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Tag: Forest Department
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Tiger find claim: Foresters hope for more big cats
Expressing his satisfaction, forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick said he will visit Siliguri soon and hold a meeting about development of the sanctuary.
April 21, 2023 -
Elephant tramples three to death at religious ritual in UP
According to eye-witness account, the elephant was visibly annoyed by the noise and people taking selfies. The pachyderm soon went out of the control of his owner.
February 16, 2023 -
Adolescent elephant goes on rampage, tranquilised
A forest officials said such adolescent elephants get driven out of their herds by the lead tuskers
February 13, 2023 -
Country’s largest city forest to come up in Vrindavan
The Forest Department is making the city forest by planting more than 76,000 saplings in two phases.
January 1, 2023 -
7 fishermen held in Odisha for intruding into turtle habitation zone
The fishermen have been sensitised on the restrictions imposed on human activities in the marine sanctuary, said Manas Das, Gahirmatha Forest Range officer.
November 25, 2022 -
Live pangolin rescued live in Odisha; wildlife smuggler arrested
The Indian pangolin is a Schedule-I protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
November 23, 2022 -
Decorated Telangana forest official killed in attack by tribals
This is the latest instance of conflict between farmers practicing shifting cultivation and the Forest Department staff over farming forest land.
November 22, 2022 -
Nine districts of Kangra, Himachal come under vulture initiative
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists vultures as critically endangered species, and therefore the Wildlife Department began working to protect them more than 20 years ago.
November 18, 2022 -
10-day plantation drive launched by Army, Forest Dept in J&K
The plantation drive will continue till 31 July wherein a total 2022 saplings will be planted by the troops stationed at Garhi Cantt, Udhampur. Brigadier Ananjai Singh, Commander, Shakargarh Brigade led the event. Abhinav Ramyotra, Divisional Forest Officer Social Forestry, Udhampur and Mrs Shweta Jandial, Divisional Forest Officer, Udhampur supported the cause.
July 22, 2022 -
Leopard count in N Bengal in offing
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, 2021 -
Anti-leopard attack advisory says ‘play loud music’, ‘wear helmets’
Forest 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, 2020 -
Sukna death: Kin, forest dept file complaints
There 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, 2020 -
Man-eating leopard shot dead in a forest dept special operation in Uttarakhand
The man-eating leopard had killed a 30-year-old mentally-challenged person in Devprayag on 30 August.
September 7, 2020 -
Uproar at Sukna after forest team shoots dead tea worker
Protesting the incident, family members and local people gheraoed the forest range office at Sukna for several hours today.
September 7, 2020 -
When a leopard rescue breaks the monotony
About 70-75 migrant workers had returned to their ancestral village Khanda during the lockdown.
August 14, 2020 -
Forest dept officials rescue rare animals during lockdown
Talking 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, 2020 -
Uttarakhand to set up snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi
Different research reports indicate the presence of 86 snow leopards in Uttarakhand.
August 2, 2020
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