Incursion Of Wild Elephants In Human Settlements: Kerala High Court Calls For State's Report On Proposed Action
3 years, 2 months ago

Incursion Of Wild Elephants In Human Settlements: Kerala High Court Calls For State's Report On Proposed Action

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Taking note of a recent intrusion by a herd of wild elephants into human settlements in the Palakkad district, the Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a report regarding the action proposed to be taken to prevent such episodes in the future. Taking note of the same, the Court remarked, "The report to be filed shall indicate the steps that are proposed to be taken by the State and its agencies for preventing such incidents in future." Regarding the infrastructural deficiencies noticed in one of the facilities of the Kochi Municipal Corporation, Advocate K.Janardhana Shenoy appearing on behalf of the Corporation submitted that immediate repair works to the building, the operation theatre, kennels, electrical installations, air conditioning equipment, water tank, washing machine and the diesel generating set will be undertaken on urgent basis so as to complete the same positively by 08.10.2021. "Taking note of the above, we direct the Animal Welfare Board of India to immediately nominate two members to the State Animal Welfare Board.

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Kerala High Court calls for captive elephants' ownership census in state
4 days, 1 hour ago

Kerala High Court calls for captive elephants' ownership census in state

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has ordered the state government to form a team to conduct a detailed survey and census of all captive elephants in the state. “We direct the state to constitute a team of District Collectors, Divisional Forest Officers from each district, to undertake a survey of the captive elephants held by private individuals/institutions and submit a report …

Kerala High Court Directs State To Constitute Teams For Carrying Out Census Of Captive Elephants, Identifying Their Custodians
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4 days, 13 hours ago

Kerala High Court Directs State To Constitute Teams For Carrying Out Census Of Captive Elephants, Identifying Their Custodians

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today directed the State Government to constitute a team for conducting a census of captive Elephants in the State. Court ordered thus: “We feel it imperative to direct the State to constitute a team comprising of the District collector and the Divisional Forest Officer of each district to conduct census of Elephants held by private individuals/institutions …

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
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1 week ago

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks

India Today  

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Kerala’s Knachary located in Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam district, on Monday night, triggering protests by local residents over the increasing human-animal conflict in the area. The deceased, identified as Eldhose, a native of Knachary, was walking home around 8 pm after alighting from a bus when the elephant suddenly attacked …

Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the devaswom officer of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura, for violating court directives on the elephant parade, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the temple authorities can’t do anything they like in the name of religion. “Only one breach is enough to cancel the festival permission granted but we are not doing it …

Kerala HC Pulls Cochin Devaswom Official For Violating Guidelines Regulating Parading Of Elephants At Temple Festivals, Seeks Affidavit
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerala HC Pulls Cochin Devaswom Official For Violating Guidelines Regulating Parading Of Elephants At Temple Festivals, Seeks Affidavit

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed an official of the Cochin Devaswom Board to file an affidavit before the Court regarding alleged breach of guidelines issued regulating the parading of Elephants during Temple festivals. Last week, the Court had dismissed an application moved by the Devaswom Board for modification of the 3-meter distance rule between Elephants paraded at the Thripunithura …

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms
3 weeks ago

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms

India Today  

A case has been filed against the officials of Kerala's Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple management committee for allegedly violating high court orders linked to the procession of elephants. The case was filed by the Kerala Forest Department against the Devaswom officer and other temple authorities after officials noticed a flouting of Kerala High Court directions in its inspection. The FIR came …

Odisha HC directs PCCF’s appearance in elephant death case
1 month ago

Odisha HC directs PCCF’s appearance in elephant death case

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Taking serious note of the death of three elephants due to electrocution in poachers’ trap at Naktideul under Rairakhol forest division of Sambalpur district, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed personal appearance of PCCF-Wildlife on November 26. Initiating suo motu proceedings on the matter, the division bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Savitri Ratho said, …

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals
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1 month, 1 week ago

Elephant Fitness Certificate, 3-Days Rest, 3-Hrs Cap On Parading: Kerala HC Issues Directions To Prevent Cruelty During Temple Festivals

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has remarked that Elephants in Kerala are widely used in Temples in the name of tradition and religion but, in reality, it is a "commercial exploitation" without any care or concern for their well-being. The Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. thus issued certain directions for effective implementation of the Kerala Captive …

High Court compares life of captive elephant to being in Nazi extermination camp
1 month, 1 week ago

