SC Restrains Construction Within Core Areas In Tiger Reserves, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries
2 years, 1 month ago

SC Restrains Construction Within Core Areas In Tiger Reserves, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries

ABP News  

The Supreme Court Wednesday restrained authorities from carrying out any construction within core areas in tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. "Until further orders we restrain the authorities from doing any construction within the core areas notified in tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries," the bench said. The bench was also informed about a report submitted by an apex court-constituted panel, Central Empowered Committee, in which it has asked the Union Environment Ministry to amend or withdraw guidelines related to setting up zoos and safaris within tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries to discourage the use of wildlife habitats for tourism activities which are non-site specific. The bench said, "Prima facie we do not appreciate the necessity of zoos inside tiger reserves and national parks."

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Address pilgrims’ concerns inside tiger habitats, SC tells Rajasthan govt
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Address pilgrims’ concerns inside tiger habitats, SC tells Rajasthan govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the religious sentiments of people visiting temples in tiger habitats must be given “due consideration” while protecting the sanctuary. The Court extended the private vehicle ban deadline to March 2026, tasking the committee with finding a balanced solution to protect both the tiger reserve and devotees. The Court directed the Rajasthan …

Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Examine Issue Of Safaris In Tiger Reserves, Allows Existing Tiger Safaris To Continue
1 year ago

Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Examine Issue Of Safaris In Tiger Reserves, Allows Existing Tiger Safaris To Continue

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the constitution of a committee to decide the issue of zoos or safaris within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries. The bench, while prima facie finding no infirmity in the guidelines issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, i.e., the 2012 Guidelines and the 2016 Guidelines for establishing tiger safaris in the buffer …

Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Examine Issue Of Safaris In Tiger Reserves, Allows Existing Tiger Safaris To Continue
1 year ago

Supreme Court Constitutes Committee To Examine Issue Of Safaris In Tiger Reserves, Allows Existing Tiger Safaris To Continue

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the constitution of a committee to decide the issue of zoos or safaris within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries. The bench, while prima facie finding no infirmity in the guidelines issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, i.e., the 2012 Guidelines and the 2016 Guidelines for establishing tiger safaris in the buffer …

Supreme Court bans Tiger Safari in core areas of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand
1 year ago

Supreme Court bans Tiger Safari in core areas of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on Tiger Safari in core areas of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. As per the order, the tiger safari would now be allowed only in the peripheral and buffer zones of the reserved forest Jim Corbett National Park. 'Illegal construction in Corbett' Besides imposing a ban on tiger safari, the apex …

SC reserves order on tiger safari plan, says NTCA guidelines may need tweaks
1 year, 2 months ago

SC reserves order on tiger safari plan, says NTCA guidelines may need tweaks

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved orders on the proposed tiger safari plan at the Jim Corbett national park, observing that the Centre ought to have adopted a “cautious approach” in granting approval to the project. The Supreme Court observed that no animal from the zoo would be permitted to be brought into the wild but only injured, …

Cannot permit zoo in a national park: SC on proposed tiger safari at Corbett
1 year, 2 months ago

Cannot permit zoo in a national park: SC on proposed tiger safari at Corbett

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday told the National Tiger Conservation Authority that its plan to have a tiger safari on the lines of a zoo within a national park, as envisaged at the Jim Corbett national park, cannot be permitted as the approach has to be “animal-centric” and not “tourism-centric”. Cannot permit zoo in a national park: SC …

‘Shocking’: SC on absence of tiger conservation plan for Rajaji tiger reserve
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Shocking’: SC on absence of tiger conservation plan for Rajaji tiger reserve

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Uttarakhand government for not having in place tiger conservation and national park management plans for two of the crucial tiger reserves at Rajaji and Corbett national parks and directed the state’s top forest officials to be present in court on Thursday to explain the situation. Environment activist and lawyer Gaurav Kumar Bansal …

Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve 63% short of staff, activist tells Environment Minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve 63% short of staff, activist tells Environment Minister

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI While the All India Tiger Estimation 2022 published in July has indicated that western Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve is moving from a low- to high-tiger-density area, the bad news for the national park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the more popular Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, is that it is almost …

Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Unregulated Visits Of Devotees In Places Of Worship Situated In National Parks & Sanctuaries
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Unregulated Visits Of Devotees In Places Of Worship Situated In National Parks & Sanctuaries

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has expressed concerns at the unregulated number of devotees visiting places of worship which are situated in national parks and sanctuaries. The bench made these observations while considering a report filed by Amicus Curiae K Parameshwar regarding the effect of devotees visiting a temple located within the Sariska tiger reserve in Rajasthan. According to the findings, the …

Congress accuses the Narendra Modi government of ‘weakening laws’ on forests and wildlife
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress accuses the Narendra Modi government of ‘weakening laws’ on forests and wildlife

