Maharashtra Forest Department

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Maharashtra Forest department

The season for hatching of the eggs of olive ridley turtles usually begin in late December and lasts till May. This year, around 12,365 eggs were recorded from a total of 135 nests.

6,000 Olive Ridley hatchlings reach Ratnagiri waters

Officials stated that this year, the shore saw a higher number of hatchlings of the endangered sea turtle as compared to 2018.

28 May 2019 3:10 AM

Forest department has aimed to plant 13 crore saplings.

Just 100 saplings planted during Vanmahotsav

Mumbai suburban area has witnessed plantation of 1,55,744 trees and Thane district has planted 8,99,404 saplings.

06 Jul 2018 2:26 AM

Maharashtra has the highest potential CFR area of 48,20,028 hectares recorded till 2016, as per the ‘People’s Forests’ report by the CSE.

Maharashtra leads in forest management

State has the highest potential CFR area of 48,20,028 hectares recorded till 2016.

03 Apr 2018 2:16 AM

Tigers are extremely territorial, so they will fight other animals and even other tigers that invade their space.

Tipeshwar’s tigers: Doomed by success

The Maharashtra forest department has done a great job of conservation and protecting this forest.

20 Feb 2018 7:09 AM

Wetlands help in reducing the impact of flooding by recharging the ground water and maintaining the water quality in rivers.

Helpline for wetlands to be launched soon

In 2013, the Bombay high court had banned any kind of construction or reclamation of wetlands across the state.

16 Dec 2017 1:33 AM

The department has been successful in increasing the population of white vultures in one of the villages of Raigad.

Forest department to study vultures via camera traps

These camera traps will come up in Raigad and around Mumbai.

24 May 2017 2:26 AM

Photo of the nest from the pilot project.

New project for sparrows’ posterity

Pilot study for the project has been concluded.

26 Jan 2017 4:21 AM

The department will work towards making improvements based on the feedback it receives. (Representational Image)

24x7 wildlife helpline sees 200 calls daily

Forest officials aim to make the service more user-friendly with the help of regular video conferencing.

20 Jan 2017 4:35 AM

The Sanjay Gandhi National Park as well as the Thane Forest Department have been given individual targets to complete in January.

‘Green Army’ eyes one crore people to boost environment

The initiative was begun on January 6, and its website greenarmy.mahaforest.gov.in was launched on January 14.

18 Jan 2017 5:08 AM