Jaipur, March 29 A major overpass along a section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Ranthambore National Park has been opened for one-way traffic, aimed at ensuring the safe movement of animals and reducing human-wildlife conflict, an official said.The overpass spans an 11.5 km stretch where...
Chennai, March 18 – A proposed highway corridor that would cut through the ecologically fragile Sengottai (Aryankavu) Gap in the southern Western Ghats has raised concerns among conservationists, who warn that the project could disrupt a vital wildlife corridor and exacerbate landslide risks in...
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Jaipur, March 9 A four-year-old male tiger was tranquilized and captured by forest department teams on Monday evening after it ventured into agricultural fields in Ranthambore.Deputy Conservator of Forests (Ranthambore First Circle) Manas Singh said that the tiger, fitted with a radio collar...
New Delhi, March 8 The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a body under the Ministry of Environment, stated on Sunday that cheetahs travelling from Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to Baran in Rajasthan were exhibiting "natural territorial behavior."This clarification came in the...
Chandrapur, March 7 Activist Bandu Dhotre's hunger strike, protesting the proposed Lohardongri iron mine project in the Tadoba corridor, which connects the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to surrounding forests in Chandrapur district, entered its third day on Saturday.Dhotre claimed support from...
New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday modified its earlier stay order and allowed the metalling of the 11.5-km Laldhang-Chillarkhal road in Uttarakhand to benefit thousands of people in the state's 18 remote villages.However, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...