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TS in need of a touch of green
T. Lalith Singh
The Hindu , Tuesday, November 18, 2014

With forest cover at just 25.16 per cent, the State has miles to go. A ‘zero tolerance’ approach towards smuggling, poaching and encroachment was also suggested for protection and improvement of fores ...More


Great Indian Bustard nears extinction
Saswati Mukherjee
The Times of India , Monday, November 17, 2014

BENGALURU: The majestic Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) are vanishing from sight and their dwindling numbers have put them in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's critically endangered ca ...More


Will take steps to save rhino: John
TNN
The Times of India , Monday, November 17, 2014

Guwahati: North East United FC co-owner John Abraham expressed deep concern at the incidents of poaching of the one-horned rhinos in Assam. The Bollywood actor said he and his team would like to work ...More


Bombay Natural History Society sounds red alert for flamingo hub
The Asian Age , Monday, November 17, 2014

The riot of pink plumage that adorns the Sewri-Mahul creek in the city could be lost forever, if steps for its conservation are not taken soon. A recent study by the Bombay Natural History Society ( ...More


Waking up to wildlife protection
Achim Steiner, Bradnee Chambers
Live Mint , Monday, November 17, 2014

The World Wildlife Fund’s recently published Living Planet Report 2014 brings some alarming news: wildlife numbers have halved over the last four decades. In response to the growing number of species ...More


End of the road for Flamingo city in Kutch?
Himanshu Kaushik
The Times of India , Monday, November 17, 2014

AHMEDABAD: Flamingo City in Kutch — the only breeding site for flamingos in Asia and home to over 1.5 lakh birds through the year—is in danger. As per the document 'Important Bird Areas (IBA) in Dange ...More


Avian guests start flocking D’Ering sanctuary
Prafulla Kaman
The Assam Tribune , Monday, November 17, 2014

JONAI, Nov 16 – Like in earlier years, the waterbodies of Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) and adjoining areas of the mighty Siang river have come alive in recent days with the twitterin ...More


Leopardess Trapped in Snare Dies, Causes Serious Concern
C P Sajit
The New Indian Express , Monday, November 17, 2014

COIMBATORE: The carcass of a four-year-old leopardess was found hanging from a tree with steel cables stuck to its back, in Anikorai village in Nilgiris north forest division on Saturday evening, gi ...More


India's 10 famous bird habitats in serious danger, says study
PTI
The Times of India , Sunday, November 16, 2014

NEW DELHI: Unsustainable developmental policies and rising insensitivity towards nature have put "in serious danger" at least 10 of the country's famous bird habitats including Gujarat's Flamingo Ci ...More


US destroys six-ton ivory stockpile
Business Standard , Sunday, November 16, 2014

The United States has destroyed six tons of confiscated elephant ivory, in a move wildlife groups hailed as a bold message to criminal traffickers that the ivory is worthless. The ivory stockpile ...More


India's 10 famous bird habitats in serious danger, says study
PTI
The Times of India , Sunday, November 16, 2014

NEW DELHI: Unsustainable developmental policies and rising insensitivity towards nature have put "in serious danger" at least 10 of the country's famous bird habitats including Gujarat's Flamingo Ci ...More


4 leopards found dead at Manesar golf course
Rao Jaswant Singh & Vimal Chander Joshi
The Times of India , Saturday, November 15, 2014

GURGAON: In April this year, a nine-month-old female leopard fetched up dead at a luxury golf course in Manesar. Nobody knew how it had got there or how it had died. And now it transpires, this was no ...More


Despite floods, 300,000 birds flock to their Kashmir winter home
Deccan Herald , Saturday, November 15, 2014

Over 300,000 migratory birds have kept their tryst with Kashmir this year, despite recent unprecedented floods damaging their winter home. The avian visitors have flown into their wetland reserve in K ...More


Sundarban National Park under significant threat due to failed conservation system: IUCN
Kounteya Sinha
The Times of India , Friday, November 14, 2014

LONDON: Bengal's Sundarban National Park has now been declared as "facing significant threat" due to a failed conservation system. Some of India's iconic natural wonders — Manas Wildlife Sanctuary ...More


Presence of tigers in Gadchiroli calls for total recall
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Thursday, November 13, 2014

Nagpur: With two incidents of tiger deaths — one in Bhamragarh and another in Chamorshi in Gadchiroli district, the state forest department needs to do a total recall as far as tiger monitoring and co ...More


Carcass of Elephant Found
The New Indian Express , Wednesday, November 12, 2014

BALASORE: Decomposed body of an elephant was found from Similipal forest in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday. While locals claimed that the jumbo was killed for tusks, forest officials suspect that it ...More


Migratory birds, fish and mammals get new UN protection
AFP
The Economic Times , Tuesday, November 11, 2014

QUITO: Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status by the UN conservation body, following six days of "intense" talks by leading conservationists ...More


WWF to provide legal know-how to forest staff
Seema Sharma
The Times of India , Monday, November 10, 2014

DEHRADUN: The lack of awareness among forest department staff regarding the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is a major reason why poachers and offenders often walk away scot-free or with minimal punishm ...More


Poachers responsible for dwindling blackbuck numbers
S. Bhuvaneshwari
The Hindu , Monday, November 10, 2014

There are currently 175 blackbucks in Bidaregudi Kaval of Tumakuru district Rampant poaching has resulted in the reducing population of the highly-endangered blackbucks at Bidaregudi Kaval of Koneha ...More


State chosen shipping route for illegal trade in leopard parts: study
Divya Gandhi
The Hindu , Monday, November 10, 2014

Central India has turned into a “hub” for leopard poaching, with Karnataka being the chosen shipping route for illegal trade in leopard parts, finds a DNA-based study of seized wildlife products. A ...More


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