Decision came after a petition challenged an Uttarakhand govt proposal for tiger safari, which would involve keeping animals in cages within the national park. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday told the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) that its plan to have a tiger safari on the lines of a zoo within a national…
After Arittapatti in Madurai district, four more places in Tamil Nadu may be declared Biodiversity Heritage Sites this year. The Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board (TNBB) has been striving to identify, recognise and notify significant hotspots as Biodiversity Heritage Sites. The Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site (Madurai district) was notified as the first such Biodiversity Heritage Site…
The contentious Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 (FCAA), became operational on December 1, 2023, amidst widespread criticism from citizens, scientists, non-profits, andeven legislators. Undeterred by the protests, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has started implementing the act now, allowing State governments to clear forest diversions that were deemed illegal under the…
The tiger cub has a higher level of pigment known as melanin on skin or fur, making it appear ‘black’. Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda shared pictures of a rare tiger cub on social media. Though the father and mother are normal, one of their cubs is pseudo-melanistic – which means it has…