Status, conservation and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses
<p>Driven by Asian demand for rhinoceros horns, worldwide poaching of these endangered animals is at a 15-year high, new conservation research reveals.
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The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill
<p>The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This is to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 & strengthen existing provisions for penalties, traps, criminal procedure etc.</p><p><strong>See Also</strong></p>
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Time For A Fair Discussion On Black Soot
A recent NY Times articles brings to fore the contribution of Soot, also known as Black Carbon, in the global warming. And how efforts are underway to reign in the global warming by replacing the mud-stoves in villages of India! On the Earth day, a legislation was introduced in US Senate for EPA to assess the options for reducing the black carbon pollution.
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Parked at a panacea
Are isolated refuges the only way to protect biodiversity?
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Industry s initiative
Can the country's top business groups utilise their corporate skills to manage national parks? They can, believe the Kotharis and Piramals. The two have jointly established the first corporate
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SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka's fierce civil war has taken a heavy toll on it's wildlife. A recent report in the Sri Lankan Daily News claims that land mines have killed or injured several wild elephants. Charles
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Victim of callousness
sakhi, the thirteen-month-old Bengal tigress of the Nehru Zoological Park ( nzp ) in Hyderabad was recently killed due to the careless attitude of the zoo authorities. Poachers intruded into
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SAVING SKINS
A division bench of the Delhi high court has issued notices to the state chief secretary, the conservator of forests and ministry of environment and forests regarding what has been done about
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Melghat Malaise
This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess
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RETURN OF THE RHINO
Nepali environmentalists are elated over the comeback of rhinos in Chitwan national park, located 140 km south-west of Kathmandu. Almost wiped out by poachers a decade ago, the 1994 official census
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Heritage in peril
The Supreme Court recently issued notices to the Union government and the Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments in response to a public interest petition. Filed by Neelambar Baba of
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'Forest guards have powers, but no weapons'
Kishorilal not his real name , is 39 and has been a forest guard at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for 17 years. He spoke to Down To Earth on his experiences:
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The torched earth
Blind bureaucracy and rapacious industry in Indonesia have forced the jungle to strike back with a vengeance at its tormentors
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Green puzzle
A cross section of opinions in response to 'Dark truths and lost woods' pages 31 41 by ANIL AGARWAL
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New strategy suggested to save crocodiles
Respecting the territorial rights of crocodiles will help reduce the chances of conflict between the interests of humans and reptiles.
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NEEDED: A WAKE UP CALL
Foresters need to throw away their blinkers. Scientists need to prioritise areas of research
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In favour of...
...biodiversity or bio plurality? What is of essence is to sustain all that is in the biosphere rather than conserve few forms of biodiversity, says <font class='UCASE'>gopal k kadekodi</font>
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Long overdue
three cheers! The Indian Board of Wildlife meets at last, presumably because of the pressure from non-governmental organisations. The apex decision-making body in India in the field of wildlife was
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Preparing the jungle for its king
The introduction of the lion to the Kuno forests has been meticulously planned
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Road not taken
The High Court of Jharkhand has passed an order banning bauxite-loaded trucks from driving through Palamau Tiger Reserve, Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary and Betla National Park at night. The advocate