Maharashtra Forest Department

Avni was tagged 'man-eater' without proper evidence; authorities behind her 'ruthless killing' must be brought to book

Wild animals cannot be killed unless every effort to capture and relocate the animal has been exhausted, which was ignored in Avni's case, as were the standard operating procedures.

Avni's killing: Maneka Gandhi writes to Devendra Fadnavis, asks him to 'remove' Sudhir Mungantiwar as forest minister

On Sunday, Maneka Gandhi had targeted the Maharashtra government for "illegally" murdering Avni. She had also questioned its decision to hire sharp-shooter Shafat Ali Khan, a "criminal", for the job.

'Man-eater' tigress Avni sighted by Maharashtra forest department team, displays signs of aggression

The tigress T1 or 'Avni' in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra was on Wednesday caught on camera trap and sighted by a team of five including three trackers.

Hang glider commissioned to locate 'man-eating' tigress Avni in Maharashtra's Ralegaon; search operation to commence today

The decision to commission the hang glider comes after Maharashtra forest departments have tried to get to a ‘touching distance’ of Avni to dart her with a tranquillizer for the last six months, but have failed.

'Let Avni Live': Twitterati unite to save 'man-eater' tigress T1 after Maharashtra forest dept issues shoot-at-sight orders

In response to the order to kill the 'man-eater' tigress identified as T1 or 'Avni', several activists and NGOs have come together to create the 'Let Avni Live' petition.

Maharashtra farmers' march to Mumbai a mission to assert rights and overcome oppression, one step at a time

Dancing, singing and surviving on the bare minimum, over 25,000 farmers from across Maharashtra are marching to Mumbai where they will encircle the legislative building and press for demands which they feel successive state governments have betrayed them on: land rights, forest rights, guaranteed minimum support price and loan waivers, etc

Maharashtra forest department announces Rs 5,000 reward for information on sea turtle eggs

In order to increase the numbers of sea turtles, authorities have decided to reward Rs 5,000 for those who give information about egg laying.

Maharasthra lost forests 660 times iconic Oval Maidan of Mumbai in seven years

The sate of Maharashtra lost 58.81 square kilometres (14,532 acres) of green cover in the seven years from 2005-06 to 2011-12, a first-of-its-kind satellite mapping of the state has revealed.