Amaravati, July 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Pawan Kalyan, said on Friday that two Kumki elephants would be useful in controlling human-elephant conflict in Parvathipuram-Manyam district.He welcomed two trained Kumki elephants Jayant and Abhimanyu at his official residence Mangalagiri during their journey from Palamaner in Chittoor district to Parvathipuram.Pawan Kalyan, who is also the forest and environment minister, welcomed kumki elephants by showering flowers and offering…
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Amreli (Gujarat), July 22 (IANS) India’s first dedicated railway underpass designed for the safe movement of Asiatic lions has been completed in Gujarat’s Amreli district, marking a new approach to reducing collisions between wildlife and trains in the Gir landscape. The underpass has been built on the Dhasa-Rajula and Rajula-Pipavav railway sections as part of a joint initiative by the Forest Department and the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railway.The project comes as lions and other wild anim…
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…
Gandhinagar, July 18 (IANS) A new scientific study has found that Asiatic lions living along Gujarat’s coast depend primarily on wild prey rather than domestic livestock, challenging the long-held belief that the species expanded beyond the Gir forests in search of cattle.The research, published in the peer-reviewed international journal ‘Conservation’, found that wild prey accounts for nearly 70 per cent of the biomass consumed by coastal Asiatic lions, highlighting the ecological viability of …
Guwahati, July 11 (IANS) The Kachugaon Forest Division under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has launched an awareness programme to promote coexistence between forest fringe communities and wildlife, with a special focus on mitigating human-elephant conflict in Assam, officials said on Saturday. The first awareness programme on preventing human-elephant conflict was inaugurated by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Additional PCCF) and BTC’s Council Head of Department (CHD…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Friday that human–wildlife conflict has emerged as one of India’s foremost conservation and development challenges. Yadav also chaired the 7th Meeting of the Governing Body of the National CAMPA in Coimbatore, which approved four new Wildlife and Forestry Conservation Projects for Dolphins, Snow Leopards, Wild Water Buffalo, and Indian Rhinoceros.Inaugurating the Centre of Excellence (Co…
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…
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) Nepal is moving ahead with plans to establish its first-ever Tiger Sanctuary in Chitwan National Park in the southern district of Chitwan to provide a natural habitat for rescued and ‘problematic tigers’ while promoting eco-tourism. ‘Problematic tigers’ are those that pose a direct threat to human safety — often older or injured animals that are unable to hunt natural prey.Nepal’s tiger population nearly tripled to 355 individuals in 2022 from a baseline of 121 in 2009,…
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) The sighting of a juvenile gharial in the Kekaidong River in West Karbi Anglong has been hailed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a significant indicator of the state’s improving riverine ecosystem and ongoing biodiversity conservation efforts. Sharing photographs of the reptile on social media on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said healthy rivers narrate their own story, and the latest sighting reflects the gradual revival of Assam’s natural ecosystems.”The si…
Alwar, June 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Sunday that tiger conservation is not merely about protecting a single species, but about conserving forests, watersheds, the rich biodiversity that shares the tiger’s habitat and involving local communities. After inaugurating a National Workshop on “Tiger Re-introduction: Opportunities & Challenges” at Alwar in Rajasthan, the Minister said on X, “On a day marking 18 years of tiger rein…