In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
A court ruling in the US in January 1995 cleared the way for an ambitious plan to reintroduce the gray wolf (Canis lupus) to parts of its former range. One of the 2 sites selected is the famous Yellowstone National Park, which was established in 1872 and is well known …
A 29ft rubber whale, Molly the Minke, is being paraded on the back of a truck in the UK. The float will go through 38 towns and cities before it gets shipped to Dublin for the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which is meeting at the end of May. Greenpeace, the …
PROMISCUOUSLY cohabiting gene pools were on the verge of ensuring that tigers would never be the same again; what saved the day was the Central Zoo Authority's (CZA) new scientific action plan for breeding them in captivity. From now on, DNA mappings will be used to trace the genetic details …
WILDLIFE conservation has made commendable progress in India. We now have a network of over 500 Protected Areas (PAS), a Wildlife Protection Act, an exclusive Wildlife Wing within the Forest Department to manage PAs, an everexpanding body of scientists and institutions dedicated to wildlife research, and scores of NGOs and …
ETOSHO, the place of dry water: the film is intended to be educative, in the National Geographic genre, featuring gobs of painstaking wildlife photography and a relatively simple message on why water is so valuable for life. The superb photography is complemented with an often humorous and well-paced commentary. For …
AUTHORESS ROYINA GREWAL'S travelogue, Sacred Virgin, is raking in dazzling reviews. The fact that she travelled along the Narmada when it was at the heart of an international environmental controversy has added to the interest the book has generated. Grewal's reason for writing the book, however, was almost archival. She …
Sinclair Gallery in the United States of America is currently holding an exhibition on the Indus Valley civilisation. The purpose of this exhibition is to demonstrate the advanced status of this ancient civilisation and its importance in South Asia. According to the Smithsonian, the exhibition will be held in the …
A REPORT sponsored by the department of science and technology (DST), called Profile and Productivity of Academic Science in India, gives policymakers a clear window into research by the scientific community. The report, which was finalised in late March and had been stretched out over 3 years, covered 1,075 academics …
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board found the Ganga's water near Lucknow unfit for consumption. Three outlets tested had a paltry oxygen content; toxic effluents offloaded by industrial units are killing the river. From April 14 onwards, Gujarat's forest department carried out a 6-day census of the endangered Asiatic lions …
WHILE plans are being drawn up across the world to protect endangered tiger species, the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to lift the ban on the collection of tendu leaves from 44 protected forests of the state has kicked up a storm: but 3 national parks have been excluded from the …
POACHERs are motivated purely by commercial gain. But the tribals of Simlipal in Orissa are prompted by almost sacrosanct tradition - an annual hunting ceremony known as akhand shikar or .mass hunting excursion", which turns them into ferocious killers of even protected animals. The ritual normally begins in mid-April on …
Now health statistics are available at a glance. The National Atlas and Thematic Mappings Organisation (NATMO) has released a Health Map of India. This map highlights the health care facilities and medical attendance available in different parts of the country. In addition to this, the map gives a comprehensive picture …
An exhibition of 13 life size robotic dinosaurs will be travelling through India starting this May. The exhibition is brought by the Dinamation Corporation of California and will be put by the Hariparvat Merryland Resorts. The first stop of this robotic exhibition is Bombay.
CAN the mind repair and revive a body in the terminal stages of entropy, flying in the face of just about every medical precedent? Peter Hettel was dying irrevocably of cancer of the sinus. He chose to take the road, so far, least taken: he chose to follow the almost …
TIGER census will now be done by shoot- ing the cats - with a camera, of course! Earlier, pug marks counting was the only method. "Camera trapping", as ,he new method is known, lalls for the installation of etectronically operated ,ameras in select forest areas. The study will be -ndertaken …
The sustainability of the world's 3rd largest game park - the Dinder Park in Sudan - is being seriously doubted now. Home to over 150 varieties of birds and a large wildlife population, the park has for long attracted the attention of hunters, nomads and farmers. According to the park …
Poor sewage treatment has turned many of Britain's beaches into giant public toilets. Every day, about 300 gallons of untreated and semi-treated sewage is pumped into the sea. The recently published Good Beaches Guide 1995 has approved only 100 beaches as clean and healthy. The guide was started by Tony …
That AIDS is a growing concern in Africa was apparent at the Ouagadauga, which hosted Africa's biennial film festival, Fespaco. In addition to its cultural theme, much of cinema there was preoccupied with the problems of urbanisation and, in particular, AIDS.
In exercise of powers /conferred by Clause (a) of Subsection (1) of Section 63 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules. These Rules may be called Wildlife (Specified Plants - Conditions for possession by licensee) Rules, 1995.
These Rules may be called Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995. They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires (a) “Act” means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
