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In 3 days, another leopard poached in Betul dist |
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The Times of India , Monday, September 15, 2014 |
BHOPAL: Three days after Maharashtra forest officers arrested two poachers from Betul district, recovery of carcass of another leopard in the region sent forest officers and wildlife enthusiasts into ...More
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Bird Count Rises in Bhitarkanika |
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The New Indian Express , Sunday, September 14, 2014 |
KENDRAPARA: As many as 91,544 resident birds of 10 species have been counted in the Bagagahan, the heronry within the Bhitarkanika National Park recently.
DFO of the park, Kedar Kumar Swain, said the ...More
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Kerala becomes transit hub for ivory |
K PRAVEEN KUMAR |
Deccan Chronicle , Friday, September 12, 2014 |
Kozhikode: For the last three years, not a single case of elephant poaching has been registered by the Forest Department. However, in 2013, they seized nine tusks and two ivory statues, together weig ...More
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Tiger poaching cases shifted to higher court |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, September 12, 2014 |
NAGPUR: In a surprise move, the two sensitive tiger poaching cases being heard by judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) DS Parwani were on Thursday shifted to the court of chief judicial magistrate ( ...More
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Steps sought to protect deer, blackbuck |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, September 10, 2014 |
Villagers led by Fluorosis Vimukti Porta Samithi (FVPS) founder, Kanchukatla Subhash, gave a representation to District Collector T.Chiranjeevulu urging him to initiate measures to protect deer and bl ...More
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Tiger deaths increase steeply all over India |
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Deccan Chronicle , Tuesday, September 09, 2014 |
Hyderabad: Tiger mortality is increasing at an alarming rate across the country with three tiger killings reported this year at the Nagarjunasagar Srisa-ilam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) that falls in AP and ...More
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Centre to set up Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam |
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The Times of India , Monday, September 08, 2014 |
GUWAHATI: The Centre will create a Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam to protect the animal from poaching and form a task force to enquire into encroachment of forest land in the state, Union env ...More
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A special rhino protection force to curb poaching |
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DNA India , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
The Centre said it will raise a 'special rhino protection force' and form a task force in Assam. "We will show zero tolerance for rhino poaching. And that's the reason why we have decided on creating ...More
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Rhino killings: Chorus for strong intel |
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The Times of India , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
GUWAHATI: Even as Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar has promised zero tolerance to rhino poaching, wildlife conservation organizations have pointed o ...More
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Centre to set up special rhino protection force in Assam |
Samudra Gupta Kashyap |
The Indian Express , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
The Centre will set up a Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) to protect one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park and other habitats in Assam, Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javad ...More
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Javadekar promises rhino protection force for Assam |
TNN |
The Times of India , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
GUWAHATI: Promising to curb rhino poaching in Assam, Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) Prakash Javadekar announced a Centre-funded special rhino protection fo ...More
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Centre to set up rhino protection force in Assam |
Sushanta Talukdar |
The Hindu , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that a Special Rhino Protection Force would be raised by recruiting local youth to bring down the number o ...More
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‘Zero tolerance on rhino poaching’ |
Sushanta Talukdar |
The Hindu , Sunday, September 07, 2014 |
Prakash Javadekar announces that a rhino protection force will be raised
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar announced here on Saturday that a Special Rhino ...More
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Green ministry to launch drive to save snow leopards |
Akash Vashishtha |
India Today , Saturday, September 06, 2014 |
In a bid to protect the snow leopard and sea-cow (dugongs) from extinction, the environment ministry has decided to launch a special drive. The special conservation programme, which is being drafted, ...More
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Centre moved for steps to check rhino poaching |
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The Assam Tribune , Saturday, September 06, 2014 |
GUWAHATI, Sept 5 – Various organizations including conservation NGOs today urged Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar to intervene in checking the ...More
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Centre, Assam to work for rhino conservation |
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The Times of India , Saturday, September 06, 2014 |
Guwahati: In the wake of rise in rhino poaching at Kaziranga National Park and strident criticism by BJP, Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar has promi ...More
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