wild life sanctuary

The Assam government’s proposal to notify a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kaziranga is not a dilution of existing protection but the formalisation of the zone in accordance with the Supreme Court’s 2022 directions.

Human activity has shifted the odds against the survival of these ancient mariners during the past 200 years. Sea turtles are killed for their meat, eggs, skin, and shells; they are also overfished and subject to poaching. The DRDO has decided to nominate a nodal officer for better coordination with the forest department for the safety of the Olive Ridleys.

Forest officers confirmed that such shows are probably organized regularly in the Gir, Gujarat in return for a hefty sum of money