Wildlife

Reply by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala regarding elephant rides in Idukki district of Kerala, 17/04/2023

Reply by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala in Original Application 184/22 filed by M N Jayachandran before the National Green Tribunal.

M N Jayachandran in his petition before the NGT had alleged that Biji P Mathew was running tourism activities in the encroached area of the Periyar Tiger Reserve and elephant rides in Idukki District using more than l0 elephants, which is banned by District Collector.

Judgement Date: 
17/04/2023
Tags:
Elephant, Animal Cruelty, Animal Care, Idukki, Periyar NP, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Kerala
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding elephant corridors in Odisha, 14/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wildlife Society of Orissa Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 14/03/2023.

The NGT, Eastern Bench, Kolkata expressed displeasure with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Odisha at the lack of progress made in complying with the court order for notifying elephant corridors in the state.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2023
Tags:
Elephant, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife
Wildlife

Developing an insurance scheme to mitigate the impacts caused by wildlife

The case study comes from Kenya, where the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) started the Livelihoods Insurance from Elephants (LIFE) project with funding provided by the UK government's Darwin Initiative.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2023
FAO
Tags:
Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Elephant, Insurance, Kenya, Africa
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on death of animals due to train accidents, 20/07/2022

Question raised in Lok Sabha on death of animals due to train accidents, 20/07/2022. The details of elephants killed in train accidents during the last five years and current year are included in this document.

Publication Date: 
20/07/2022
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Elephant, Rail Transport, India, Parliament
Wildlife

The critical need for elephant reserves

India’s elephants are an indispensable part of our nation’s heritage, and their protection is enshrined in our laws and culture. Thus far, India has proven to be a world leader in the conservation of elephants, remaining home to some 60% of the planet’s wild Asian elephants.

Publication Date: 
23/08/2021
WWF India
Tags:
Elephant, India, Wildlife
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding presence of barbed wire fencing in reserve forests endangering elephants, Odisha, 16/08/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Wildlife Society of Orissa Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 16/08/2021.

The matter related to the presence of barbed wire fencing  in the various forest areas of the reserve forests - Dhama Range of Sambalpur, Anantarpur Reserve Forest, Kandhara Reserve Forest etc. which is hindering free movement of elephants resulting in death of some animals due to accidents.

Judgement Date: 
16/08/2021
Tags:
Forests, Elephant, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Orissa (Odisha)
Wildlife

All India elephant, tiger and leopard estimation

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, released the population estimation protocol to be adopted in the exercise to be taken up for the All India elephant and tiger population estimation in 2022.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, India
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of ROB between Neora and Lathaguri, Jalpaiguri forest division, West Bengal, 12/08/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Society for Protecting Ophiofauna and Animal Rights (OPORS) Vs State of West Bengal & Others with Biswajit Mukherjee & Others dated 12/08/2021.

Judgement Date: 
12/08/2021
Tags:
Roads, Forests, Jalpaiguri (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Elephant, Highways, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Forest Clearance
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees in the forest area of the Bichabhanga, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 15/07/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Society for Protection Ophiofauna and Animal Rights (OPORS) Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/07/2021.

The matter related to felling of trees in the forest area of the Bichabhanga on the periphery of Gorumara National Park for construction of an over-bridge.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2021
Tags:
Deforestation, Gorumara NP, Jalpaiguri (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Elephant, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding death of elephants due to train hits, 08/07/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Hindu, dated 29.05.2021 titled “Night, early morning trains cause most elephant deaths” dated 08/07/2021.

The NGT directed the Central Monitoring Committee constituted by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) dealing with the project ‘Elephant’ to look into the issue raised in the media report in coordination with the railway authorities, the Wildlife Institute of India and the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Judgement Date: 
08/07/2021
Tags:
Elephant, Rail Transport, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)

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