in this section you can get updated with the happenings in the wilds of the Indian terrain
NTCA TO STUDY ADANI IMPACT ON NAGZIRA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the ministry of environment and forest monitoring tiger reserves in the country, will study adverse impact onNagzira wildlife sanctuary with the diversion of 163.84 hectares forest land for Adani power project in Tiroda in Gondia district...more
MAN ANIMAL CONFLICT CONTINUES IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK
GUWAHATI: No longer called the World Heritage Site in danger, the picturesque Manas National Park, home to many endangered species like the Royal Bengal Tigers, is still witnessing man-animal conflicts...more
DOMINO EFFECT - FLOODING OF MANGROVES TRIGGER DISAPPEARANCE OF TIGERS
While tigers are a highly adaptable species, thriving in the snows of Russia to the tropical forests of Indonesia, the Sundarbans ecosystem has become an isolated refuge, boxed in by humans and the sea. Although there is considerable uncertainty regarding the degree of future habitat loss due to [sea level rise], it is still imperative to act now to mitigate the potential habitat loss...more
NEW MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS APPOINTED
The unusually calm Jayanthi Natarajan had an unexpected welcome at the environment ministry when representatives of NGOs dressed in animal colors offered her a bouquet and were carrying placards saying, “With love and hope...more
BHOPAL's VAN VIHAR SHELTERS ORPHANED TIGER
After a five-day journey covering 2012 kms, the male tiger on its way from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam safely reached its destination, the Van Vihar National Park, on Friday evening...more
ACCEPT AND SAVE OR DENY AND LEAD THEM TO EXTINCTION? - AUTHORITIES UNDECIDED
The Big Cat Crisis comes to us from at least two clear directions. Lions in Gujarat are being poached for the first time ever with a clear commercial motive in mind. Where the tiger is concerned it is about the numbers of how many are there (or not there) in the wild...more
Five AMU professors booked for keeping black buck in captivity
An FIR has been registered against five professors of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for allegedly keeping a black buck in captivity at the varsity campus in Aligarh, police said here on Tuesday...more
Sariska poacher finally convicted, gets maximum imprisonment
In a landmark judgement, the Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate - II, Alwar, Rajasthan convicted noted wildlife poacher Juhru and his associates, Tayyeb, Ramzan, Noora and Jiwan Das, sentencing them to a maximum imprisonment of seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000, in a case related to tiger hunting in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in 2005...more
COMPASSION FOR CONSERVATION - A WORTHY EXAMPLE FOR ALL TO FOLLOW
The Paliyan, also known as Palaiyar or Pazhaiyarare, is an indigenous forest tribe of the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Traditionally nomadic, residing in rock caves and crevasses, they have only recently transformed their lifestyles to suit present-day requirements. Listed as one of the scheduled tribes of India, they are now traders of forest products, food cultivators and bee-keepers...more
SEIZED SLOTH BEAR CUBS INDICATE SHIFT IN WILD TRADETwo sloth bear cubs were seized and two traders arrested in Keonjhar district in the east Indian state of Orissa by Police authorities, yesterday.
The seizure reveals new source areas in sloth bear trade, even as joint action by the Orissa Forest Department and the World Society for Protection of Animals – Wildlife Trust of India (WSPA-WTI) has prevented removal of bears from the wild in Sambalpur district – the epicentre of this illegal trade in the country until 2008...more