A cry from the wild
14 years, 6 months ago

A cry from the wild

The Hindu  

A poor understanding of the relationship between animals and our ecology has led to a lackadaisical attitude towards wildlife conservation. Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and director of Wildlife SOS, a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, believes that India's porous borders make it possible for this black market to flourish. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India estimates that for every bird that reaches the market alive, nine die en route owing to crude trapping methods and careless transportation, and adds that the fate of as many as 300 protected species hangs in the balance. The threats to India's wild animals and birds are complex and pose unique challenges to conservationists and the government alike, but the common factor is a poor understanding of the cause-effect relationship between every single wild animal and our fragile ecology. Dr Shiela Rao, honorary president of the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, says: Governments must demarcate land for establishing the centres, preferably close to the forest.

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Fed up with wild animal attacks, panchayat in Kerala’s Kozhikode decides to shoot them
3 weeks ago

Fed up with wild animal attacks, panchayat in Kerala’s Kozhikode decides to shoot them

The Hindu  

A grama panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala has decided to shoot down wild animals if they are found anywhere in human habitations. The Chakkittapara grama panchayat is planning to have around 20 empanelled shooters for the purpose in the wake of frequent and recurring attacks by leopards, tigers, wild boars, bisons, and wild elephants on the people and their …

‘Government keen on protecting only wild animals and not farmers’
2 months ago

‘Government keen on protecting only wild animals and not farmers’

The Hindu  

The farmers’ grievance redress meeting here on Friday witnessed repeated lamenting of the agriculturists who said they had been suffering hefty loss caused by wild animals that raided their fields every night. We appeal to the Tamil Nadu government to save the farmers and their families from the crop-raiding wild animals,” the farmers appealed during the grievance redressal meet. Raising …

India gets serious about stopping exotic wildlife trafficking across borders, ramps up international security network
1 year ago

India gets serious about stopping exotic wildlife trafficking across borders, ramps up international security network

Hindustan Times  

In the shadowy intersections of international borders and hidden markets, the illegal trade of exotic wildlife flourishes. Then the suppliers will look for another species which is more rare, and the cycle continues.” Sometimes, the trade could also be driven by a demand for specific body parts of exotic animals, Dr Neil D’Cruze, head of wildlife research at global non-profit …

Forest Department prohibits exhibition of exotic animals in private aviaries and petting zoos across T.N.
1 year, 7 months ago

Forest Department prohibits exhibition of exotic animals in private aviaries and petting zoos across T.N.

The Hindu  

All privately-run aviaries and petting zoos in Tamil Nadu face closure by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, which has sought clarity from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as to what permits are valid for the display of animals to the public. Chief Wildlife Warden of the State, Srinivas R. Reddy said the Forest Department has now sought …

Book Review | Bouquet of surprises bound to change your outlook on conservation
2 years ago

Book Review | Bouquet of surprises bound to change your outlook on conservation

Deccan Chronicle  

How well named is this book? The first essay itself takes you to the core of the problem: how wildlife research cannot be independent of conservation and how conservation cannot be limited to one species. Although the story of the hungry hordes of green sea turtles chomping destructively through the seagrass meadows of five atolls in the Indian Ocean brings …

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

Review of Wildlife India@50: Wild encounters
2 years, 5 months ago

Review of Wildlife India@50: Wild encounters

The Hindu  

The ceremonious airlifting of the long extinct cheetah, from Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, and a recent report indicting humans for being responsible for the extermination of at least 70% of the world’s wildlife, offer a disturbing backdrop to reading WildlifeIndia@50. Edited by Manoj Kumar Misra, a former member of the Indian Forest Service, the book …

Wild and Wilful: Conservation biologist Neha Sinha on her new book, need for local solutions to tackle human-animal conflict
4 years ago

Wild and Wilful: Conservation biologist Neha Sinha on her new book, need for local solutions to tackle human-animal conflict

Firstpost  

The sight of a wild animal evokes a feeling of awe and fascination, even though it may be a fleeting moment for some. In her first book, Wild and Wilful, wildlife conservationist, Neha Sinha, tries to get to the bottom of these conflicting emotions, which have affected some of the most distinguished members of the animal kingdom seen in India. …

Granting exotic pet owners in India amnesty could aid wildlife conservation, lower human-animal conflict
4 years, 3 months ago

Granting exotic pet owners in India amnesty could aid wildlife conservation, lower human-animal conflict

Firstpost  

The move towards voluntary disclosure in India is a positive one, as it will help build an inventory of animals that exist in the country, the status of the trade, and eventually provide guidance towards building a better regulation system. The judgement refers to “exotic live species”, which are “animals named under the Appendices I, II and III of the …

