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Construction works on wildlife corridor in Kaziranga create hurdles for wildlife

Construction work along the Haldhibari wildlife corridor of Kaziranga National Park is putting wildlife at risk, environmentalists have flagged. Construction activities are not allowed in wildlife corridors during monsoon months between June to September according to conditions specified by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife. In a letter to union environment minister, Bhupender Yadav on June 14, …

Kaziranga infra work affecting movement of wildlife: Green activists

New Delhi: Developmental work undertaken in various designated wildlife corridors of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is likely disrupting movement of wildlife, environmentalists warned. These include solar floodlights at various points on NH 37 cutting through the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape in Assam; concrete and metal posts along the roadsides for the purpose of affixing cable fencing; and fender-barriers put …

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Assam denies manipulation of Kaziranga rhino census data

GUWAHATI The Assam Government has denied allegations that the estimation of rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in March 2022 could have been doctored. Citing documents received through the Right to Information Act, eastern Assam-based environmental activist Rohit Choudhury wrote to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on January 27 alleging that the 2022 census …

Assam denies allegations of anomalies in Kaziranga rhino count

The Assam government has denied allegations of anomalies in the census of rhinos carried out last year at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve as claimed by a right to information and wildlife activist. In the reply sent on Tuesday to additional director general of forests, Yadava also sought “suitable action” against Choudhury for bringing disrepute to the park, the …