Nearly 500 volunteers spent International Coastal Cleanup Day hauling 1,320 kilograms of plastic bottles, fishing net and rope off beaches in Gujarat, Goa and Kerala, work the Wildlife Trust of India organised as part of its long-running effort to keep that same debris out of the water where whale sharks feed.
Gujarat Forest Department
Gujarat has restored 27,652 hectares of mangrove cover since 2023, edging closer to a 29,250-hectare target set for 2027, according to figures the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change presented this week.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav travelled to Kachchh, Gujarat this week to launch a fresh rescue effort for one of India’s rarest birds.
Gujarat marked National Forest Martyrs’ Day on Friday by handing ₹50 lakh to the family of Vikas Desai, the Vyara range forest officer killed in July while chasing down a truck loaded with stolen timber.
Gujarat’s forest department has begun fencing 100 hectares of Ambardi Safari Park to house Asiatic lions that have attacked people.
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