By Diti Bajpai
केंद्रीय वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय पिछले साल अगस्त में जारी आंकडों के मुताबिक अप्रैल 2014 से पिछले साल मई तक हिसंक जानवरों में 1144 जानें जा चुकी हैं। इनमें 1052 मौतें हाथियों के हमलों से हुई है।
केंद्रीय वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय पिछले साल अगस्त में जारी आंकडों के मुताबिक अप्रैल 2014 से पिछले साल मई तक हिसंक जानवरों में 1144 जानें जा चुकी हैं। इनमें 1052 मौतें हाथियों के हमलों से हुई है।
By Jigyasa Mishra
पन्ना टाईगर रिज़र्व के से लगभग 20 किलोमीटर दूर, कैमासन गाँव में जंगली जानवरों का खतरा लगातार बना रहता है। पालतू पशु, खेत में जाती महिलाएं और छोटे बच्चों पर हमेशा ही ये खतरा मंडराता रहता है।
पन्ना टाईगर रिज़र्व के से लगभग 20 किलोमीटर दूर, कैमासन गाँव में जंगली जानवरों का खतरा लगातार बना रहता है। पालतू पशु, खेत में जाती महिलाएं और छोटे बच्चों पर हमेशा ही ये खतरा मंडराता रहता है।
By Manoj Choudhary
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
Tribal men in East Singhbhum district make an annual pilgrimage into the Dalma forests to gather forest produce. Their women practise temporary 'widowhood' and pray to Singhbhonga, their deity. Sendra, say villagers, is a way of sharing knowledge of forest produce and rare herbs with their younger generation.
By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee
Hundreds of tribal women in Bankura district of West Bengal brave treacherous paths and encounter wild animals to collect sal leaves and firewood from dense forests, which are then sold for a pittance.
Hundreds of tribal women in Bankura district of West Bengal brave treacherous paths and encounter wild animals to collect sal leaves and firewood from dense forests, which are then sold for a pittance.
By Ramesh Pandey
The tiger is a monk. It won't bother you, or be bothered by you. It tries to maintain its composure as much as it can. Even if you are around it, it will most likely be unfazed. And even when a tiger expresses its aggression, it is mock. It's a construct.
The tiger is a monk. It won't bother you, or be bothered by you. It tries to maintain its composure as much as it can. Even if you are around it, it will most likely be unfazed. And even when a tiger expresses its aggression, it is mock. It's a construct.
By Ashis Senapati
The Chilika Development Authority is working on a five-year action plan for fishing cat conservation in Chilika. The fishing cat is listed under the endangered species in the IUCN Red List, which means it faces a high threat of extinction in the wild.
The Chilika Development Authority is working on a five-year action plan for fishing cat conservation in Chilika. The fishing cat is listed under the endangered species in the IUCN Red List, which means it faces a high threat of extinction in the wild.
By Nidhi Jamwal
Adivasi communities may be unlettered but they have ancient wisdom and traditional knowledge that can put development pundits to shame. But, on these rich lands — with finite wealth of coal, sponge iron, bauxite, aluminium, and several other minerals – live some of the poorest people. Laws such as the FRA, 2006, and the PESA Act, 1996 need effective implementation.
Adivasi communities may be unlettered but they have ancient wisdom and traditional knowledge that can put development pundits to shame. But, on these rich lands — with finite wealth of coal, sponge iron, bauxite, aluminium, and several other minerals – live some of the poorest people. Laws such as the FRA, 2006, and the PESA Act, 1996 need effective implementation.
By Arun Singh
Bilahta and Katahari, two adivasi villages, are located on the border of Panna Tiger Reserve's core and buffer zones. They have no source of water other than a jhiriya that is located deep in the forest, and the tribal women walk four kilometres everyday in order to get water for their families. These villages have no metalled road nor electricity.
Bilahta and Katahari, two adivasi villages, are located on the border of Panna Tiger Reserve's core and buffer zones. They have no source of water other than a jhiriya that is located deep in the forest, and the tribal women walk four kilometres everyday in order to get water for their families. These villages have no metalled road nor electricity.
By Neha Sinha
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
By Satish Malviya
Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.
Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.