SIX CONVICTED IN NAGARHOLE POACHING CASE
NEW DELHI: In a remarkable achievement, officials of the forest department of Karnataka have been able to obtain a quick judgment in the case relating to poaching in Nagarhole National Park in which at least 50 tribal hunters from Madhya Pradesh were found with traps and other implements camping inside […] Read more »
Painted storks rescued and rehabilitated in South India
VEERAPURA: Eighteen painted stork chicks have been rehabilitated near Bangalore after a flash storm swept their nests away in May. The last bird joined its brethren in the wild in October ending a precedent setting rescue operation that was supported by the Wildlife Trust of India. Read more »
Wild Enforcement assists in 49 seizures
Between July 2001 and October 2002, the activities of the Wild Enforcement Programme have led to 49 seizures and the arrest of 81 individuals involved in illegal wildlife trade. Most seizures have taken place in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, and Himachal Pradesh. Of note is the seizure of one rhino horn […] Read more »
Wild Enforcement assists in 49 seizures
Between July 2001 and October 2002, the activities of the Wild Enforcement Programme have led to 49 seizures and the arrest of 81 individuals involved in illegal wildlife trade. Most seizures have taken place in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, and Himachal Pradesh. Of note is the seizure of one rhino horn […] Read more »
PIONEER BEAR REINTRODUCTION PROJECT MOVES INTO SECOND PHASE
PAKHUI: The six of them will have to bear it just a little more. Two of them have been helped take a step closer to wilderness; the others are just biding their time. The six in question are Himalayan black bear cubs. Housed at the Itanagar Zoo, two have them […] Read more »
A SAGA OF WHAT WE ALL DID NOT DO
On September 16, 2002, 400 villagers with 4,000 heads of cattle in tow entered the Ranthambore National Park. They threatened to kill the tigers and destroy the park because their own cattle had no fodder or water outside. They refused to yield and the impasses continued for some days till […] Read more »
MONGOOSE SPP. UPGRADED TO PART II OF SCHEDULE II
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has upgraded all species of genus Herpestes (mongooses) to Part II of Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The notification to do so was issued on September 30, 2002 and was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, on […] Read more »
Uttaranchal: The Chief Justice of Uttaranchal, Mr. Ashok Desai, asked judges of Uttaranchal courts and the state’s forest department to evolve new ways of tackling issues of environmental and forest degradation. Delivering the keynote address at The Seminar on Legal Issues Related to Biodiversity Conservation in Uttaranchal held on June […] Read more »
FOREST GUARD’S WIDOW GETS INSURANCE CLAIM FROM UTTARANCHAL C.M.
Dehradun: The Chief Minister of Uttaranchal, Mr ND Tiwari, presented a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to the widow of a deceased forest guard here earlier this month. The cheque was the final settlement of a supplementary accident insurance scheme that covers 50,000 field forest personnel in the country. The […] Read more »
Four elephants die in Upper Assam
Kaziranga: Four elephants have died over the last four days in Upper Assam, according to reports reaching here. While post mortem reports are not yet available, prima facie evidence strongly suggest poisoning to be the cause for three of the four deaths. Read more »
