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Bhoramdev Sanctuary not to be tiger reserve: Min

The State Government has shelved its plan to declare Bhoramdev Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda informed on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Tiger Reserves, Tribals, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife
Wildlife

UP govt has decided to set up 'Tiger Protection Foundations' in three forest ranges

Aiming to promote eco-tourism, the UP government has decided to set up 'Tiger Protection Foundations' in three forest ranges, including Dudhwa.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Pioneer (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Tiger, Ecotourism, Tribals, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding reintroduction of Cheetahs from Africa to suitable sites in India, 10/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2018 regarding reintroduction of Cheetahs from Africa to suitable sites in India identified by the Wildlife Institute of India based on a detailed site specific action plan. By way of this application, the reintroduction of the Cheetahs from Africa is sought to be made in some other places in addition to Kuno, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh). Apex Court directs reply to be filed within six weeks.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2018
Tags:
National Tiger Conservation Authority, Supreme Court, Palpur-Kuno SA, Endangered Species, Relocation, Madhya Pradesh, India, Africa
Wildlife

Soon, Sahyadri Tiger Reserve may not have big cats

Soon, the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) will overcome a huge dichotomy — of being a tiger project sans tigers — with plans to re-stock it with big cats from other habitats.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife
Wildlife

Tanzania: Unprecedented Collaring Effort Aims to Protect Tanzania's Threatened Elephants

Dar es Salaam — In Tanzania, the government, with support from WWF, has launched the country's largest ever elephant collaring effort to protect its dwindling elephant population.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, Tanzania, Elephant, Poaching, WWF, Wildlife Management, Africa
Wildlife

HC seeks ICMR help to control monkey menace in Capital

Asks for report from govt on formation of panel to examine contraceptive vaccine

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Monkey, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), High Court, Wildlife
Forests

Hyderabad: Corporates will misuse forest land, feel experts

Mining projects take a toll on greenery, but are ignored.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Forest Policy, Climate Change, Afforestation, Wildlife
Wildlife

Willingness to pay for mitigating human-elephant conflict by residents of Nepal

Human-elephant Conflict (HEC) is a significant problem in Nepal, with approximately two-thirds of households being impacted by elephants (Elephas maximus), particularly during the winter. In addition to elephant casualties, more than 10% of the households surveyed have had human casualties (injury or death) during the past 5 years. This study evaluates the economic viability of elephant conservation in Nepal within the context of current and proposed HEC mitigation scenarios.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2018
Dinesh Neupane, Samrat Kunwar, Alok K. Bohara & et al
Journal for Nature Conservation
65-76
Tags:
People - Animal Conflicts, Elephant, Nepal, South Asia, Wildlife
Wildlife

Living with the wild: mitigating conflict between humans and big cat species in Uttar Pradesh

Humans running into tigers and leopards, that left at least 156 people dead and injured in Dudhwa-Pilibhit area of Uttar Pradesh between 2000 and 2013 were due to people venturing into the forests and not the other way round, says a report.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2018
Mayukh Chatterjee, Krishnendu Basak, Prem Chandra Pandey, & et al
Wildlife Trust of India
Tags:
People - Animal Conflicts, Tiger, Uttar Pradesh, Wildlife, Tiger Reserves, Dudhwa NP
Wildlife

For the first time Bengal govt to use radio collars to study tusker herds, reduce conflict with humans

Under the programme, a dominant female elephant will be identified. “After she is tranquilised, we will put a radio collar on her. She will then be released back to her herd.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Elephant, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife

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