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73 districts are tiger poaching hotspots, finds study |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Saturday, September 27, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India, finds a latest study conducted by Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) and Snow Leopard Trust. It identifies 73 districts in ...More
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Environmentalists halt felling of tree in Coimbatore |
People urged to alert NGOs about any attempts to cut down trees |
The Hindu , Friday, September 26, 2014 |
: Environmentalists halted the felling of a tree at Race Course here on Thursday.
According to R. Mohammed Saleem, president of Environment Conservation Group, residents of Race Course area had info ...More
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Study lists 73 districts as tiger poaching hotspots |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Poaching, prey depletion and habitat destruction have decimated the world's wild tiger population to fewer than 3,200. Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India - home to more ...More
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Main accused in deer poaching racket held |
TNN |
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014 |
MAPUSA: The main accused in the interstate poaching racket, Santosh Dhuri, 38, was arrested by officials of the Pernem forest department at Kalne, Dodamarg, in Maharashtra.
He has been accused of p ...More
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Study lists 73 districts as tiger poaching hotspots |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Poaching, prey depletion and habitat destruction have decimated the world's wild tiger population to fewer than 3,200. Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India - home to more ...More
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Tigers take a back seat post split |
Rohit Pillandi |
The Times of India , Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
The bifurcation of the state has put the tigers of Telangana in peril. With the chaos of division yet to settle, the state's two tiger reserves - Kawal and Nagarjunasagar (NSTR) - are missing key offi ...More
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Wildlife corridors: State to partner with firms |
Divya Gandhi |
The Hindu , Monday, September 22, 2014 |
The Forest Department will soon ink an agreement with private companies to acquire wildlife corridors around tiger reserves.
A tripartite agreement between private companies, tiger reserve directors ...More
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Nilgiri tahr faces threat in Western Ghats |
M. Vandhana |
The Hindu , Monday, September 22, 2014 |
Eucalyptus cultivation and temple tourism exert pressure on habitats
The Wildlife Protection Act, enacted in 1972, safeguarded Nilgiri tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, from extinction. Yet, the ...More
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Forest dept tries to explain away missing tigers |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014 |
Nagpur: Six days after TOI reported 40 tigers missing in Maharashtra, based on information received under the RTI Act, the forest department on Saturday tried to explain away the discrepancies. It ter ...More
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Forest department tries to explain away missing tigers |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Six days after TOI reported 40 tigers missing in Maharashtra, based on information received under the RTI Act, the forest department on Saturday tried to explain away the discrepancies. It ter ...More
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Big cat count reaches upper limit |
Krishnendu Mukherjee |
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014 |
KOLKATA: The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity. The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, ...More
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Project 'Kindness Skies' to save migratory birds floated |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
VISAKHAPATNAM: Come September and it's nesting time for migratory birds from Scandinavian countries that flock the bird sanctuaries of Telineelapuram and Telekunchi on the Andhra-Odisha border. But Oc ...More
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Forest dept trying hard to avoid bail for tiger poachers |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
Nagpur: After heated arguments over the bail application by Madhu Sawalkar, who allegedly harboured tiger poachers in Melghat, on Wednesday, district and additional sessions judge SD Jagmalani posted ...More
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Global wild tiger population to be counted by 2016 |
AFP |
Business Standard , Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed today to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered big cats are left and improve policies to protect them. ...More
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Global wild tiger population to be counted by 2016 |
AFP |
The Times of India , Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
DHAKA: Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed on Tuesday to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered big cats are left and improve policies to prot ...More
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Hunting the tiger |
Manjunath Hegde |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
Rampant and systematic killing of tigers reportedly began in the 19th Century after North Kanara (now Uttara Kannada) district came under the rule of the British, during which time, large-scale fore ...More
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Poached? Over 40 tigers go missing in Maharashtra |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, September 15, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Tigers seem to be fast disappearing from several habitats in Maharashtra. Preliminary findings of the 2014 tiger census and figures obtained through RTI of last year's state-level count reve ...More
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Solar chullahs for Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary |
Riyan Ramanath V |
The Times of India , Monday, September 15, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: The state government will provide solar chullahs to 500 households inside Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary.
This was done to reduce load on firewood, which the villagers collect from the sa ...More
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