Surat, July 19 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department has released 50 spotted deer into the Mandvi Forest Range in Surat district as part of a long-term conservation programme aimed at strengthening the natural prey base for carnivores, enhancing biodiversity and reducing human-wildlife conflict in the southern part of the state.The translocation, carried out under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, involved relocating the deer from the Sasan Gir Wildlife Division in three phases between May and…
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Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Tuesday informed the Legislative Council that an in-depth investigation is underway into the wildlife poisoning incident in the Chaurakund forest range under the Sipna Wildlife Division of the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Amravati district. Extensive preventive measures are being implemented to avoid such occurrences in the future. The discussion was initiated through a calling-attention motion moved by member Milind Narvekar, with act…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is set to introduce advanced technology to strengthen forest protection by deploying heavy-lift drones capable of carrying up to one tonne of water to extinguish forest fires and installing smart electric fencing and satellite-based surveillance systems to reduce human-wildlife conflict.Forests Minister R.V. Ranjith Kumar said the initiatives form part of the State government’s strategy to tackle the growing challenges posed by rising temperatures, prolonged d…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) BJP state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday accused successive LDF and UDF governments of failing to address the growing threat of human-wildlife conflict in Kerala, alleging that people in the state’s hilly regions are being left to face repeated attacks without adequate protection.Chandrasekhar said five people had lost their lives in wildlife attacks in Kerala in the past two weeks alone, but the government had failed to take effective preven…
Coimbatore, June 6 (IANS) Anticipating a rise in human-wildlife interactions with the onset of the southwest monsoon, the Gudalur Forest Division in Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and conflict-prevention measures across vulnerable villages in the Nilgiris district. The Forest Department has deployed local youths, additional patrol vehicles and thermal drones in areas that frequently witness wildlife intrusion during the rainy season. The move is aimed at preventing wild elephants and ot…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Kerala Forest Minister Shibu Baby John has said that the Forest Department will take responsibility for the lives and safety of people living in forest areas, and an insurance scheme will be introduced in hilly regions in association with local panchayats.”The department will be responsible for providing compensation,” the minister said.He added that discussions with public sector insurance companies are progressing for implementing the scheme.The minister said …
Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) Considering the growing human-wildlife conflict in Karnataka’s Malnad region, which has become a major cause of concern due to frequent encounters with wild animals creating fear among the local population, authorities have now initiated action to relocate gaurs that pose an increasing threat, officials confirmed on Friday. The operation is considered the first of its kind in South India.The state government and the forest department have launched a first-of-its-kind o…
Patna, March 25 (IANS) An atmosphere of fear has gripped Nawada district as a herd of wild Asian elephants continues to wreak havoc in rural areas in search of food due to the shrinking habitat and loss of forests.In Suartoli village, under Rajauli Hardiya Panchayat, a 30-year-old man, Sanoj Bhuiyan, was tragically trampled to death during the elephant rampage. In addition, three buffaloes were also killed, intensifying panic among villagers in the last 24 hours.Confirming the incident, Forest D…
Bhopal/Piparia, Feb 7 (IANS) A 39-year-old man was killed in a suspected big cat attack in the Bankhedi territorial forest range under Piparia tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district, with forest officials leaning toward a tiger as the culprit pending post-mortem confirmation. The victim, identified as Kamal Thakur, is a resident of Bari Devi village. His lifeless body was found some 100-meter way near Dam Mohalla Jhiria village, an old Dokrikheda hamlet.“He was found dead among bushe…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H. D. Kumaraswamy, held a high-level meeting with Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Wednesday, to deliberate on long-term solutions to the escalating human–wildlife conflict in Karnataka and to ensure the safety and livelihood of citizens. An official statement from the office of Kumaraswamy stated, “The meeting was held at the office of the Union Forest Minister, Bhupender Yadav…