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]Kibber village in remote Spiti valley of Himachal declared containment zone after 14 Covid cases surface
Village head cites wedding organised recently as the prime reason for spike in coronavirus cases
Published on Dec 05, 2020 11:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht
Assam’s Kaziranga national park to open for tourists from October 21: Know the guidelines
All five national parks and 18 wildlife sanctuaries in Assam, including Kaziranga, which usually remains shut for around five months annually due to floods, were closed in March following the Covid-19 outbreak.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 04:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
Wildlife nod not required for railway projects: Ministry
Handbook of Forest Conservation Act, 1980, now reads: “Prior recommendation of Standing Committee of NBWL under the provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 shall be obtained, if required, for taking developmental activities in/over an area falling within eco sensitive zones.”
Updated on Aug 04, 2020 02:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Wildlife photographer Tapan Sheth is itching to go back to forests post the pandemic crisis
Some of the exceptional clicks of Tapan include his photographs of Asiatic Lion, leopards, vultures, peacocks and tiger.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 05:42 PM IST
Wildlife corridor not on priority list of Chandigarh administration
Chandigarh Master Plan (CMP)-2031 mandates a wildlife corridor connecting the lake reserve forest and wildlife sanctuary
Published on Jan 28, 2020 12:50 AM IST
Munieshwar A Sagar, Chandigarh | Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
Stray dogs maul black buck, 6 blue bulls within week at Abohar open sanctuary
Asia’s first open wildlife sanctuary, encompassing 17 villages of the Bishnoi community, is spread over an area of 46,513 acre
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Gaurav Sagar Bhaskar, Ferozepur
Madhya Pradesh redraws plan for 10 wildlife sanctuaries after MLAs, villagers object
According to the forest department, the state has six tiger reserves, 10 national parks and 25 wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, which are poorly connected to each other resulting in increase in human-animal conflict.
Published on Oct 06, 2019 06:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Ranjan Srivastava
Do’s and don’ts while planning your next wildlife safari trip
While research plays an important part in increasing the likelihood of sightings, having an expert tracker increases the likelihood even further.
Updated on Sep 20, 2019 11:40 AM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Alia Bhatt takes you on surreal African safari, teaches locals Hindi. Watch video
Actor Alia Bhatt has shared a vlog about her recent African trip, where she was accompanied by Ranbir Kapoor. Watch here.
Updated on Sep 19, 2019 06:57 PM IST
Asian News International | HT Correspondent
Forest officer orders probe into nilgai’s death in Abohar sanctuary
Published on Sep 18, 2019 01:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ferozepur
Rules eased for clearance of projects near buffer zone
Projects located within the notified ESZ will require the NBW’sL nod, which can be applied for together with the initial “terms of reference” application.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Mumbai’s forest areas finally get protective buffers, but not as envisaged
The Supreme Court had issued a directive to the Union environment ministry to declare ESZs around 21 national park and wildlife sanctuaries
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj R Nair
33 quarantined Gir lions may never stalk the wild
Having recovered after nine months in quarantine at Jasadhar animal care centre and Devaliya interpretation zone at Junagarh, the big cats are roaring to go free.
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
Abohar wildlife sanctuary struggles to provide safe environs to animals
Based in the heartland of environment-loving community of Bishnois, the Shri Guru Jambeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is unique in that it is owned entirely by private individuals or panchayats.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Datarwali (Abohar) | Vishal Joshi, Datarawali (abohar)
11 MP tigers killed by poachers for rituals since 2018
Most of those arrested are tribals from buffer zones and corridor areas of wildlife sanctuaries, Madhya Pradesh’s wildlife department officials said on Saturday.
Published on May 18, 2019 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Light pollution plea puts focus on health hazards
Desai had complained about light pollution on Marine Drive and was able to make Wilson Gymkhana remove its floodlights in February.
Published on May 18, 2019 06:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee
Maharashtra’s Wild West: Wolves, hyenas, leopards share space with humans
A high probability of all three species existing together was estimated in over 22,896 sq km or 25% of the study site that supports human densities ranging from 59.32 to 1,169.26 persons per square kilometre.
Published on Apr 16, 2019 08:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Snehal Fernandes
BJP MLA comes out in support of Nandhaur, Chorgaliya residents
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Naveen Dumka has come out in support of the resident of Nandhaur and Chorgaliya, who are opposing the state government’s proposal to develop Nandhuar Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserve
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | Abhinav Madhwal
HP’s largest wildlife sanctuary to let dogs out to tackle staff shortage, wildlife crime
The dogs are being trained by the Word Wide Fund for Nature, an international NGO working towards nature conservation.
Updated on May 17, 2018 09:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Wildlife fan? Stay up all night at this Mumbai forest to count animals
If you’re a wildlife enthusiast, you can participate in the annual wildlife census, which will be conducted in Yeoor forest on the night of April 30
Published on Apr 28, 2018 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Priyanka Dhomse, Mumbai
Goa government revives Regional Plan 2021 after 6 years
The state government will allow construction activities, on case to case basis, on the lands notified as settlement, commercial, institutional and industrial zones.
Updated on Mar 29, 2018 07:43 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Panaji | Press Trust of India
Thai graffiti artists paint murals of panthers at public places to protest wildlife poaching
Bangkok graffiti artists painted a mural of panthers seated at a “Last Supper” table, the latest subversive depiction of an animal that has come to symbolise injustice after a tycoon was accused of poaching the wild cat.
Updated on Mar 17, 2018 04:23 PM IST
Agence France-Presse | HT Correspondent