IN NEWS (May 18, 2012)

INDIA BIODIVERSITY AWARDS: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

http://fes.org.in/india-biodiversity-awards.pdf

Happy Endangered Species Day

In honor of Earth's less fortunate flora and fauna, this collection of awe-inspiring photos illustrates endangered wildlife from all over the planet.

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/happy-endangered-species-day

Govt to Take Action Against Ganga Polluters: Nataraja

PTI | NEW DELHI | MAY 17, 2012

http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=762899

Uttar Pradesh sub-region fails to implement green plan

Ayaskant Das, TNN May 18, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/noida/31765160_1_forest-survey-forest-department-depleting-forest

Chennai | Updated May 19, 2012 at 09:53am IST

TN forest cover dwindling: CAG

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-forest-cover-dwindling-cag/258916-60-120.html

Missing in action, Uttarakhand's goral and barking deer

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/18/68--Missing-in-action-Uttarakhand-s-goral-and-barking-deer-.html

Goa's woods has leopards occupying highest area: Census

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/goa-s-woods-has-leopards-occupying-highest-area-c_776008.html

Solar powered waterholes help Nagzira wildlife

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN May 17, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-17/nagpur/31747982_1_waterholes-nagzira-wildlife-solar-energy

Theme park will gobble up this ecosystem

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_theme-park-will-gobble-up-this-ecosystem_1690371

Forestry graduates threaten mass self-immolation

TNN May 15, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/bhubaneswar/31711134_1_forestry-graduates-mock-funeral-agitation

Mumbai's Peddar Road flyover work may begin in October

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-s-peddar-road-flyover-work-may-begin-in-october_1690294

Wildlife Touring in Manas National Park, India

By DSmith

http://www.buckettripper.com/wildlife-touring-in-manas-national-park-india/

When art helps wildlife conservation

TNN May 17, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-17/developmental-issues/31748184_1_visual-arts-gaudi-hooghly-river

Forestry industry readies for a big comeback 

By CANADIAN PRESS May 18, 2012
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Forestry+industry+readies+comeback/6640905/story.html

Forestry sector sets goal of 60,000 new jobs

http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/cp/business/forestry-sector-sets-goal-60000-new-jobs

'Kathaa: Folklore From India' At Charter Oak Cultural Center

Pragati Sharma Of Rocky Hill Creates Art From Tales Of Her Homeland

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-charter-oak-pragati-sharma-0518-20120517,0,898861.story

(Time Table) UPSC : Indian Forest Service Examination, 2012

http://upscportal.com/civilservices/ifos/time-table/exam-2012

Redwood Valley Partnership Receives High Praise and National Honor

http://www.businessreviewindia.in/press_releases/redwood-valley-partnership-receives-high-praise-and-national-honor

Tigers of India-Beauty Personified

http://www.craigjoneswildlifephotography.co.uk/blog/workshops/tigers-of-india-beauty-personified/2012056357/

IN NEWS (May 17, 2012)

Poor policies erode forest cover

May 17, 2012   By C.S. Kotteswaran

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/poor-policies-erode-forest-cover-307

A third of wildlife has vanished

By ANI | ANI – Wed 16 May, 2012

http://in.news.yahoo.com/third-wildlife-vanished-144854827.html

More women on a wild mission are entering the conservation profession

By ASHLIN MATHEW
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2145361/FEMAIL-More-women-wild-mission-entering-conservation-profession.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Sanctuaries Established to Help Save Spectacular Kashmiri Goat

By John R. Platt | May 16, 2012

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2012/05/16/sanctuaries-save-spectacular-kashmiri-goat/

Human-elephant conflict on the rise in Assam

http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/human-elephant-conflict-on-the-rise-in-assam_775946.html

Centre coming up to protect vultures

http://twocircles.net/2012may17/centre_coming_protect_vultures.html

Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths

By ANI | ANI – Wed 16 May, 2012

http://in.news.yahoo.com/jayanthi-natarajan-expresses-concern-over-tiger-deaths-065528041.html

Visually challenged students to guard environment

http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/visually-challenged-students-to-guard-environment_775917.html

One word from Sachin or Dhoni can save the tiger: Sandeep Patil

Edison Thomas, TNN May 16, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-16/tale-spin/31725617_1_tiger-conservation-tiger-deaths-cricketers

Indian Supreme Court rejects cheetah reintroduction plan

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cheetah-india-2012.html#cr

Odisha, Posco agree to set up 8 mtpa steel plant

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/odisha-posco-agree-to-set-up-8-mtpa-steel-plant_47750.html

Delivering Value

PwC's 25th Annual Global Forest & Paper Industry Conference Delivering Value

http://forestindustry.com/feature-article/200/pwcs-25th-annual-global-forest-paper-industry-conference-delivering-value

