In line with the instructions of the Chief Minister, Additional Chief Forest Conservator, Forest Fire and Disaster Management has directed the Regional Divisional Forest Officer, Almora, Champawat, Garhwal, Bageshwar, Mussoorie, Lansdowne, Nainital, Civil Almora, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Tons, Pit
"The fire erupted in the morning. Upon receiving the information we reached the spot and started dousing the fire. It is still going on," Bharam Dutt Sharma, block forest officer in Udhampur told ANI.
As per the Chief Minister's instructions, concerned officers were directed to remain alert at all times and the forest officers were restricted from going on leaves.
According to the District Forest Officer (DFO), Pirai Sudhan, four people, including two forest officials, were killed in a wild elephant attack at Dhiraimajuli in the Barsala constituency of Sonitpur district.
The southern state of Tamil Nadu has recently established Asia's largest Butterfly Conservatory, known as the Tropical Butterfly Conservatory, spanning 25 acres, in the Upper Anaicut Reserve Forest area between the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers drainage basins. District Forest Officer of Trich
According to Parlekhamundi Division Forest Officer (DFO) S Anand, out of seven skins, five were of leopard while one each of leopard cat and fishing cat.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) held that the concerned authorities of states and Union Territories are expected to comply with the instructions and guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India regarding the exemption of forest officers forest vehicles and forest officers from ele
"We have shown GIS-based block maps of different ranges of Goalpara Forest Division. All the Forest Range Officers of Goalpara Forest Division attended the programme. Approximately, 70 forest officials attended the training. GPS hands-on training was provided to about 15 staff of the Goalpar
Forest officials rescued a tiger after tranquillizing him as he was entangled in a fence wire in a private farm at Kottioour, Panniyamala in Kannur district, said K Karthik Divisional Forest Officer, Kannur.
A tiger was spotted within the premises of BJP leader Munindra Awasthi's farmhouse in Sandana village of Sitapur district on Saturday night. The wild feline has been roaming freely for the past 24 hours, said the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), of Sitapur district, Brij Mohan Shukla.
SDRF recovered the body of the woman officer and wildlife warden (SDO) on Thursday. SDRF started the search operation early in the morning near Chilla Power House, as per the orders of Shri Manikant Mishra, Commandant SDRF.
Inspector Kavindra Sajwan, present on the spot, said that the recov