The Hindu  

The Congress on April 1 claimed that the Narendra Modi government was weakening laws on the protection of forests and wildlife for the sake of ease of doing business. Addressing a press conference, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who was the Environment and Forest minister in the Manmohan Singh government, referred to the proposed amendment to Forest Conservation Act, 1980 …

Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a stop to all construction activities in the core areas within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, amidst the recent controversy over the Uttarakhand government’s proposal to construct animal enclosures inside the Jim Corbett National Park. Until further orders, the authorities are restrained from making any constructions within the core areas of national …

Amend or withdraw guidelines allowing tiger safaris, zoos in wildlife habitats: SC panel to Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Amend or withdraw guidelines allowing tiger safaris, zoos in wildlife habitats: SC panel to Centre

India TV News  

In a crucial development in the direction of protecting wildlife habitats, a Supreme Court-constituted panel asked the Union Environment Ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to setting up zoos and safaris within tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. "The mandate to locate tiger safaris within buffer and fringe areas of tiger reserves originates from the guidelines issued by the …

6k trees cut in Corbett reserve for proposed tiger safari: FSI report
2 years, 5 months ago

6k trees cut in Corbett reserve for proposed tiger safari: FSI report

Hindustan Times  

Over 6,000 trees on 16.21 hectares of land were felled for the proposed Pakhro tiger safari project in Corbett Tiger Reserve, according to a report of the Forest Survey of India based on field visits and an analysis of satellite images. Over 6,000 trees on 16.21 hectares of land were felled for the proposed Pakhro tiger safari project in Corbett …

Illegal infra in Corbett: Vigilance department gets nod to book officer, others
2 years, 7 months ago

Illegal infra in Corbett: Vigilance department gets nod to book officer, others

Hindustan Times  

Officials and contractors can now be prosecuted for felling trees and constructing illegal structures in Corbett Tiger Reserve as the state vigilance department has secured the government’s permission to do so, an official said. The department has got the government’s approval to register a first information report against Indian Forest Service officer Kishan Chand and others on Saturday and may …

No new construction in tiger reserves’ core areas: NTCA
2 years, 8 months ago

No new construction in tiger reserves’ core areas: NTCA

Hindustan Times  

The National Tiger Conservation Authority will keep the core areas of tiger reserves inviolate. To strengthen tiger conservation, the meeting decided to keep the core areas inviolate and focus on stakeholders’ capacity building,” tweeted Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav. “We have decided to not allow any new construction in the core areas of tiger reserves. Recently, the Union environment ministry …

DC IMPACT | Tell us about tiger reserve sports complex, NTCA tells state
2 years, 8 months ago

DC IMPACT | Tell us about tiger reserve sports complex, NTCA tells state

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked for an explanation on how the Telangana Forest Department and the Kawal Tiger Reserve officials allowed the construction of a playground complex in the core area of the tiger reserve. Following the NTCA directive, the tiger reserve staff also filed a Preliminary Offence Report against three officials of the panchayat raj department …

Uttarakhand HC tells Centre, state to inspect Corbett tiger reserve, file report
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand HC tells Centre, state to inspect Corbett tiger reserve, file report

Hindustan Times  

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday ordered the union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the state’s top officials for forest and wildlife to inspect the Corbett Tiger Reserve and submit its action-taken report by November 9 on complaints about illegal constructions and felling of trees in the tiger reserve, and in context of a previous report …

SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve
3 years, 6 months ago

SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve

Hindustan Times  

Supreme court-constituted Central Empowered Committee has directed Uttarakhand’s chief secretary and secretary Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change to send their replies “at the earliest” on allegations of illegal felling of thousands of trees for Pakhrau tiger safari, construction of structures and water body in Corbett tiger reserve landscape, officials said. “Contrary to its undertaking, forest department officials …

Central Zoo Authority seeks report from over illegal felling in Corbett
3 years, 6 months ago

Central Zoo Authority seeks report from over illegal felling in Corbett

Hindustan Times  

The Central Zoo Authority has issued notice to the chief wildlife warden of Uttarakhand on allegations of illegal cutting of thousands of trees in the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Kalagarh division for the Pakhrau Tiger Safari. The development follows legal notice sent by Gaurav Kumar Bansal, wildlife activist and advocate of Supreme Court, in which, he urged the CZA and …

Supreme Court Stays Jim Corbett National Park Director's Order Allowing Private Buses In Core Area Of Tiger Reserve
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Stays Jim Corbett National Park Director's Order Allowing Private Buses In Core Area Of Tiger Reserve

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an order passed by the Director of the Jim Corbett National Park allowing buses of private operators to ply within the core area of the Tiger reserve in Uttarakhand.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notice to the Centre, Uttarakhand, National Tiger Conservation Authority, National Board …

Ban development in tiger habitats, advises conservation body
5 years, 8 months ago

