Jammu, April 4 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it is implementing a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategy to address the damage caused by porcupines to the saffron crop in Pampore, with field evidence confirming the presence of the species in the region.Responding to a...
JAMMU, MARCH 28: Minister of Forests, Ecology, and Environment, Javed Ahmad Rana, stated that the Wildlife Department has implemented measures to mitigate the conflict between humans and wild boars around the Dachigam National Park, including the New Theed village.These measures include a 3 km...
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Bengaluru, March 26 Karnataka Minister Eshwar B Khandre clarified in the Assembly on Thursday that there is no provision to offer government jobs to the legal heirs of persons killed in wildlife attacks, as per existing government orders.Responding to a question by Sringeri MLA T D Rajegowda...
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Patna, March 25 – An atmosphere of fear has gripped the Nawada district as a herd of wild Asian elephants continues to cause havoc in rural areas in search of food due to shrinking habitats and deforestation.In the village of Suartoli, under the Rajauli Hardiya Panchayat, a 30-year-old man...
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Kottayam (Kerala), March 25 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reached out to the hill-region communities on Wednesday ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls and said his government has taken legal and financial measures to protect their lives and livelihoods, despite the challenges posed by...
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Bhubaneswar, March 21 Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expanding green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said that 558 square kilometers of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years.Majhi made the remarks while...
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Kochi, March 19 – In Kerala, agricultural issues consistently dominate political discourse, and this election is no exception. Farmers are raising concerns ranging from human-wildlife conflict in mountainous regions to paddy procurement issues in Palakkad and Kuttanad.Farmers say many of their...
Panaji, March 10 The Goa government will draft a policy on managing human-animal wildlife conflict after studying the models adopted by states like Kerala and Karnataka, Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday.He was responding to a question raised by Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao in...
New Delhi, March 9 JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda raised concerns about human-elephant conflicts in Karnataka during Monday's Rajya Sabha discussion on the Ministry of Environment and Forest.Participating in the discussion, Deve Gowda stated that forests are being...
Kodagu (Karnataka), March 9 A 55-year-old woman was killed after she was attacked by a wild elephant in this district on Monday, officials said.The deceased, identified as Jalajakshi, was a resident of Balegundi in Valnoor village of Kushalnagar taluk.According to forest department...
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Mumbai, March 6 In a move to modernize policing, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said police personnel will be equipped with body-worn cameras over the next three years to enhance transparency and accountability.Fadnavis unveiled a technological overhaul in the state...
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Kannur (Kerala), February 27 A man died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Aralam, a northern district of the state, on Friday, police said.The deceased has been identified as Aneesh AS (44), from Block 10, Aralam Farm here.According to police, the incident occurred around 4 am, when...
Kathmandu, February 24 – The Nepali government has formally declared wild boars – except for small species that enter private farmland – as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase them away, capture them, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities.Just...
Berhampur (Odisha), February 22 Two people were killed by a wild elephant in the Ganjam district of Odisha on Sunday, officials said.The victims were identified as Urmila Rout (53) and Gopinath Pradhan (67), residents of Jalameripalli village in the Digapahandi block.The incident occurred...
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Kochi, February 19 A petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking to immediately halt pineapple cultivation activities at the Athirappilly and Kallal plantation estates here, claiming that it poses a significant ecological risk.The public interest litigation by wildlife activist...
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Nagpur, February 18 A sub-adult male tiger was found dead on railway tracks in Nagpur, possibly after being hit by a train, officials said on Wednesday.The big cat was about one and a half years old, and its body was found in the Jamtha area near the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium on...
Jammu, February 17 A total of 15,661 cases of human-wildlife conflict were recorded across J&K between 2023 and 2025, resulting in 32 deaths and 350 injuries, with the Jammu district alone accounting for nearly 18 per cent of these incidents.Forest Minister Javed Rana provided this information...