3 buffer zones remain out of Rajaji reserve's jurisdiction
DEHRADUN: Over a year after Rajaji National Park was notified as tiger reserve, three forest ranges that were declared as buffer zones have still not been brought under the jurisdiction of the reserve....
View ArticleForest fires, water crisis drive U’khand animals into Amangarh reserve
Bijnor/Dehradun: Water crisis and the forest fires that have wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand over the past two weeks are now driving animals from the hill state into neighbouring Uttar Pradesh's Amangarh...
View ArticleIndia, Nepal to share info on poaching
Dehradun: In a significant move to tackle smuggling of gall bladders of bears — which are used in many Chinese aphrodisiac drugs — across the porous Indo-China border, Indo-Nepal forest officials and...
View ArticleSnow leopard conservation efforts to focus on Gangotri belt
DEHRADUN: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-funded initiative to conserve the snow leopard will primarily focus on the Gangotri area of Uttarakhand where the animals have been caught on...
View Article‘Reformed’ Karnataka elephants to help protect Corbett tigers
DEHRADUN: Corbett Tiger Reserve is shortly going to get 12 trained elephants from Karnataka to help in patrolling the forest against threats such as poachers. The move, said forest officials, will be a...
View ArticleUttarakhand accounts for one-thirdof tigers outside reserves: Study
While tiger reserves contain the majority of the country’s tiger population, a study reveals that Uttarakhand forest department’s western circle has 119 tigers, which is one-third of the total tiger...
View ArticleForest dept to conduct survey for counting bird species
BAREILLY: The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is set to have its first bird watching event as the forest department along with the Katerniaghat foundation is organizing a survey on November 29 and 30 to...
View ArticleRelocation of 12 elephants to Corbett from Karnataka okayed
DEHRADUN: The jumbos will patrol the porous southern side of the tiger reserve which is connected to Uttar Pradesh. Disclosing details, Corbett officials said that the Central Zoo Authority and the...
View ArticleIll-equipped forest guards at mercy of trigger-happy poachers
NAINITAL: The killing of a forest guard allegedly by poachers in Khatima forest range of Udham Singh Nagar district on Thursday evening, has raised concerns over the outdated rifles that forest...
View ArticleIn US Nagar, crocs stalk humans, attack 6, kill 2 in two months
RUDRAPUR: In residential colonies on the banks of river Sharda in Nanakmatta, silence descends after 6 pm these days. Children are whisked away from playgrounds and doors are bolted shut. Fear has...
View ArticleUP wetland data to be compiled for conservation
PILIBHIT: The principal secretary of forest and chief wildlife warden of Uttar Pradesh have requisitioned detailed information from all tiger reserves, forest sanctuaries and the forest divisions...
View ArticleU’'khand has crucial role to play in tiger proliferation
Dehradun: Uttarakhand with improved tiger count of 340 big cats plays an important role in Shivalik hills and Gangetic plains landscape which comprises three parallel geological zones: the Shivalik...
View ArticleVulture, rare francolin spotted in Pilibhit forests
Kanwardeep Singh/TNN Pilibhit: Wildlife experts were filled with joy after spotting endangered vultures in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in the past fortnight. Another vulnerable bird species, the largely...
View ArticleIllegal Deforestation and Mining (Ministry of Environment, Forests and...
(Source: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change of the Republic of India) In so far as tiger reserves are concerned, no such report of illegal deforestation and mining has been received....
View ArticleCM approves special tiger protection force, pending for last six years
DEHRADUN: Chief minister, Harish Rawat, gave clearance to the formation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve which was pending for last six years. Rawat held review...
View ArticleHaldwani, Ramnagar to vie for global accreditation for tiger conservation
Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions in the state are directed by the forest department to complete documentation process by December 15 to apply for Conservation Approved Tiger Standards (CATS)...
View ArticleNavegaon-Nagzira set to have over 1,000 sq km buffer
NAGPUR: Eight months after Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in Gondia and Bhandara districts was notified, a subcommittee has identified 1,030 sqkm buffer zone for it. As per the latest 2014...
View ArticleCorbett tiger safari project in soup
DEHRADUN: The Centre has red flagged a proposed tiger safari project in Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park and asked the state government to first comply with wildlife norms. Uttarakhand ranks second...
View ArticleIn-principle approval to Navegaon-Nagzira buffer zone
Nagpur: The 15-member committee on Tuesday granted in-principle approval to buffer zone of Navegaon- Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) in Gondia and Bhandara districts. Notifying buffer zone around tiger...
View Article2-yr-old tiger found dead in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
PILIBHIT: A two-year-old tiger was found dead in Mahof forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on Thursday morning. The tiger had sustained various injuries on its throat and pelvic region. Many deep...
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