Wildlife Management

Wildlife conservation gets a new life with launch of awareness drive

A city based non-governmental organisation (NGO) named Wing of Research in Local Development (WORLD) has chalked out a programme to save wild animals, especially panthers, in urban and agricultural farms.

Publication Date:

05/10/2010

Source: Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Management, People - Animal Conflicts, Rajasthan

Wildlife

Protected areas for the 21st century

This new UNDP report looks at how changing 21st Century expectations on roles and functions of protected areas are beginning to shape protected area management around the world & identifies emerging best practices under a new paradigm that views protected areas as part of a planetary life support system.

Publication Date:

01/10/2010

Source: UNDP

Tags:

Protected Area Conservation, Environment, India, Wildlife Management, Wildlife, Ecosystem Services, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Global

Wildlife

Major threats to the faunal diversity of Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary in the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan

Populations and diversity of major species of concern in the park has provided somewhat robust. Several species, especially antelope, chinkara and sambhar are at critical risk. Maintenance of biodiversity at the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is made difficult by a range of forces, including forest degradation, grazing, road accidents, forest fire and diseases.

Publication Date:

01/10/2010

Author(s): Anil Kumar Chhangani, Paul Robbins, S. M. Mohnot

Source: Indian Forester

Vol:

136

Issue:

10

pp:

1410

Tags:

Kumbhalgarh SA, Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, Fauna, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

Wildlife

Setback to Jaisalmer cheetah project

Anindo Dey | TNN

Jaipur: The proposal to revive the extinct cheetah population in the country has received a setback with some quarters opposing the animal

Publication Date:

30/09/2010

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

Tags:

Jaisalmer (D), Wildlife, Endangered Species, Wildlife Management

Wildlife

Chief secy to be wildlife's protector

Environmentalists and animal rights activists can relax now as the state government has constituted a permanent committee of the State Wildlife Board (SWB) for better execution of works relating to wildlife and forest reserves.
The committee will work under the presidentship of the state forest minister.

Publication Date:

27/09/2010

Source: Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Rajasthan, Forests

Wildlife

State wildlife advisory board to meet after a gap of 3 years

Anindo Dey | TNN

Jaipur: The much-awaited meeting of the State Wildlife Advisory Board has been scheduled for September 22. Incidentally, this will only be the second meeting of the board since the chief minister was nominated as its chairman in 2002.

Publication Date:

21/09/2010

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

Tags:

Wildlife, Rajasthan, Wildlife Management

Wildlife

Elephant management plan demanded

PALAKKAD: The Wildlife Protection Society has urged Forest Minister Benoy Viswam to implement a

Publication Date:

16/09/2010

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Elephant, Wildlife Management, Wildlife, Kerala, People - Animal Conflicts

Wildlife

Elephant to get a new status

NEW DELHI: It is worshipped and used in religious rituals, but also slogs out in labour camps; it features prominently in our history and mythology, but is also an icon of modern India.

Publication Date:

01/09/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife Management, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Wildlife