The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2010 prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This is to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 & strengthen the existing provisions for penalties, traps, criminal procedure etc.
May 5 2010 will probably go down the annals of wildlife history as the first major step taken by the government of Maharashtra for the protection of tigers that are dwindling faster than the receding forest that protects them. In a boost in and around Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), the state government finally issued an notification for a buffer zone around Tadoba.
Taking note of the drastic reduction in the population of endangered seahorses, the National Board of Wildlife has rejected the Maharashtra Government's proposal for collecting the imperiled species for research.
Mumbai Three Mahad residents - two farmers and an autorickshaw driver - were arrested on Friday for allegedly possessing two cheetah skins. The accused had reportedly come to the city to sell the skins but were nabbed by the Pant Nagar Police, after they were tipped-off about them.
Lucknow: In a judgment that will go a long way in wildlife protection in UP, Allahabad additional district judge S N Agnihotri on Tuesday awarded 12 poachers three-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 each under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Ten of these poachers, who belong to Katni in Madhya Pradesh, are women.
Allahabad/Lucknow: In a judgment that will go a long way in wildlife protection, Allahabad additional district judge S N Agnihotri on Tuesday awarded 12 tiger poachers three-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 each under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Ten of these poachers, who belong to Katni in Madhya Pradesh, are women.
THE environment ministry has formed a panel to examine the impact of 17 projects, relating to mining and infrastructure development, on conservation of tiger.
The four-member committee of former National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) chief P K Sen and NTCA members Prakash Murlidhar Amte, Samar Singh and Urmila Pingle will submit its report within a month.
Hyderabad, May 11: The Central government has banned the trade in peacock feathers and mere possession of the feathers is now a crime under the Wildlife Protection Act.
The environment and forests ministry has taken the decision in order to stop the poaching and killing of peacocks mainly for their colourful feathers that are used in religious rituals and for decoration.
Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has sought to shift the blame to the states for delaying finalisation of coal projects and also simultaneously hit out at the present royalty mechanism, which he said did not provide any incentive to states for them to push projects.
