large-scale human encroachment on the age-old elephant corridors of Udalguri district is posing a serious threat to the ecology of the district as well as the State. Unabated felling of trees and destruction of the green cover have compelled wild elephants to roam in the nearby …

Rare pygmy hog in dire straits

Sivasish Thakur BARNADI (UDALGURI), Jan 19

Spatial modeling and preparation of decision support system for conservation of biological diversity of Barnadi WS, Assam

This study aimed to create a complete GIS base database for the entire sanctuary using ancillary data of the sanctuary as well as using recent technology i.e. Remote Sensing and GIS, habitat characterization pattern of Barnadi WLS, create a decision support system (DSS) of Barnadi WLS using geo-informatics and analyze …

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