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| Move to dehorn rhinos draws condemnation |
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| The Assam Tribune , Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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GUWAHATI, March 27 – The Assam Government’s move to dehorn rhinos to tackle the mounting poaching threat has drawn widespread condemnation from the international conservation community, includin ...More
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| On the dilemma over the rhino horn |
| Neha Sinha |
| The Hindu , Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Intervening to remove a rhino’s horn, in response to a patently illegal activity, may set a dangerous precedent
In the luscious wet forests and golden grasslands of Assam, a keratinous debate is ...More
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| Endangered turtles rescued in Delhi |
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| The Hindu , Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Timely action and coordination between animal rescue organisations, wildlife agencies and the Delhi Police led to the rescue of 27 soft-shelled turtles, facing extinction, from poachers in South Delhi ...More
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| Kenya to use drones to fight elephant, rhino poachers |
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| The Times of India , Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
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NAIROBI: Kenya plans to deploy surveillance drones to help fight elephant and rhino poachers and has introduced stiffer penalties for offenders, officials said on Tuesday.
Poaching has risen in re ...More
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| Rhino killed, two poachers gunned down |
| Prasanta Mazumdar |
| DNA India , Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
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A full-grown female rhino was shot dead and its horn sawed off by poachers two of who were subsequently gunned down by forest guards in Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
Official sources said the ...More
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| Rhino killed in Assam, 2 poachers shot dead |
| Samudra Gupta Kashyap |
| The Indian Express , Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
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Two poachers were shot dead on Wednesday by forest guards during a gun battle at Pobitora wildlife sanctuary after the gang killed an adult female rhino — a second such incident in three days and th ...More
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| Rhino shot dead in central Assam |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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A rhino was shot dead and its horn taken away by a gang of poachers, two of whom were killed in an encounter with forest guards in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in central Assam on Wednesday.
A gang o ...More
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| Poll shadow on rhino protection in Assam |
| Naresh Mitra |
| The Times of India , Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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GUWAHATI: With electioneering for the Lok Sabha election gaining momentum in Assam, wildlife crime experts have warned of poachers stepping up killing of rhinos in the state's protected areas. The exp ...More
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| Rhino poaching after encounter |
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| The Assam Times , Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Poachers have killed yet another rhino in Kaziranga to take away its horn.
The hornless carcass was found in Kohora range of the national park on Sunday morning.
Forest guard spotted the carcass hou ...More
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| Tusker poached in Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve |
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| The Times of India , Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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KOLKATA: A fully grown elephant was shot dead by alleged poachers in Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, a forest official said here on Sunday.
"The carcass of the tus ...More
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| Poll shadow on rhino protection in Assam |
| Naresh Mitra |
| The Times of India , Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
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GUWAHATI: With electioneering for the Lok Sabha election gaining momentum in Assam, wildlife crime experts have warned of poachers stepping up killing of rhinos in the state's protected areas. The exp ...More
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| AASU against dehorning of Pabitora rhinos |
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| The Assam Tribune , Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
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GUWAHATI, March 22 – The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today opposed the move of the State Government to dehorn the Pabitora rhinos to prevent their poaching. The students’ body also condem ...More
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| Assam sets up panel on rhino horn trimming |
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| The Asian Age , Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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The Assam government has set up a committee to ascertain the feasibility of the trimming horns of translocated and stray rhinoceros in the state.
The committee has invited opinion from environmenta ...More
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| Assam may ‘trim’ rhino horns to curb poaching |
| Prabin Kalita |
| The Times of India , Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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GUWAHATI: The Assam government has sought opinion from the people on trimming rhino horns to save them from poachers.
This year, poachers have killed 11 rhinos in the state and chopped off their ...More
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| National shooter held for killing blackbuck |
| Ramendra Singh |
| The Times of India , Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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BHOPAL: Bhopal Rifle Club imposed a life ban on national shooter Saad Khan and his accomplice Mohammad Owais a day after they were arrested from a village in Sehore district for poaching a peacock and ...More
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| Tusker found dead, officials rule out poaching |
| Seema Sharma |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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DEHRADUN: A day after notorious poacher Sansar Chand died of cancer, carcass of a female elephant was found in Kotdwar range of Lansdowne division and that of a leopard near Binsar wildlife sanctuar ...More
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