Turtle patrol vessel attacked mid-sea in Odisha, 10 arrested
The crew of a sea-worthy fishing trawl allegedly attacked a turtle patrol vessel in the prohibited seawaters of Odisha’s Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, a forest official said on Sunday.
The crew of a sea-worthy fishing trawl allegedly attacked a turtle patrol vessel in the prohibited seawaters of Odisha’s Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, a forest official said on Sunday.
The original application was registered suo motu by the green tribunal on the basis of the news item titled "Saving Kashmir Brown Bears is a Race Against Time Wildlife SOS and J&K Wildlife Protection Dept. take challenge" appearing in a media outlet in July 2024.
A 35-year-old youth was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Mancheeri forest area near Nilambur in Kerala’s Malappuram district on Saturday night.
In a series of wildlife-related incidents on Thursday, an adult leopard was killed, and four persons sustained serious injuries in separate accidents near Phansidewa and Bagdogra respectively in Siliguri.
A middle-aged shepherd was killed on Saturday afternoon in an attack by a prowling tiger in the jungles adjoining the Ranthambore National Park.
A dramatic rescue operation unfolded today as members of a wildlife squad worked tirelessly to bring a stranded leopard to safety after it had taken refuge atop a tree to escape the crowds.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Monday said that the process of shifting some cheetahs at the new enclosure of Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary from Kuno National Park (KNP) is likely to be started by end of this month.
Activists of various animal lover associations have agitated in Durgapur on Friday demanding the punishment of the DFO for the brutal killing of a pregnant elephant in Jhargram a few days ago.
As a result, initiatives are underway to not only protect wildlife in tiger and elephant reserves but also to identify and develop the immense tourism potential hidden in these areas.
Rapid economic and population growth in south Bengal have significantly heightened pressures on wildlife resources and their habitats.