High Court compares life of captive elephant to being in Nazi extermination camp

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has termed the life of a captive elephant as an "eternal" Treblinka -- the second-deadliest extermination camp built and operated by Nazis during the second world war-- and stipulated conditions to be followed for grant of permission to parade jumbos in festivals or other events. The High Court observed that captive elephants were being extensively used …

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event
1 month, 1 week ago

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: To prevent cruelty to elephants during parades, the Kerala High Court ruled on Thursday that organisers of any festival intending to exhibit a captive elephant must apply to the District Committee at least one month prior to the event. The court held that no organiser or Devaswom shall permit the deployment of any squads which go by the name …

Kerala HC urges stricter regulations to protect captive elephants
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala HC urges stricter regulations to protect captive elephants

New Indian Express  

Kerala has always had a complicated relationship with elephants, which have been an integral part of the state’s cultural history. While elephants have always had a cult status in Malayalam literature and culture, they have also been money-spinners that are shuttled across the state to be paraded at religious festivals and private functions while being subjected to unspeakable torture. The …

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Elephant shelter proposed in Manyam dist

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Parvathipuram Manyam district forest officer G.A.P. She issued a statement on Thursday stating, “This initiative aims to confine elephants to a specific area, thereby reducing the likelihood of crop damage, human fatalities, injuries, and livestock deaths caused by elephant encounters.” Prasuna highlighted that crop losses due to elephant attacks have been estimated at around Rs 13 crore since 2018, …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural death of around 50 elephants in the last six months. Raising concern over the spate of elephant deaths, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said responsibility will be fixed on officers found negligent and inefficient in safeguarding the life of the animals. Singhkhuntia directed the additional …

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A meeting of the elephant range States of southern India to granulate the components of the regional action plan for comprehensive understanding and management of human elephant conflict was held in Coimbatore on September 05 and 06, 2024. Besides discussing the action plan for mitigation of human elephant conflict in southern States, the meeting organised by the Ministry of Environment, …

Take a tour of the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital - The Hindu
4 months, 1 week ago

Take a tour of the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Much before the Ambanis launched Vantara elephant hospital in Jamnagar, Gujarat, earlier this year, roughly 1,200 km away in the obscure Garhi village in Churmura district, ECCC has been redefining the landscape of advanced medical care for pachyderms, sans brouhaha and media glare. “The aim is not to check any boxes, but to develop the ability to provide assistance to …

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka to send eight trained elephants to Andhra to drive away wild tuskers

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to send eight Kumki elephants along with mahouts to Andhra Pradesh to help it drive away wild elephants that have been wreaking havoc in the forests of Chittoor and also north Andhra districts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and forest minister Pawan Kalyan being felicitated by Karnataka forest minister Eshwar …

Human-animal conflict: Can a joint effort bring peace to the Southern forest belt?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Human-animal conflict: Can a joint effort bring peace to the Southern forest belt?

New Indian Express  

Human-animal conflict has existed since time immemorial. Why the Joint Move The three southern states of India—Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu—are coming together to propose amendments to wildlife protection laws to facilitate more effective management of human-animal conflict situations. This resolution called for amending the Wildlife Protection Act and incorporating human-animal conflict under the Disaster Management Act. Specifically, it would …

Court Can Exercise Inherent Jurisdiction For Welfare Of Animals: AP High Court Directs Listing Of Habeas Corpus Plea Challenging 'Illegal Detention' Of Bovine Animals
6 months ago

Court Can Exercise Inherent Jurisdiction For Welfare Of Animals: AP High Court Directs Listing Of Habeas Corpus Plea Challenging 'Illegal Detention' Of Bovine Animals

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed its Registry to list a plea which was filed challenging the illegal detention of 195 Bovine Animals and praying for their production. The matter was listed before the Division Bench of Justice U Durga Prasad and Justice Sumathi Jagadam, to hear the office objections raised regarding the maintainability of the Habeas Corpus petition …

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Action plan for TG forests to tackle wild elephants menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest department in Telangana has prepared an action plan to deal with the menace of wild elephants straying in during the monsoon season for food and water from bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states. A sub-adult male elephant entered the Kagaznagar forest division by crossing the River Pranahitha from Gadchiroli and trampled two farmers to death in the first …

