According to study reports of the Wildlife Institute of India, 90 leopards are in the forests, including in the Gorumara National Park, Jaldapara National Park and Buxa Tiger Reserve.
May 2, 2021Forest authorities have intensified their awareness programmes to minimize the man-animal conflict in the region which is in the vicinity of the Amangarh Tiger Reserve.
October 19, 2020There was an uproar over the incident yesterday as locals and family members laid siege to the forest range office at Sukna for several hours, demanding stern action against the forest guards responsible for the death of Ajit Sauriya of a place called Junglikotha.
September 8, 2020The man-eating leopard had killed a 30-year-old mentally-challenged person in Devprayag on 30 August.
September 7, 2020Protesting the incident, family members and local people gheraoed the forest range office at Sukna for several hours today.
September 7, 2020About 70-75 migrant workers had returned to their ancestral village Khanda during the lockdown.
August 14, 2020Talking to The Statesman, Milon Kanti Mondal, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Durgapur, said, “In the past few months since the lock down period started in late March, our forest department has rescued and saved nine pythons, two falcons, three eagles, big turtle, three big and rare owls, rare sand boa, krait, cobra, Russel viper , monkey etc. Most were injured. Birds have been treated and released in the dense forest parts.”
August 13, 2020Different research reports indicate the presence of 86 snow leopards in Uttarakhand.
August 2, 2020On Monday night, the tigress had attacked a farmer who later died, following which the local people had vandalised the forest ranger's office in protest.
June 10, 2020'As part of the probe and evidence collection, the arrested person was taken to the plantation shed where he would help two others in making the crackers,' said Forest officer Aashique Ali U.
June 6, 2020The chemicals-Lamda Cyhalothrin and Alphamethrin have been reported to be effective against these grass-hoppers. Forest department is being requested to adopt control measures.
June 5, 2020Meanwhile, it is alleged that the killing was not deliberate as the elephant had walked into a trap laid for wild boars that come to destroy the crops frequently.
June 5, 2020Earlier in the day, the Central government taking a serious note of the incident, had said that it will leave no stone unturned to investigate properly and nab the culprits.
June 4, 2020In India the five Himalayan states, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, are the abode of snow leopard.
May 4, 2020State forest minister Rajib Banerjee incidentally arrived at the district today itself and flagged off the fifth Banabandhav festival at Gangajalghanti Range, where one villager was killed by a tusker a fortnight back.
February 15, 2020In a special operation, the bushes were cleared and extensive search operation was conducted.
February 2, 2020Morning walkers heard the sound of an animal crying in pain from the pit, which was covered with an iron grill, on the Rajpur road near the President’s Bodyguard estate.
January 22, 2020