OCTOBER 16 (Friday)
Leopards in the city - leopards of Sanjay Gandhi NP, Borivali have
adapted to coexist with human beings: October 16
OCTOBER 17
Dalma elephants
chase forest department staff trying to push them towards Odisha: October 17
Bhaderwah valley of
Doda district today received another spell of snowfall: October 14
There was heavy
rainfall, coupled with strong winds and hailstorm, in Bhadarwah valley in
Kailash mountain range. The upper reaches of Bhadarwah had experienced season's
first snowfall on October 5, resulting in early frost. The snowfall will hit
paddy growers of the area, as the paddy crop is still in the fields and the
hailstorm and strong winds will damage the standing paddy crop. The harvesting
of China paddy would start in a couple of days but heavy rain and hailstorm has
destroyed hope of good yield as there is hardly any grain left on the paddy
shells as it is almost ripe.
"We produce high
quality and famous Daggu rice and the entire Killar Valley is dependent on this
crop. Paddy is still immature and will take at least another 10 days of dry and
warm weather to start ripening but the early snowfall which has resulted in sudden
drop in temperature will badly hit the quality of the rice," said a farmer
and sarpanch of Duggli village in Killar belt of Bhaderwah.
OCTOBER 18 (Sunday)
Herd of eight
elephants in a plantation site adjacent to the NIT campus, Rourkela; forest
officials on their toes: October 18
OCTOBER 19
Tora paddy field,
Kezoma in Kohima district, Nagaland (Image): October 18
This village has
adopted System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method under the National Food
Security Mission (NFSM).
A record number of
85 species of migratory birds recorded
in Kashmir wetlands post floods: October 18
Bhagirathi now
flows 50 m left of Gaumukh - say
scientists from Govind Ballabh Pant Institute, Almora: October 19
The fragile
eco-system around the Gangotri glacier cluster in Uttarkashi district is
feeling the effects of global warming.
The water stream of
the Bhagirathi that had originated from the source of the Ganga at Gaumukh has
shifted 50 metres to its left and is at present flowing out of the Chaturangi
glacier instead of the Gangotri glacier.
Researcher, Paul
Peter Predit of WII attacked by a Wild Gaur on Saturday night in Karimalai,
Parambikual TR: October 19
Eco-tourism project
commences in Kanyakumari WLS: October 19
Kalikesam, 30km from
Nagercoil, and Zero Point at Pechiparai, 36km from Nagercoil, were identified
for eco-tourism activities. Kani tribals living insettlements in the Sanctuary
are being roped in for the eco-tourism project and will act as eco-guides and
cooks.
Rain in southern
districts of Tamil Nadu: October 19
<http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rain-lashes-southern-districts/article7778912.ece>
OCTOBER 20
Cold wave sweeps
Kashmir valley: October 19
Rainfall lashed most
areas of the Kashmir valley causing a considerable drop in the temperature.
There were reports of snowfall at several high altitude places, including
mountains surrounding Srinagar and near Simthan Top in south Kashmir.
Kaas plateau near
Satara in Maharashtra, a Natural Heritage Site: October 19
Forest department of
Telangana Joins hands with local NGOs to stop poaching of Palapitta (Indian
Roller or Blue Jay): October 20
250 endangered
vultures spotted at Amangarh forest range of Bijnor district, U.P: TNN |
October 19
Southwest monsoon
retreated from Calcutta yesterday: October 20
The moisture
incurred by the residual monsoon winds caused brief showers today afternoon.
OCTOBER 21
Ramganga river cannot support any life on the stretch
between Moradabad and Bareilly as per study: October 20.
OCTOBER 22
Bangalore seeing one
of the driest Octobers in years: October 22
The city has seen
just 41mm of rainfall since October 1 against the average rainfall for the
month of 154mm. Over the past two weeks, temperatures have hovered at around 31
degree Celsius (as per IMD- other monitoring stations and websites have
indicated temperatures from 32 to 35 degrees C). October 2014 saw more than
320mm of rainfall. Normally, the city get rains from the eastern coast around
this time. But, this year , the easterly winds have been very weak, at just 9
kmph, while they are not carrying any moisture. Lack of cloud-build up as well
as dry winds are making temperatures shoot up,” said Director, IMD-Bengaluru.
