Sanctuaries

Meinmahla Kyun wildlife sanctuary designated Ramsar site

The Meinmahla Kyun wetland reserve in Ayeyarwady Region has been designated a Ramsar site, joining two other such sites in Myanmar.

Publication Date:

03/02/2017

Source: Myanmar Times

Tags:

Myanmar, Sanctuaries, Ecosystems, Mangroves, Wildlife

Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding eco-sensitive zones around the national park and wildlife sanctuaries of Goa, 16/01/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2017 regarding eco-sensitive zones around the national park and wildlife sanctuaries of Goa. Supreme Court has noted in the Order that notifications on eco-sensitive zones of Goa have been issued on 23.01.2015, 25.01.2015, 17.02.2015, 23.02.2015, 24.02.2015 and 25.02.2015 and the aforesaid notifications have to be given effect to, and the same be implemented.

Judgement Date:

16/01/2017

Tags:

Eco-Sensitive Zone, Goa, Supreme Court, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Legislation

Wildlife

After Sasan, second lion safari coming up at Girnar

The tourism dept wants to attract tourists coming for pilgrimage to the Girnar mountain.The tourism dept wants to attract tourists coming for pilgrimage to the Girnar mountain.

Publication Date:

26/12/2016

Author(s): Himanshu Kaushik

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Gir NP, National Board for Wildlife, Junagadh (D), Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Lion, Sanctuaries, Wildlife

Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Wildlife Sanctuaries, 06/12/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Wildlife Sanctuaries, 06/12/2016. There are 537 wildlife sanctuaries in the country. The State-wise details of wildlife sanctuaries is given at ANNEXURE I. The management of wildlife and its habitat is the mandate of the State Governments. Database of wildlife species found in wildlife sanctuaries is not collated in the Ministry. The State/UT wise fund provided by the Government of India to wildlife sanctuaries in the current year (2016-2017) is at ANNEXURE II.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

pp:

Tags:

Wildlife, Sanctuaries, India, Statistics, Parliament, Protected Area Conservation

Mining

SLC for more iron ore mining areas in Sattari

Rectified plan for taluka to be placed before TCP Board next week for approval; wildlife sanctuaries, forests and green cover restored on land plan

Publication Date:

02/12/2016

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Mining, Sanctuaries, Iron, Ministry of Mines, Forests

Health

‘Tigers are our brothers’: Understanding human-nature relations in the Mishmi Hills, Northeast India

Human-nature relations are diverse, multifaceted and often contradictory, especially the relationships with animals. Mishmi people living on the Sino-India border claim tigers to be their brothers and take credit for tiger protection as they observe taboos against hunting tigers. Drawing on this notion of relatedness with tigers, local residents of the Dibang Valley question the governments’ recent plans to declare the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary into Dibang Tiger Reserve and its scientific surveys of tigers and habitat mapping.

Publication Date:

01/12/2016

Author(s): Ambika Aiyadurai

Source: Conservation and Society

Vol:

14

Issue:

4

pp:

305-316

Tags:

Tiger, Mishmi, North East, Hunting, Biodiversity, Tiger Conservation, Dibang Valley, Arunachal, Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife And People

Environment

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-Sensitive Zones, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-Sensitive Zones, 29/11/2016.

Publication Date:

29/11/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Protected Area Conservation, India, Parliament

Wildlife

Leopard's entry means ecosystem working: Experts

Delhi may be an urban jungle but, amazingly , it still has space for wild predators.

Publication Date:

23/11/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Leopard, Sanctuaries, Gurgaon (D), Ecosystems, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Wildlife

Wildlife

Wildlife Board proposes to declare all 6 protected areas as Tiger Reserve

Not just Mhadei, but all wildlife sanctuaries to be tiger reserves; Camera trap method has captured five tigers in Goa’s forests; proposal will be moved to National Tiger Conservation Authority

Publication Date:

13/10/2016

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Tiger, Sanctuaries, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife

Environment