Chennai: The Madras High Court has banned all construction activities in the proposed elephant corridors covering all bottlenecks connecting Segur Plateau and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve – part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve – in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Strongly favouring the ‘rights of passage’ of wild elephants, the court […] Read more »
The Whale Shark has its ‘day’ in Dwarka
Dwarka (Gujarat): Hundreds of school children and fishermen among other local people gathered today in the Sunset Point ground, Dwarka in the western Indian state of Gujarat, for a unique annual celebration – the Whale Shark Day. Read more »
Woman sentenced to five years imprisonment for trade in tiger parts
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh): Dilipo, a habitual wildlife offender belonging to the Bawaria community, was sentenced to five years and three months of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for illegal trade in tiger parts, by the Court of RK Shukla, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday. Dilipo […] Read more »
WTI documentary wins premier environment film award
New Delhi: ‘A Shawl to die for’ – a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) film – won an award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the prestigious CMS Vatavaran 2009 film awards – India’s premier festival for Indian and international documentaries on environment and wildlife, held last week. The film […] Read more »
WTI provides Rs 1 lakh to family of a deceased frontline forest staff
Bharatpur (Rajasthan): The family of a deceased Rajasthan Forest Department driver, Mool Chand, was yesterday provided support of Rs 1 lakh under the nationwide group accident insurance scheme for frontline staff run by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Mool Chand, who worked as a driver in the Keoladeo National […] Read more »
Indo-Nepal authorities’ recommendations for effective wildlife enforcement in western border
Dharchula (Uttarakhand): Authorities who met at the wildlife enforcement and legal workshop last week in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, unanimously recommended institutionalisation of cross border coordination and joint enforcement operations, among others, for effective wildlife trade control along the western Indo-Nepal border. The recommendations will soon be submitted to the Uttarakhand Forest […] Read more »
Sloth bear cubs seized; indicates shift in trade hub
New Delhi: Two sloth bear cubs were seized and two traders arrested in Keonjhar district in the east Indian state of Orissa by Police authorities, yesterday. The seizure reveals new source areas in sloth bear trade, even as joint action by the Orissa Forest Department and the World Society for […] Read more »
Lack of funds threaten critically-endangered Amur leopards in Russian Primorski region
Primorski (Russia): Despite being home to the Amur leopard – one of the world’s most endangered large cat species with just about 30-35 wild individuals remaining, Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve in the south-western Primorski region in Russia has been paralysed by lack of funds. Read more »
Hand-raised wild buffaloes released in the wild
Dibru Saikhowa National Park (Assam): More than half a decade since being rescued as young calves separated from their herds, two hand-raised wild buffaloes were released in Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam, by the Forest Department and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), last week. […] Read more »
MoEF calls for notification of Mansingh Deo WLS
Delhi: To secure a critical tiger habitat in Central India, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has pressed for the notification of Mansingh Deo Wildlife Sanctuary in a letter addressed to the Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. A part of the Kanha-Pench landscape, Mansingh Deo connects […] Read more »
