Cheetahs is back in India

Cheetah – the only large wild mammalian species that India has lost – will now be reintroduced in the country's three identified grasslands. The move will help restore grasslands and protect many other endangered animals there. Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) was last spotted in Chhattisgarh in 1967.

Cheetahs will be obtained from Middle East, where North African Cheetahs are bred, Iran, Namibia and South Africa. Initially, 18 cheetahs will be brought to three sites proposed in the report, “Assessing the Potential for Reintroducing the Cheetah in India”, brought out by the Wildlife Trust of India and the Wildlife Institute of India.

The report, presented to the Ministry of Environment and Forests here on Wednesday, has identified Kuno-Palpur and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh Landscape in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. All the three sites require an initial investment of Rs.100 crore each for development before the animals are imported in the next two to three years.

for more details log on www.wildlifetrustofindia.org

Rajasthan free from plastic bags

Rajasthan bans plastic carry-bagsIn a major step for environment protection, the Rajasthan government on Monday announced a complete ban on the use of plastic carry-bags all over the State from August 1. A notification declared the entire State a “plastic carry-bag-free zone.”The ban will also apply to manufacture, storage, import, sale and transport of plastic carry-bags. Violation of the order will attract prosecution under Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act, which prescribes jail for five years or a fine of up to Rs.1 lakh or both. (Hindu dated 27.07.2010)

Wildlife Photography Exhibition

The event is happening at Uffizi, Rajshree Ford Towers ( II floor, above Ford show room) from July 12 - 18. It is open to public from 10 AM to 7 PM on the above mentioned week. organized by renounced Macro Photographer K.Jayaram.

Felling of treas Muthusamy school

On 04.07.2010 we heard the news of cutting the trees in the the school promises which is located in the heart of the city adjacent to Tiruppur corporation old bus stand. Even though it was a Sunday our teem guys gathered in the school promise in an Hour, and we stopped the cutting of trees but the A.E of Tiruppur Corporation was called up and he had the cutting order in his hand which was issued by Tiruppur R.D.O and so we all left the campus with tears in eyes and hands with empty.