Tamil Nadu: Seven people fined Rs 50,000 each for hunting spotted deer in Hosur
Seven people were fined Rs 50,000 each for allegedly hunting spotted deer and selling the meat, Denkanikottai Forest Department said.
Seven people were fined Rs 50,000 each for allegedly hunting spotted deer and selling the meat, Denkanikottai Forest Department said.
A Tamil Nadu Forest Department team, set up to probe the death of two tigers near the Avalanche dam in…
Tamil Nadu forest department on Monday captured a wild 'Makhna' elephant which was destroying crops at Saralapathy near Pollachi district.
Two labourers died while four were severely injured due to lightning strike in the Kachhar village under the Bakswaha police station area in the Chhatarpur district, according to the police on Saturday.
The Forest Department has set a target to carry out an afforestation drive in approximately 257 hectares of hilltops across 15 Forest Divisions in the state under the "Mukhya Mantri Green Cover Mission".
The fishermen have been sensitised on the restrictions imposed on human activities in the marine sanctuary, said Manas Das, Gahirmatha Forest Range officer.
The Indian pangolin is a Schedule-I protected animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
This is the latest instance of conflict between farmers practicing shifting cultivation and the Forest Department staff over farming forest land.
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.
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.
