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Odisha, 2 states to meet on jumbos |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: The forest officers are likely to meet their Jharkhand and West Bengal counterparts at Tata on Wednesday to discuss ways to tackle the menace of straying elephants. Elephants from Jharkha ...More
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Tusks, heads of deer seized in Tripura |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
AGARTALA, Aug 18 – In a major success against poaching, the Forest department in Tripura seized two tusks and two heads of deer from a suspected poacher’s house at a remote village of Khowai district, ...More
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IUCN Red List: Indian Species Under Threat |
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The Times of India , Monday, August 18, 2014 |
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List celebrates 50 years of administering conservation action this year. The list complies and documents species of plants and animals in ...More
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Two elephants killed by lightning near Krishnagiri |
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The Times of India , Monday, August 18, 2014 |
KRISHNAGIRI: Two elephants from Bannerghatta National Park were found struck to death by lightning near Krishnagiri.
The 15-year-old adult and a seven-year-old male calf were struck by lightning a ...More
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Another rhino carcass found in Jaldapara |
Pinak Priya Bhattacharya |
The Times of India , Sunday, August 17, 2014 |
JALPAIGURI: Foresters at Jaldapara National Park on Friday recovered the carcass of an adult male rhino from the north range.
Sources said its horn was missing. This is the second rhino carcass rec ...More
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Spurt in Bihar's tiger population |
Abhay Kumar |
Deccan Herald , Sunday, August 17, 2014 |
In 2008, a tiger was found dead in the Madanpur range of Valmiki Nagar forest in Bagaha district.
There was a nationwide clamour to save the dwindling species. A team of National Tiger Conservatio ...More
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Leopard dies fighting another in Panjarpol |
Vaishali Balajiwale |
DNA India , Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
A two-year-old leopard died after a fight with another leopard on Tuesday morning in the Panjarpol area of Chunchale Shivar.
At around 8.15 am, two supervisors of Panjarpol, Gopal Patil and Dattu Shi ...More
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With no human intrusion, tiger population in CTR to go up |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
DEHRADUN: The relocation of around 181 families from Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (SWLS) in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) is likely to increase the tiger density there. The process of shifting these fami ...More
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Govt to take steps to stop poaching of one-horned rhino |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
Terming the poaching of one-horned rhino as a serious matter, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said he will hold a meeting in Assam shortly to evolve a strategy to deal with the issue.
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South Africa to evacuate rhinos from Kruger |
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The Asian Age , Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
Upto 500 can be relocated to curb illegal hunts for rhino horn
South Africa plans to evacuate hundreds of rhinos from the famed Kruger National Park to safe havens out of horn smugglers’ reach, the e ...More
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Rats, bats & other animals |
BHUMIKA K. |
The Hindu , Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
Wildlife conservationist Vivek Menon on the growing and promising trend of wildlife photography in India, why we love forward-facing animals, and who the new millionaires of the world are
He loves el ...More
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Poachers shot dead in Assam's Kaziranga park |
IANS |
Business Standard , Monday, August 11, 2014 |
Forest guards shot dead two poachers in a gun battle in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, park officials said Sunday.
The incident took place Saturday night, when the guards in an anti-poaching camp i ...More
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Where peace resides |
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The Hindu , Monday, August 11, 2014 |
In the secluded town of Binsar, look out for elusive birds, stunningviews of the Himalayas and tranquillity
Driving up to the Kasaradevi temple, my taxi driver casually announced, “ Wahan, Angrej log ...More
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