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23
7 months ago

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23

The Hindu  

As many as 1,300 Forest officials and watchers will begin a three- day elephant census in the four elephant reserves in Kerala on Thursday as part of a synchronised elephant population estimation study in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Chief Wildlife warden D.Jayaprasad said Forest officials and watchers who had received training would fan out across 610 sample …

Will the new wildlife rules accelerate illegal trade of India’s captive elephants | In Focus podcast
8 months ago

Will the new wildlife rules accelerate illegal trade of India’s captive elephants | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Indian government recently brought in an amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act with regard to captive elephants. This amendment, the rules for which came in last month, regulates the transfer or transport of captive elephants, and has sparked an outcry from animal rights activists. Captive elephants however, because of their historical role in India where they have been part …

[Thrissur Pooram 2024] Kerala High Court Mandates Six-Metre Distance Between Elephants And Crowd
8 months, 1 week ago

[Thrissur Pooram 2024] Kerala High Court Mandates Six-Metre Distance Between Elephants And Crowd

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has allowed for the revised instructions to be implemented during the Thrissur Pooram, including a minimum distance of 6 meters to be maintained between elephants when being paraded and artists who may be performing at the time.The court also highlighted the extreme heat in Kerala while directing that the 'theevetti' shall be placed at a minimum …

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials
10 months ago

TN, Kerala to relocate elephants, but we don’t seek compensation: Officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The communication of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi that on the latter’s advice, Rs 15 lakh compensation has been given to the family of a man killed by an elephant in Kerala has been questioned by officials from the department and experts. In the letter, Khandre has acknowledged that forest boundaries are shrinking,” said …

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant
10 months ago

BJP slams Karnataka govt for paying compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant

India TV News  

The BJP has accused the Karnataka government of "illegally allocating" Rs 15 lakh to the kin of a Kerala man who was killed by an elephant captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. He said that amid crippling drought and hundreds of farmers committing suicides across Karnataka, the Congress government "shamelessly prioritised pleasing Rahul Gandhi …

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state
10 months ago

Karnataka to pay compensation to Kerala man killed by elephant captured in state

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Sunday decided to pay compensation to a Kerala man who was killed by a tuskless elephant that was captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring state. In a statement, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said the state government has agreed to pay compensation on par with the indemnity paid to the people …

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'
10 months ago

Human activities should be curbed to resolve 'animal-human conflict'

New Indian Express  

Kerala is caught in a heated man-versus-wild debate after two back-to-back deaths due to elephant attacks in Wayanad district. While a 47-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant that strayed from Karnataka forests on February 10, a 50-year-old man died on February 16 after being attacked by a tusker. In 2024 alone, six people have died in …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months ago

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month

The Hindu  

A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by all major political parties in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Saturday, to demand a lasting solution to the escalating threat from wild animals, took a violent turn in Pulpally, 30 km from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. Third death in a month Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a high-level ministerial meeting in Wayanad on February …

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind
10 months, 1 week ago

In Kerala, close elephant encounters of the third kind

The Hindu  

Romith Eldho, 12, is still in a state of shock. Like the Belur makhna, which has eluded capture, Thannerkomban was a radio-collared bull elephant released by Karnataka forest officials in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve bordering the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. They also waylaid the District Collector, forest officials, and the District Police Chief demanding protection for their life and property, and …

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Man-Animal Conflict: UDF MLAs Stage Protest March To State Forest Minister's Residence

ABP News  

Amid increasing man-animal conflicts in Kerala, Congress-led UDF carried out a protest march to Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran's residence on Tuesday. In Wayanad's Mananthavady, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant and it has sparked outrage among MLAs, particularly those from the opposition United Democratic Front. The MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan, …

CRAR, FIAPO term capture and relocation of elephants in Hassan ‘unscientific’ and ‘ineffective’
11 months ago

CRAR, FIAPO term capture and relocation of elephants in Hassan ‘unscientific’ and ‘ineffective’

The Hindu  

The Centre for Research on Animal Rights and the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations have urged the Karnataka government to stop the capture of wild elephants in the human-elephant conflict zone in Hassan. Alok Hisarwala, founder of CRAR, said that the capture of elephants from the wild was an egregious exercise of the power embedded in Section 11 of …

Farmers in Erode district’s Talavadi call for better elephant-proof measures to help decrease negative human-animal interactions
1 year ago

Farmers in Erode district’s Talavadi call for better elephant-proof measures to help decrease negative human-animal interactions

