Wildlife

Gangadhar S Patil & C Shivkumar BRAHMAGIRI-NILGIRI-GHATS SHOULD BE REVIVED A report of the Elephant Task Force on Tuesday states that the Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats, stretching over 12,000 sq km across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala with a splinter group in Andhra Pradesh, should be rededi cated to the nation immediately THE Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats, and nine other similar hab

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Gangadhar S Patil | ENS ACTIVISTS has urged the state government to realise the longpending dream of an Elephant Corridor in Ooty foothills, alleging that the authorities were using the stretch to acquire lands illegally. "The authorities under the cover of identifying Elephant corridors have created a new and unscientific Elephant Corridors," according to a joint petition filed by activist

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GUWAHATI, Sept 1 – A report of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests have recommended the adoption of the elephant as National Heritage Animal and establishing a National Elephant Conservation Authority to ensure the long term survival of the species which currently faces a range of serious threats. The document, authored by a group of eminent experts of international stature, focuses

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State Puts Onus On NTCA For Formation Of Force Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: The delay in the formation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) for the Ranthambore tiger reserve may not only put the rising population of big cats in the reserve at the risk of poaching, but can also cause clashes between foresters and civilians. “On August 20, when the tiger stepped out of the national park int

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Jaipur: The heavy rain this year has cheered birds lover in the state in more ways than one. If the rain has spelt good for the Keoladeo national park, it has also sprung hopes for the endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) at the Desert National Park (DNP).

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LUCKNOW: Evicting tribals and traditional dwellers from tiger reserves is not always the solution. Creating a stake for them in reserves could also be an option. The biggest tiger reserve of the country, Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam has its security manned by its tribal folks `Chenchus'.

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Ahmedabad: Lion kings of Gir are enjoying the company of two queens at the same time. This highly unusual behaviour of the big cats has been revealed in a study conducted by a lion researcher, Meena Venkatraman. Contrary to behaviour seen in Africa, where a lioness mates with two males if left unattended, here in Gir it is the opposite.

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Chennai: Environmentalists in the southern states may well be doing a jig in the woods this year as the tiger population has reached healthy levels. In contrast, the tiger count in the northern states has seen a decline, say experts. According to the state chief conservator of forests, Dr V N Singh, Tamil Nadu is expected to show a 20% increase in tiger population.

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