Section
Environment
Wildlife, forests, floods and climate in Assam and the Northeast.
Latest in Environment
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary near Guwahati reopened on 13 October with new Gypsy vehicles, and elephant safaris are due to start in November.
Kaziranga National Park reopened on 3 October after the monsoon break, with jeep safaris resuming at once and elephant safaris due within about 20 days.
Floods in Assam affected 1,68,701 people in 15 districts on 6 August, with Golaghat and Sivasagar worst hit and over 10,000 people in relief camps.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Manas National Park has had no rhino or tiger poaching for three straight years, calling it a big conservation gain.
A Kaziranga study using tiger camera-trap images estimates at least 55 greater hog badgers in the park, a vulnerable species falling in Southeast Asia.
Meghalaya's GREEN Meghalaya+ scheme aims to protect another 50,000 hectares of forest for at least 30 years by paying communities for conservation.