Between October and the advent of the north-eastern monsoon, Bengaluru sees the
benefit of cyclonic depressions bringing relief to the rising temperatures.
OCTOBER 23
Villagers worship
Silky Mata tree on Navratra: October 23
Residents of
Digthaul village in Uttarkashi district, in a fine example of nature worship,
said prayers under a rare tree having immense fragrance instead of to the idols
of gods and goddesses on Viajy Dashami today. The scientific name of the tree
in the village is Osmanthus fragrans,
which is fragrant olive and is called Silinga in Hindi. It has strong apricot
fragrance and grows in clusters of not particularly showy flowers.
Ranganathittu
Sanctuary Gets Cleaner and Greener: 22nd October
OCTOBER 24
16 Species of
Seabirds Spotted off Alappuzha coast: October 24
Hundreds of goats
and hens sacrificed in the road on Thursday in Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi
district on the occasion of famous 'Chhatar Jatra' of the presiding goddess
Manikeswari: October 22
OCTOBER 25 (Sunday)
Three female
elephants died, two of them due to electrocution, in Odisha's Bargarh and
Sambalpur districts: October 25
Rain, snowfall in
Kashmir; maximum temperature fell to 13 degrees Celsius on Saturday in
Srinagar: October 25
Rain, snowfall in
Kashmir; maximum temperature fell to 13 degrees Celsius on Saturday in
Srinagar: October 24/25
Gulmarg received
snowfall on Saturday. The state Meteorological Department had on Friday
predicted moderate to heavy rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir and snow over
mountains for a period of four days from Saturday. Srinagar city received rain
in the afternoon on Saturday. Rainfall
was also been reported from other parts of the region, including in north
Kashmir districts.
Leopard
trapped near Mysuru: October 25
This is the 25th
leopard to be trapped and released in to the wild from the four taluks of
Mysuru territorial forest division in the last two-and-a-half years.
Four new crab species discovered in Kerala
coast: October 25
Tusker Don, a terror
in Dalma, is now raiding villages beyond the state boundaries: October 24
The 51-year-old
elephant, with a broken tusk known for tormenting forest guards, villagers and
tourists in Dalma WLS targeted villagers
and wiped out standing crops at Bandwan forests in Purulia district of neighbouring
Bengal late on Thursday evening. Forest department sources claimed that the
jumbo had migrated to Bengal and was currently stationed at Bandwan. Separate
herds of over 90 elephants are also anchored at Bandwan, some 25km from Patamda
in East Singhbhum district.
Tamirabarani's
lesson - Saving tiger is saving river:
TNN | October 25
OCTOBER 26
Indiscriminate
fishing in Subansiri river pushing Golden Masheer to extinction: October 25
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter
scale jolted north India at 2.40pm on Monday afternoon: PTI, October 26
According to the US
Geological Survey, the earthquake’s epicentre was in the Hindukush mountain
range in Afghanistan, at 36.441 degrees North and 70.717 degrees east at a
depth of 212.5km. The quake sent ripples across several north Indian states,
including Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and the National
Capital Region of Delhi.
Light to moderate
tremors shook Himachal this afternoon. The impact of the quake was more in
Lahaul and Spiti district and other higher hills. Due to the depth of the
quake, its intensity varied from just 4 to 5 magnitude in most part of India,
said the Earth and Environment Sciences in Central University Himachal Pradesh
(CUHP). Seventeen persons in Afghanistan and 14 in Pakistan were killed in the
earthquake.
Landslides close
Jammu-Srinagar highway following heavy rain in Ramsoo sector: October 25/26
Snowfall on Zojilla
Pass blocked the Srinagar-Leh National Highway two days ago. Snowfall in Pir Ki
Gali area of the ancient Mughal Road also suspended the surface link between
the valley and Rajouri district in Jammu region.
Winter chill has
engulfed Kashmir after rains continued for the second day. strong Western
Disturbance over the state led to moderate rainfall in Jammu bringing the
mercury down to 22 degree Celsius.
