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WildLeaks targets poaching elite in Tanzania |
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The Asian Age , Thursday, August 28, 2014 |
Poachers slaughtering Africa’s elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from the police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to ...More
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MIS-based tracking system to link 47 tiger reserves |
Meena Menon |
The Hindu , Thursday, August 28, 2014 |
Aim is to curb poaching and wildlife crimes in 18 States: Javadekar
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said a real-time monitoring of tiger reserv ...More
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To save tigers, rear the orphans |
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The Telegraph , Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
New Delhi, Aug. 26: The National Tiger Conservation Authority has circulated among India’s wildlife managers a set of instructions on how to rear orphaned tiger cubs in captivity but prepare them for ...More
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Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' targets Africa poaching elite |
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The Economic Times , Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
DAR ES SALAAM: Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of ...More
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'Mishra's transfer may affect poaching cases' |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
NAGPUR: The abrupt transfer of additional principal chief conservator of forests (APCCF) for wildlife (Nagpur-East) SS Mishra is seen as a setback to tiger poaching cases.
Mishra, who is left with ...More
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Two poachers held in Satkosia |
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The Times of India , Monday, August 25, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: Two poachers were arrested and a mutilated carcass of a wild boar was seized in Satkosia Tiger Reserve on Saturday afternoon.
The duo was identified as Ganeswar Pradhan of Jocub villag ...More
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“Karnataka’s ivory given away to armed forces’’ |
Divya Gandhi |
The Hindu , Monday, August 25, 2014 |
Karnataka’s Forest Department gave away 210 pairs of elephant tusks to the defence forces between 2008 and 2014 to display in their establishments, raising serious concerns among environmentalists and ...More
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Poachers' threat puts forests on alert |
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The Times of India , Monday, August 25, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Poaching threat looms large in areas around tiger reserves, sanctuaries and national parks ahead of Pola festival.
Pola is a bull-worshipping festival, which will be celebrated all over Vid ...More
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Will Rajaji take cue from Panna’s tiger success? |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
DEHRADUN: Rajaji National Park (RNP) was accorded the status of a tiger reserve by the Centre in May 2013 after an expert committee found that the sanctuary housed 12-14 tigers within its 920-square-k ...More
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Two poachers held in Satkosia |
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The Times of India , Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: Two poachers were arrested and a mutilated carcass of a wild boar was seized in Satkosia Tiger Reserve on Saturday afternoon.
The duo was identified as Ganeswar Pradhan of Jocub villag ...More
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Will Rajaji take cue from Panna’s tiger success? |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
DEHRADUN: Rajaji National Park (RNP) was accorded the status of a tiger reserve by the Centre in May 2013 after an expert committee found that the sanctuary housed 12-14 tigers within its 920-square-k ...More
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State forms panel to protect tigers |
Neeraj Santoshi |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, August 22, 2014 |
Madhya Pradesh government announced on Thursday the formation of a committee headed by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to monitor the protection of tigers in the forests of Bandhavgarh, considere ...More
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More Teeth for Wildlife Wing to Check Jumbo Poaching |
Siba Mohanty |
The New India Express , Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh on Wednesday decided to write to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seeking permission for their Wildlife Wings to keep surveil ...More
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SUV to rush to the rescue of animals in distress |
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The Times of India , Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
MADURAI: The four-wheel drive SUV is provided with a medical kit and is roomy enough to take in bulky passengers. With tubeless tyres and a powerful engine, the vehicle is built for easy navigation th ...More
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Elephant killings in Africa outpace births, says study |
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The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
More elephants in Africa are being killed by poachers than are born each year, and the problem may be worse than previously understood, according to the most detailed assessment yet, released.
Using ...More
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Wounded circus elephant stranded at city ground |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
DEHRADUN: A wounded elephant, which was part of a travelling circus, has been left behind in the city's Parade Ground after its plight was noticed by animal welfare officials.
The circus which own ...More
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Elephant calf falls into well, rescued |
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The Times of India , Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
KRISHNAGIRI: A one-and-a-half-year-old elephant fell into a non-fenced well located on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka reserve forest border early on Friday. The calf was rescued by officials six hours later ...More
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