FORESTRY NEWS (March 1&2, 2014)

FORESTRY NEWS (March 2, 2014)

Forest department sets world record in tree plantation

TNN | Mar 2, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Forest-department-sets-world-record-in-tree-plantation/articleshow/31262752.cms

India grows, environment pays the cost

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, March 01, 2014

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/to-spur-development-india-puts-nature-in-slaughterhouse/article1-1189698.aspx

Some say good morning to GM trials, others have nightmares

Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN | Mar 1, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Some-say-good-morning-to-GM-trials-others-have-nightmares/articleshow/31196177.cms

Gibbon 'Family' Translocated to Arunachal Pradesh

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Gibbon-Family-Translocated-to-Arunachal-Pradesh/2014/03/01/article2084963.ece#.UxNVu863uJQ

Family of gibbons translocated to Arunachal's Mehao sanctuary

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gibbon-family-translocated-to-mehao-wildlife-sanctuary/article5740491.ece

Over 700 smuggled tortoises seized

Press Trust of India  |  Kishanganj    March 1, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/over-700-smuggled-tortoises-seized-114030100689_1.html

Russian team being trained in Panna to boost tiger conservation

By Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | 2 Mar, 2014

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/flora-fauna/russian-team-being-trained-in-panna-to-boost-tiger-conservation/articleshow/31279602.cms

Poachers blamed for killing Gir lion cub

TNN | Mar 2, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/wild-wacky/Poachers-blamed-for-killing-Gir-lion-cub/articleshow/31245967.cms

Wild Leopard Injures 6, Evades Capture in India Town

Published: Mar 1, 2014

http://www.weather.com/news/wild-leopard-injures-6-evades-capture-india-town-20140301

Doc couple booked for negligence after women forest guard's death

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  SOLAN, March 01, 2014

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/himachalpradesh/doc-couple-booked-for-negligence-after-women-forest-guard-s-death/article1-1189692.aspx

Gulshan Grover extends support to PETA

Garima Sharma, TNN | Mar 1, 2014,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Gulshan-Grover-extends-support-to-PETA/articleshow/31217178.cms

FORESTRY NEWS (March 1, 2014)

'Visit Kodaikanal,Palani hills and submit report on wattle'

Press Trust of India  |  Madurai     February 28, 2014

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/visit-kodaikanal-palani-hills-and-submit-report-on-wattle-114022800006_1.html

Govt. announces measures to benefit people in tribal areas

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/03/01/144-Govt-announces-measures-to-benefit-people-in-tribal-areas.html

Pending NPV dues may delay transfer of land to Posco

http://odishasuntimes.com/34516/pending-npv-dues-may-delay-transfer-land-posco/

Special police station to check wildlife crimes

Prabin Kalita, TNN | Mar 1, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Special-police-station-to-check-wildlife-crimes/articleshow/31186885.cms

 

Siliguri workshop addresses problem of declining vulture population

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/02/28/346-Siliguri-workshop-addresses-problem-of-declining-vulture-population.html

Wayanad and Parambikulam sanctuaries to be closed down

Viju B, TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Wayanad-and-Parambikulam-sanctuaries-to-be-closed-down/articleshow/31123650.cms

Forest dept to seize ‘leopard skin’ coat from MLA’s wife

HT Correspondent  Dehradun, February 28, 2014

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dehradun/forest-department-to-seize-leopard-skin-coat-from-mla-s-wife/article1-1189251.aspx

The hunt is on for a man-eating tigress in India

http://www.wdam.com/story/24845551/the-hunt-is-on-for-a-man-eating-tigress-in-india

Tiger cubs caught from cane field

TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Tiger-cubs-caught-from-cane-field/articleshow/31122754.cms

Leopard rescued from well in Khargone

Bagish K Jha, TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Leopard-rescued-from-well-in-Khargone/articleshow/31171491.cms

 

Backyard wildlife

http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/backyard-wildlife/article5736438.ece

'Bad Man' Gulshan Grover urges forest minister to free elephant Sunder

Vijay Singh, TNN | Feb 28, 2014

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bad-Man-Gulshan-Grover-urges-forest-minister-to-free-elephant-Sunder/articleshow/31167051.cms