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…
Bibekananda Pattnaik Paribesh Prahari, Baripada, 28th October 2024 : In a move that has conservationists worldwide watching closely, Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve will soon be home to a young tigress from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. The 2.5-year-old tigress is the first of five tigers planned for relocation to Odisha under a project aimed at enhancing…
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…
ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ବେତନଟୀ ତହସିଲ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ବାଲିଶଯ୍ୟା-୧ର ଉତ୍ସକୁ ୫ବର୍ଷ ଲିଜ୍ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ୨୦ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୪ ର ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତିକୁ ବିରୋଧ କରି ପରିବେଶବିତ ବିବେକାନନ୍ଦ ପଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଜାତୀୟ ଗ୍ରୀନ ଟ୍ରୀବ୍ୟୁନାଲ (ଏନଜିଟି) ରେ ମାମଲା ଦାୟର କରିଥିଲେ। ମାମଲାର ବିବରଣୀରୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ ଯେ ୪.୯୮ହେକ୍ଟର ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ବାଲିଶଯ୍ୟା-୧ ବେତନଟୀ ତହସିଲ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ବେଲାଣପୁରା, ମଧୁଦଣ୍ଡା ଓ ଡେଁଫୌଦା ବାଲି ସୌରାତ କୁ ୫ବର୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ନିଲାମ ଲାଗି ୨୦୨୪ ଜୁନ୨୦ରେ ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତି…
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…