FORESTRY NEWS (May 15, 2015)

India shelves 3,097-MW Etalin hydroelectric project and restarts five small-hydro schemes

ITANAGAR, Arunachal Pradesh, India

http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2015/05/india-shelves-3-097-mw-etalin-hydroelectric-project-and-restarts-five-small-hydro-schemes.html

Millions of Olive Ridley Turtles Hatch in India’s Largest Rookery

By Ramya Naresh, www.indiasendangered.com | May 14, 2015

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1357379-millions-of-olive-ridley-turtles-hatch-in-indias-largest-rookery/

Salvador do Mundo residents irked over forest dept survey

Created on Friday, 15 May 2015

http://www.goacom.com/goa-scan/26705-salvador-do-mundo-residents-irked-over-forest-dept-survey

What’s Got The King Of Counting Tigers Growling?

http://thewildlife.wbur.org/2015/05/14/whats-got-the-king-of-counting-tigers-growling/

Panel set up to study elephant migration

Environment ministry’s move aims to prevent human-elephant conflict, which claims 400 human lives a year

Mayank Aggarwal

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/xj4tttRFCPoMGrGiv70f5L/Panel-set-up-to-study-elephant-migration.html

Will Humpty Dumpty have a great fall?

In violation of every single wildlife law in the country, a wall is being constructed on the Motichur range of Rajaji National Park, considered a fine habitat for elephants

Bahar Dutt

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/xHMCdCWGyOkasDk2l3DIXP/Will-Humpty-Dumpty-have-a-great-fall.html

Forest swallows the Beatles' Indian retreat

By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Rishikesh

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32509156

Himal Fest participants now wiser about region’s birds

TNN | May 14, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Himal-Fest-participants-now-wiser-about-regions-birds/articleshow/47289238.cms

Rare primate rescued from Pune slum

Nikhil Deshmukh,TNN | May 15, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Rare-primate-rescued-from-Pune-slum/articleshow/47291184.cms

 

Provoked tigress attacks two villagers in Ranthambore

Nitesh Kumar Sharma,TNN | May 15, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Provoked-tigress-attacks-two-villagers-in-Ranthambore/articleshow/47290293.cms

Foresters, family violate rules in Umred-Karhandla

Manka Behl,TNN | May 15, 2015

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Foresters-family-violate-rules-in-Umred-Karhandla/articleshow/47289761.cms

Greenpeace muzzle jab

Our Special Correspondent

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150515/jsp/nation/story_20209.jsp#.VVYRb_Bs7IU

 

New Royal Society Fellows Include 2 Indian Americans

http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/new-royal-society-fellows-include-indian-americans/article_b5c961aa-fa5c-11e4-bbd3-9795d1d8bdb4.html