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Sanctuary-for-migratory-flamingos |
Yogesh Naik |
Pune Mirror , Wednesday, July 02, 2014 |
Forest dept to give small portion of Sewri mudflats for Nhava Sheva-Sewree trans-harbour link and declare remaining 1,500 hectares as protected area
The State Forest department has decided to dec ...More
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Push for forces in park |
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The Telegraph , Tuesday, July 01, 2014 |
Jorhat, June 30: The Bokakhat sub-divisional administration of Golaghat district has urged Dispur to extend counter-insurgency operations to areas on the periphery of Kaziranga National Park to curb r ...More
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Rhino poaching: Javadekar to visit Kaziranga National Park |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Tuesday, July 01, 2014 |
In the wake of several incidents of rhino poaching in Assam, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has decided to visit Kaziranga National Park in the state soon.
The Environment Minister met wit ...More
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Punjab proposes to drastically cut eco-sensitive zones |
Vibhor Mohan |
The Times of India , Tuesday, July 01, 2014 |
CHANDIGARH: Bursting at the seams, Punjab's cities are set to eat into the eco-sensitive zones of 13 wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Wetlands or zoos, the state government wants the restricted area ...More
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Africa’s vultures in jeopardy after mass poisoning |
David Smith |
The Hindu , Friday, June 27, 2014 |
Wildlife poachers in Africa are targeting vultures by poisoning the carcasses of the dead animals they feed upon, causing an unprecedented decline in the birds’ population.
Vultures are caught in th ...More
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Iran tries to save Asiatic cheetah from extinction |
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The Times of India , Friday, June 27, 2014 |
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran is rushing to try to save one of the world's critically endangered species, the Asiatic cheetah, and bring it back from the verge of extinction in its last remaining refuge.
The ...More
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Wildlife crime bankrolling terror, militia groups: UN |
AFP |
Business Standard , Wednesday, June 25, 2014 |
Global environmental crime is worth up to USD 213 billion a year and helping to finance criminal and terrorist groups threatening security and sustainable development worldwide, according to a report ...More
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Jumbo bones seized, ‘seller’ held |
Chetan R |
Bangalore Mirror , Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
The forest mobile squad has seized 80 kilograms of elephant bones and arrested a person who was trying to sell them.
According to the squad's sleuths, Madhu H B, a 30-year-old resident of Sakles ...More
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Tiger sentinels poorly armed to tackle poachers |
Pavan M V |
The Times of India , Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
BANDIPUR: Bissegowda (name changed) was pulled out of his bed one night about two years ago. He was part of a six-member team of forest guards and officers told to head straight to Bheeman Bidu, 10k ...More
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Slaughter of whale sharks on the rise |
K. N. Murali Sankar |
The Hindu , Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
According to records, in the past 13 months as many as 15 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) have been killed in the Godavari region.
In a short span of 13 months, from February 2013, as many as 15 wh ...More
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‘Many tourist attractions in Assam, besides rhino’ |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
MIRZA, June 23 – Assam Tourism Minister, Chandan Brahma has said that rhino is one of the most important tourist attractions in the State and has condemned its indiscriminate poaching in the Kaziran ...More
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Slaughter of whale sharks on the rise |
K. N. Murali Sankar |
The Hindu , Monday, June 23, 2014 |
According to records, in the past 13 months as many as 15 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) have been killed in the Godavari region.
In a short span of 13 months, from February 2013, as many as 15 whal ...More
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Women to rhino rescue frontline |
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The Telegraph , Monday, June 23, 2014 |
Guwahati, June 22: Cheer up, hulks, these girls will protect you.
The Assam government has appointed women as frontline rangers and assistant conservators for the first time, hoping they would replic ...More
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Arrival of Avian Guests Cheers Farmers |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, June 20, 2014 |
DHENKANAL: The arrival of migratory birds at Sadangi forest has brought cheer among the farmers in the district who believe that it forebodes a good harvest. As a part of their annual journey, Asian O ...More
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Five-year plan ready to save state bird sarus |
TNN |
The Times of India , Friday, June 20, 2014 |
LUCKNOW: The first-ever 'total' count of state bird sarus held in 2010 showed it is making a slow comeback to its native state, notching the figure of 12,246 cranes in UP.
But after that, conservat ...More
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