Leh, June 28/ VOL News Desk/ Acting strictly against the rising menace of illegal off-roading, including cases of tourists driving cars in the ecologically sensitive lakes and river streams in Ladakh, the Ladakh Administration, on the directions of Lieutenant Governor Shri VK Saxena, has, for the first time, begun prosecuting and imposing hefty penalties on erring drivers.
On June 26, the Wildlife Department of Ladakh imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 each on four vehicles that were found v...
Leh, June 30, 2025: The 12th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife of UT Ladakh was held at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd). The agenda of the meeting centred on the report presented by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to the Hon’ble members of the State Board for Wildlife regarding the rationalisation of the Karakoram (Nubra-Shayok) Wildlife Sanctuary and the High-Altitude Cold ...
Drass | May 25, 2025 — In a significant step towards strengthening human-wildlife coexistence, a bear-proof corral was officially handed over today to the community of Azuri Village, Pandrass, by Hon’ble Councillor Mr. Abdul Samad (Upper Constituency), Drass.
This initiative is part of the ongoing Himalayan Brown Bear Conservation Project led by WWF-India in collaboration with local communities and the Wildlife Department, Kargil.
The bear-proof corral is designed to protect livestock ...