<http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/landslides-close-jammu-srinagar-highway/150732.html>
Ganga always extends
her unto those that are devoted to her with humbleness of heart (Mahabharata,
Chapter 27, Verse 100): October 25
Alaknanda
flows through Mana village, in Chamoli
district
WWF calls for urgent
action to protect snow leopards - only 4,000s left in the wild and 500 of them
in India: PTI | Oct 25
Survey spots 51
odonate species in Munnar: October 26
Elephant rescues its
newborn from dry canal on the outskirts of Coimbatore(news/video): October 26
OCTOBER 27
Living with
Leopards: October 27
India’s total
leopard population is estimated to be in the range of 12,000 to 14,000 by
WII in areas including Western and Eastern Ghats, Central India and the
Gangetic plains. However, it doesn’t include West Bengal, the eight north-east
states and parts of Uttarakhand and human use areas. While the numbers remain
ambiguous, the human-leopard interactions are fairly common in many areas. Is
it really possible for leopards and humans to co-exist? Affirmative, say
wildlife researchers in a recently released report based on conclusions of a
15-year research on leopards in India.
The Sanjay Gandhi NP
with one of the highest densities of leopards in India, marred by a history of
human-leopard interactions,
recently proudly declared itself “conflict free” for almost a year. While
wildlife news is being perceived and accepted in
different ways by the common man, a few, who disseminate their knowledge with
the public throughpopular articles in
the local media, are actually making a very major contribution to conservation,
states Praveen Bharghav, trustee, Wildlife First. Frequently engaging with all
stakeholders including the media has paid off in a great way, affirms Vidya
Athreya, a research associate with WCS-India. Nothing in science has any value
to the society if it is not communicated and communicated accurately.
Fresh snowfall in
the upper reaches of Kullu today blocks Manali-Rohtang road: October 27
Northeast monsoon
likely to set in over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala by
Wednesday: October 27
According to the Met
Department, two low pressure systems exist at present - one over the
Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep, and the other near the Sri Lanka coast. The
low pressure near the Sri Lanka coast is expected to move towards coastal Tamil
Nadu and then strengthen.
Two tigers stray
into villages near the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: TNN | October 26
OCTOBER 28
Male rhino brutally killed, horn chopped off in Majuli
range and carcasses of three leopard cubs and an elephant that was electrocuted
in a tea garden under Mariani recovered: Oct 27
A Pelagic bird survey has resulted in the spotting of a
'Jouanin’s Petrel' for the first time from Karnataka coat: October 28
Moderate rain,
coupled with lightning and thunder, lashed parts of Dakshina Kannada: Oct 28
IMD said that
conditions are favourable for the commencement of NE monsoon in the southern
region: October 28
Rains lashes many
parts of TN on Wednesday.
http://www.thehindu.com/
OCTOBER 29
Man-animal conflict
rising in Lakhimpur District: October 28
An adult male wild
elephant died when it tried to break a bamboo barricade protecting a paddy
field which was connected with an illegal electric fence by a local villager at
Gopalpur village near Kakoi-Rajgarh Forest Beat under Bogeenadi P.S in
Lakhimpur district.
Rhino protectors
threatened with death by poachers in Mayong near Pobitora WLS: October 28
An awareness
campaign about the need to provide safe passage to Amur falcons is to be held from Oct 31 to Nov 1 at Umrangso,
112 km from Haflong in Dima Sasao district. Amur falcons, a migratory bird from
Siberia and China, stops over at Umrangso in the central Assam district on
their route to Africa. Organized by Blue Hills Society, a local organisation,
in association with the WTI and Charities Aid Foundation: October 29
Rare migratory bird,
The Great Skua spotted at Punnapra wetlands, Alappuzha:
October 26
Several districts
experienced heavy downpour on day one of the Northeast monsoon that set in over
T.N on Wednesday: October 29
Herd of Elephants
force farmers to spend nights on trees near Barapahad hill range in Bargarh
district, Odisha: October 29
Madras High Court
Bench, Madurai directed NHAI to plant
about 20,000 saplings along the four-lane highways in the southern districts
within two days and file a compliance report: October 29
NHAI had felled
about 83,885 trees for widening the highways in the project implementation
units in the six districts and converting them from two to four lanes. To
compensate the loss, it had planned to plant 2,51,655 saplings at the ratio of
three saplings for every tree felled by it. Claiming to have already planted
1,62,803 trees, NHAI claimed that only 92,874 of those trees survived the
vagaries of the weather. Mr. Justice Sudhakar of Madurai bench pointed out that
he and another judge had already ordered to plant 10 saplings for every tree
felled by NHAI.
