Stacks of interlocking paver blocks were found inside the forest on Saturday Gurgaon: Weeks after a hill was flattened in the Mangar forest landscape, another alleged violation has surfaced inside its most protected pocket. A road is now being laid through the core area of Mangar Bani — Haryana’s ecologically significant sacred grove — despite…
Elephant proof trench in Ubrani forest Shivamogga: A growing human-wildlife conflict is unfolding around the unique circular landscape of the Channagiri Range in the Bhadravathi Forest Division. Comprising the interconnected forest patches of Kukwada, Bandigudda, Ubrani and Hanumagiri, this isolated hub of deciduous forest and dense shrub vegetation is facing a multi-pronged crisis.Environmentalists contend that…
Vulnerable Chousingha spotted on Pune hills during urban mammal survey Pune: In what is believed to be the first confirmed sighting in over two decades, a four-horned antelope, also known as the chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis), has been recorded on Pune’s hills by wildlife enthusiasts.Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, it is the only…
Thursday’s action marks the latest chapter in a years-long battle to reclaim encroached Aravali land in Behrampur Gurgaon: Nearly three acres of protected Aravali land in Behrampur village were freed from encroachment on Thursday.In one of the biggest anti-encroachment drives in the area in recent years, the forest department demolished 11 illegal structures, including under-construction…
The fresh construction comes despite repeated Supreme Court interventions and findings by multiple agencies highlighting large-scale encroachments in the protected landscape Gurgaon: Fresh construction activity has surfaced in Anangpur village’s protected forest belt, with a site visit revealing newly built structures, extensive boundary walls and signs of ongoing development in an area that falls under…
Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree canopy and attended a discussion Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree canopy and attended a discussion Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree…
The corridor along the Western Ghats A Royal Bengal Tiger moving through a landscape that less than two decades ago faced widespread threats of deforestation An Indian Gaur at the forest A Royal Bengal Tiger in the forest A Royal Bengal Tiger in the forest The corridor along the Western Ghats A Royal Bengal Tiger…
