To save black bucks from stray dogs and poachers, the authorities in Fatehabad have decided to set up a sanctuary for them at Gorakhpur village in this district with the help of Nuclear Power Corpo
The dwindling numbers of blackbucks in the State’s only blackbuck sanctuary in the protected forest at Maidanahalli village of Madhugiri taluk in the district has caused concern among wildlife enthusiasts. The report of the blackbuck census conducted by the Forest department in association with the city-based Wildlife Awareness Institute (WAI), which was released on Monday, has revealed shocking figures.
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday summoned the chief of Municipal Corporation of Delhi to appear before it and explain the civic body's failure to repair a drain pipe discharging contaminated water in a waterbody in the city zoo, leading to death of several black bucks.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked MCD commissioner K S Mehra to app
Berhampur: Two projects for conservation of rare species of Olive Ridley sea turtles and black bucks, under the Natural Resources Conservation Outside Protected Areas (NRCOPA) were launched in the Ganjam district.
A workshop-cum-launching function was held here in the city attended by Rajya Sabha member Renubala Pradhan, Chhatrapur MLA Adikanda Sethi, forest and UNDP officials.
PURI: The district magistrate has directed the Civil Aviation Department against flying helicopters over Jagannath temple here and nearby wildlife sanctuary. He has also asked the SP to stop choppers from using the city airspace.
The beach protection council had lodged a complaint regarding a chopper doing rounds of the city and Jagannath temple.
Tuticorin: District Forest Office of Tuticorin has planned to develop the Vallanad Blackbuck Sanctuary for promoting eco-tourism in association with district administration.
Blackbuck is the main species at Vallanad Reserve Forest. Though nature trail was in place, additional trekking routes had to be formed. The number of watch towers would be increased.
Close to 100 antelopes have perished in the region comprising Jodhpur and Barmer districts of Rajasthan in the past week with a senior forest official citing dehydration as the possible reason for the deaths.
Wildlife lovers have a reason to cheer. For, a recent population count of blackbucks in Velavadar Black Buck National Park(BBNP) has reported a 10 per cent increase in its number, which was once down to as low as 200 in the region.
