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Govt plans dolphin watch centre in Etawah |
Faiz Rahman Siddiqui |
The Times of India , Friday, February 28, 2014 |
KANPUR: The state government plans to develop a dolphin watch centre along Panchnada river in Etawah as a major tourist attraction as well as to raise awareness about the endangered mammal declared as ...More
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46 lions, 37 cubs died in two years |
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The Times of India , Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
AHMEDABAD: In the last two years, 45 lions and 37 cubs died in Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts, all of natural causes. One lion had died an unnatural death in 2013. These deaths include the 16 lion ...More
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Lion translocation: Gujarat files curative plea in SC |
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The Times of India , Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
AHMEDABAD: After some dilly-dallying on the matter, the Gujarat government finally filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court against the planned translocation of some lions from Gir to Kuno Palpu ...More
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146 rhino killed in South Africa since 2014 |
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Business Standard , Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
A total of 146 rhino have been killed so far this year in South Africa, with 95 poached in the Kruger National Park bordering Mozambique, said the South African National Parks (SANP) Wednesday.
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More danger from man-leopard conflicts than with tigers |
Neha Shukla, |
The Times of India , Monday, February 24, 2014 |
LUCKNOW: A leopard is several times more prone to stray than a tiger. Blame it on the animal's adaptive nature and its constant conflict with the 'superior' carnivore, the tiger and that is the reason ...More
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Govt ropes in agency to study jumbo habitat |
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The Times of India , Monday, February 24, 2014 |
BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Saturday roped in a private agency to conduct a "carrying capacity" study of elephants to ensure a sustainable habitat for the jumbos, sources said.
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The mighty lions of Gir |
Sanjay Austa |
Deccan Herald , Sunday, February 23, 2014 |
You can question other aspects of Gujarats development model, but you have to hand it to Narendra Modi for developing the super smooth highways. All Gujaratis are proud of their highways. And I can v ...More
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Leopard carcass found near Yavatmal |
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The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
YAVATMAL: A five-year-old leopard was found lying dead in the forest area of Lasina village, some 12km from the city, on Wednesday evening. It was noticed by cowherd Suryabhan Kumbhekar, who informed ...More
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'Government apathy leading to flamingo poaching' |
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The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
NAVI MUMBAI: Environmentalists and bird lovers have reacted sharply to reports of flamingo poaching in Uran. "The state government has not done much to protect these winter migrants and their natura ...More
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CB Forms SIT to Probe Elephant Poaching |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police on Thursday took over the investigation into recent elephant poachings in Sambalpur district and constituted a seven-member special investigation team (SIT).
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South African safari: more than the ‘big five’ |
Sneha Mahale |
Hindustan Times , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
"I we can’t save our iconic animals, what chance do the other species have?” It is this question, posed during breakfast by Dr William Fowlds — an affable wildlife veterinarian living in the Eas ...More
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Leopard skin seizure exposes interstate links |
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The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
NAGPUR: Gondia forest officials have seized a leopard skin and exposed an interstate gang of wildlife criminals after arresting four persons - two from Bahela in Lanji near Balaghat and two others fro ...More
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Flamingos hunted for meat in Navi Mumbai’s mudflats |
Vijay Singh |
The Economic Times , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
NHAVA SHEVA: Broken beaks, feathers and bones have been found on the outskirts of Phunde village in Uran taluka, about 25km from Vashi, raising fears of poaching of flamingos which migrate to the near ...More
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State Govt to Undertake Study on Elephant Load Capacity |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
The growing man-elephant conflict and rising incidence of poaching has prompted the Odisha Government to take up a carrying capacity study of the jumbos in the State. The Wildlife Wing of the State is ...More
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MP minister's kin linked to poaching |
P Naveen |
The Times of India , Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
BHOPAL: Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) officers have received on Monday a 'positive' ballistic report of a 12 bore rifle seized from a gang of poachers accompanied by nephew of state animal husbandry minis ...More
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Shrinking Satkosia reserve area sparks row |
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The Pioneer , Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
The Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha is in the midst of a controversy once again following the recent State Government decision to reduce 159 sq km from the Sanctuary. Earlier, it had kicked off dust ...More
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Rhinos being killed with alarming frequency in Assam |
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The Times of India , Monday, February 17, 2014 |
GUWAHATI: The killing of seven rhinos in the state within a span of a month-and-a-half has proved once again that poachers can still strike the one-horned pachyderm at will and almost with impunity.
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