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 …
Illegal sand mining in the Chure region is causing destruction of the forests areas, stakeholders have said. A source claimed that the District Monitoring Committee (DMC) takes bribes from the owners of crusher industries and issue them the licenese to extract silts and sands from the region. With the license …
Allege move to give away 50,000 ha of forestland to corporates Environmental activists have taken a serious note of the draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on the report of the High Level Working Group on Western Ghats chaired by K. Kasturirangan. Any move to weaken …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the special investigating team to file an interim report on illegal mining in Punjab. The High Court also directed the deputy commissioners concerned and mining officers to file an affidavit as to where illegal mining was taking place. The directions came after …
The three-member Supreme Court-appointed central empowerment committee (CEC) headed by Justice P V Jayakrishnan visited Keonjhar district on Wednesday. The panel members met the collector before heading for Thakurani iron ore block, belonging to Sarada Mines, at Barbil, about 70 km from here. Senior forest, mining and revenue officers accompanied …
Illegal sand mining is posing biggest threat to last of the wild and breeding ghariyals left. Found in maximum strength in national chambal sanctuary running along three states — UP, MP and Rajasthan, ghariyals are losing out to human interference. Illegal sand mining, fishing and stone quarrying in the sanctuary …
Poachers are active in Chitral district, the paradise of wildlife, due to shortage of watchers. The wildlife department has only 56 watchers for an area of 14,850 square kilometres. Lamenting the government’s apathy towards the preservation of Chitral, Shakir Ahmad, conservationist at a nongovernmental organisation, told Dawn that due to …
The rare wildlife here are on verge of disappearance in lack of conservation efforts. The Mangri, Kimri, Pulu, Dolphu and Mugu VDCs in the eastern part of the district are considered to be the area enriched with biodiversity. The area is famous for high medicinal value herbs including yarsagunba, guchchhi …
At a time when poaching of tigers and rhinos has been rampant worldwide‚ Nepal has achieved zero poaching of rhinos‚ tigers and jumbos KATHMANDU: Law enforcement officials have arrested more than 700 wildlife criminals in course of a year ending in February 2014. This has become possible because of increased …
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop mining activities in Odisha as sought by NGO Common Cause. A special forest bench headed by justice AK Patnaik posted the matter for further hearing on March 24 after industry bodies, including Assocham, objected to passing of any interim order in this …
The State Cabinet on Monday permitted the Lokayukta to probe the role of officials in the alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs. 642 crore in the government-owned Mysore Minerals Limited (MML). It also permitted the Lokayukta to go head with the trial of all other officials who were allegedly …
It has come to light that at least 2,000 owls are being poached in Nepal every year. A survey carried out by Friends of Nature, an institution based in Kathmandu, in 30 districts has brought this fact to the fore. At a press conference in Amaltari, Nawalparasi, today, Director of …
Year ender (Wildlife) The year of the snake came to the rescue of its kin, the reptilian tokay gecko. The nocturnal Asian lizard, believed to be prized for its medicinal value in the illegal wildlife trade circuit, kept foresters in the southern belt busy, and the mainstream and social media …
The world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarbans considered to be the hub of biodiversity is gradually losing its biodiversity due to rampant poaching of wild animals in and around the forest. Very recently a tigress fell victim to such poaching. On February 08 this year some tourists spotted a wounded tigress …
National Conference president and the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday described Kashmiris as the `biggest thieves’ with reference to power thefts. Farooq made these remarks while releasing a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) titled: “Citizen’s report on state of renewable energy” …
Kaziranga National Park lost two rhinos on Thursday. While one was killed by poachers at Kukrakata reserve forest adjoining the park, the other one died after the animal fell into a muddy pit. With the latest deaths, the number of rhinos Kaziranga lost this year has gone up to 9. …
KPCC president V M Sudheeran on Thursday called upon the government to form a committee in each district comprising of officials from various departments to look into complaints related to sand mining and quarry-related issues. In a letter to Forest and Environment Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Sudheeran said that the committees …
The officials of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday informed the Senate Human Rights Sub-Committee on Environment that it had withdrawn the NOCs issued to stone crushers. They told the committee that they had also launched a joint operation, in collaboration with the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and …
Convener of the Senate Human Rights Sub-Committee on Environment Mushahid Hussain Monday said five stone crushers were still illegally operating in the Margallah Hills. During a public hearing on environment at the Parliament House here, he said,”The Supreme Court order of October 25, must be implemented in totality and all …
Timber Smugglers are reportedly clearing local forests in cahoots with security personnel in the district. Deforestation is reportedly increasing everyday in the forests handed over to the community in Darchula with the objective of conserving the forest. The Kauwa Forest of Vyas VDC in the district has faced heavy attack …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked 49 people accused of illegal sand mining in Gautam Budh Nagar to justify why they should not be penalized for degrading ecology. Police had caught them for illegal mining on the Yamuna riverbed in the district. The principal bench of the tribunal …
