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Protection of mankind depends on safe nature’

The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment

Publication Date: 
27/12/2018
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa, Environmentalists, Wildlife, Environmental Security, Environment
Wildlife

'260 leopards poached since 2015’

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh accounted for the largest number of cases, MoEFCC tells Lok Sabha

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Leopard, Endangered Species, Poaching, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Wildlife
Wildlife

Online drive launched to save Great Indian Bustard

RAJKOT: Wildlife conservation institutions has launched an online petition to save the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) whose population has dwindled to just 150 in India.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Times Of India (Rajkot)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Bustard, Endangered Species, Birds, Wildlife
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding new road projects obstructing tiger corridors, 20/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in “The Times of India” Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled “String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors” dated 20/12/2018 regarding new road projects being taken up in the State of Maharashtra which will obstruct the tigers corridors.

Judgement Date: 
20/12/2018
Tags:
Tiger, Maharashtra, Roads, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Tiger Conservation, Highways, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Cases of death of tigers, 17/12/2018

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Cases of death of tigers, 17/12/2018. The incidents of tiger deaths due to poaching (including seizures) during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 are 21, 41 and 28 respectively, while due to road and rail accidents during the same period are 3, 5 and 2 respectively. Details of tiger deaths from 2015 to 2017, including Maharashtra and Odisha, as reported by States, are included in this document.

Publication Date: 
Monday, December 17, 2018
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Tiger, India, Wildlife, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

Infrastructure assessment in snow leopard habitat of Nepal

The evaluation shows that among the six-infrastructure themes that this assessment focused on, roads seem to have the highest amount of impact on the snow leopard habitat. Experts’ ranking ranged from 61% for road to 12.4% for settlement.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2018
WWF Nepal
Tags:
Snow Leopard, Infrastructure Development, Nepal, Himalaya
Wildlife

From tusk to trinket: persistent illegal ivory markets in Viet Nam

Illegal ivory is widely available in physical and online retail outlets throughout Viet Nam according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2018
Minh D. T. Nguyen, Rosa A. Indenbaum, Madelon Willemsen
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Poaching, Elephant, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Vietnam
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding human elephant conflicts in India, 04/12/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Prerna Singh Bindra & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2018 regarding human elephant conflicts in India. Counsel for the State of West Bengal informs the Court that the State of West Bengal will consult the Wildlife Institute of India for advice on the use of commonly used repellent methods as well as new repellent methods and deterrent methods mentioned in the Guidelines (Guidelines for Management of Human Elephant Conflicts) for the purpose of reducing, if not, eliminating human elephant conflicts.

Judgement Date: 
04/12/2018
Tags:
Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), West Bengal, India, Wildlife, Animal Cruelty, Migration
Wildlife

Guidelines for privately protected areas

These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (or PPAs) and the guidance is aimed principally at practitioners and policy makers, who are or may be involved with PPAs.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2018
IUCN
Tags:
Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife, Private Sector, Global, Governance
Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on General, Social and Economic Sectors for the year ended 31 March 2017: Government of Bihar

This Report comprises of three Chapters. The first Chapter contains the financial profile of the State, planning and conduct of audit and follow-up on Audit Reports.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2018
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Bihar, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), India

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