Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Cheetah Task Force, 28/03/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law, WWF & Others Vs Union of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 28/03/2023.

Judgement Date:

28/03/2023

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Supreme Court, India

Wildlife

An assessment of wildlife trade between Madagascar and Southeast Asia

This new TRAFFIC study reveals Southeast Asia’s significant role in the legal and illicit trade of Madagascar’s rare and endemic wildlife and calls for intensified international co-operation to stem biodiversity loss.

Publication Date:

23/03/2023

Source: TRAFFIC

Tags:

Wildlife Trade, Madagascar, Asia, Wildlife, Illegal Trade

Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding elephant corridors in Odisha, 14/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wildlife Society of Orissa Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 14/03/2023.

The NGT, Eastern Bench, Kolkata expressed displeasure with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Odisha at the lack of progress made in complying with the court order for notifying elephant corridors in the state.

Judgement Date:

14/03/2023

Tags:

Elephant, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife

Wildlife

Developing an insurance scheme to mitigate the impacts caused by wildlife

The case study comes from Kenya, where the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) started the Livelihoods Insurance from Elephants (LIFE) project with funding provided by the UK government's Darwin Initiative.

Publication Date:

08/03/2023

Source: FAO

Tags:

Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Elephant, Insurance, Kenya, Africa

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Maru Mahotsav 2023, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 31/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tapeshwar Singh Bhati, 159, Timber Scrap Market, Kota, Rajasthan Vs State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary, Toursim, Rajasthan dated 31/01/2023.

Grievance in the application is against apprehended damage to the environment by proposed activities during ‘Maru Mahotsav 2023’ at Jaisalmer from February 2-5, 2023.

Judgement Date:

31/01/2023

Tags:

Tourism, Jaisalmer (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Deserts, Vehicular Pollution, Wildlife, Festival

Wildlife

Herd size dynamics and observations on the natural history of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India

In the last four decades, dugong (Dugong dugon) aggregations have been rarely reported from the geographically isolated, vast seascape of the Andaman Islands, India.

Publication Date:

01/01/2023

Author(s): Swapnali Gole, Sumit Prajapati, Nehru Prabakaran & et al

Source: Aquatic Mammals

Vol:

49

Issue:

1

pp:

53-61

Tags:

Mammals, Marine Life, Indian Ocean, Andaman Islands, Endangered Species

Wildlife

Visualizing corruption risks in the illegal rhino horn trade supply chain

Visualizing how corruption manifests along the supply chain can help conservation practitioners and wildlife management agencies better understand both the specific risks and the potential responses to combat illegal rhino horn and other illicit wildlife trades.

Publication Date:

22/12/2022

Source: TRAFFIC

Tags:

Rhinoceros, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Corruption

Wildlife

The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022

An Act further to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Publication Date:

20/12/2022

Source: Ministry of Law and Justice

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Act 1972, India, Invasive Alien Species

Wildlife

Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) ecological and human-bear conflict investigation in Kashmir with special reference to bear habituation to garbage dumps in the Central Wildlife Division

Despite belonging to one of the most ancient bear lineages, little is known about the Himalayan Brown bear. These bears occupy the remote mountainous terrains of the Himalayan range in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Nepal, and so, they have long eluded researchers.

Publication Date:

17/12/2022

Source: Wildlife SOS

Tags:

Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Garbage, Kashmir, Mammals

Wildlife