Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can lead to the deaths of rhinos. Increased precipitation, longer monsoons and seasonal floods are already resulting in stranding, drowning …
The City Market police raided three lodges in their limits recently and recovered ivory pieces, skins of fox and python and two-headed snake, all valued at Rs 74.50 lakh. The police arrested seven persons, while five other accused fled. Acting on a tip off, the police raided Navarang lodge on …
VELLORE: Two of a gang of 40 wildlife poachers who fired at a forest watcher, resulting in bullet wounds on him in the Paravamalai Reserve Forest (RF) in the Odugathur forest range in Vellore district on July 23 were arrested during a search operation by the forest department personnel in …
KRISHNAGIRI: A forest watcher was injured in firing by an unidentified gang in the reserve forests near Krishnagiri, bordering Andhra Pradesh, in the early hours of Sunday. A gang suspected to be involved in poaching small animals and smuggling sandalwood from the reserve forests was spotted by forest watchers and …
Although the State Government has enhanced the term for a person convicted of poaching by several years and even to life imprisonment in the case of a second offence, the situation vis-
Mumbai: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) stands firmly behind the method of radio-collaring as an efficient tool in preservation of big cats. This is in light of the recent "wildlife intelligence report" submitted to the government, that blamed radio-collaring as the cause of death of tigers in Panna National …
Forest department monitoring movement of strangers Forest department staff visiting villages in border areas Forest staff being assisted by STF personnel Udhagamandalam: Vigil has been stepped up in various parts of the Nilgiris North Forest Division adjoining the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve following reports of poachers from some parts of North …
DAM Turkey to go ahead without aid Turkey decided to go ahead with the construction of the US $1.68 billion Ilisu dam project even after credit agencies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland withdrew from the project. In December 2008, the three governments suspended funds claiming Turkey did not fulfill certain …
NEW DELHI: Forest preservation, curbing poachers and relocation of forest-dwellers were the three major challenges before the government, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Tuesday.
BHUBANESWAR: Timber mafias and poachers were out to plunder forest resources in absence of surveillance teams in the aftermath of naxal attack on government establishments in famous Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in Mayurbhanj district. Since March 28 this year, Forest Department officials have deserted their duty posts apprehending attack by …
The aims of the UN's initiative to protect the last gorillas are laudable – but they are a distraction from the pressing need for anti-poaching measures. (Editorial)
DHARMAPURI: The Dharmapuri police arrested two persons and seized a Sand boa snake from them in Kundalpatti, near here, on Thursday. According to a release from the SP office, on a tip off that the snake was caught in a garden belonging to T. Sigamani in Mallikuttai village, near Kundalpatti, …
GANDHINAGAR: The state government admitted in the Assembly on Wednesday that only 291 of the 359 lions in Gir were in the protected sanctuary area. Replying to a question by Karjan MLA Chandu Dabhi, the government said as per the last census conducted in 2005, there were 68 adult lions, …
GANDHINAGAR: Special task force formed by state government after 2007 poaching incidents has suggested that apart from use of GPS-based tracking and other modern surveillance systems, establishment of gene pool population and a genetic laboratory for cryopreservation of genetic material is needed to save lions. Forest department, in reply to …
The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report by National Engineering Service has revealed that the zero point interchange will affect about 25,000 trees, which is 5 percent of the total trees in study area. The report said that although the project will have significant positive impacts there are certain negative impacts …
KOCHI: After ivory, ganja and sandalwood, the smugglers are now madly after King Cobra and other venomous snakes in the forests as 10 ml venom of a King Cobra would fetch crores of rupees in the international black market. The smuggling of snake venom had come to light after the …
A person from Keri-Sattari was on Friday arrested in connection with the tiger killing case that had rocked the State some months ago. According to sources, Nagesh Majik was called for an enquiry by the Forest Department at Tushimala-Sanquelim and later went along with RFO Tulshidas Wadkar and Mr Chodankar …
An elephant calf was shot dead by some miscreants at Shettyhalli Forests near Hanagodu in Hunsur taluk on Thursday. The calf is around three to four months. The Forest staff, which was on their round spotted the body of the calf and informed senior officials immediately. Dr Srinivas conducted the …
