Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) The Nepali government has formally redeclared wild boars — except for small species that enter private farmlands — as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase away, capture, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities. Nearly two weeks after the wild rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) was declared an agriculture-damaging wild animal, the wild boar has also been placed on the same list, as farmers continue to suffer heavy crop losses …
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Kathmandu, Feb 13 (IANS) The Nepali government has formally declared the wild red monkey (Macaca mulatta) an agriculture-damaging wild animal, allowing farmers to chase away or capture the animals without prior approval from authorities. By publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette on Thursday, the Ministry of Forests and Environment said the declaration will remain valid for one year.Shrinking cultivation and expanding forest cover around abandoned land have unintentionally increased monkey habi…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Sara Bangla Atashbaji Unnayan Samity (All Bengal Fireworks Development Association) has written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing concerns about the “dangerous” training imparted in the name of making eco-friendly firecrackers, sources said on Wednesday.A copy of the letter has been sent to the state’s Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and the Additional Chief Secretary of the Small and Cottage Industries Department.The letter, written on Tuesday, ha…