The Hindu  

With animal-human conflict in fringe villages continue to claim lives, both of humans and elephants, in addition to extensive crop damage caused, the Talavadi Farmers Association has called for the proper setting up of, and maintenance of elephant-proof trenches, streamlining of the compensation process for crop loss claims and scientific training for Anti-Depredation Squads to effectively drive elephants away from …

'Local Issues Best Dealt With By High Courts': Supreme Court Remarks On Plea Concerning Captive Elephants In Kerala
1 year, 2 months ago

'Local Issues Best Dealt With By High Courts': Supreme Court Remarks On Plea Concerning Captive Elephants In Kerala

Live Law  

While dealing with an Intervention Application in a petition concerning captive elephants in the State of Kerala on Tuesday, the Supreme Court orally remarked that certain issues were best dealt with High Courts as the High Courts were more aware of local conditions of a State. Further, the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice …

Humans Dictate Animals' Rights, Occupy Every Inch Of Space They Have: Kerala High Court Laments Rising Man-Animal Conflicts
1 year, 2 months ago

Humans Dictate Animals' Rights, Occupy Every Inch Of Space They Have: Kerala High Court Laments Rising Man-Animal Conflicts

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday lamented the rising encroachments on forest lands leading to increased human-animal conflicts in the State by the day. "Right now, every inch of space animals have, we occupy – and we expect animals to live as per the laws that we make. The Court, based on submissions made by Amicus Curiae T.C.Suresh Menon, had …

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up
1 year, 4 months ago

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The population of wild elephants in the State has gone up from 2761 in the year 2017 to 2961 now with the Nilgiris Eastern Ghats elephant sanctuary having the highest number of 2477 pachyderms, according to an integrated elephant survey 2023, whose report was released by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. An official press release said that …

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Elephant carcass exhumed from private estate in Kerala, 4 held

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: Forest officials in Kerala exhumed the carcass of a wild male elephant from a private rubber estate based on a tip-off in Thrissur district’s Vazhakkode in a suspected case connected to ivory trade on Friday Kodanad forest range officials arrested 1, detained 3 in connection with an attempted ivory-trade case. ) When forest officials in Machad range excavated the …

Supreme Court asks Animal Welfare Board for 'enduring solution' to Kerala stray dogs issue
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court asks Animal Welfare Board for 'enduring solution' to Kerala stray dogs issue

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on the fresh intervention application filed by the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, seeking relief for children from stray dogs in the state. “A structured and enduring solution is required,” the Supreme Court said, seeking a response from the Animal Welfare Board on applications, including the one by KSCPCR. …

Elephants Should Get Required Rest: Kerala High Court Directs State To Produce Plan For Deployment Of Elephants During Festive Season
1 year, 6 months ago

Elephants Should Get Required Rest: Kerala High Court Directs State To Produce Plan For Deployment Of Elephants During Festive Season

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Government to place on record a mechanism supported by a statutory scheme for the practical and convenient deployment of elephants during festive season. The Bench issued the above direction in a plea filed by Society for Elephant Welfare, seeking the issuance of directions for mandatory provisions for the construction of temple tanks for …

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants
1 year, 7 months ago

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government is initiating several steps to ensure the safe passage of elephants that move in from Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to AP districts on a regular basis. In compliance with the advice of the Project Elephant Steering Committee of the Wildlife Institute of India and also taking note of the observations of the Supreme Court, …

Jumbo Mission: Why Kerala is trying to capture Arikomban, the 'infamous' rice-eating elephant
1 year, 7 months ago

Jumbo Mission: Why Kerala is trying to capture Arikomban, the 'infamous' rice-eating elephant

Firstpost  

Forest department officials are on the hunt for an elephant, who is over 30 years old, that goes by the name Arikomban. After months of back and forth of debates, the Kerala government finally undertook Mission Arikomban on Friday morning around 4.30 am to capture the tusker from Chinnakanal where it has become a menace by raiding houses and public …

Special radio collar for ‘rogue elephant’
1 year, 8 months ago

Special radio collar for ‘rogue elephant’

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram In March, the high court had stayed the forest department’s order to make Arikomban a ‘kumki’ elephant after the intervention of animal activists and appointed an expert committee. As uncertainty over finding a suitable location for Idukki’s rogue elephant named ‘Arikomban’ continues, the state radio collar from Assam to be fitted on the animal reached the forest department’s office …

Kerala to approach Supreme Court against move to relocate wild elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala to approach Supreme Court against move to relocate wild elephant

