Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, a unit of the Dudhwa Tiger reserve, remains the safest haven for the wildlife in the state. While the last census carried out by Project Tiger gave an estimated count of 110 big cats in the entire Dudhwa National Park, the state census in 2005 put the figure for Katarniyaghat alone at 58.

Noida: Noida Authority is getting richer. With prime land in Noida being transferred to the New Okhla Development Authority by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department, the authority has become richer by 20 acres.

A high-level committee that went into mining activities in the State, has found that there is no mining activity in or around wildlife sanctuaries in the State.
The chief conservator of forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that the committee in its reports has not found any such mining activity. The wildlife sanctuaries are mines-free, it has said.

Dharamsala: Newly elected Kangra BJP MP Rajan Sushant today held a meeting with district officials for the first time. While talking to mediapersons, he said people were facing problems due to stringent forest and wildlife sanctuary laws.

Dera Mandi forest is all set to earn carbon credits for Delhi Government which plans to develop 727 hectares into a zone that will help mitigate the growth in concentration of greenhouse gases.

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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is reportedly unhappy over the Goa Forest department

The sanctuary in Goa

In a development that could put Goa

Some of the most important habitats likely to support tiger populations in Assam would be mapped by remote sensing in a project envisaged by a conservation group.