|
Gujarat offers hefty sum to shift out of Gir |
IANS |
The economic times , Friday, July 03, 2009 |
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government is planning to shift some 100 families of the Maldhari community living inside the sprawling Gir National Park as part of a project to resettle these herdsmen outsi ...More
|
|
Gujarat offers hefty sum to shift out of Gir |
IANS |
Times of India , Friday, July 03, 2009 |
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government is planning to shift some 100 families of the Maldhari community living inside the sprawling Gir National Park as part of a project to resettle these herdsmen outsi ...More
|
|
Katarniyaghat a safe haven for the wildlife |
Sharmila Krishna | Lucknow |
The Pioneer , Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, a unit of the Dudhwa Tiger reserve, remains the safest haven for the wildlife in the state. While the last census carried out by Project Tiger gave an estimated count ...More
|
|
Second home for Gir's big cats remains mired |
IANS |
Times of India , Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: India's Asiatic lions are the most vulnerable of all the big cats as they live in a single area in Gujarat, making them prone to diseases as well as other threats, and yet calls for creat ...More
|
|
World Bank backs tiger conservation programme |
Suzanne Goldenberg |
The Hindu , Monday, June 22, 2009 |
The world’s diminishing population of tigers — which could face extinction within a decade — found a potential saviour on Friday after the World Bank put its weight behind a new international conserva ...More
|
|
Tigers fight for turf, but foresters happy |
Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Monday, June 22, 2009 |
The death of the sixth tiger resulting from territorial fighting, in the past six months, has raised hopes among Uttarakhand forest officials about the presence of other big cats in Tarai Central ...More
|
|
Kumbh fair preparations pose threat to State environment |
Pioneer News Service | Rishikesh |
The Pioneer , Sunday, June 21, 2009 |
While the State and District administration focus their attention on ensuring proper execution of works to arrange for the successful organisation of Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, the environmental wealth o ...More
|
|
Three-year jail for tiger poacher |
PTI |
The Hindu , Friday, June 19, 2009 |
Katni (MP): A court here on Thursday convicted a notorious tiger poacher, a resident of Haryana, for poaching the big cat and smuggling its body parts and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.
T ...More
|
|
Tiger poacher given 3 years RI, fined Rs 10,000 |
Staff Reporter | Bhopal |
The Pioneer , Friday, June 19, 2009 |
A Madhya Pradesh court on Thursday sentenced a tiger poacher to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of Rs 10,000, officials said on Thursday.
The accused — Dariya — was convicted ...More
|
|
Tiger poacher convicted in Madhya Pradesh |
IANS |
Times of India , Friday, June 19, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: A Madhya Pradesh court sentenced a tiger poacher to three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000, officials said on Thursday.
Dariya (only the first name was given) was ...More
|
|
Greens fume at night traffic in Bandipur sanctuary |
IANS |
Times of India , Saturday, June 13, 2009 |
BANGALORE: Environmentalists across Karnataka are fuming over the state government's latest decision to put on hold an eco-friendly ban on vehicular movement at night through the famous Bandipur game ...More
|
|
Banking on tribals to protect tiger reserve |
D. Radhakrishnan |
The Hindu , Friday, June 12, 2009 |
Udhagamandalam: Forest department’s dependence on tribals for managing the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near here is steadily growing. Recognised many years ago as one of the best maintained wildlife sanct ...More
|
|
Seven held for poaching wild boar |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
Coimbatore: Officials of the Forest Department, Coimbatore Division, have arrested seven persons in connection with two incidents of poaching wild boar, near Marudhamalai and near Thadagam, in the las ...More
|
|
Cyclone decimates fishing industry |
Sabyasachi Roy |
The Statesman , Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
SUNDERBANS, 9 JUNE: Fishermen of the Sunderbans, who have lost their livelihood after cyclone Aila, are now becoming more dependent on forest products like honey and timber. The marooned residents w ...More
|
|
Fresh tiger census in October |
PTI |
Times of India , Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
DEHRADUN: A tiger census would be conducted in October this year by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) after a gap of two years amid fears of declining population of the animal in the country.
...More
|
|
Fresh tiger census in October |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
DEHRADUN: A tiger census would be conducted in October this year by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) after a gap of two years amid fears of declining population of the animal in the country.
...More
|
|
STPF for three reserves in MP |
Vivek Trivedi | Bhopal |
The Pioneer , Monday, June 08, 2009 |
For safeguarding the already diminished tiger population in the State, Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) will soon be deployed in three tiger reserves Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench. Every company w ...More
|
|
Frog poaching a worry, says campaign |
TNN |
Times of India , Saturday, June 06, 2009 |
MARGAO: Two largest species of frogs - Indian bullfrog and Jerdon's bullfrog - are selectively poached in the state for their large fleshy legs, the most prized anatomy of the frog.
The Indian pon ...More
|
|