IN NEWS (May 16, 2012)

1st Stocktaking meeting to review “Global Tiger Recovery Program” underway in Delhi: Report

http://www.irna.ir/News/General/1st-Stocktaking-meeting-to-review-%E2%80%9CGlobal-Tiger-Recovery-Program%E2%80%9D-underway-in-Delhi,-Report/80136221

India seeks $30 million fund to save tigers

TNN May 16, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-16/flora-fauna/31725586_1_tiger-reserves-tiger-bearing-global-tiger-recovery-programme

Delhi hosts global meet on tigers; concern expressed over poaching

Reported by Ketki Angre

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-hosts-global-meet-on-tigers-concern-expressed-over-poaching-211342

Prosperous east Asia fuelling global wildlife smuggling market

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times   New Delhi, May 15, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Prosperous-east-Asia-fuelling-global-wildlife-smuggling-market/Article1-856254.aspx

40 lakh supari for 25 tigers in Maharashtra

Reported by Hetal Gangar, Priyanka Hosangadi, Ketki Angre

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/40-lakh-sopari-for-25-tigers-in-maharashtra-211680

79 tribals villages adopt Tadoba tigers

Published: Wednesday, May 16, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_79-tribals-villages-adopt-tadoba-tigers_1689288

There were 32 tiger deaths this year: Jayanthi Natarajan

Special Correspondent

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3423084.ece

Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths

ANI May 16, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-16/flora-fauna/31725991_1_tiger-deaths-natural-deaths-wild-cats

May 15, 2012, 8:17 am

A Woman Leader for the Isolated Jungle Village of Jharki Bisalpur

By SONIA FALEIRO

http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-woman-leader-for-the-isolated-jungle-village-of-jharki-bisalpur/

Centre names violators of environment norms
Spl Correspondent

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1612/at09

‘Impossible to toe MoEF rules on high-rises’

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/10/201205162012051606002218cb31940f/%E2%80%98Impossible-to-toe-MoEF-rules-on-highrises%E2%80%99.html

'UDF lacks will to take over encroached forest land in Nelliampathy'

Staff Reporter

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3422357.ece

Climate change to affect forest cover: Govt report

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/climate-change-to-affect-forest-cover-govt-report/948475

Adventure, wildlife and fun!

HARINEE RAVIMARAN

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/nxg/article3424915.ece

National Geographic announces its Emerging Explorers for 2012

Society identifies next generation of innovative scientists and storytellers pushing boundaries of discovery, adventure and global problem-solving

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/ngs-nga051512.php

Exotic tour benefits you and RCH Foundation 

By Shannon Henderson, Postmedia News May 15, 2012

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Exotic+tour+benefits+Foundation/6625762/story.html

Green Social Entrepreneurship: A Long View

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thane-kreiner/green-social-entrepreneur_b_1515433.html

IN NEWS (May 15, 2012)

Loss of Forests due to Wild Fire

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=83889

Cardamom crops affect forests, studies say

Smriti Daniel   14 May 2012

http://www.scidev.net/en/south-asia/news/cardamom-crops-affect-forests-studies-say.html

34 companies flouted environmental norms in North-East: Government

PTI May 15, 2012

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/news/31711439_1_norms-national-environment-assessment-offences

Minister comes under attack

K. Balchand

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3419397.ece

A night of wildlife viewing – 99 tigers in one night

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Kevin Heath

http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/a-night-of-wildlife-viewing-99-tigers-in-one-night/

99 tigers sighted in a single day in Maharashtra

Pradip Kumar Maitra, Hindustan Times   Nagpur, May 14, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/99-tigers-sighted-in-a-single-day-in-Maharashtra/Article1-855629.aspx

Global concern over surge in illegal trade of tiger parts

Our Bureau

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article3422056.ece

Over thirty tigers dead in more than four months: Govt

Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 15, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/over-thirty-tigers-dead-in-more-than-four-months-govt/8626/

India to help Myanmar in tiger conservation

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-to-help-myanmar-in-tiger-conservation/949448/

 

On the scent of a tiger

May 15, 2012, DHNS:   WILDLIFE

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/249403/on-scent-tiger.html

 

Wildlife census under way in south Nilgiris

D. Radhakrishnan

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3419293.ece

Thiruvananthapuram | Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:55am IST

Take steps to check pollution, government told

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/take-steps-to-check-pollution-government-told/258078-60-123.html

SEMINOLE

Seminole snake handler: ‘My hand was in the wrong place at the wrong time’

 http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/14/2799349/seminole-snake-handler-my-hand.html

WWF says Australians using more than their fair share of world's resources

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2012/s3503494.htm

NEXT POST WILL BE AFTER MAY 18, 2012 PLEASE.

