Bhopal: Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Palpur Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Monday that the move would not only result in creation of a new home for the lions but also ensure a rise in their numbers.
"Madhya Pradesh has made adequate arrangements to shift and rehabilitate Asiatic lions and took all steps for their conservation. I hope that the new home will result in enhancement of their population in the country, Chouhan said.
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10:40 AM, Apr 16, 2013
A Jodhpur court on Saturday framed revised, and diluted charges against Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam for aiding film star Salman Khan in a 14-year-old blackbuck poaching case in Rajasthan. The four actors have denied the charges and will file a review petition in the court. ...
10:42 AM, Mar 23, 2013
The coffee table book by Kamal Bawa and Sandesh Kadur 'Himalaya: Mountains of Life' takes you on a unique journey. ...
04:35 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Actor Salman Khan's 1998 Black Buck case comes up in a Jodhpur court on Monday and the court is expected to read out the revised charges against the accused. ...
08:42 AM, Feb 04, 2013
The blackbuck shooting case dates back to 1998 during the shooting of the film 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. ...
02:17 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Tiger population in India has significantly increased in the wild, thanks to protection of additional habitat of the big cat and stringent anti-poaching patrols, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said. In southwestern India, where WCS research and conservation efforts began 25 years ago, a major rebound of tigers in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka has taken place. ...
04:59 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary: While tigers and elephants figure high on our priority lists, few in India know the importance of amphibians. But a scientist at the Delhi University is turning the tide in favour of the humble frog. In rainswept Koyna, Maharashtra, a group goes on a mission, looking for tiny creatures that inhabit the forest floor. Scientist Biju Das leads the group. "I guess this area is also very...
10:33 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has lifted the ban on tiger tourism in core sanctuary areas. The court said that the guidelines submitted by Project Tiger must be followed. The court had banned tiger tourism in core breeding areas in July 2012. But the Environment Ministry recommended lifting the ban and allowing tourism in 20 per cent of the area, and asking the resort owners to pay a "conservation fee"....
03:18 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Guwahati: The death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has brought to the fore the threat faced by the endangered animal. The threat comes from poachers, who kill the rare one-horned rhinoceros for its prized horn whose price in the international market varies from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 90 lakh, and flood which is an annual occurrence in Assam....
11:00 AM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: Village councils will have to be consulted before declaring any area as a wildlife park or a sanctuary. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 which makes consultations with gram sabhas (village councils) mandatory before a scheduled area is declared as a sanctuary. Briefing reporters on the Cabinet decisions, Finance Minister P Chidambaram described the...
10:13 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Rare bird species like the Red-necked Phalarope (Pambarakkada) and a tiny wader that swims in open sea have been sighted during the first pelagic bird expedition in southern Kerala. Red-necked Phalarope was recorded in Neendakara in Kollam district for the first time in the Kerala coast, a release said here on Wednesday. Streaked Shearwater (Varayan Thiravetti), another rare bird, was recorded twice by bird-watchers who participated in the event,...
12:53 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to give its final ruling on whether tourism should be permitted in core tiger reserves or not. The Centre had earlier filed an affidavit asking the court to lift the ban. The Centre says tourism should be allowed in 20 per cent of core areas and that the states should evolve guidelines to protect tiger habitat and tigers. The apex court had earlier...
11:23 AM, Oct 03, 2012
CNN-IBN Environment Editor Bahar Dutt spoke to Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on what steps are being taken to save the rhino in Assam. In the last four days, seven rhinos have been killed in the world-famous Kaziranga National Park. Rhinos are specially vulnerable to poachers as their horns sell for millions of dollars in the illegal international trade in wildlife. Kaziranga National Park in fact is considered to be the ...
11:51 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Guwahati: Two rhinoceros were attacked and their horns sawed off in the flooded Kaziranga National Park in Assam. One of the rhinoceros died while the other is battling for life. The Environment Ministry has dispatched a team of the Wildlife Crime Bureau to investigate the cause of deaths. The female rhinoceros was left bleeding by poachers who sawed off its horn and cut off a part of its right ear...
09:20 AM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to give its final order on whether tourism should be allowed in tiger reserves or not. The court had banned tiger tourism in core breeding areas. But the Environment Ministry recommended lifting the ban and allowing tourism in 20 per cent of the area, and asking the resort owners to pay a "conservation fee". The apex court had earlier slammed the government for...
09:30 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Kohara: A Rhinoceros' horn was cut by poachers and the animal was later found conscious by Kaziranga National Park authorities. A medical team is working on stabling the wounded animal. This is the second such incident reported from Kaziranga National Park. Two days back, a Rhinoceros was killed in the flood-affected area of the national park and its horns were taken away by poachers. ...
03:31 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on tiger tourism urging the court to lift the ban on tiger tourism in core areas of sanctuaries. The Centre says tourism should be allowed in 20 per cent of core areas and that the states should evolve guidelines to protect tiger habitat and tigers. The apex court had earlier slammed the government for its re-think on the...
02:02 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Panaji: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested including Goa as part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which would help the coastal state in conserving wild cats. The Dehradun-based Institute, which submitted its report on the status of wildlife in Goa to the state forest department, has established that tiger occupancy in Goa is about 322 square kilometres. Goa can be potentially...
01:03 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre is expected to tell the Supreme Court its plans on tiger tourism. The apex court had earlier slammed it for its re-think on the ban on tourism in core tiger areas. The Environmental Ministry may ask for more time. The Centre's affidavit had virtually urged the apex court to review its July 24 interim order banning tourism in the core areas of the wild cats until...
08:58 AM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: Citing concerns expressed by States, the Centre has sought the Supreme Court's permission to review existing guidelines for conservation of tigers in the wake of its order banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves across the country. The Centre's affidavit virtually urged the apex court to review its July 24 interim order banning tourism in the core areas of the wild cats until final orders. It claimed...
09:36 PM, Aug 21, 2012
