Bhopal, March 10 (IANS) Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary, which was renamed Rani Durgavati Sanctuary and covers the districts of Narasinghpur, Damoh, and Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, will soon become the third home of cheetahs in India, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday. The Chief Minister shared that preparations are almost at the final stage and that the Madhya Pradesh government will release some of the cheetahs from Kuno National Park (KNP) to Nauradehi in the next two months.“Proje…
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Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Friday affirmed in the Legislative Council that the government intends to implement long-term measures, including alternative farming and rehabilitation, alongside efforts to resolve human-wildlife conflict. Responding to questions raised by MLC Parinay Phuke regarding the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve, the Minister stated that there is no proposal under government consideration to increase the buffer zone of the reserve.Minister Naik mention…
Jabalpur, Feb 11 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the alarming spike in tiger fatalities, particularly over the past few months, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state government and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to submit a detailed report on the matter by February 25.The court issued the order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey, who has raised concerns over the death of 54 tigers — the hi…
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly less than a month after the recovery of two tiger carcasses, another dead tiger was found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Saturday, officials said. A senior KNPTR official said that one carcass of male tiger, aged nearly 12 to 13 years, was recovered from western side of Mandir Baneshwar Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) area of Burapahar Range Ghorakati. The official said that a committee was constituted by KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh for car…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As India completed 50 years of tiger conservation, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Saturday, called for a comprehensive policy review to identify challenges in the present times and ensuring efficiency. Highlighting the Cheetah reintroduction programme, the Union Minister said India has successfully carried out an international translocation of a wild species that had gone extinct in the country, with the project now reaching…
Amaravati, Feb 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh forest officials on Friday successfully captured a tiger, which was moving around human habitations near Rajahmundry in East Godavari district for the last six days, bringing relief to the area’s people who had been living in fear. After strenuous efforts involving expert teams from Pune and Delhi, the forest officials succeeded in capturing the big cat in Kurmapuram village in Rayavaram mandal of East Godavari.The officials fired a tranquiliser to capture …
Amaravati, Feb 6 (IANS) The forest department’s operations continued on Friday to catch a tiger that has been wandering near human settlements close to Rajahmundry town in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh for almost a week. The forest officials, with the help of an expert team from Pune, began the rescue operation on Thursday night in Kesavaram Hills in Mandapeta mandal. However, the tiger remained elusive. Thermal drones deployed by the authorities failed to trace the tiger. Officia…
Bhopal/New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The third batch of eight cheetahs from Botswana will arrive in India on February 28, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said after a meeting with Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Chief Minister shared that during the meeting with Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, detailed discussion was held on various issues related to tourism development, expansion of reserve forests, and wildlife cons…
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) The Rajasthan government led by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will provide Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the families of people who lose their lives in human–wildlife conflict, Minister of State for Forests and Environment (Independent Charge), Sanjay Sharma, informed the Assembly on Tuesday.He also assured that residents of villages falling under the Karauli Tiger Reserve Sanctuary will not be displaced against their will.Responding during Question Hour, Sharma said tha…
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Though Telangana has been witnessing movement of tigers around human habitations, the big cats are consciously avoiding coming into contact with human beings and are not a threat to human life, the State Forest Department said on Tuesday. The department has been proactive since the entry of the tiger into districts like Peddapally, Karimnagar, Jagityal, Kamareddy, Siddipet, Yadadri, etc.In recent times, Telangana witnessed the movement of tigers in human-dominated landsc…