Wildlife Sanctuaries in News
Kuno wildlife sanctuary to be notified national park
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh
Wildlife board clears 2 oil refinery projects near Amsang sanctuary
GUWAHATI: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given nod to two projects of Gauhati Refinery located within 10 km of the Amsang Wildlife Sanctuary.
'No water woes for wildlife at Dalma this summer'
JAMSHEDPUR: Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) has taken steps to ensure that wild animals here do not face any problem in availing clean water this summer.
Armori tigress shifted to Chaprala wildlife sanctuary, to be released today
Interestingly, the entire team of Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
including tiger expert Bilal Habib, who is working on radio collaring
project for tigers in Tadoba and its landscape, were conspicuous by
their absence.
Nagpur: Fifteen days after it was captured from Armori in Wadsa Division
of Gadchiroli, the three-year-old problem tigress was shifted to 134
sqkm Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary, 225 km from here, late on Monday
evening.
Kodaikanal wildlife sanctuary's living centenarians
MADURAI: Once thick with indigenous vegetation, especially lush Shola forests and meadows, the flora of the Kodaikanal
hills have changed since 1970s thanks to the industrial planting of
eucalyptus, wattle and pine trees. While this endangered the native
trees, some species predominantly three of them have stood the test of
time.
Kela Maram (Chionanthus ramiflorus) is assessed to be about 300 years
old, Thani Maram (Terminalia bellerica) about 200 years old, and Kona
Maram (Celtis tetranda) is believed to be about 150 years old were
documented recently by an avid conservationist in the Kodaikanal
Wildlife Sanctuary.
The sanctuary , spread in Western Ghats, is known for luxuriant flora
and interesting fauna. It is bestowed with a variety of forests such as
dry deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen, grassland and Shola forests.
Shola forests found here act as the overhead tank of the region
supplying water not only to residents in the hills but those living in
the foothills. "We could call these century-old trees inside forests as
living organic monuments. The conservation of the trees and the forests
is very much essential", said Sun dararaju.
Tansa wildlife sanctuary falls prey to quarrying, timber mafia & brick kilns
Tansa spans 320 sq.km. in Thane and consists of tropical moist deciduous
forests. The sanctuary also encompasses Tansa Lake, a critical source
of drinking water for Mumbai and Thane supplying 455 million litres to
the city daily. Yet its catchment forests are devoid of biodiversity
that sustains similar ecosystems across the Western Ghats landscape.
With approximately 60 villages located inside, the sanctuary faces
tremendous anthropogenic pressure.
The Tansa Sanctuary is home to the critically endangered Forest Owlet.
The species was considered extinct for 113 years until its rediscovery
in November 1997 in Toranmal Reserve Forest of Shahada in Nandurbar. It
was first spotted in Tansa in 2014. A recent survey by the Indian Bird
Conservation Network reveals that the sanctuary and surrounding areas
support a minimum population of 42 such birds.
7 arrested for unauthorized entry to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, teasing wildlife
KOZHIKODE: Forest officials arrested seven persons for unauthrorised entry to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and engaging in destruction of wildlife habitat and teasing wild animals.
ZSI and IUCN comes together for tiger conservation in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary
DEHRADUN: Following their successful collaboration on a project aimed at
conservation of lions at the Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat, the
Zoological Society of London (ZSI) and International union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are coming together for the second time in
another venture aimed at protection of tigers in the Nandhaur Wildlife
Sanctuary (NWLS) in Kumaon
Unique twin Shivlinga found in Mhadei wildlife sanctuary
KERI: A group of heritage lovers trekking through the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary along the ancient trading route to Karnataka found a unique twin Shivlinga in Caranzol akin to one in Khadki area of Sattari.
"A twin Shivlinga signifies worship of Shiva and Shakti in indivisible
form. The bigger in shape represents Lord Shiva while the smaller one
his consort, Parvati," according to a noted indologist, Pramod Pathak.
''The trekkers were on their way to Krishnapur in Karnataka through the ancient trading route passing along river Mhadei in Kelghat towards Khanapur.
"Thick growth of shrubs and trees used to make it difficult for the
traders to locate the route for the next season. As such, they used to
build some religious shrines as landmarks for their ease. Traders mostly
used the route to Halshi, an old capital after the completion of
monsoon," a source said.
In Goa, Shiva is worshipped in the form of a linga -- a cylindrical
mass resting in the middle of a rimmed, disc-shaped structure. It's a
popular tradition here to worship a single shivlinga on the 'yonipitha'.
Damodar Kosambi, a well-known historian, mentions that great Buddhist
monasteries were built especially along mountain passes on the main
trade routes.
Two jumbos for Dalma sanctuary
Daltonganj: Decks have been cleared for transfer of two female elephants
from Dalma sanctuary to National Park Betla here. One of the two
elephants will replace the aged and sick female elephant Anarkali at the
Betla national park.
The park has two domesticated female elephants, Anarkali, whose health
is deteriorating and Juhi. Anarkali had joined the park way back in
1981 when she was just 20 years old. The two elephants offer ride to
tourists twice a day.
Umred wildlife sanctuary renamed
NAGPUR: In a populist move, the state government has renamed
Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (UKWS) in Bhandara and Nagpur
districts as Umred-Paoni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary.
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