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Protected Area Update PROTECTED AREA UPDATE News and Information from protected areas in India and South Asia No. 46 December 2003 LIST OF CONTENTS Rs. 13.75 crores master plan proposed for the News Item Pg. No Bannerghata Biological Park EDITORIAL 2 Kerala -- 8 NEWS FROM INDIAN STATES Mathikettan Shola declared a national park; more in Andaman & Nicobar Islands -- 3 the pipeline Sea Turtle workshop held in Port Blair Rs. 125 crore loan from Malaysia for road inside Assam -- 4 Periyar TR. Plans to make Manas NP vibrant again Periyar Tiger Reserve launches electronic newsletter State to declare four new sanctuaries Assembly passes Kerala Forest Bill New 'Nambar Daigrong Wildlife Sanctuary' declared Large forests around Silent Valley NP destroyed for Rs. 15 crore Central aid for Deepor Beel cannabis, plantain cultivation Chandigarh -- 4 Madhya Pradesh -- 9 Zero silt plan suggested for Sukhna Lake East West corridor moved out of Madhav NP Gujarat -- 4 Maharashtra -- 9 Chemical spill inside Gulf of Kutch Marine NP; State government in favour of hydro-electric projects guilty Tata Chemicals gets conditional approval in wildlife sanctuaries to continue. Political lobbying obstructs declaration of Rajmachi Wild Ass census in January 2004 and Tamhini-Sudhagadh Sanctuaries New lion sanctuary proposed at Mithiyala in Amreli New sanctuary at Tungareshwar District Manipur -- 10 Kutch Bustard Sanctuary to be expanded First meeting of the Manipur State Board for Wildlife Haryana -- 5 Orissa -- 11 Haryana to get two new wildlife sanctuaries Chandka elephants stray into villages near Nature interpretation centre at Bhindawas Bhubaneshwar Himachal Pradesh -- 6 Olive Ridleys sighted off the Orissa Coast Schemes to reduce local people dependency on Great 20 trawlers seized near Gahirmatha Himalayan NP Charges of venison consumption inside Bhitarkanika Jammu & Kashmir -- 6 by legislators denied State to take steps for hangul conservation Police protection to be provided to forest staff Karnataka -- 6 Increased salinity in Chilka affects migratory bird Cauvery catchment forests to be brought under population sanctuary cover Villagers join government to check poaching in Karnataka bans plastic in PAs Chilka Severe water shortage results in invasion by cattle of Punjab -- 13 Bandipur TR and Nugu WLS Rs. 70 million project for Harike Survey throws up 150 unnamed insect species in Bishnois oppose Punjab Government move to allow Bandipur NP killing of neelgai Tamil Nadu -- 14 READERS COMMENTS … 23 Feasibility study completed; Tuticorin harbour to be SPECIAL REPORTS deepened as part of Sethusamudran project World Parks Congress 24 Uttar Pradesh -- 14 The Convention on Biological Diversity and Threat to Okhla Bird Sanctuary from flyover Protected Areas 27 Workshop held on Gangetic dolphin conservation Monkeys poisoned in Hastinapur WLS Uttaranchal -- 15 EDITORIAL Workshop held on the elephants of the Shiwalik Elephant Reserve in Dehradun Wildlife tourism grows significantly in Uttaranchal The onset of winter… Call to declare Bhimgoda barrage a wildlife sanctuary The coming of the cold season in the Indian Fewer visitors to be allowed into Corbett this season subcontinent brings with it two of the most Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle around Corbett significant developments in the natural world – Census figures show rise in wild animal populations events that are as spectacular as they are mysterious, Probe sought into sale of private land inside Binsar journeys that are massive and breathtaking in the WLS truest sense of the term; proof, if it was needed, of the West Bengal -- 17 magnificance of nature; a humbling experience to Temporary forest staff in North Bengal to go on that miniscule portion of humanity that cares to 'cease work' notice and participate in these wonderful events. Two elephant calf deaths near Mahananda WLS One of these journeys touches us all, as Captive bred red pandas released into Singalila NP; millions of winged creatures run over, rather, fly over Senchal WLS might be next this entire land mass. Where ever one is, be it city, Joint FD-NGO initiative in Singalila NP town or village; on the coast, on the bank of a river or State government, Sahara sign pact on tourism that of a lake, in the grasslands or in the forests, you project in the Sunderbans cannot miss it. It’s a phenomenon that connects NATIONAL NEWS FROM INDIA -- 19 countries, even continents. If only it could help a Field Assistants' Fund of the Nature Conservation little more in connecting the hearts of the people that Foundation live along the 1000s of kms. these birds travels… North East India Elephant Specialist Group The other huge journey is the more remote SOUTH ASIA -- 19 and mysterious one and unlike our feathered visitors, Meeting of the Asian Waterbird Census Coordinators does not directly touch the lives of us all. As the Huge animal fur haul in Tibet mercury starts to drop across the subcontinent, Bangladesh -- 20 hundreds of 1000s of olive ridley turtles, following a Initiatives to save river dolphins in Bangladesh primal