Sighting of desert cat termed ‘rare’ by MP is not rare after all, say independent wildlife experts
Sighting of the cat in jungles in not unusual, claim experts with ‘photographic evidence‘ captured as recently as 2018
Albino palm civet sighted in Odisha after 129 years in Satkosia Tiger Reserve
A partial albino common palm civet was last sighted in 1891 in the state’s Kandhamal district
Mullaperiyar dam: Kerala to convene all-party meet
Environmentalists say people, not politicians, from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu must find the solution
17 fishers injured in firing by forest guards
They were fishing in reservoir inside the Pench Tiger Reserve, where fishing has been banned by high court
India Biodiversity Awards 2012 go to six pioneers in biodiversity governance
These include three village panchayats, two tiger reserves and informal network of forest protection committees
Tadoba reserve: Tourism is good news, but infra projects bad
While wildlife tourism earned the reserve 286% more revenue in the past five years, the park needs to be protected from infrastructural projects, …
Another person killed by tiger near Corbett
Forest officials term tiger attack accidental; tigress declared man-eater yet to be captured
Tamil Nadu says no to Indian Neutrino Observatory project in Theni
The Tamil Nadu government filed an affidavit in the apex court stating the project in Theni would cause irreparable damage to the Western Ghats
Remaining tribals in Simlipal tiger reserve to be displaced
Those shifted out last December are living under plastic sheets in searing heat. Is this how relocation is meant to be carried out?
Sabarimala waste, power management threatens Periyar Tiger Reserve: CAG
An audit report blames Travancore Devaswom Board and the state electricity board for not setting up compositing and drainage facilities or laying …
Kaziranga National Park is a net carbon emitter; climate change may make it worse
The soil in Kaziranga is home to a large population of bacteria that release carbon dioxide as they breathe, adding to what trees and others …
Mullaperiyar dam: Kerala Assembly seeks presidential reference
Supreme Court failed to consider safety of people and possible loss of biodiversity, say legislators
Desperate to relocate
Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…
CAG flags community centre under FRA actually MP govt tourist lodge in Pench
CAG slams action as being tantamount to misuse of powers by forest department and against spirit of Forest (Conservation) Act
Climbing the machan: Poverty and animal conflict in Karnataka
Human-wildlife conflict is a monumental issue for farmers living in subsistence, conflict with wild animals disproportionately impacts the poor
Green tribunal orders state to restrict traffic around Kaziranga
Earlier this year, an expert panel had recommended construction of elevated roads to control animal deaths due to accidents
Assam government wants to build flyovers for Kaziranga rhinos
Elevated roads are expected to provide an easy passage to animals while moving between two adjacent forest reserves
Green tribunal bans quarrying in Sariska
Forest department found 84 stone and marble quarries operating within the tiger reserve and its buffer zone
Public hearings for Ken-Betwa river link project a sham, complain activists
People’s organisations say officials did not follow the correct procedure of informing village residents about the project. The environment …
Forest dept finds irregularities in non-profit’s owl conservation efforts
Wildlife Research and Conservation Society accused of violations including straying from the core area of conservation, banding owl species …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 12, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why Periyar reserve is India's best-managed protected area
Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director of Periyar Tiger Reserve, speaks to Tiasa Adhya on the place being awarded the best managed protected area in India
‘States violating wildlife law in rush to notify buffer zones’
Process of consulting gram sabhas bypassed to notify buffer areas around tiger habitats within time limit set by court, allege activists
Grasslands in Western Ghats diverted for resort construction
The 120 room, five-star luxury resort is being built in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka in association with international hotel chains
Dark twist to bright tale
Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …