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Nilgai culling: After Maneka Gandhi's outburst, AWBI takes issue up with environment ministry
AWBI has stepped in to take up the issue officially with the ministry, following an outburst by women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi.
Unique rally in Melghat to spread tiger, community conservation
The unique bicycle rally on "World Pollution Control Day" for propagating government schemes on tiger conservation and community development was organized by Satpuda Foundation in Melghat on Wednesday.
Pench villagers build waterhole for wildlife
In a unique gesture to celebrate International Biodiversity Day, nine villagers from Turia adjoining Pench Tiger Reserve, constructed a waterhole for wildlife.
Land Rover to partner with project tiger
Land Rover-the iconic brand of sports utility vehicles that operate in forests across the world including the vast African savanna-will support a collaborative tiger conservation project in central India.
Satpuda exploring livelihood options to save tigers
The Satpuda Foundation, which has been working for wildlife conservation, is exploring employment opportunities in villagers surrounding Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve.
Six-member panel set up for cranes conservation
After a task force to monitor the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards (GIBs), the state government has now set up an six-member expert committee for conservation of sarus cranes in Gondia district.
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Students from buffer villages of Pench Tiger Reserve learn lessons on nature and tiger conservation
Children from buffer villages of Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) recently attended a nature camp at Sillari in east Pench and learnt lessons on nature and tiger conservation.
Tiger reserves to mark World Wildlife Day today
World Wildlife Day will be celebrated with several programmes about fauna and flora in Pench, Melghat and Tadoba tiger reserves on March 3.
Mobile health unit for people to boost tiger conservation
In a novel effort for tiger conservation, the newly launched mobile health service has turned out helpful for those living on the fringes of the Pench tiger reserve, Maharashtra.
Satpuda to launch dedicated health service in tiger buffer areas
Talking to TOI, Kishor Rithe, president of Satpuda said the team will visit Pench (Maharashtra and MP), Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve and Tadoba every month to treat patients in buffer villages.
Forest department plans to curb man-animal conflict in Yavatmal
Yavatmal, Aurangabad and Kolhapur territorial circles have reported huge economic losses due to man-wildlife conflict.
Long delayed, wild buffalo conservation plan to be expedited
The conservation plan with a goal to establish 200 genetically acceptable wild buffaloes in Central India will be finalized in a month by taking views of Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh forest departments and Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).
Wildlife should get due attention in media
If wildlife is being dislodged from forests, it is also struggling to find space in media.
Maharashtra State Wildlife Board reconstituted
The 33-member board has been reconstituted as per Section 6 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. The board will be chaired by chief minister while chief wildlife warden is the member-secretary.
Pench tiger reserve celebrated global tiger day
The need to save tigers was highlighted by two tribal children at Pench tiger reserve.
Shahanoor shows the way to eco-tourism
Shahanoor, a tiny village on the foothills of Narnala fort and wildlife sanctuary in Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), is a classic case how ecotourism should be practised. The Shahanoor village eco-development committee (EDC) has become the first to buy its own Gypsy and earn Rs 25,000 during the tourism season in Melghat.
Tigress found dead in proposed Mahendri sanctuary
It was a bad day for wildlife. Two villagers were mauled to death by a problem leopard near Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), while a full grown tigress was found dead on Wednesday in proposed Mahendri wildlife sanctuary near Amravati.
NCSA volunteers show the way to protect forests
The volunteers of Nature Conservation Society, Amravati (NCSA), showed the way by extinguishing a major fire on the fringes of Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
International course to build young conservation educators
Whether your concerns on wildlife and environment issues are charismatic like the mega-fauna tiger, effective education campaigns can act as powerful conservation tools.
Monkey feeders in Melghat tiger reserve to face action
The Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Amravati district has decided to act tough against those feeding monkeys along the tar road passing through the reserve.
Tourism in tiger reserves to cost more
Tourism in the tiger reserves will cost more with the government planning to charge Rs 500 and Rs 750 as conservation fee from resorts.
Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh should team up to save wild buffaloes: Experts
At a time when wild buffaloes, an endangered mammal species, are facing extinction, the state forest department has joined hands with leading NGOs to keep hopes alive to save the last remaining population.
'Man-animal conflict result of human actions alone'
Human intervention, which has resulted in destruction of wildlife habitat, is responsible for the man-animal conflict.
27 forest land diversion proposals come up before National Board for Wildlife
At least 17 fresh proposals for diversion of forest land of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and 10 fresh proposals for taking up non-forestry activities within 10km of national parks and sanctuaries will come up before the standing committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) on October 31.
Melghat tiger reserve has good scope for meadows
Melghat Tiger Reserve in Amravati district, one of the oldest tiger reserves in India established in 1973, has unique and excellent grassland meadows, said CR Babu, an eminent scientist and expert in grassland development from Delhi University.
Wildlife wing to boost meadow development in PAs
In a bid to encourage speedy recovery of wildlife population, the state forest department plans to take up meadow development at relocated village sites in national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves.
Large-scale awareness marks wildlife week near 4 tiger reserves
Even as a lot of noise was made in cities while celebrating wildlife week, the tiger conservation body Satpuda Foundation (SF) concentrated on tribal villages on the fringes of four tiger reserves in the Central Indian region.
Experts to write to PM against green ministry
Non-government wildlife experts on board the PM-chaired National Board of Wildlife are planning to write a joint letter to PM Manmohan Singh complaining of alleged illegalities and malpractices of the environment ministry.
Mumbai-based filmmaker wins award for his film on Pepsi
Baroda-born Rahil Patel, who is assisting filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj for his next project, was declared as the winner of the contest organised by UK-based MO Films, a content generating firm for various multinational brands.
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