JULY 1 (Wednesday)
A wild elephant,
which had strayed from Kaziranga NP approached the 3km Kaliabhomora bridge from the Nagaon side and crossed over
to the other side: July 1
The bridge is nearly
15km from Tezpur. Forest personnel managed to prod the elephant back to
Bhomoraguri forest (on the Sonitpur side).
35 leopards roam
Sanjay Gandhi National Park & its periphery: TNN | July 1
Carcasses of 1,255
wild animals including four lions and 1,225 blue bulls and 14 chittals that died in the floods recovered from three
talukas of Bhanvnagar district: July 1
Scorching of
vegetation recently reported from parts of the coastal areas of Kerala not due
to Heat Burst, but due to heat wave with salt water spray from the sea: July 1
Scientists of CPCRI,
Kasaragod, have said scorching of some trees and plants seen in the coastal
belt is due to “wind fire” or “heat burst”: July 1
Tigress Ramya and
tiger Sanjay in Mysore Zoo, rescued from two different areas of Nagarahole TR in the last 7 months, found to
have a mother-son bond by CCMB: July 1
Floods and wildlife:
June 29
Early last month,
the nation celebrated the 27 per cent increase in the population of Asiatic
lions in the GIR forests, across Junagadh and Amreli districts. That these
numbers are now dwindling owing to nature’s fury more than direct anthropogenic
factors is equally worrisome. It is time to reconsider methods like
translocation of endangered wildlife species to other favourable habitats;
Madhya Pradesh has long offered to support the translocation of lions from Gir.
Policymakers must act soon as we cannot afford to have species becoming extinct
as a result of sudden disasters (Swasti Pachauri,
New Delhi).
JULY 2
Bhadra Tiger Reserve
(BTR) has the highest population of leopard cats in Karnataka: July 2
Over 12,000 birds
flock to Pong Dam lake, Himachal: July 2
Himachal received 21% less rain in June: July 2
Snale-Hatkoti-Guma
power line awaits stage-II forest clearance: July 2
The power line aims
at evacuating power from the 111 MW Sawra-Kuddu project and other projects in
Pabbar valley. As many as 300 trees would be cut or affected by the line that
will run through 70 per cent of forest area and about 30 per cent of the private
land of the farmers.
Deficient rainfall
in June in Bihar: July 2
Rainfall deficiency
for the state stands at 28 per cent, the same for Patna is 41 per cent. Nine districts received excess ,
seven districts received normal (+/- 19 per cent), while 22 districts received
deficit or scanty rainfall. Patna meteorological centre has forecast good
rainfall in the state only after July 17 mainly owing to a weak monsoon
current.
Widespread rain in
Jharkhand: July 2
Four hydroelectric power projects in Arunachal
Pradesh have been denied environmental clearance: July 1
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla
launched an ambitious fund-raising drive for conservation of Asian elephants in
India: July 1
Teesta water level
rises after continuous rain, flooding at least 8 villages: July 1
Heavy rains lash
Kalimpong subdivision/Innumerable slides occurrs across the Darjeeling hills.
The tea gardens around Darjeeling seem to have borne the brunt of the climatic
disaster that struck the hilly regions of West Bengal on Tuesday night.
Rivers in spate,
monsoon has covered the entire Terai region: TNN | July 2
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Rivers-in-spate-Floodwater-enters-houses-in-low-lying-areas/articleshow/47910070.cms>
First month of the
monsoon (June) has been good for Andhra Pradesh: July 2
100 years of
Zoological Survey of India: July 2
Microchips implanted
in elephants at the Kozhi Kamudhi camp in the Anamalai TR
There are 22
elephants in the camp. The information about the captive elephants are stored
in a database with each elephant assigned an unique identification number.These
microchips will contain the number and can be read through a digital reader.
