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Poacher killed in Assam national park |
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Business Standard , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
The guards of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam shot dead a poacher at Burhapahar range Saturday, said officials.
"We were tipped off about a poaching attempt and accordingly alerted the guards pa ...More
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World Animal Day observed in Manipur |
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The Assam Tribune , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
KARANG (MANIPUR), Oct 4 – The People for Animals(PFA) Thoubal on Saturday celebrated World Animal Day and its third foundation day at the picturesque Karang Island, located in the middle of Loktak Lak ...More
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Guards kill poacher in Kaziranga |
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The Times of India , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
Guwahati: Guards at Kaziranga National Park killed a rhino poacher inside the protected area in the wee hours of Saturday.
Kaziranga divisional forest officer S K Seal Sarma said a gang of poachers ...More
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African model to regulate jumbo numbers mooted |
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Deccan Herald , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
Underscoring the need to regulate the elephant population in the State, Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation’s A J T Johnsingh, called for adopting African model of immunocontraception rather t ...More
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Tiger all but extinct in Telangana |
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The Times of India , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
The national animal, tiger, has all but disappeared from the newest state in the country. The situation is so alarming that wildlife officials say there is a very real danger of the tiger going locall ...More
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World Animal Day observed in Manipur |
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The Assam Tribune , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
KARANG (MANIPUR), Oct 4 – The People for Animals(PFA) Thoubal on Saturday celebrated World Animal Day and its third foundation day at the picturesque Karang Island, located in the middle of Loktak Lak ...More
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Guards kill poacher in Kaziranga |
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The Times of India , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
Guwahati: Guards at Kaziranga National Park killed a rhino poacher inside the protected area in the wee hours of Saturday.
Kaziranga divisional forest officer S K Seal Sarma said a gang of poachers ...More
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African model to regulate jumbo numbers mooted |
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Deccan Herald , Sunday, October 05, 2014 |
Underscoring the need to regulate the elephant population in the State, Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation’s A J T Johnsingh, called for adopting African model of immunocontraception rather t ...More
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Two more tiger cubs spotted in Sariska |
Rajendra Sharma |
The Times of India , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
ALWAR: Good news continues to trickle out from Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar. Forest officials have reported spotting two more tiger cubs of tigress ST-10 on Friday. With these cubs, the total streng ...More
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CB to Track Elephant Poachers |
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The New Indian Express , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: With ivory smugglers turning Odisha into a graveyard for elephants, the State Government has handed over investigation of two more cases of poaching to the Crime Branch (CB). Both the cas ...More
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Is depletion of wildlife causing social conflict? |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
Decline in biodiversity is a source of social conflict rather than a symptom, according to a UC Berkeley report. Zoe Loftus-Farren elaborates the issue
According to a paper recently published in th ...More
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Pangolin case accused walks out of jail |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
NAGPUR: The man arrested with 43kg pangolin scales by Kelwad police on September 22, was released from jail on Saturday due to the apathy of Maharashtra and MP forest officials, who did not request hi ...More
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Manipur forest dept burns seized pangolin scales |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
Imphal: Manipur forest department officials on Sunday destroyed 115.5 kg of pangolin scales and 1.25 kg of deer skin on the premises of the Manipur zoological garden in the Iroisemba area of Imphal We ...More
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Peacock feather trade under forest department scanner |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
NAGPUR: In view of reports of mortality of peacocks, the sale and purchase of peacock feathers will now come under forest department scanner. The chief wildlife warden has directed all the chief conse ...More
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Pangolin case accused walks out of jail |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, September 29, 2014 |
NAGPUR: The man arrested with 43kg pangolin scales by Kelwad police on September 22, was released from jail on Saturday due to the apathy of Maharashtra and MP forest officials, who did not request hi ...More
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Rajapur forest now a happy habitat of deer |
Sumita Sarkar |
The Times of India , Sunday, September 28, 2014 |
NASHIK: The forest belt of Rajapur, Yeola, located 104 km from the city, has seen a 20% rise in the population of deer and blackbucks in the past couple of years, according to forest officials.
The ...More
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End bureaucratisation of zoos: Valmik Thapar |
Avantika Bhuyan |
Business Standard , Sunday, September 28, 2014 |
The recent death of a young man after he jumped into the enclosure of a white tiger at the Delhi Zoo have raised questions about the safety and management of zoos across India. Right from the media's ...More
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