| In pics: NZ warns of exploding carcasses after hundreds of whales wash ashore |
| The Hindustan Times |
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New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals “like balloons”, to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.
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| Eight more flamingos electrocuted |
| The Times of India |
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AHMEDABAD: The flamingoes continued to get electrocuted at Kumbarwada in Bhavnagar for the third consecutive day on Monday. On Monday, eight flamingos more were electrocuted, taking the number of migratory birds killed to 33 in three days. These bird
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| Sightings on Big Bird Day suggests 15% rise in number of fowls this year |
| The Hindustan Times |
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Bird watchers and enthusiasts from Delhi and NCR successfully spotted 268 species on the Big Bird Day that was observed on February 5. The figure not only marks an increase from the 228 species spotted last year, but is also the highest recorded in t
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| Great Backyard Bird Count to begin on February 17 |
| The Hindu |
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The fifth edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will be organised from February 17 to 20.
This is a global event and those interested in participating in the programme could go birding for at least 15 minutes, list and count all the specie
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| China, India account for half world's pollution deaths in 2015: Study |
| The Economic Times |
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SHANGHAI: China and India accounted for more than half of the total number of global deaths attributable to air pollution in 2015, a study published on Tuesday said.
Research by the US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI) showed that air pollutio
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| Beijing bans high-emission vehicles in anti-smog move: Xinhua |
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China's smog-hit capital Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles from Wednesday as part of its efforts to combat pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.
Concerned about the damage done to its reputation by persi
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| Gurugram country’s most polluted city again |
| The Times of India |
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GURUGRAM: Air quality index in Gurugram touched the 356-mark on Monday, surpassing 28 other cities in terms of pollution again.
The other severely polluted cities were Muzaffarpur, Haldia, Lucknow, Agra and Varanasi.
According to national standar
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| Beijing bans higher emission vehicles to control air pollution |
| The Indian Express |
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Beijing has banned high-emission vehicles in a bid to control recurring air-pollution enveloping the city with a population of 21.7 million people. Starting from tomorrow, light-duty gasoline-powered cars that fail to meet the National Emission Stand
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| Sloth bear poached in Gondia, body parts removed |
| The Times of India |
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Nagpur: Despite loud noise about better coordination between MSEDCL and forest officials, poaching of wildlife by electrocution continues unabated.
A slot bear was electrocuted in a farm in Tilli (Mohgaon) in Goregaon forest range under Gondia div
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| Indore zoo set to get white tigers |
| The Times of India |
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INDORE: Kamla Nehru zoo has started the process of acquiring new white tigers under an animal exchange programmefrom other zoos.
Zoo officials have sent a proposal to Rajkot and Visakhapatnam regarding the exchange. They have pitched for one male an
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| After Tamil Nadu Defied SC To Hold Jallikattu, Now Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Allow 'Kambala' |
| India Times |
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Karnataka assembly on Monday passed a bill to facilitate the conduct of "Kambala", a traditional annual buffalo race in marshy fields, held in the coastal districts of the state.
The clamour for Kambala was spurred by the success of the stir in Tami
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| Nagaur: Cattle fairs become hubs for illegal animal trafficking |
| India Today |
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In the recently held Nagaur Cattle Fair, 27 people were arrested and 200 camels, which were to be smuggled out of the state, have been rescued from them. On February 5, an FIR was lodged in Nagaur, Rajasthan under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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| Kambala: animal rights falls by the wayside |
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The Kambala verdict is sub judice right now, which means that not much can be said in that regard. But during the Jallikattu episode, AWBI had appealed to the Tamil Nadu govt on the basis of the Prevention of Cruelty Act.
But the court of last resor
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| Kambala bill passed: PETA says allowing animal cruelty is black mark on India |
| The Hindustan Times |
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On the day the Karnataka assembly passed a bill to legalise the traditional buffalo race Kambala, animal rights body People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Monday said allowing this “cruelty” to be afflicted on animals is “shameful” and le
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| Yesterdays
News (Monday, February 13, 2017 ) |
 Life jolted out of 23 flamingos in Kumbarwada
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| WASTE BIRDS THREAT FOR AERO SHOW ‘METAL BIRDS’
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| Climate change, overfishing reason behind decline in penguin population
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| Migratory birds flee as fire breaks out in Tamil Nadu wetland
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| Three in net for polluting Palar river
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| Lake pollution kills hundreds of fish; 3 units sealed
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| Haryana government decides to install Smog-eating towers in NCR to curb smog
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| China orders cities on "pollution highway" to reduce emissions, Beijing braces for smog
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| Smoke from burning garbage chokes residents
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| Air quality remained poor in the City, Delhi Traffic Police
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| 20 Chinese cities including Beijing to be hit by air pollution
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| Curbing pollution via ban on old vehicles: Rewards will work if stick works
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| DELHI’S ANTI-POLLUTION PLAN IN REVIVAL MODE
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| Poor air quality leaves denizens gasping for breath across Andhra
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| Sultanpur sees 20% rise in migratory bird count
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