CMFRI, Kochi, has
drawn up an action plan for conservation and management of sharks in Indian
waters: July 1
<http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/saving-the-sharks-before-it-is-too-late/article7375197.ece>
JULY 3
Camera traps
installed in Manampalli and Valparai
ranges of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve: July 3
Rains lash
Shivamogga district again: July 3
A donkey and two
monkeys at a court in Dholpur: July 2
If Dholpur had an
official animal, it had to be the donkey. They are everywhere: this sleepy
eastern Rajasthan city of 1.3 lakh has stray donkeys like other cities have
street dogs. Herds of them stand stoically inside buildings constructed in a
Maru Gurjara-cum-Islamic style that house state institutions here, witnessing
court proceedings and land registrations in a city yet to come out of its
feudal moorings.
<http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150703/jsp/frontpage/story_29300.jsp>
Two nearby tiny
hilltop townships in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district are vying for the
“wettest place on the planet” title as both received over 4300 mm of rainfall
in June: July 3
Sohra, previously
known as Cherrapunjee, has received 4355.5mm last month. Mawsynram, located
about 10 km west recorded cumulative rainfall for June of 4781.2mm
New species of
songbirds evolving in Western Ghats, says study by NCBS, Bengaluru: PTI | Jul
3,
JULY 4
A tiger attacking
spotted deers at Nagarahole National Park in Mysore district on Friday: July 4
Madurai Nature Forum
(MNF) is conducting a study and aims to document the population and diversity
of butterflies in the city: July 4
State government
failed to implement norms for
construction of buildings in the landslide-prone Darjeeling hills, whose rock
is quite fragile and its compactness is low, says a geophysicist: July 3
Darjeeling was
asleep when catastrophe struck, killing no fewer than 33 people with reports of
many more missing and rendered homeless. The enormity of the tragedy must be as
geographical as it is human, indeed the worst landslide that the Hills have suffered
in 50 years and one that is substantially embedded in the ecological imbalance.
Mirik was the worst affected area. Landslides are an inherent danger of the
region’s topography. The tragedy of the three sub-divisions of Darjeeling,
Kalimpong, and Kurseong has been the rampant development of under-development.
More accurately, it is the unregulated construction of houses along the
hillslopes that is at the core of the latest disaster. Natural calamities at
this time of year cannot be ruled out; nor for that matter can a fairly
accurate weather forecast preclude a catastrophe. Unregulated building
activity has over time caused severe
damage to the ecological balance. The other factor must be the torrential rain
and flash floods that have swept the Hills. Fresh landslips and heavy rainfall
continue to ravage the hills.
(From http://www.thestatesman.com/ July 4)
Saach Pass opens:
July 4
The Chamba-Killar
highway via the Saach Pass has been cleared of snow and opened to vehicular
traffic after eight months.According to
reports, the Saach Pass (4,420 metres) was blocked due to heavy snow. The
highway via the Saach Pass is a shortcut route that links the district
headquarters with Killar township of the Pangi tribal sub-division. Earlier,
residents of the Pangi tribal valley had to take a long route via Doda and
Jammu to reach Chamba.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/ July 4
Kaziranga to go
ahead with eco-zone plans Amid protestsNaresh
Mitra,TNN | Jul 4,
JULY 5 (Sunday)
Poachers may have
killed 4 tigers in Kerala this year the 34 wild tiger deaths reported in the
country: July 5
Plantations,
deforestation genetically affecting birds in Western Ghats- Study by NCBS: July
5
Sniffer dog to be
deployed in Assam’s Kaziranga NP to combat rhino poachers: July 5
Monsoon rainfall broke a 20 year old record in
Pasighat area as heavy rains in the early hours today flooded almost entire
Pasighat, Ruksin and adjoining areas: July 4
Swollen Ruksin,
Ngorlung, Sille, Peneng, Oyan and Remi rivers inundated rural human
habitations, horticultural gardens and paddy fields causing huge loss to the
villagers. http://www.arunachaltimes.in/
July 5
Massive Timber
smuggling in Doimara, Kamengbari along Assam-Arunachal border: July 4
Large number of
freshly sawn timber and logs are floated downwards in Shergaon Nallah (also
known as Delsiri river) into Assam g navigated by men who are allegedly timber
smugglers from Assam. This is a routine act in the periphery of Doimara area
under West Kameng district bordering Assam. Tucked away in the south-west part
of West Kameng, Doimara a densely covered forest area is reportedly turning out
to be a safe haven for both the timber smugglers and the underground outfits.
