Protest brewing over granite quarrying
Area is a major biodiversity hotspot Public protest is brewing over the move to set up a granite quarry in Munduparakunnu on the Manukkunnu hills in the Mepadi grama panchayat area in the district.
View ArticleState seeks expert help to predict climatic changes
With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report identifying coastal countries as among those likely to be most affected by climate change, Kerala's low-lying coastal districts are said
View ArticleKerala's first rewilding project comes to fruition in Wayanad
The state's first rewilding experiment through voluntary relocation of people, who had inhabited wildlife sanctuaries, has come to fruition as the area is now teeming with wild animals. The settlements
View ArticleGovt should give more support to organic farming
The decline in organic farming in the state is a concern, said Manoj Kumar Menon, executive director of Bangalore-based International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), an organization
View ArticleIt's an alien invasion on Wayanad forests
The Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, the second largest in the state and part of one of the most important tiger landscapes, is facing a `Latin American' invasion these days. A rapidly proliferating invasive
View ArticleUnique species of fish identified in Kabani river
A unique fresh water fish species with special characteristics was identified in Kabani river of Wayanad. With scientific nomenclature `Pristolepis pentacantha', these fishes are palatable and known in
View ArticleMore tigers than reserves can handle, say experts
While tiger conservation efforts in the country have started giving encouraging results, tiger biologists fear a probable increase in human-wildlife conflict if prompt measures are not taken to deal with
View ArticleInvasive plants threaten wildlife
Wild growth of invasive alien plants such as Senna spectabilis (calceolaria shower), Lantana , Eupatorium and Parthenium is posing a threat to wildlife and indigenous plants in the forest areas of the
View ArticleNow, pepper groves wilt in Wayanad as soil turns toxic
Malabar's legendary black pepper is becoming extinct in Wayanad, the very place from where shiploads were once exported across the world and for whose monopoly several European nations sunk fortunes...
View ArticleSpurt in number of buffalo farms chews up Wayanad forests
The forests in Wayanad, a district with the highest forest cover in the state, are inadvertently paying the price for the Malayali’s love for beef. Thousands of bovines are turned loose into the Wayanad
View ArticleFour new fish species discovered in Kerala
Four new fish species have been found in Kerala, the college professor who made the discovery has said. The new new species have been named Puntius nelsoni, Puntius nigronotus, Systomus chryseus and
View ArticleCamera trap lends credence to Wayanad's tiger stats
KOZHIKODE: Amid raging debate among conservation scientists over the methodology adopted for the country's latest tiger count which some say could have resulted in 'inflated' numbers, the camera traps
View ArticleFarmers’ rights to seeds- Issues in the Indian law
While the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act 2001 is a progressive piece of legislation that recognises farmers' rights to seed, it demands payment of an annual maintenance fee by the
View ArticleLivestock scheme improved status of farmers: study
A recent study conducted by an evaluation team to asses the implementation of a special livestock scheme (Vidharbha package) of the State government for the farmers of suicide-hit districts in the State
View ArticleGovt Seeks Withdrawal of Research Paper Questioning Tiger Population
Paper questions the methodology used by govt to show 30% rise in tiger population The debate over the 30% rise in the number of India's tigers -as estimated in the latest national tiger census -has taken
View ArticleFishing for solutions to combat malnutrition stalking tribespeople
KOZHIKODE: The fisheries department is planning a novel move to tackle the malnutrition problem ailing tribal colonies in Wayanad. The department plans to convert all water bodies near tribal colonies
View Article‘Man-animal conflict on the rise’
A district council meeting of the Kerala Forest Protective Staff Association (KFPSA) held here on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing human-wildlife conflict in Wayanad district. The government
View ArticlePanamaram heronry set to be state's first conservation reserve
After imposing curbs on construction of highrises in the environmentally fragile hill district, the Wayanad district administration is moving ahead with its proactive conservation agenda. The authorities
View ArticleWild animal attack claims increase by 160% in 5 years in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Living near the borders of forest areas is increasingly becoming more dangerous than ever before. There has been a 160% increase in compensation claims for loss of lives and crop...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal construction activities in...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of K. Savad Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding...
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