Supreme Court looks to save both wild animals and crops
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court looks to save both wild animals and crops

The Hindu  

An “anxious” Supreme Court accentuated the urgent need to find an alternative to killing marauding wild animals as vermin even while protecting crops from them. The court was hearing a petition filed by Biju Janata Dal MP Anubhav Mohanty seeking measures to prevent killing of wild animals in India. Chief Justice Bobde asked Mr. Luthra to study the problem and …

Don’t behave like a beast with animals
4 years, 8 months ago

Don’t behave like a beast with animals

New Indian Express  

One of the most important acts now is feeding the strays or placing water bowls for birds, Vaidehi added. Vaidehi mentioned, “There are rescue operations that exist and people can contact them. Interested individuals can volunteer as well to help save animals.” Varun Chhabria, a businessman and also an individual animal rescuer said, “Of late the number of cases relating …

Coronavirus pandemic: Wildlife poaching in India more than doubled during Covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Wildlife poaching in India more than doubled during Covid-19 lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Incidents of wildlife poaching in India have more than doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown with 88 animals being killed for meat and trade during this time compared to 35 in the pre-lockdown days in February, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network and an NGO working globally on trade in wild animals, …

Call For Papers: NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School Of Law's Nat'l Seminar On Environment & Wildlife Protection [16th Feb]
6 years, 3 months ago

Call For Papers: NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School Of Law's Nat'l Seminar On Environment & Wildlife Protection [16th Feb]

Live Law  

NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai, will soon hold a national seminar on 'Protection and Improvement of Environment and Safeguarding of Forests and Wildlife: Challenges and Remedies' and has invited papers for presentation at the seminar. Dates of the Seminar:16th February 2019 Sub-Themes: Legal Framework for Protecting Environment and Wildlife in India Effectiveness of International Conventions pertaining to …

Indian zoos need to move beyond amusement, work towards saving endangered species
7 years, 11 months ago

Indian zoos need to move beyond amusement, work towards saving endangered species

Firstpost  

Most zoos in the world — and certainly all zoos in India — are run without the knowledge that it even exists. Several animals that were found dead at the same zoo were found to have eaten food offered by visitors that had razor blades tucked inside them, which had torn all the animal insides. If the zoo had any …

Jallikattu protests: If we can eat animals, why does it matter how we treat them?
8 years, 2 months ago

Jallikattu protests: If we can eat animals, why does it matter how we treat them?

Firstpost  

Recently, there have been a wave of civil protests across Tamil Nadu over the fact that this year’s Pongal celebrations could not include a bull taming sport known as jallikattu. Human beings as the dominant species on the planet therefore have a duty towards animal welfare and any cruelty that they may subject animals to, must only be the minimal …

Earning their spot
8 years, 3 months ago

Earning their spot

Live Mint  

The leopards are coming. When the documentary Leopards: 21st Century Cats, was being filmed, Romulus Whitaker walked up to a large male leopard feeding on a carcass in the night, using a night-vision camera but no torch. The forest department, the administrative department in charge of wild animals, often has a tough time trying to ensure wildlife such as leopards, …

Vermin or victim?
8 years, 9 months ago

Vermin or victim?

The Hindu  

India’s wild animals run the risk of ending up on a government approved “kill list” if State governments insist that they are 'vermin' or nuisance animals, attacking crops, property or people as such. The Centre approved the culling of wild animals such as nilgai and wild boar in Bihar and rhesus monkey in Himachal Pradesh by declaring them 'vermin', under …

Here’s my problem with the culling debate
8 years, 9 months ago

Here’s my problem with the culling debate

Live Mint  

For the past 10 days, the culling of ‘problem’ animals and two central ministers sparring on the subject has dominated the news. The real problem for these above-mentioned species is that India’s wildlife laws focus on animals that live in protected areas with little protection for species found outside. So, the problem of conflict has always been real; it just …

Maneka slams Javadekar over culling of animals
8 years, 9 months ago

Maneka slams Javadekar over culling of animals

The Hindu  

In a public spat over the culling of wild animals caught in conflict, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi accused Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of showing a ‘lust for killing animals.’ Ms. Gandhi’s attack follows a spate of clearances from the Environment Ministry, effectively allowing Himachal Pradesh to kill of a species of monkey, and Bihar to …

Wildlife is on the brink…
15 years, 4 months ago

Wildlife is on the brink…

The Hindu  

If there is one dominating sense about the fate of wildlife in this country, it is that of ‘the end’. The wiping out of the tiger from the Sariska and Panna Tiger Reserves has been headline news; poaching and trading in wildlife parts continues unabated; human wildlife conflict — be it with carnivores like leopards or tigers, large mammals like …

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