Forests

Botswana losing forests to human activities, elephants – Report

Botswana lost more than 3,000 hectares of forest between 2001 and 2012 due to elephants, fuel wood harvesting, farming, overharvesting of veld products, overstocking of livestock, drought, mining a

Publication Date: 
01/04/2016
Star Africa
Tags:
Forests, Botswana, Elephant, Deforestation, Africa
Wildlife

Kenya Issues 21-Day Amnesty for Illegal Ivory Surrender

Nairobi — The government has issued a 21-day amnesty for the surrender of ivory and any wildlife trophies held without a permit issued by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Kenya, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Illegal Trade, Africa
Wildlife

Africa: Pan-African Elephant Survey Yields Positive Results in Zambia

A recent aerial survey of Zambia’s elephant population shows that anti-poaching efforts are having a positive impact on the country’s national parks.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, Zambia, Elephant, Poaching, National Parks, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Africa
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding use of elephants in religious functions, processions and other events, 29/03/2016

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/03/2016 regarding use of elephants in religious functions, processions and other events.

Judgement Date: 
29/03/2016
Tags:
Elephant, Animal Cruelty, Kerala, Supreme Court
Wildlife

Elephant poaching drops in N. Tanzanian wildlife sanctuary: official

Elephant poaching in northern Tanzania's wildlife sanctuary, Tarangire National Park, has gone down for the past two years, a senior park official said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
28/03/2016
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Tanzania, Elephant, Sanctuaries, Africa
Wildlife

193 Jumbos Perish in Three Years

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 193 elephants died in the last three years in the State.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2016
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Odisha, Poaching, Animal Diseases
Wildlife

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of wall on the bank of Song river, Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, 21/03/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action For Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs Uttarakhand Forest Department & Others dated 21/03/2016 regarding construction of 2 km length of wall on the right bank of Song river in Rajaji National Park, Motichur range of Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
21/03/2016
Tags:
Rajaji NP, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Elephant, Migratory Species, Poaching, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Management, Rivers
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Lion Reserves, 15/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Lion Reserves, 15/03/2016. Asiatic Lions are found only in Gir forests of Gujarat. Total number of lions in Gir forest as per the last census carried out in 2015 was estimated as 523. As per information available with the Ministry, there is no case of death of lions due to poaching in Gujarat. Details of elephants and tigers killed due to hunting/poaching during last three years and the current year is given in the Annexure-I. Cases of poaching of other wild animals are not collated in the Ministry.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Lion, Tiger, Elephant, Poaching, India, Statistics, Parliament, Wildlife
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Elephant Menace, 15/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Elephant Menace, 15/03/2016. The compensation to victims of wildlife depredation in case of loss of crops and properties, is as per official assessment of the damage caused. An ex-gratia amount of Rs. two lakhs is paid by Central Government in case of human deaths. State-wise details of damage due to elephant depredation and compensation paid to
victims during the last three years are given in Annexure I (A), I (B) and I(C).

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, India, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

More than 50 animal species critically endangered: Govt

NEW DELHI: Out of 96,000 animal species in the country, more than 50 have been assessed as "critically endangered" and 310 as "endangered", the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Amphibians, Fish, Birds, UNESCO, Tiger, Rhinoceros, Elephant

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