Ban on grazing hits Raikas community hard

Sri Lanka grapples with elephant-human conflict

Union Cabinet approves amendments in Wildlife (Protection) Act

Makes consultation with gram sabhas mandatory for notifying wildlife sanctuaries and national parks

Swamphen vanishing from Bakhira lake

Update

Ladakh's nomads could lose lifeline to sanctuary

Eviction threat

Mount Abu notification sparks protests

Saltpan workers in Gujarat served eviction notice from sanctuary

According to report

Opening up, but tread softly

April 2003 saw two diverse regions in India take a similar decision. Both partially opened the door to tourism in hitherto protected belts. One …

In court

Japan leads opposition to establishing marine sanctuary for whales

Proposal for a sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been repeatedly submitted to the International Whaling Commission in recent years, but …

MoEF opposes CEC’s recommendation on eco-sensitive zones

Says its recommendation to reduce the size of safety zones for wildlife unscientific

No return of the native

Truth is more Slppery

Hydropower is northeast India's biggest resource. But the manner in which the Subansiri Lower Project (SLP) is being implemented forces nitin …

The information is public

MoEF challenges penalty on it for allowing industries to function near Kaziranga

Appeal to Supreme Court says Assam government responsible for implementing notification on no-development zone around national park

SC takes stock of Forest Rights Act

Conflicts are no less around national parks, sanctuaries

First-of-its-kind study in India carried out in Karnataka finds number of villages affected by human-elephant conflict and the compensation paid …

In Short

Smaller eco zone irks ministry

Central Empowered Committee wants to reduce eco-sensitive zones around protected areas

Koyna sanctuary plundered

Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help

Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park

How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on …

Battle zone: Humans vs elephants

Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …