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The Tamil Nadu Tribal People’s Association has called on the State government to reject an order from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, which urged States to expedite the relocation of families living in core tiger zones. In a letter sent to State governments in June, the NTCA noted that there were 54 tiger reserves across 19 States in the country, …

Two tribal settlements at Talavadi Hills in Tamil Nadu to get tar-topped roads

Three tribal settlements in the Talavadi Hills, within the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, are set to receive tar-topped roads at a total cost of ₹2.41 crore. The settlements — Kalithimbam, Mavanatham, and Ramanarai — comprise 75, 90, and 37 families, respectively, and are currently accessible only via mud roads. The existing roads have suffered extensive damage due to …

ERODE: The mastermind behind a poaching gang was arrested from Karnataka by the Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old male elephant and poaching of its tusks at Thalavadi in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. As per sources, on April 22, frontline staff of the department while conducting their regular patrol in …

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Thalamalai locals in Tamil Nadu travel 22 km for treatment, demand government hospital

The Tamil Nadu government appointed-Elephant Corridor Committee has identified a 53.8 km stretch in the Anthiyur - Chennampatti forests in Erode division, and a 3 km stretch in the Sujilkuttai – Bannari forests, falling under the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve as corridors that are used frequently by wild elephants. A draft elephant corridor consolidation plan for Tamil Nadu was released in …

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

A female wild elephant, aged between 35 and 40 years, being treated by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, died in a forest at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district on Monday night. During a patrol on Monday morning, a Forest Department team had found the elephant in severe distress, lying unconscious in a trench along the road at Musalmaduvu …

Tamil Nadu forest officials treat sick elephant and her calf. IAS officer shares post

Forest officials at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu are going above and beyond to nurse a very unwell female elephant back to health. The caption accompanying Supriya Sahu's post reads, “A very difficult time for the Forest Team at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve as they are putting their best efforts to treat a very unwell female elephant. Her …

The Tamil Nadu government has declared 80,114.80 hectares of reserve forests in Bargur Hills in Erode district, as the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. This stretch of protected forests, links the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve with Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary, and has been notified as the 18th wildlife sanctuary in the State. This region is part of the corridor that connects the …

In a bid to curb poaching, Tamil Nadu plans to set up integrated check-post at Karnataka border

In a move to prevent poaching, and to monitor the movement of people in forest areas at the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, the State government is planning to set up an integrated check-post at the existing Karaikadu check-post, near river Palar, in Salem district Forest areas falling under Chennampatti in the Erode forest division, Palar in Kolathur in Salem district and …

246 vultures spotted in first-ever synchronised survey in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

As many as 246 vultures were spotted in the first ever synchronised survey conducted along the borders of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka on February 25 and 26. The estimation was carried out in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and the adjoining landscape consisting of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagerhole …

LiveLaw reported 525 judgements from Madras High Court in 2022. Quota For Govt School Students In Medical Admissions Justified As They Are A "Socially & Educationally Backward Class": Madras High Court Case Title: Ms Preethika C v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 142 The Madras High Court has upheld the validity of The Tamil Nadu Admission …

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw 233 To 2022 LiveLaw 276 NOMINAL INDEX Federation of Retired Officers of Transport Corporations v Chief Secretary to Government and others, 2022 LiveLaw 233 Mr. Shaik Abdulla v. The Union of India and others, 2022 LiveLaw 234 Dr. S Giridharan and others v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw 235 SJ Suryah v. Deputy Commissioner …