National Parks

In court

high price: A French court has imposed the highest-ever marine pollution fine of about us $980,000 for a 61-km fuel slick, off the French coast, in 2005. The captain and the owner of the container

Publication Date:

14/05/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060515

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Petrol, Transport, Compensation, National Parks, Legislation, Nigeria, France

Wildlife

Assessment of resident wellbeing and perceived biodiversity impacts in the Padampur resettlement, Royal Chitwan National Park

Considering people

Publication Date:

01/04/2006

Author(s): J. L. David Smith, Narayan P. Dhakal, Kristen C. Nelson

Source: Save The Tiger Fund

Tags:

Displacement, Rehabilitation, Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Tiger Conservation, People - Animal Conflicts, Nepal

India

In the name of rationalisation

Himachal government plans to denotify four sanctuaries

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Himachal Pradesh

India

More protection

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, recently signed decrees to expand the Amazon National Park and also create seven new protected areas in the western part of the state of Para.

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

National Parks, Brazil

Mining

Quarry trapped

Proposal to excavate stone near Kaziranga in abeyance

Publication Date:

27/02/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Stone Industry, National Parks, Kaziranga SA, Assam

Industry

Tourists are convenient scapegoats

The Tiger Task Force s report is blinkered to the forest departments ommissions

Publication Date:

14/01/2006

Author(s): Bernard J Hendy

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060115

pp:

0

Tags:

Tiger, National Parks, Ranthambore NP, Sariska NP, Tourism, Rajasthan

Wildlife

The Indian zoo inquiry: a review of conditions in the zoos of India

Throughout the field notes of the 27 Zoos reviewed in this report, a significant number of common problems were identified. While some of these problems are easily rectified, others are systemic in nature and will require considerable effort to address. In some cases, the conditions encountered in specific

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Source: Compassionate Crusaders Trust

Tags:

Animal Care, Zoos, Wildlife, National Parks, Legislation, India, Environment Management

India