Conservation India

Why the Sariska Siege Never Ends – Tehelka

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‘National shame! Form SIT to probe tiger deaths’ – Times of India

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'National shame! Form SIT to probe tiger deaths'
Times of India
"Search and find initiatives need to be launched in Nagzira, Navegaon, Umred, Tipeshwar, Bor and Melghat," said Prafulla Bhamburkar of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Kishor Rithe, member, National Board for Wild Life (NBWL), said the cruel act must be ...

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Tiger chopped and packed in bags in ‘alert’ reserve – Calcutta Telegraph

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:39:03 +0000

Calcutta Telegraph
Tiger chopped and packed in bags in 'alert' reserve
Calcutta Telegraph
“It can't be tolerated,” said conservationist Kishor Rithe of the Satpuda Foundation, a group that does wildlife awareness campaigns in central India. He demanded that the government set up an SIT to probe the tiger death and nab the poachers.
Poachers kill another tigerDaily Pioneer

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Villagers lynch wildcat mistaken for leopard – Times of India

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:38:00 +0000

Villagers lynch wildcat mistaken for leopard
Times of India
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), an organization based in Noida working with the state forest department, said that the crowd overpowered the forest officials before they could reach the site where the big cat had been stranded. "The incident took place ...

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Captive Hill Myna, Munnar, Kerala

Kiran B Bhangare — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:21 +0000

In many parts of India, people still keep wild animals captive in their homes as pets. This photographer found this captive Southern or lesser Hill Myna (Gracula indica) at a grocery store in Munnar, Kerala. The store also had a captive Malabar (blue-winged parakeet). This photo was taken in March 2012.

The Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA) prohibits any person (other than a recognized zoo including a rescue centre) from keeping any wild animal (species listed in Schedule I to IV) in captivity without the previous permission in writing of the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW). Every person who by any means obtains possession of such wild/captive animals shall within 48 hours make a report to the nearest police station or the authorised officer and handover such government property.

In this view, possessing captive animals listed in the Schedules without permission is an offence.

Missing in action, Uttarakhand’s goral and barking deer

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Theme park will gobble up this ecosystem – Daily News & Analysis

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:04 +0000

Theme park will gobble up this ecosystem
Daily News & Analysis
Mahesh Bhat, a wildlife photographer who is campaigning for saving the grassland, says, “We have met the chief minister and chief secretary SV Ranganath about the importance of the grassland. They have promised to look into the matter.

CAG Faults Tamil Nadu For Failing to Frame Its Own Forest Policy – The Hindu

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:19:56 +0000

State has failed to frame its own forest policy: CAG
The Hindu
Officials of the forest department told The Hindu that the forest policy was yet to be approved by the government. According to the CAG report, the actual allocation of funds for forestry and wildlife sector in the State, which was 4.30 per cent of the ...

Growing Cardamom Impacts Forests for Decades – Srilanka – Mongabay

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:00 +0000

Over 25 years after people stopped growing cardamom in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Forest Reserve (KFR), the spice crop is still having an impact on the forest, according to a recent study in Forest Ecology and Management. The clearing of understory plants and the use of fertilizers continue to shape the forest in the protected area.

Prosperous East Asia fuels illegal wildlife trade across globe – Hindustan Times

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:46:02 +0000

Prosperous East Asia fuels illegal wildlife trade across globe
Hindustan Times
The perishing wildlife in India and Africa has acquired a whole new market, although illegal, in cash-rich East Asia. to feed the high demand for illegal wildlife products across Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. This week, Maharashtra issued ...

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