Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal with respect of the 43 mines in the Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh dated 27/09/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal at its own motion Vs Ministry of Environment and Others dated 27/09/2013 regarding operation of 43 mines in the Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh and that the mining is reportedly being done between two important National Parks namely Kanha National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park.

Judgement Date: 
27/09/2013
Tags:
Mining, Kanha NP, Bandhavgarh NP, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Madhya Pradesh, Wildlife, Migration, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Tiger, Mandla (D)
Wildlife

58 tigers die in Madhya Pradesh in past five years

As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Madhya Pradesh, Poaching, Pneumonia, Bandhavgarh NP, Kanha NP, Panna NP, Satpura NP, Pench NP, Sanjay Dubri SA
Wildlife

National tiger census to kick off in December

In 2006, 1,114 tigers roamed the country's forests. In 2010, that number rose to 1,706. Come 2014, will Waghpurians and other tiger lovers across the country have a reason to rejoice?

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Vijay Pinjarkar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Poaching, Deforestation, Bandhavgarh NP, Kanha NP, Pench NP, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Goa, Nagaland, Tiger Reserves, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Bihar, Nagpur (D), Wildlife
Wildlife

Country lost 50 tigers in six months, 5 in Madhya Pradesh

Even as India is striving hard to save the big cats, the country has lost fifty tigers so far this year against 72 tiger deaths in 2012.

Heading the list is Karnataka with the loss of 13 tigers till now, followed by eight in Maharashtra, seven in Uttarakhand and five in Madhya Pradesh. Out of the five tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh, two are from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, two from Pench Tiger Reserve and one from Katni forest division.

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