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An ambassador of tigers |
K. JESHI |
The Hindu , Friday, June 20, 2014 |
Santhosh. V is on a mission to educate people in Coimbatore about the big cats
A pristine river, greenery, a sweet breeze and the call of the koel… it is unforgettable, says Santhosh.V about his expe ...More
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In a first for state, DNA evidence nails tiger poachers |
Yogesh Naik |
Mumbai Mirror , Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
Three tiger poachers were convicted on Wednesday, the first time such convictions have been obtained in Maharashtra. State forest secretary Praveen Pardeshi said it was also the first time tiger poach ...More
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Tiger poaching: 3 get 5-year jail in ‘fastest’ conviction |
Anuradha Mascarenhas , Vivek Deshpande |
The Indian Express , Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
In what is being hailed as the fastest ever conviction in a tiger poaching case, three persons were sentenced to a five year jail term each by Chief Judicial Magistrate Jayant Raje in Amravati Wedne ...More
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Saving single-horn Rhinos on agenda too |
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The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
The environment ministry is set to deliver on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election promise of setting up a mechanism to protect the threatened single-horn rhinos endemic to Kaziranga national park. ...More
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How a tiger met with a horrific end 8 years back |
Chetan R |
Bangalore Mirror , Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
Long after the gruesome incident in Chikmagalur, man ends up in police net while trying to sell the big cat's skin
The city police, with the help of forest officials, have cracked an eight-year-o ...More
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Intense heat triggers deer, wild boar invasion of villages |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
As water bodies dry up in the scorching heat this summer, the deer and wild boar at the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary in Kendrapara district are being forced to foray into human habitations in sea ...More
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African elephants under poaching threat |
ANI |
Business Standard , Monday, June 16, 2014 |
A new report has revealed that the survival of Africa's elephants is under threat, with estimates suggesting more than 20,000 were killed in 2013.
The office of the Convention on International Trade ...More
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Fewer elephants killed in 2013, figures show |
Damian Carrington |
The Hindu , Monday, June 16, 2014 |
The number of African elephants slaughtered for their ivory fell in 2013, according to new official data, but the level of killing is still reducing populations and threatening the survival of the spe ...More
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WildLeaks: WikiLeaks for wildlife crimes |
The Guardian |
The Hindu , Monday, June 16, 2014 |
WildLeaks aims at exposing key players in the international crime networks
A new WikiLeaks-style website targeting the kingpins of wildlife crime has attracted serious leads on elephant, tiger, fishe ...More
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Poachers Massacre 68 Elephants in Congo Park |
AP |
The New Indian Express , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
RABAT, Morocco: One of Africa's oldest national parks is under attack "from all fronts," its director said Friday after 68 elephants were slaughtered in two months by poachers, some of whom shot them ...More
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Poachers massacre elephants in Congo park |
AP |
Business Standard , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
One of Africa's oldest national parks is under attack "from all fronts," said its director today after 68 elephants were slaughtered over the past two months by poachers wielding chain saws and gren ...More
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WildLeaks attracts major wildlife crime leads |
Damian Carrington |
The Hindu , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
A new WikiLeaks-style website targeting the kingpins of wildlife crime has attracted serious leads on elephant, tiger, fishery and forest destruction across the globe in its first three months.
The W ...More
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20,000 African elephants killed for ivory in 2013 |
DPA |
The Hindu , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
International conservation measures were not able to significantly reduce poaching of African elephants last year, when more than 20,000 animals were killed to harvest their ivory, according to the in ...More
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Man in China buys live tigers, slaughters & eats them |
New York Times |
The Financial Express , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
A businessman in the southwestern region of Guangxi in China has pleaded guilty to charges of killing and eating at least three tigers last year, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Prosecuto ...More
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Reserve tag on UP tiger park |
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The Telegraph , Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
Lucknow, June 13: The Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh today officially became a tiger reserve, the state’s third, in a change that officials said would earn it central grants and minimise ...More
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