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government has decided to approach the Supreme Court seeking a permanent solution on wild elephant nicknamed Arikomban after several villages in Palakkad and Thrissur districts opposed the high court’s directive to relocate the jumbo in Parambikulam tiger reserve, said state forest minister AK Saseendran on Friday. Many villages around Parambikulam opposed the move to relocate the animal. Two …

Farmers protest against move to relocate wild elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Farmers protest against move to relocate wild elephant

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram Protest intensified in many areas of Palakkad and Thrissur districts on Monday over the move to relocate a rogue elephant nicknamed Arikomban from Idukki to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary following the directive of the Kerala high court. Earlier, the court had blocked the forest department’s move to make it a “kumki” elephant after the intervention of animal activists. But many …

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala: Protests intensify against HC’s order to relocate rogue elephant

Hindustan Times  

Villagers in Palakkad and Thrissur districts on Monday intensified their protest against the move to relocate Arikomban, a rogue elephant, from Idukki to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary following Kerala high court’s order. Locals staged a sit-in protest in front of wildlife warden’s office in Nemmara The high court last week ordered that the 40-year-old jumbo, which has been wreaking havoc in …

Kerala HC orders capture, radio-collaring, translocation of rogue tusker Arikomban
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala HC orders capture, radio-collaring, translocation of rogue tusker Arikomban

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the capture, radio-collaring, and translocation of Arikomban, the rogue wild elephant causing havoc in the Chinnakanal and the Shanthanpara region, a hilly area in Idukki district. The HC said, “No celebrations or beating of drums or bursting of crackers shall be allowed anywhere near the animal after its capture or during its transport.” …

'Balance Of Convenience Lies Against Immediate Capture Of Arikomban': Kerala High Court Constitutes Expert Committee
1 year, 8 months ago

'Balance Of Convenience Lies Against Immediate Capture Of Arikomban': Kerala High Court Constitutes Expert Committee

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court was of the firm view that under the present circumstances, the balance of convenience would lie against the immediate capture of the wild tusker ‘Arikomban’, a rogue elephant which is causing disturbances in human settlements near Munnar.Taking note of the 'deplorable state' of captive elephants, as well as various instances of cruelty meted out to them, …

Committee to oversee transfer and import of captive wild animals in India: Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Committee to oversee transfer and import of captive wild animals in India: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has increased the jurisdiction and powers of a high-powered committee led by its former judge, Justice Deepak Verma, to conduct necessary checks and undertake fact-finding exercises concerning the import, transfer, procurement, rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals, including those in captivity, across India. “The Committee may also consider the request for approval, dispute or grievance, concerning transfer …

The uncertainty of jumbo assignments
1 year, 9 months ago

The uncertainty of jumbo assignments

The Hindu  

Sometimes, even after spending an entire day on the field, journalists may have to return to the newsroom without a report. It is now common to capture wild elephants which frequently damage crops and cause human casualties in villages bordering forests in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, home to the largest population of Asiatic elephants. An operation had been launched by …

Supreme Court Forms Committee To Oversee Transfer/Import Of Wild Animals In India
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Forms Committee To Oversee Transfer/Import Of Wild Animals In India

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has extended the jurisdiction of a High Powered Committee constituted by the High Court of Tripura for the transfer or import of wild animals in India at Pan India level. The court stated– "We deem it appropriate to extend the jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee as constituted by the High Court of Tripura, with the …

Supreme Court forms HPC on inter-state transfer of wild animals
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court forms HPC on inter-state transfer of wild animals

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expanded the scope of a high-powered committee dealing with the transfer and transportation of elephants bred in captivity in the North-East, giving it a pan-India mandate to deal with any approval or grievance regarding the transfer, import into India, or procurement of wild animals by any rehabilitation centre or zoo in the country. …

Madras High Court Directs HR&CE Department Not To Acquire Any More Elephants, Asks State To Take Call On Rehabilitation Of Captives
1 year, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Directs HR&CE Department Not To Acquire Any More Elephants, Asks State To Take Call On Rehabilitation Of Captives

Live Law  

Lamenting on the conditions in which the elephants are usually kept captive in Temples and even by private individuals, the Madras High Court recently directed the State to take a call regarding the rehabilitation of elephants. Justice GR Swaminathan directed the Secretary of the Environment and Forest Department to coordinate with the Secretary of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment …

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