Topic
wildlife conservation
120 published works
Legal Bites
JOB POST: Legal Officer at Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau [Apply by Sep 19]
By LB Desk
Tamil Nadu Forest and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (TNFWCCB), Government of Tamil Nadu, has invited online applications for engagement of a Legal Officer (Young Professional-II) on a temporary contractual basis.…
India Legal
Kerala High Court blocks Mohanlal starer ‘Athimanoharam’ shoot at Sabarimala, citing Periyar Tiger Reserve Restrictions
By Legal Desk
The Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with the Forest Department’s refusal to permit shooting of Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam film Athimanoharam at Pamba and Sannidhanam, areas falling within the Periyar…
Endangered Species Law & Policy
Comment Period Closing Soon on the Proposed Listing of Two California Salamanders
By Jennifer Seely, Emi Lemberg, Juliana Tookoian, Summer Associate
Comment Period Closing Soon on the Proposed Listing of Two California SalamandersThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has reopened the public comment period on its proposals to list the…
Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society
Almost Police, Yet Not Quite: Forest Officers, Confessions, and The Wildlife Protection Act
Hansika Nukavarapu Abstract: This piece argues that the inapplicability of the bar on admissibility of confessions under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act to Forest Officers under the Wildlife…
Environmental and Energy Brief
Federal Agencies Rescind Endangered Species Act Definition of “Harm,” Narrowing the Scope of Prohibited Activity Affecting Wildlife
By Caleb J. Bowers, Peter Whitfield, Lauren E. DeCarlo
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have issued a final rule rescinding the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The change…
Law Web
Beyond the Charge Sheet: Why Wildlife Offences Need Statutory Complaints, Not Police Reports
By Law Web
Explainer on this judgment Elvish Yadav Vs. State of U.P. and Ors.Hon'ble Judges/Coram:M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh, JJ.Citation: MANU/SC/0515/2026,2026 INSC 329.Decided On: 19.03.2026 1. Cognizance under Wildlife Act: Police Chargesheet Is…
India Legal
Supreme Court declines fresh probe into international wildlife transfers to Vantara
The Supreme Court has refused to reopen investigations into international wildlife transfers to the Jamnagar-based Vantara animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities associated with the Reliance Group, holding that the issues…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Private Functional Wildlife Trusts
Stuart Babcock (Independent) recently published, Private Functional Wildlife Trusts, 2026. Provided below is an Abstract: Public wildlife law is clear: wild animals exist and are managed for the public writ…
Endangered Species Law & Policy
Mountain Lions Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
By Nur Ibrahim, Mary Lynn Coffee, Paul Weiland
On February 12, 2026, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) voted 3-0 to list mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Southern and Central California as endangered under the California Endangered…
India Legal
The Invisible Impact of Photo-tourism and the Urgent Need to Regulate Light Pollution: A Curious Case study of Galaxy Frogs
By Prof Ashish Virk and Arshita Sharma The Indian Express highlighted a disturbing incident from Kerala’s Western Ghats, where several of the world’s rarest galaxy frogs were repeatedly photographed and…