Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
A recent survey conducted by the Sikkim forest department and the World Wildlife Fund has revealed that there are around 300 red pandas in the state. The project, that started in 2008, was conducted in Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary in East Sikkim and Barsey rhododendron sanctuary in the West district and …
A Siliguri-based NGO has appealed to the forest department to conduct a survey in the forests of north Bengal to find out the tiger population in the region. The NGO has said that a separate database would help the forest department understand the future trends of survival among the big …
Census report to be sent to Kerala Forest Research Institute KOLLAM: Many animals were sighted at the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) during the three-day wildlife census that ended on May 20. Wildlife Warden of the sanctuary K.I. Pradeep Kumar told The Hindu that the census team which returned on Saturday …
All elephants, wild and tame would come under a two-day survey as a prelude to the first ever island-wide elephant survey due in August this year. Wildlife officials said all activities of elephants would be monitored, including their appetites, behaviour and conduct. The survey would be done in the 7 …
Federal Minister for Environment, Samina Khalid Ghurki has said that wildlife is a beauty of the nature and all possible resources must be used for its conservation. National Council for Conservation of Wildlife (NCCW) should play its pro-active role to manage the issues of wildlife throughout the country by implementing …
The World Bank has asked policymakers in India to stop neglecting urban poverty and expand the scope of some rural flagship schemes to urban areas. It has called for a shift in focus in policy to address poverty as demographic changes and intense migration have dampened poverty reduction rates in …
KALPETTA: A wildlife census in the Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary (WWLS) and the two forest divisions of Wayanad district began on Wednesday. The census is being held as part of a State-wide exercise. The three-day census is being organised by the Forest and Wildlife Department in association with the Periyar …
Herds of elephants, sambar deer, and other animals spotted VAZHACHAL: Direct sightings of herds of elephants, sambar deer, and other wild animals were reported from the Vazhachal Forest Division on the first day of the wildlife population estimation that began on Wednesday. The Forest Department has embarked on a three-day …
AHMEDABAD: Next time you happen to pass by a sugarcane field in Saurashtra or South Gujarat, watch out for the spotted big cats. Experts counting leopards in the 3-day census that ended on Wednesday found most leopards hiding in sugarcane fields. Although the beast managed to dodge them, enumerators who …
AHMEDABAD: A preliminary count arrived at the three-day leopard census which began on Monday has shown that big cats have been well conserved in Gujarat. The initial trends indicated an increase of about 15-20 per cent in the leopard population in the state. This census might throw up some surprises …
AJMER: Forest department teams on Tuesday evening went deep into the jungles of the district where for the next 24 hours they will count the animals in the region. This is the fourth continuous year since wildlife census was undertaken by the department. Though there are several reported panther attacks …
Siliguri, May 16: The elephant census conducted last year has revealed that the number of animals in north Bengal has increased by around 200 which foresters said is mainly because of increased vigilance that has reduced poaching. The officials are, however, apprehensive that an increase in jumbo population may result …
AHMEDABAD: The much-awaited three-day leopard and sloth bear census kicked off on Monday. The census began in 17 districts simultaneously across Gujarat. The last census which was conducted in the year 2006 had shown a population of 1,070 leopards in the state. The forest department officials said that about 5,000 …
KOLLAM: As part of the moves to strengthen tiger conservation efforts, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will monitor tigers across the 41 tiger reserves in the country annually instead of the four-year cycle tiger Census. The annual monitoring system, which will begin in November this year, has been …
JAIPUR: With the Ranthambore tiger reserve embarking on a census, the focus will be on five tigers that wildlife activists claim to be missing from the park for a long time. The sanctuary embarked on its census on Saturday which would see the trap camera method being deployed for a …
Burning Not So Bright The tiger population at the Kanha national park has come down from 89 to 60 between 2006 and 2010. Experts fear that Kanha may go the way of the Panna national park, which has lost all its tigers Poaching and a shrinking habitat are the two …
The forest authorities have employed around 450 officials in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve to under take the census. The census, which began on Thursday will end on 18 May. The first phase of the census has been dedicated to record pug marks of tiger and panthers and it will be …
KATTAPPANA: Preparations have begun at the Periyar Tiger Reserve and the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary for a State-wide wildlife survey to be held from May 18 to 20. Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director, Periyar Tiger Reserve, told The Hindu on Thursday that training classes for the Forest Department staff would be held …
JAIPUR: The forest department on Thursday began the census at Sariska tiger reserve despite knowing that there are just five tigers at the reserve. The same will commence at Ranthambore two days later. While 150 persons would be involved in the fortnight-long exercise at Sariska, Ranthambore will see 600 people …
AHMEDABAD: The much-awaited leopard census will be held for three days from May 16. Along with this leopard census, the state forest department officials will also conduct a census of the sloth bear in the state during the same period. The 2006 census had revealed a leopard population of 1,070 …