IN NEWS (May 14, 2012)

Climate change could denude Himalayan range forests

Mayabhushan Nagvenkar | 14 May 2012

http://bikyamasr.com/68753/climate-change-could-denude-himalayan-range-forests/

India has voluntarily reduced carbon emission : Jayanthi Natarajan

Published on May 9, 2012 by News Desk 

http://www.internationalnewsandviews.com/2012/05/09/india-has-voluntarily-reduced-carbon-emission-jayanthi-natarajan/

Officials want afforestation funds to be diverted to set up institutes

Nitin Sethi, TNN | May 14, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/13128620.cms

Orissa | Posted on May 14, 2012 at 11:41am IST

Maoist-hit Odisha sees forest growth

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maoisthit-odisha-sees-forest-growth/257658-60-117.html

Cheetahs out of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat seeks legal view

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN | May 14, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Cheetahs-out-of-Madhya-Pradesh-Gujarat-seeks-legal-view/articleshow/13128196.cms

Proof of violation, but all pass the buck

http://www.timesnow.tv/INDIA/Did-state-turn-away-forest-officer/videoshow/4402001.cms

668 Protected Areas in India: Natarajan

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2012/environmentDetails140512b.php

Haryana whistleblower’s transfer faces hurdle?

Tanushree Roy Chowdhary, TNN | May 14, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Haryana-whistleblowers-transfer-faces-hurdle/articleshow/13128601.cms

UN cap-and-trade system: Good for China and India, but who else?

By George Russell   Published May 14, 2012

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/14/un-cap-and-trade-system-good-for-china-and-india-but-who-else/

River pollution being monitored, says Natarajan

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2012/environmentDetails140512c.php

560 road projects awaiting forest clearance

Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 14, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/560-road-projects-awaiting-forest-clearance/8145/

Govt yet to grant clearance to Ganga Expressway project

PTI | 04:05 PM,May 14,2012

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/govt-yet-to-grant-clearance-to-ganga-expressway-project/998395.html

'West Bengal has maximum highly polluting industries'

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/west-bengal-has-maximum-highly-polluting-industries_775236.html

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh bats to save tigers

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/14/133-Cricketer-Harbhajan-Singh-bats-to-save-tigers.html

Book on wildlife management

Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 13, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/bookwildlife-management/7804/

We need more trees to rely less on imported wood

Annual statistics produced by the Forestry Commission once again highlight Britain's reliance on imported timber.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/farming/we-need-more-trees-to-rely-less-on-imported-wood.17569813

Nepal: Mountain country winning battle against rhino poaching
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Nepal+Mountain+country+winning+battle+against+rhino+poaching/6614960/story.html

PlanetWildlife Itineraries Promote Awareness of Endangered Species

http://www.timesunion.com/business/press-releases/article/PlanetWildlife-Itineraries-Promote-Awareness-of-3554930.php

Watercooler Stories

Stolen turtles returned to Fla. sanctuary

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/05/14/Watercooler-Stories/UPI-65951336991400/

Talk of the town: Wildlife Outreach

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/talk-of-the-town-wildlife-outreach/948929/

Wild Life Tour Packages of Golden Triangle India — Delhi

http://newdelhi.olx.in/wild-life-tour-packages-of-golden-triangle-india-iid-376051179

Snake handler bitten by deadly cobra at Powwow event

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2797975/snake-handler-bitten-by-deadly.html

Bollywood | Posted on May 13, 2012 at 07:33pm IST

'The Forest' shows what we are inside: Javed Jaffrey 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-forest-shows-what-were-inside-javed-jaffrey/257514-8-66.html

IN NEWS (May 13, 2012)

Green Tribunal seeks details of forest land in Kashang power project

PTI  New Delhi, May 13, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Green-Tribunal-seeks-details-of-forest-land-in-Kashang-power-project/Article1-855002.aspx

HC: cant’ allow projects that affect the environment

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times    Mumbai, May 13, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/HC-cant-allow-projects-that-affect-the-environment/Article1-854942.aspx

Stoking the embers

Tarsh Thekaekara

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3404034.ece

Distressed tweets from the lapwing

N. Shiva Kumar

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3414942.ece

Caught and framed

May 13 2012

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/248992/caught-framed.html

Wildlife is Growing at Parks and Sanctuaries in India

By Sharell Cook

http://goindia.about.com/b/2012/05/13/wildlife-in-increasing-at-parks-and-sanctuaries-in-india.htm

Let’s not ruffle their feathers

http://www.nation.lk/edition/eye/item/5940-let%E2%80%99s-not-ruffle-their-feathers.html

PlanetWildlife Itineraries Promote Awareness of Endangered Species

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9497153.htm