Big cat population healthy and rising in Sunderbans
A day before the release of the all-India tiger census report, wildlife buffs in the state have a reason to rejoice. While the big cat population inside the Sunderbans' tiger reserve area is believed to
View ArticleGood news: Tiger census shows numbers rise from 1,400 to 2,226 in seven
India’s tiger count has gone up by more than 30 per cent in the past four years, according to a latest study on tiger population which was released on Tuesday. The study put the number at 2,226, up from
View Article6 tiger reserves worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore, says valuation study
In a first of its kind exercise, India has conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 crore. The study has also noted that these six reserves have been
View ArticleEconomic study pegs value for Sundarbans and other tiger reserves
Tiger reserves may not be solely about conservation. They also have tremendous economic value, the first ever Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India, published by the Centre for Ecological Services
View ArticleZSI tracks climate impact on mangroves
KOLKATA: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has set up 25 permanent monitoring stations in five islands of the Sunderbans to study the impact of climate change on the mangroves and its fauna. Three research
View ArticleTiger is ambassador of India's conservation efforts: Experts
On the occasion of Global Tiger Day today, wildlife experts said the majestic big cat emerged as the ambassador of India's conservation efforts. "Tiger symbolises our overall conservation efforts. It
View ArticleNGT orders ban on all construction in the Sundarbans
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Thursday ordered a blanket ban on construction in the Sundarbans. Only the work permitted under Coastal Regulation Zone - I (CRZ-I) guidelines
View ArticleBangladesh tiger poaching sparks Sundarbans ban plan
Bangladesh wildlife officials are mulling a ban on access to the Sundarbans after an alarming rise in poaching of tigers that live in the world's largest mangrove forest, rangers said on Tuesday. Five
View ArticleDrone to track tigers and check encroachers in Sundarbans
KOLKATA: To track the movement of tigers and encroachers in protected forest areas, a drone would soon be flying in the Sundarban delta. "Sitting at one point we would be able to scan a forest area
View ArticleClimate alert for swamp tiger
More alert has been sounded for the Sunderbans tiger on the climate front. Of the 12 species that the National Geographic has highlighted in its current volume on climate change, the Sunderbans tiger
View ArticleIndia, B'desh jointly working to preserve Sunderbans:Javadekar
India and Bangladesh are working together to come out with a plan for the joint management of ecosystems to preserve Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest which is facing threat from rising sea
View ArticleIn a global first, World Bank funds a zoo in India
The World Bank usually tames wild economies and helps countries stabilize their fluctuating finances, but in a global first, the banker for the world has gone to a zoo that too in India! This is a new
View ArticleRising coastal activities exerting pressure on Sundarbans
India's Sundarbans is facing increasing pressure owing to peoples' needs and multiple uses that coastal and marine areas can be put to, a group of researchers from West Bengal told an international...
View ArticleAshden Collective expresses environment concern to political parties
KOLKATA: Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective - a group of Ashden award winners have sent a note to the major political parties in the state like Trinamool and CPM as to what plans they have to...
View ArticlePrawn seed catching in Sundarbans damaging environment: Book
KOLKATA: Rampant practice of prawn seed catching along the rivers of Sundarban archipelago is not only damaging the marine ecosystem but also endangering the stability of embankments, says a new book.
View ArticleIndo-Bangla power plant: UN raises red flag citing eco concerns in Sundarbans
Citing concerns over the impact on the World Heritage Site in Sundarbans, including on the Royal Bengal Tiger, the United Nations (UN) has recommended Bangladesh to scrap the proposed 1,320MW thermal...
View ArticleThermal power plant in Sunderbans will be disastrous: expert
Environmental activist Bittu Sahgal on Sunday expressed concern over the proposed construction of the Rampal thermal power plant in the Sunderbans, saying the project would trigger unavoidable...
View ArticleTiger count up in Sunderbans, latest survey puts total at over 85
KOLKATA: The number of big cats in the Indian Sunderbans is healthy and rising. A recent camera-trap exercise has spotted at least 9 more tigers over last year's figures in the entire mangroves, including
View ArticleNGT bans music, DJs in Sunderbans
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Tuesday, banned the use of music systems by tourists in the Sunderbans. The bench of Justice S P Wangdi and Prof P C Mishra also forbade
View ArticleExclusionary conservation in the Sundarbans- Who pays the price?
An ethnographic survey on the island of Satjelia in the Sundarbans shows how exclusionary conservation practices are intensifying the vulnerabilities of the local population. An inclusive conservation
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