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Trees in Corbett fell prey to greedy nexus, says Supreme Court
10 months ago

Trees in Corbett fell prey to greedy nexus, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday condemned the illegal felling of over 6,000 trees to construct buildings, ostensibly for “eco-tourism” at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, as a “classic case” of nexus between politicians and officials working to ransack the environment for short-term commercial ends. On the “huge devastation” caused by the illegal felling, the court said it was …

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SC reserves order on tiger safari plan, says NTCA guidelines may need tweaks
11 months, 4 weeks 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, …

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Cannot permit zoo in a national park: SC on proposed tiger safari at Corbett
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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Uttarakhand HC reserves judgment on CBI inquiry into Corbett tree felling
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand HC reserves judgment on CBI inquiry into Corbett tree felling

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand high court on Friday reserved its judgment on the Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry in the case of illegal constructions and felling of 6,000 trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve. In October last year, the NGT, while taking suo motu cognisance of a media report on the illegal felling of over 6,000 trees in CTR On August 21, the high …

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CM Pushkar Dhami, union forest minister release translocated tigress to RTR
1 year, 7 months ago

CM Pushkar Dhami, union forest minister release translocated tigress to RTR

Hindustan Times  

A tigress, translocated from Corbett Tiger Reserve, was released in Rajaji Tiger Reserve on Saturday by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union cabinet minister for environment, forest & climate change Bhupender Yadav. The tigress was translocated from the core zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve to Rajaji on May 16 The tigress was the third big cat to be shifted …

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Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries
1 year, 11 months 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 …

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Corbett illegal tree felling case: FIR against Uttarakhand IFS officer, others
2 years, 5 months ago

Corbett illegal tree felling case: FIR against Uttarakhand IFS officer, others

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand vigilance department on Monday registered a case against Indian Forest Officer Kishan Chand, and others in a case related to illegal constructions and felling of trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve, said officials. If I have already submitted my reply to the chargesheet, registration of FIR against me is not justified.” In April, taking action against illegal constructions and felling …

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Uttarakhand HC tells Centre, state to inspect Corbett tiger reserve, file report
3 years, 2 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 …

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SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve
3 years, 3 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 …

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Central Zoo Authority seeks report from over illegal felling in Corbett
3 years, 3 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 …

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NTCA seeks status report on opening part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists
3 years, 4 months ago

NTCA seeks status report on opening part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists

Hindustan Times  

National Tiger Conservation Authority has written to the Uttarakhand forest department seeking a factual status report on opening a part of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists. NTCA sought the report after Gaurav Kumar Bansal, a wildlife activist and advocate in Supreme Court, sent a legal notice to the NTCA member secretary on September 6, alleging that “allowing tourism in …

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NTCA seeks reports on ‘illegal constructions’ in Corbett
3 years, 4 months ago

NTCA seeks reports on ‘illegal constructions’ in Corbett

Hindustan Times  

National Tiger Conservation Authority has sought a status report from chief wildlife warden, Uttarakhand and director, Corbett Tiger Reserve on the allegations of illegal construction of bridges and wall in Corbett Tiger Reserve, officials said. Gaurav Bansal said he sent a legal notice to member secretary NTCA to draw his attention to two issues-illegal construction of bridges and wall and …

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Scientists marvel at tiger sightings in higher reaches
6 years ago

Scientists marvel at tiger sightings in higher reaches

Hindustan Times  

Researchers found a promising tiger population between 2015 and 2017 in the upper reaches of the Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, the highest range in the Indian part of the eastern Himalayas at almost 12,000 feet, surprising wildlife biologists and researchers. And on January 6, a Bengal tiger was spotted on a camera trap set by the forest department in …

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