Sources in Doimara informed ‘The Arunachal Times’ that a rampant illegal timber
operation is going on in Doimara RF area gravely threatening the wild life. It
is said that activity has become so rampant that hordes of timber smugglers
often sneak into Arunachal territory and indiscriminately saw down trees. The smugglers safely transport the sawn logs
through Delsiri River between Doimara and the foothills in the summer and by
bicycles during winter to avoid forest officials and the IRBN personnel posted
at Doimara. According to the villagers, the underground elements active in the
area backs the smugglers for the illegal timber operation and have nexus with
the authority. The smugglers prefer to operate during night and transport the logs
to Sonitpur in Assam and sell it openly in the market.
The pilgrims of the
first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Nathula reached the State
capital, Gangtok yesterday on completion of the Yatra: July 4
On June 16 these
pilgrims had embarked on the Yatra from New Delhi and a flag off ceremony was
hosted by Sikkim in the State capital for them on June 18. They were the first
batch of pilgrims to have visited Kailash Mansarovar through the new route of
Nathula Pass.
A welcome wake-up
call - Kaziranga: June 29
Just
for Mother Earth - Alipur Dooar Nature Club would be joining hands with Buxa TR
to host monsoon Camp at Buxa Dooar during August to raise awareness among the
rural folks of Buxa Dooar: July 3
Rhino poached in
Jaldapara, seventh in a year: TNN | Jul 5
JULY 6
More than 1 wild
tiger suspected in Bannerghatta NP and Biological Park: July 6
Several parts of
Himachal experience widespread rain: July 5
Fresh
wave of floods in Assam, alert sounded in the low-lying areas in Lakhimpur,
Dhemaji, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts following heavy rainfall in
neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh: July 5
An engaging book of
his memoirs, Pugmarks in Palamau - Encounters in the Wild by retired forester,
Sangam Lahiry who has spent long tenures in Palamau TR, part of the Betla
National ParkFrom <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150706/jsp/jharkhand/story_29818.jsp>
Heavy rains lash
parts of U’khand as monsoon covers state: TNN | July 5
Headcount spots over
3,300 giant squirrels,the official state animal of Maharashtra: July 6
Dozen lions die in
Amreli floods: July 4
Gaya, on Sunday
night received a record 131.6 mm rainfall: TNN | Jul 6
July 7
Environment and
forest ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
will meet in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss conservation of biodiversity of
the Western Ghats: July 7
Chennai sizzles at
40.7 degrees Celsius: July 7
Heavy overnight
rains lashed a number of places across Uttarakhand: July 6
NGT lashing out at
the Himachal Government for allowing a “traffic chaos”, today issued a
show-cause notice to it asking why should not a complete ban be imposed on
tourism activities in and around the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass: July 6
An active Pacific
region may have contributed to a weakened monsoon - IMD: July 7
Van Mahotsav: is
celebrated every year from July 1 to 7. The movement was initiated in the year
1950 by the then Union Minister Agriculture, Dr. KM Munshi. As part of the week
, thousands of saplings of various species are planted throughout the country.
JULY 8
The National Green
Tribunal (NGT) today banned all commercial activities at the Rohtang Pass: July
7
Monsoon turns active and heavy rain lashed
several parts of Himachal today: July 7
Jharkhand records
surplus rainfall for the first time this monsoon: July 7
68 nesting sites of
estuarine crocodiles spotted at Bhitarkanika NP: July 7
Elephant population
in Kuldiha WLS in Balasore district has seen a marginal decline from 93 in 2012
to 89:
New species of
barracuda identified in Arabian Sea: TNN | Jul 8
This is the 12th
barracuda species to be identified in
the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas.
No mining, polluting
units in eco-sensitive zones, says Javadekar, Environment Minister: July 8
