Sindhudurg Forests

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday declared almost 3,000 hectares of Tillari forest land as a conservation reserve for elephants who had wandered into Sindhudurg district from neighbouring Karnataka almost two decades ago.

Researchers have spotted a pair of blue whales along Sindhudurg coast in Maharashtra, the first such sighting along the state coastline in a century.

It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has extended its moratorium on new projects in the districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. The moratorium has now been extended till December 31, 2012. The moratorium means that no new projects will be cleared in these two districts, where a large number of mining and coal-based power pro...

Are plans being laid for mining in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra at the cost of tigers? Located in the fragile Western Ghats, forests in Sindhudurg are crucial wildlife corridors that connect the Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve in the south with the Sahyadri Tiger Project in the north. But they could be completely destroyed since a large chunk of ...

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday declared almost 3,000 hectares of Tillari forest land as a conservation reserve for elephants who had wandered into Sindhudurg district from neighbouring Karnataka almost two decades ago.

Researchers have spotted a pair of blue whales along Sindhudurg coast in Maharashtra, the first such sighting along the state coastline in a century.

It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has extended its moratorium on new projects in the districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. The moratorium has now been extended till December 31, 2012. The moratorium means that no new projects will be cleared in these two districts, where a large number of mining and coal-based power pro...

Are plans being laid for mining in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra at the cost of tigers? Located in the fragile Western Ghats, forests in Sindhudurg are crucial wildlife corridors that connect the Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve in the south with the Sahyadri Tiger Project in the north. But they could be completely destroyed since a large chunk of ...