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Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...- 12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungleEleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest...
- Guwahati ring road faces wildlife scrutiny after HC interventionThe Gauhati High Court has mandated an ecological impact study for the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. This study by the Wildlife Institute of ...
- Environment Ministry's advisory panel gives nod for forest diversion to build Kalai-II hydel project in ArunachalThe Environment Ministry's forest advisory committee has given the green light for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh,...
- Karnataka: HC declines to ban jungle safari, seeks detailed response from stateThe Karnataka High Court declined to ban tiger safaris in the state but sought a response from the government on a plea for a permanent ban...
- Minor killed in leopard attack in UP's BahraichAn eight-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in a village near Katarniaghat Wildlife Division. Despite villagers' efforts to save her, Sh...
- Chilika lake a hotspot of biodiversity"For the first time, near-threatened ferruginous ducks and a group of Eurasian otters were spotted in the lagoon in the 2022 Flora and Faun...
- Planning to visit Darjeeling this year, you might be able to walk through natureThe state chief minister Mamata Banerjee is eager to revive these trekking routes which has prompted the wildlife division to initiate work...
- MP to notify Ratapani as wildlife division
- Bird poaching in Chilika LakeAround 40,000 birds of 60 different species have already descended in the blue lagoon of Chilika lake in Odisha. More birds are taking shel...
- Survey to determine density of animals at Satkosia Tiger ReserveA sign survey, in which pugmarks, scraps and other marks are recorded to ascertain the density of herbivores and number of carnivores, will...
- Gujarat lions vanish from UP forestIn one of its kind wildlife mystery, what actually happened to the three Asiatic lions brought from the Gir forests of Gujarat to Chandrapr...
- Gibbon 'family' translocated to Arunachal PradeshThe seventh of the 20 gibbon 'families' in Dello village in Arunachal Pradesh have been captured and translocated safely to nearby Mehao Wi...
- Second home at Kuno-Palpur ideal for Gir lions, says expertHowever, findings of a recent survey in Kuno sanctuary by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - India and t...
- New unit to protect tigers in Sohelwa wildlife sanctuaryThe forest department has decided to entrust the responsibility of protection and conservation of wildlife to a society besides the regular...
- Wildlife Week celebrations at Chandraprabha SanctuaryA series of programmes would be organised at the Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary of the Kashi Wildlife Division to celebrate the National ...
- 165 trees felled by miscreants in Mangalore's Kundapur talukThe area where trees were felled lies between Mookambika Wild Life Division and Mudur Block Reserve Forest.
- Angul boasts of highest number of jumbosThe elephant population in Angul forest circle has gone up to 633 this year from 591 during the 2010 census.
- Jumbo headcount jumps to 1930 in stateHere is some good news for elephant lovers.Odisha has witnessed a jump in pachyderm population, from 1886 in 2010 to 1930, according to the...
- No of elephants rise in Orissa by 24 in last three years, experts dispute official figureEven as the forest department claimed increase in the number of elephants by 24 in the last three years in Orissa.
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