Wildlife award
WWF-India has bagged the first Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award for tis contribution in spawning a large number of conservation NGOs as well as professionals to preserve the environment and
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U.S. to oppose Japan on lifting whale-trade bans
The United States will oppose Japan's call for lifting bans on the international trade of mink and Bryde's whales at a global wildlife conservation meeting in November in Chile, a U.S. official said.
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Plea to shift two tigress sisters from Ranthambhore to Sariska Reserve
The Rajasthan Government’s Forest & Environment Department has submitted a proposal to the National Tiger Conservation Authority for relocation of two tigress sisters from Ranthambhore National Park to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district in view of the big cats being unable to mark their territories after their mother’s death. The two tigresses, now aged two years each, were orphaned when their mother, T-5, died after a fight with another tigress in Kachida area of Ranthambhore. The cubs, artificially fed for some time, have many times strayed near human habitations, giving rise to fears that they may come into conflict with humans.
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Girnar ropeway: Govt rapped over EIA report
The Girnar ropeway project, which was taken up for discussion by the standing committee of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) on Wednesday, has also been referred to the expert and technical panel to find out if it would hamper vulture conservation in that area.
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BNHS breeds 16 vultures in captivity
mumbai In what could be hailed as the first step towards the restoration of the dwindling vulture population in India, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has successfully bred 16 vultures in captivity in its Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Pinjore, Haryana.
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Mountain gloom and mountain glory revisited: A survey of conservation, connectivity, and climate change in mountain regions
<p>Mountain regions have played a significant role in the history of biodiversity conservation, and promise to play an even larger part in future efforts to respond to climate change. After an historical
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Development by design: Mitigating wind development's impacts on wildlife in Kansas
Wind energy, if improperly sited, can impact wildlife through direct mortality and habitat loss and fragmentation, in contrast to its environmental benefits in the areas of greenhouse gas, air quality,
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Ecuador
A temporary suspension has been clamped on the licence of a pipeline builder in Ecuador by the country's environment ministry. The ministry has said that until the company repairs damages near a
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Road through Corbett
throwing the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Act to the winds, Uttar Pradesh government has authorised the construction of a road deep inside the Ramnagar forest division of the Corbett Tiger
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Oregon ranchers in deal with federal government to protect sage grouse
Oregon ranchers have reached a deal with the federal government aimed at conserving the greater sage grouse and its habitat while ensuring landowners won't face more restrictions if the bird is listed
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A preliminary review on conservation status of Shivalik landscape in northwest India
The Shivalik landscape is extended from the Indus basin to the Brahmaputra with one gap of over 300 km from the Sapta Kosi to the Manas river. The Shivalik landscape, has been categorized under Indo-Gangetic plains and it has special significance in India's biogeography due to intermingling of taxa from the Indo-Malayan and Palaearctic regions.
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Report highlights
Mining pit 50 m from the Rs 500 crore Tillari Irrigation Canal Passage was operating without renewal or environmental clearance. The canal is expected to provide water for irrigating large parts of North Goa district. Six mines were operating close to the Selaulim dam, which provides water to South Goa. The mining lease of one of the six companies expired in November 2007. The operator
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State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment
State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment referred to in the reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.29 regarding “Protection of Environment”
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park in Kamalapura, Ballari District, Karnataka, 02/01/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeyenth Vijayaraghavanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/01/2019 regarding a zoological park by name ‘Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological
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Panchayats in Coimbatore district pass resolution for vulture conservation
Join hands with Arulagam, an NGO, to protect the species Vulture conservation in the State is gaining momentum with more than 200 village panchayats in Coimbatore district passing a resolution on Sunday
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No data on tigers in AP reserves
May 25: What is the tiger population in the state? Nobody is sure as different agencies are coming up with different numbers. With the DNA fingerprinting technology by collecting scat and hair samples failing to take off, officials have conducted the latest survey based on the pug mark technology.
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- Orissa row on turtle deaths
Minister of State for Fisheries Prakash Chandra Debata came in for sharp criticism from wildlife conservation groups for his statement in the Assembly saying that the large-scale deaths of Olive
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Three-country initiative on biodiversity
Nepal, Bhutan and India have agreed to work together to allow the free movement of animal species and address problems of poaching, overgrazing, forest fires and the spread of livestock diseases by developing
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Donors commit $215 million for Amazon conservation in Brazil
Brazil’s government, the World Wildlife Fund and various partners are expected to unveil an agreement on Wednesday that would establish a $215 million fund for conservation of protected jungle in the Amazon
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Return of the cheetah
JODHPUR district in Rajasthan, which recently captured headlines for being the place where the cinestar Salman Khan was arrested for killing a blackbuck, is all set to become famous for wildlife