Ban development in tiger habitats, advises conservation body

Hindustan Times  

With the number of tigers in India doubling between 2006 and 2018 to 2,967, the National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked that core and critical tiger habitats be declared inviolate spaces where no infrastructure development or mining can be allowed, and that tiger corridors be carefully interlinked. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked that core and critical tiger habitats …

SC directs Uttarakhand to stop construction in tiger reserves
5 years, 8 months ago

SC directs Uttarakhand to stop construction in tiger reserves

The Quint  

New Delhi, July 29 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttarakhand government to withdraw the order for construction of a road in a critical corridor connecting the Rajaji and Corbett Tiger Reserves. The court-appointed Central Empowered Committee had informed the vacation bench in June that the ongoing road construction does not follow the statutory approval from the National Board …

SC stays construction of road through Rajaji tiger reserve
5 years, 9 months ago

SC stays construction of road through Rajaji tiger reserve

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Friday stayed the construction of a road passing through corridor between Rajaji and Corbett Tiger Reserves in Uttarakhand, noting that there were “numerous” violations of the forest conservation act. The order was passed after perusing a report, filed by apex court appointed Central Empowered Committee, which said that the road traverses a corridor between Rajaji and Corbett …

Supreme Court stays construction of road in Uttarakhand's tiger reserves
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court stays construction of road in Uttarakhand's tiger reserves

India TV News  

Supreme Court stays construction of road in Uttarakhand's tiger reserves The court-appointed Central Empowered Committee informed the vacation bench comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant the ongoing road construction does not follow the statutory approval from the National Board for Wildlife and the National Tiger Conservative Authority. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttarakhand government to stop construction …

Does Goa have tigers, Forest Minister Saldanha thinks so
11 years, 5 months ago

Does Goa have tigers, Forest Minister Saldanha thinks so

India TV News  

Panaji: Goa will soon initiate a study to ascertain the presence of tigers in the state, forest minister Alina Saldanha said Saturday. The state forest department will take on board experts to conduct the study by this month-end regarding the presence of tiger in Goa wildlife sanctuaries, Saldanha told reporters here.The minister said she is in favour of declaring Goa's …

Uttarakhand's Rajaji Park likely to become tiger reserve in a month
11 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand's Rajaji Park likely to become tiger reserve in a month

Firstpost  

Uttarakhand’s famous Rajaji Park which recently got the status of a National Park is likely to become a tiger reserve in a month, a senior forest official said today. Dehradun: Uttarakhand’s famous Rajaji Park which recently got the status of a National Park is likely to become a tiger reserve in a month, a senior forest official said today. “With …

Tiger reserve status for Rajaji Park
11 years, 10 months ago

Tiger reserve status for Rajaji Park

The Hindu  

The Union government has given the nod to a proposal to grant the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand the status of a tiger reserve. Announcing this here over the weekend, Chief Conservator of Forest S.S. Sharma said the elevated status would go a long way in conservation of tigers in the region. Citing a communication received from the Centre in …

SC lifts ban on tourism in core tiger reserve areas
12 years, 5 months ago

SC lifts ban on tourism in core tiger reserve areas

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 16: The Supreme Court Tuesday lifted its ban on tourism-related activities in core areas of tiger reserves and allowed the use of up to 20 percent of the critical habitat of the big cats for the purpose. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar lifted the ban imposed July 24 after the …

Ban on tourism in tiger reserves’ core areas goes
12 years, 5 months ago

Ban on tourism in tiger reserves’ core areas goes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on tourist activities in core areas of tiger reserve forests. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar said: “This court passed an order on July 24 that till final guidelines are issued, core areas won’t be used for tourism. Now that the National Tourism Conservation Authority has notified the comprehensive guidelines under the Wildlife Act …

SC extends ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves
12 years, 7 months ago

SC extends ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves

India TV News  

New Delhi, Aug 22: Extending the ban on tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, the Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for the depleting population of the wild cats in the country. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar put some probing questions to the Centre as it made a fresh plea for review of the court's July …

Supreme Court bans wildlife tourism in tiger reserves, tour operators upset
12 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court bans wildlife tourism in tiger reserves, tour operators upset

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 24: Stepping in to conserve the big cat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. A bench of Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla also warned of contempt proceedings and imposition of exemplary costs on states which failed …

Supreme Court bans tourism in core areas of tiger reserves
12 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court bans tourism in core areas of tiger reserves

The Hindu  

To protect tigers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday banned all tourism activities in the core areas of the tiger reserve forests. A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifullah passed the order on a petition filed by conservationist Ajay Dubey that sought a directive to the States to notify the buffer and peripheral areas of the tiger reserves, under …

Tourism in tiger reserves out of bounds: SC
12 years, 8 months ago

Tourism in tiger reserves out of bounds: SC

Firstpost  

tepping in to conserve the big cat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. New Delhi: Stepping in to conserve the big cat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones …

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