Counter affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the matter of Pradeep Singh Shekhawat Vs State of Assam & Others dated 30/01/2025. The application complained about the illegal constructions, including the illegal construction of road to Bhuban Hill, within the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary located …
A special report by Down To Earth on Koyna sanctuary situated in Satara district, Maharashtra, where the windmills and resorts replace wildlife with government's help. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help.
Electricity wires hang dangerously over a bituminous road. Unending rows of gigantic windmills look down from where, perhaps, a tiger should have kept an eye on its territory. Instead of birds, turbines create a humming noise. Trees are hardly in sight and one has to be lucky to spot wildlife. …
In an instance typical of short-sighted government decisions undermining environmental concerns, the recent raising of the Chamota-Pobitora PWD road without leaving sufficient outlet for floodwater to pass has cast a shadow on the long-term well-being of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary. The thoughtless exercise done without consulting the Forest authorities has caused …
New Delhi: The development of the Okhla Bird Park has been on hold for several years as its notification has become a bone of contention between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. UP notified the park as a sanctuary in 1990, including areas that came under Delhi. While the state is in …
VANYAJEEVIGALA JAADU HIDIDU: Sanjay Gubbi; Navakarnataka Publications Pvt. Ltd., 11, Embassy Centre, Crescent Road, Kumara Pack East, Bangalore-560001. Rs. 120. SANJAY GUBBI, a wildlife enthusiast with a formal education in environment science, has had a significant role to play in the conservation effort in Karnataka, notably in Devarayana Durga in …
The State government has declared the waterspread area of Therthangal tank, about 15 km from here on Nainarkoil Road, a bird sanctuary as it attracts a large number of migratory birds every year. The Government Order was issued by the State Ministry of Environment and Forest on December 15 last …
New Delhi: Even after Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh ordered the revocation of the fabricated chargesheet against the whistleblower in the Haryana forestry scam, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, his officials are yet to rescue the young forest official from the witch-hunt by the state government. Even as the state government contemplates dismissal …
LUCKNOW: Tigers will soon have a peaceful existence in wildlife sanctuaries during the tourist season. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has constituted an eco-tourism committee to formulate tourism guidelines for tiger reserves. The idea is to protect tiger sanctuaries from any interference or disturbance by tourists. Even at present, …
With the BRT Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka going to get a tiger reserve status, the Soligas living there face imminent eviction. NEVER before have the tigers of the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary burned so bright, either in popular imagination or in administrative priority. With the Union Ministry of …
Thousands of migratory birds of hundreds of different species have come to the Okhla bird sanctuary this year due to a longish cold spell in European countries. According to officials, every year over a 100 migratory bird species arrive here. Common hoopoe, kingfisher, painted stork, white ibis, great egret, cattle …
Despite registration of an FIR against the contractors indulging in illegal poaching and fishing within and outside the wildlife sanctuary of Harike Pattan, flouting the blanket ban, the police have not been able to arrest any of them. About ten days ago, wildlife officials got the FIR registered against Mehla …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: KTDC chairman Cherian Philip said that steps were taken to ensure long-term conservation of Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Modern facilities will be introduced without harming the habitat of rare birds, he said. Tourism Minister will open the Rs 1-cr-scheme to renovate the sanctuary, he said.
NAGAPATTINAM: The National Fisher folks' Forum has expressed strong opposition to a few measures and issued a charter of demands. NFF, a constituent of the Federation of State Level Trade Unions in India has passed resolutions in its general body meeting held recently. The forum has called for resistance against …
Noida: The UP government will have to make major adjustments in the completion plans of the Ambedkar Memorial Park in Noida to comply with the directions of the apex court on the clearance granted by it for the memorial park so that there is enough green cover to attract the …
Here we describe the bird community of Shingba Rhododendron sanctuary, a high altitude protected area (> 3200 m) and an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Sikkim in the Eastern Himalaya, India. Altogether 332 points were sampled using a point count method.
KALPETTA: The leaders of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Farmers' Welfare Committee (WWLSFWC) and Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi, an environmental organisation in the district, have welcomed the decision of the empowerment committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for implementing the rehabilitation of the trapped farming communities inside the …
KOLKATA, 1 Nov: In a move that could harm both the revenue generation of the government and the prospect of tourism industry, the state forest department has issued a ban on construction of new resorts within and around one kilometre periphery of the seven wildlife sanctuaries in north Bengal. The …
