Wildlife

Whales for sale

A quota-trading scheme could end conflict between whalers and conservationists. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
12/01/2012
Nature
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Whales, Wildlife Trade, Japan, Australia, Wildlife Management
Wildlife

Govt blames staff shortage for wildlife protection

The Government on Monday blamed the shortage of adequate manpower for the inaction against poachers of endangered species of wildlife and admitted it has to depend on States for the job.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2011
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Wildlife Farming, Wildlife Management, India, Endangered Species, Poaching, Wildlife Crime Bureau
Wildlife

Hyena-wolf habitat at Chincholi is first dryland sanctuary in South

The 134.88 sq km area of Chincholi forest in Karnataka has now been declared as South India’s first dryland wildlife sanctuary to protect the prime wolf and hyena habitat.

Publication Date: 
15/12/2011
Subhash Chandra N S
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Gulbarga (D), Sanctuaries, Wildlife Act 1972, Andhra Pradesh, Ecology, Wildlife Management, Forests, Wildlife
Wildlife

Lightweight GPS-tags, one giant leap for wildlife tracking? An assessment approach

Recent technological improvements have made possible the development of lightweight GPS-tagging devices suitable to track medium-to-small sized animals. However, current inferences concerning GPS performance are based on heavier designs, suitable only for large mammals. Lightweight GPS-units are deployed close to the ground, on species selecting micro-topographical features and with different behavioural patterns in comparison to larger mammal species.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2011
Mariano R. Recio, Renaud Mathieu, Paul Denys & et al
PLoS ONE
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Tags:
Wildlife, Remote Sensing, Wildlife Management, Mammals, New Zealand
Environment

Green tape tangles 400 projects

New Delhi Environmental clearance delays are rising again, pushing up the number of pending infrastructure projects.

Publication Date: 
06/12/2011
Kirtika Suneja
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, Mining, Hydroelectricity, Thermal Power Plants, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Nuclear Power Plants, Roads, Afforestation, Wildlife Management, Rehabilitation, Cement Industry, Sikkim, Tripura, Environment
Wildlife

Protocol for transportation of wild animals

Exchange of animals between zoos and acquisition of animals from the wild necessitates their transportation between various locations.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
B.S. Bonal, P.C. Tyagi, Parag Nigam, & et al
Wildlife Institute of India
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Management, India, Zoos

 Lost in woods

Environmentalists see red over wildlife bill in Bangladesh. A rift has been created between the Bangladesh government and activists. Reason: a bill that gives powers to the government to declare forest areas protected while pushing for co-management of forests by authorities and communities. Activists say the bill, if passed, would put forests and wildlife at risk.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2011
Aditya Batra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Bangladesh, Forest Conservation, Forest Management, Forests, Hunting, Legislation, North East, Poaching, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
Wildlife

MoEF seeks 4-fold hike in wildlife fund

Hit by paucity of funds in the conservation of wildlife and management of wild habitats, the Environment Ministry has made a strong case for a four-time increase in Central outlay for the next Plan

Publication Date: 
17/11/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Wildlife, Planning Commission, Wildlife Management, Project Tiger, Tiger
Wildlife

New moth species sighted in Arunachal

Itanagar: A new species of moth has been sighted in Arunachal Pradesh, bringing joy to nature lovers who noted that many moth and butterfly varieties were on the verge of extinction in India.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2011
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Lower Subansiri, Butterflies, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Bhutan, Wildlife Management, Fauna, Tiger, Environmental Health, Biodiversity, Agriculture, Wildlife
Environment

Green nod breach may lead to closure

New Delhi After a short period of lenience in allowing coal mining in “no-go” forest areas, the environment ministry has decided to impose stringent penalties on violators.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Kirtika Suneja
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Highways, Cement, Iron And Steel Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Lavasa Corporation, Afforestation, Groundwater, Wildlife Management, Environment

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