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Two tiger poachers claim to be juvenile |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, May 12, 2014 |
NAGPUR: In a new twist to poaching of tigers, two prime accused, who initially led to cracking of wider angle to the trafficking of tiger skins from the region, have moved a petition before the cour ...More
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Four Elephants Killed in 4 Years |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
Frequent elephant deaths due to poaching has become a cause of concern for Forest officials and wildlife lovers in the district.
In the last four years, as many elephants have been killed by poachers ...More
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Cutting-edge conservation |
Bradnee Chambers |
Live Mint , Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
A small airplane makes its final approach to land. But there is no airport, no landing strip, nor even a pilot to guide it down. This is an unmanned aerial vehicle returning from its mission: not hu ...More
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Anti-poaching watchers to be trained in rock climbing |
Binoy Valsan |
The Times of India , Thursday, May 08, 2014 |
COIMBATORE: A bit of adventure sport training is in the offing for anti-poaching watchers in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) as the forest department is all set to train them in rock climbing and rappe ...More
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Army to Go on Rescue Prowl to Save the Big Cats |
Richa Sharma |
The New Indian Express , Sunday, May 04, 2014 |
They protect us from cross-border intruders, and soon they could be protecting the big cats from the poachers. The Indian Army would be keeping an eye on tigers in sensitive border areas of the countr ...More
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Efforts Stepped up to Free STR from Hunters |
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The New Indian Express , Sunday, May 04, 2014 |
Mass hunting practices and forest fire have long been challenges for Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), the State’s first notified tiger habitat. The Wild Orissa, as part of its Similipal Conservation Pro ...More
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Politics and the way of the tiger |
Joanna Van Gruisen |
Business Line , Saturday, May 03, 2014 |
In election season, our political parties seem to be side-stepping reality or are oblivious to the link between GDP and climate change
I grew up and lived in the UK for half my life but have now set ...More
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Wild elephant succumbs to blast injuries |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, May 03, 2014 |
KANNUR: A wild elephant that is suspected to have killed a tribal woman at Aralam here two weeks ago died on Thursday apparently due to injury caused by some explosion.
Forest officials said the ...More
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Rhino hide-and-seek |
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Business Line , Friday, May 02, 2014 |
There’s a baby boom in Assam’s rhino-land Kaziranga, but before they can exult, the one-horned denizens have to dodge poachers’ bullets and find a safe nook in a shrinking habitat
Kaziranga, which be ...More
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Poachers kill rhino in Assam's Kaziranga |
IANS |
Business Standard , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
Poachers Wednesday killed yet another rhino in Assam's high security Kaziranga National Park, bringing to 15 the number of one-horned rhinos found dead in the state this year, officials said.
The hor ...More
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Tiger kills pregnant leopard in Panna reserve |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
BHOPAL: A pregnant leopard was killed by a tiger in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Wednesday. Its carcass and two fetuses were found in Mandla range, PTR officials said.
This was the seventh such cas ...More
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Officials Ready to Thwart Poaching |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
With the mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius in northern Odisha, Forest officials are on alert to ensure that wild animals are not affected by the heatwave.
Usually, animals face the brunt of ris ...More
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Another rhino killed in Kaziranga |
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The Assam Times , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
GUWAHATI, April 30 (IANS): Poachers Wednesday killed yet another rhino in Assam's high security Kaziranga National Park, bringing to 15 the number of one-horned rhinos found dead in the state this yea ...More
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3 Poachers Arrested in Bhitarkanika Park |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
Three suspected poachers were arrested by Forest officials in Angari forest block within Bhitarkanika National Park of Kendrapara district on Tuesday. Animal traps, nets, spears and sharp weapons were ...More
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The future of the tiger hinges on gene flow |
Divya Gandhi |
The Hindu , Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
The species should migrate and breed outside their territorial gene pool
The future of tigers, with approximately 3,600 remaining in fragmented habitats worldwide, hinges not just on population expan ...More
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Tiger poacher Luchi turns out to be Pappu |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Eight days after the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), a statutory body under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), issued an advisory to curb illegal wildlife trade along railwa ...More
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Akhil targets Rocky on rhino poaching |
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Assam Times , Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
KMSS seems to have targeted Rockybbul Hussain capitalizing on his failure to stop rhino poaching in Kazirnaga.
Led by its president Akhil Gogoi, hundreds of KMSS activists staged dharna on Monday at ...More
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KMSS demands removal of Rockybul |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
GUWAHATI, April 28 – Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) members today held a demonstration on the southern bank of the Dighalipukhuri here in protest against poaching of rhinos. They also demanded re ...More
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