OCTOBER 30
Bird-watcher spots
the white-bellied heron, a rare & endangered heron at Maguri-Motapong
wetland in Tinsukia district: October 30
Workshop on
"Tranquillisation techniques, capture and restraints of wild animals"
for IFS officers held in Ranchi: October
30
Wildlife and
tranquillising expert, Nawab Shafath Ali Khan and veterinary experts spoke at
the workshop.
Animals caught in
the headlights : October 30
Depression over
Arabian sea intensifies into cyclone: October 29
Delhi world's most
polluted city: PTI | October 30
A toxic blend of
geography, growth, poor energy sources and unfavourable weather that boosts its
dangerously high levels of air pollution, researchers led by the University of
Surrey in UK have found.
Forest officials
trying to tranquillise a tiger on the roof of the Central Institute of
Agriculture Engineering in Bhopal on Thursday. The animal was later caught and
brought to the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in the city (Photo -
PTI): October 30
OCTOBER 31 (Saturday)
Various hues of city
beautiful - the wide collection of both indigenous and exotic flora in
Chandigarh: Oct 31
Coimbatore Forest
Division has joined hands with Osai, a NGO to bring down deaths due to
human-animal conflict: October 31
Coimbatore Forest
Division is spread over 690 sq.km and six ranges and has a 260-km forest
boundary. It recorded 99 deaths due to human-animal conflict during the
2004-2014 period.
Olive Ridley sea
turtles have started arriving early at Rushikulya sea mouth for nesting:
Oct 31
While the turtles usually arrive at Rushikulya
in mid-November for mating, this year they have arrived a fortnight ahead.
Informing this on Friday, Rabindra Sahu of Samudrika Kaincha Surakhya Samiti
said sea turtles from Sri Lanka coast swim to Ganjam coast during November
every year for mating and start laying eggs from February.
A estimation of the
number of leopards in the middle Himalayas, in Uttarakhand will be undertaken
by the state forest department with WII
this December: October 30
After ganja farming,
poppy cultivation spreads in Odisha:
October 31
Ganja was mainly
grown in eight districts - Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Kandhamal,
Rayagada, Malkangiri and Boudh - but this year, Nayagarh is the new entrant in
this list. Poppy cultivation, which was detected in Angul district for the
first time in 2014 is now suspected to spread to newer areas by Crime Branch of
Odisha police. Odisha police destroyed over 3600 acres of Indian hemp
(cannabis) cultivation in the State in 2014-15. Flowers and seeds of hemp are
sources of hashish and ganja preparation.
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/cuttack/After-cannabis-poppy-farming-spreads-in-state/articleshow/49607954.cms>
and http://www.thestatesman.com/
More Indian birds
enter the Red List of birds released by the IUCN for 2015: October 31
A total of 180 bird
species in India are now threatened, as against 173 last year. Only one species
has moved out of the Red List.
NHAI plants 14,311
saplings in a day in response to the direction given by the Madras High Court
Bench, Madurai: October 31
NHAI counsel filed a
compliance report before a Division Bench which stated that the NHAI had
procured the remaining 5,689 saplings from Madurai District Forest Officer
(DFO) for planting on Friday.
Supreme Court vide
its order dated 9/10/2015 has imposed an Environmental charge (E.C.C) w.e.f
from 1st Nov 2015: October 31
The charges will be
collected along with toll tax on commercial traffic entering Delhi. The charges
will be Rs 700 per entry for category 2 (light duty vehicles) and Category 3 (2
axle trucks) and Rs 1300 per entry for Category 4 (3 axle trucks) and Category
5 (4 axle trucks and above). To avoid the payment of ECC, commercial vehicles
are advised to use bypass routes and do not enter Delhi.
http://www.thehindu.com Advertisement, Govt
of NCT of Delhi
Traditional inland
fisherman engaged in work at a kole wetland near Thrissur: October 31
The kole wetlands in
Thrissur, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts of Kerala are part of the unique
Vembanad-Kole wetland ecosystem. It is the largest brackish, humid tropical
wetland ecosystem in the southwest coast of India.
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