Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Maharashtra: Four villages make way for wildlife to be rehabilitated

More hamlets in Umred Pauni Karhandla sanctuary seek inclusion into it

Publication Date: 
24/07/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Sanctuaries, Rehabilitation, Tiger, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Maharashtra’s animal underpasses a life-saver on NH44, tigers regular users, finds new study

Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) scientist Habib dismissed the crossing saying that it was “a question of behaviour” as perhaps he crossed the highway possible due to no traffic.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Tiger, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the decline of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, 15/07/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. K. Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding alarming decline of Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican.

To look into the matter, SC ordered the constitution of a Committee comprising of:

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
Tags:
Birds, Endangered Species, India, Supreme Court
Climate Change

Monkeys facing extinction threat due to climate change, claims study

There are several animals that are at the risk of extinction because of climate change, and monkeys living in South America are among these.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Big News Network
Tags:
Climate Change, Wildlife, Monkey, South America, Global Warming, Habitat, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Snow leopard population goes up in state

The efforts of the wildlife wing of the Forest Department seems to have yielded positive results as there has been an appreciable increase in the number of the highly endangered snow leopards in th

Publication Date: 
17/06/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Snow Leopard, Endangered Species
Wildlife

World Health Organisation’s recognition of traditional Chinese medicine ‘could push species into extinction’

Conservationists have accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of rubber-stamping the extinction of endangered species by adopting hundreds of traditional Chinese remedies in its international g

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Wildlife, China, WHO, Endangered Species, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Asia
Energy

Wind turbines posing threat to birds: study

Although wind is a green source of renewable energy, a new study has revealed that wind turbines are posing a threat to lives of birds in their vicinity.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wind Energy, Wildlife, Renewable Energy, Endangered Species, Energy
Wildlife

Env Min to display photos of highly endangered animals at airports to check their illegal trade

A campaign to protect "highly endangered" animals -Tiger, Pangolin and Star Tortoise- hunted for illegal trading internationally, has been launched by the Ministry of Environment at major airports

Publication Date: 
22/05/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Endangered Species, Wildlife Crime Bureau, Wildlife

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