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The Forest Department has instituted a State-wide probe into the allegations of illegal felling of government trees. The move comes against the backdrop of the department unearthing instances of unauthorised logging from assigned land in Wayanad.
Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran had announced the government’s decision to order a probe into the controversy in the Assembly two days ago.
Special investigation teams led by Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) in charge of flying squad divisions (FSD) have been constituted to examine cases of felling of reserved trees on land assigned under the Kerala Land Assignment Rules, 1964.
For First Time, King Cobra Documented In Himachal
A local resident, Praveen Thakur, had clicked the pictures of the snake on his cell phone and shared the same with the forest and wildlife department, Paonta Sahib.
Ashwani Sharma 07 June 2021, Last Updated at 11:45 am Ashwani Sharma 2021-06-07T11:43:41+05:30 For First Time, King Cobra Documented In Himachal outlookindia.com 2021-06-07T11:45:09+05:30
Known as being the land of Himalayan bio diversities Himachal Pradesh‘s wildlife department has, for the first time, documented a new Vertebrate species – King Cobra, known as the world’s longest venomous snake.
Confirming the same, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Archana Sharma said the reptile was spotted by a local person Praveen Singh, who had clicked the pictures of the snake, shot a video – both in his cell phone and posted on social media.
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Jalandhar, June 4
Pushpa Gujral Science City and the Punjab Pollution Control Board in collaboration with the Centre for Environment Communication are observing World Environmen
Officers inspect forest areas after statement by Karnataka Biodiversity Board Chairman Anant Hegde Ashisara
The Forest Department officers of Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts have disputed Karnataka Biodiversity Board Chairman Anant Hegde Ashisara’s recent statement that illegal cutting of trees had gone up in forest areas during the lockdown. The officers have written to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests refuting the remarks of the board’s chairman, after spot visits.
‘Complaints received’
Mr. Ashisara, in a press release recently, had said that he had received complaints of large-scale tree cutting at Vagarerahalli in the Kadur range. He had stated forest vegetation in 480 acres had been lost. In Balur forest of Mudigere taluk, 472 trees had been cut and in Koppa division, more than 42 acres of forest had been lost. He also listed similar incidents in parts of Sorab, Hosanagar and Thirthahalli taluks in Shivamogga district.