instinct, start to converge off the coast of Nepa l -- 20 Orissa. It is perhaps the most significant such event Chitwan Rhinos straying into adjoining villages anywhere on the surface of the earth. We know that Pakistan -- 21 they mate and the females then climb on to the Oil companies delaying baseline study on Nara beaches to lay their eggs. Desert WLS We also know that for the last few years, Oil company to prepare management plan for Kirthar thousands of these olive ridleys are being killed here NP, other PAs annually, trapped in the nets of the trawlers that Saiful Malook and Lolusar Lakes in the NWFP continue to ply in these waters, inspite of strict declared national parks restrictions, trawlers that do not use the Turtle Project to study Indus dolphin population Excluder Devices (TEDs) that will save these ancient UPCOMING -- 22 th and threatened marvels of nature. Over the last few 24 Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and years, there has undoubtedly been a huge effort to Conservation deal with the problem. Researchers have worked OPPURTUNITIES -- 22 hard, an effort has been made towards education and MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation awareness, laws have been put into place. TEDs have Oppurtunities with ATREE been made available to the trawlers, the media has WHAT'S AVAILABLE -- 23 taken up the issue, and various agencies like the Manuals on sea turtle conservation Protected Area Update 46 2 December 2003 Forest Department, the Fisheries Department, the remaining within the coming year. Vacant posts are Navy, the Coast Guard are all on board. being filled up, patrolling paths have been The turtles are still dying and the sickening reconstructed and weapons are also being provided to tragedy is being repeated again this year. This the forest personnel to improve security. winter’s still young, and already, as we go to press, The FD has written to the Public Works dead turtles are being washed ashore. Department to improve the condition of the road Will we only rest when all the turtles are from Barpeta Road to Basbari to facilitate movement gone, when all the fishes have been fished and when of tourists. Review meetings are also being held in the entire coastline of Orissa is lit up for the defence, every two months to monitor the progress of the development and tourism purposes? No small corner revival plan. The Tourist Department Bungalow near of the sea or land for an ancient animal? Basbari, which was lying unused for years, has been Wonder what the turtles would themselves renovated and leased out to a private party so that have to say! And the birds too…? tourists visiting Manas can stay there. The Forest Department has further asked the Tourism Department to set up camps for allowing night stay of NEWS FROM INDIAN STATES tourists at Mathanguri. It has also been reported that the Forest Department is said to be receiving a lot support from the people living in the fringe villages. (Also See PA ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS Update 45) Sea Turtle workshop held in Port Blair Source: R Dutta Choudhury. ‘Plan to make Manas National Park vibrant again', The Assam A two day capacity building and training workshop Tribune , 07/10/03. on sea turtle conservation was held in Port Blair in Director June. It was organised by the Andaman Nicobar Contact: , Manas NP, PO Barpeta Rd. Dist. Environmental Team (ANET) and the Madras Barpeta – 781315, Assam. Tel: 03666 – 61413. Fax: 60253 Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in association with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as part of the Govt. of India - United Nations Development State to declare four new sanctuaries Programme (GOI-UNDP) Sea Turtle Conservation Project. The Assam Forest Minister recently announced that Those who attended included officers from four new wildlife sanctuaries would be created in the state. The announcement was made at a function the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, scientists from the during Wildlife Week. He however did not mention Central Agricultural Research Institute, National the specific forest areas which be made into Institute of Ocean Technology, Fisheries and Forest sanctuaries. The minister pointed out that there was Department officers and a batch of trainees from the Forest Training School, Andamans. pressure to declare more areas as sanctuaries, but the state FD was not in a financial position to do so. Additionally, the State Government has also Source: 'Report on the GOI-UNDP Sea Turtle created five Elephant Reserves and 28 Forest Workshop, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Development Agencies with about 1,000 Joint Forest India', Kachhapa , October 2003. Contact: Harry Andrews , MCBT, Post Bag No.4, Management Committees under them. These have Mamallapuram - 603104. Email: been formed to involve the people in conservation of the forests and the wildlife and an amount of Rs. [email protected] Three crores has been received from the Central Government for seven of such agencies.
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