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Pill to shield Kaziranga rhinos |
ROOPAK GOSWAMI |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
Guwahati, April 28: Kaziranga National Park is thinking the “smart” way to take on poachers.
The proposal of having “smart guards and smart communication” has been developed by director of Kaziranga ...More
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Protecting the big cat |
B K Singh |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
There are lessons to be learnt by tiger reserves in the country, including Karnataka, from habitat improvement and eco development works at the Pench Tiger Reserve, says B K Singh.
Pench National Par ...More
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Anti-poaching staff may get their due finally |
A Subramani |
The Times of India , Monday, April 28, 2014 |
CHENNAI: They are eyes and ears of the forest department, as they comb core jungles on foot. Anti-poaching watchers, who are engaged casually in hundreds, spend years without any regular pay, becaus ...More
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Magnificent in yellow beaks |
K. PRADEEP |
The Hindu , Monday, April 28, 2014 |
A concerted Hornbill conservation programme in Kerala has given the bird a new lease of life
They are magnificent, and look awkwardly huge with their oversized beaks. But Hornbills are beautiful with ...More
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Where the Wild Things Are |
Tarsh Thekaekara |
The Indian Express , Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
I didn’t believe it when I first saw the headlines, as tiger numbers are prone to exaggeration. But the most accurate method of estimating tigers — camera traps and the capture-mark-recapture method — ...More
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Kenya to use drones to save elephants, rhinos |
IANS |
The Hindu , Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
In a bid to monitor and stop poaching of elephants and rhinos in all its 52 national parks and reserves, Kenya’s wildlife authorities have decided to deploy drones, the Guardian reported on Friday.
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Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWF |
PTI |
The Times of India , Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: The strikingly beautiful snow leopards are in "real danger" and there was need to observe, study and develop ways to conserve this rare and endangered species as only 400-700 of the world ...More
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No migratory birds in sanctuary due to severe drought |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
Visited by thousands of migratory birds each year, nearby Vellode Birds Sanctuary today wears a deserted look as severe drought in the district has led to no water flow to Periyakulam tank, over whi ...More
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Did forest department pass off two tiger killings as one? |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
NAGPUR: On May 18, 2012, forest department officials said they found a tiger in Borda near Chandrapur butchered into 11 pieces. Three months later, in September, Durgapur police arrested four local po ...More
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Not Enough Officials to Man Satkosia Tiger Reserve |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
At a time when animals in Satkosia face poaching threat, there are not enough officials in the Satkosia wildlife division to protect them.
The area, declared as Satkosia tiger reserve in 2007, compri ...More
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Tiger deaths unusually high in Wayanad |
Jose Kurian |
Deccan Chronicle , Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
Kozhikode: Around 20 tigers have died in the jungles of Wayanad district in the 10 years since 2004 from various causes, including age related ailments, according to the data of the forest department. ...More
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Forest Dept Finds Ally in Tribals to Fight Poachers |
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The New Indian Express , Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
Tribal villages around the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve have come forward to join hands with the State Forest department in its fight against poaching and timber smuggling in the National park ...More
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Thieves steal rhino horns in South Africa |
AP |
Business Standard , Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
In a nighttime theft, robbers broke into a South African provincial parks office and used a machine tool called a grinder to break into a safe holding several dozen rhino horns worth a fortune on the ...More
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Probe urged over missing Thai environment activist |
AP |
Businesss Standard , Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
Relatives and human rights groups urged Thai authorities tomorrow to investigate the disappearance of an environmental activist who has worked to help ethnic Karen villagers report illegal activity at ...More
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People for Animals rescues 17 spotted doves |
K Sarojkumar Sharma |
The Times of India , Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
IMPHAL: Intensifying its drive against poaching in Manipur, People for Animals (PFA), Thoubal, rescued at least 17 spotted doves from three poachers in Imphal East district. The three poachers were ar ...More
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Rhino carcass found in Jaldapara |
Pinak Priya Bhattacharya |
The Times of India , Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
JALPAIGURI: A rhino carcass was found in Jaldapara National Park on Sunday which had its horn missing. Though autopsy revealed that the adult male had died in a fight with another rhino around five ...More
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State Govt plea before NGT on traffic movement |
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The Assam Tribune , Saturday, April 19, 2014 |
GUWAHATI, April 18 – The Assam government has pleaded before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that instead of imposing a blanket ban on movement of vehicles in the Kaziranga National park (KNP) stret ...More
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