Poachers are said to be active again in the forests of Eastern Ghat in Chintapalli and Rampachodavaram divisions of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in Andhra Pradesh. High wildlife population in this huge forest area bordering Odisha attracts poachers from tribal pockets. Suryanarayana admitted that there were complaints of poaching from the forests in the district, particularly from two forest divisions …
DEHRADUN: A top auditor of the Uttarakhand government has found multiple financial and administrative irregularities in the execution of forest projects including in the state’s two tiger reserves. “Besides, no agreement was made with the contractor and work order was issued without obtaining security deposit from the contractor.” Pointing out that the head of department is competent to accept tender …
Over a third of India’s wild tiger population resides outside the 50 tiger reserves, the latest All-India Tiger Population Estimation Report has revealed. As many as 1,923 tigers or 65% the total tiger population was found inside tiger reserves and the rest were estimated to have a range that was largely found in neighbouring forest blocks, the government’s report on …
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