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| Increased surveilliance leads to better fine collection |
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| Business Standard , Wednesday, December 25, 2013 |
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Increased surveillance in the over 480 sq km Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary at nearby Shenbagathopu has started yielding results by way of fines from poachers, District forest officer Ashok Kuma ...More
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| Dog squad to track poachers in Similipal |
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| The Times of India , Wednesday, December 25, 2013 |
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BHUBANESWAR: A dog squad has been formed to check wildlife crimes at the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR). The squad has a Labrador and a German Shepherd. "The German Shepherd has been trained to follow ...More
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| Assam: Poaching apart, natural deaths claiming rhinos |
| Prabin Kalita |
| The Times of India , Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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GUWAHATI: Poaching has always been one of the biggest threats to the famed one-horned rhino of Assam, but not many are aware that a huge number of the endangered animals are dying natural deaths. An a ...More
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| Of sighs and sightings on big cat trail |
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| Deccan Herald , Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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It is 5.30 am, and it’s freezing cold. Not only is it pitch dark outside, a thick fog envelopes the surroundings, making visibility almost zero.
But the call of a langur is enough for the small ...More
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| Alert for tiger poacher |
| P Naveen |
| The Times of India , Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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BHOPAL: An alert has been declared across all tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh following revelations made by poacher Ranjeet Singh Bawariya, arrested by Maharashtra forest officers from Vijayanagaram ...More
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| Karnataka lost most tigers to poachers |
| Chethan Kumar |
| The Times of India , Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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BANGALORE: The tiger census has kicked off in the state and there's hope it'll show that conservation efforts have paid off. But Karnataka has been losing more tigers to poachers than anywhere else in ...More
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| Tigers sighted just 80 km from Bangalore |
| Subhash Chandra N S |
| Deccan Herald , Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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There cannot be better news for wildlife enthusiasts in the city than the recent finding that tigers are now closer to the outskirts; safely confined in the forest area that has enough game to keep th ...More
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| 'CBI probe in poaching put foresters to work' |
| Vijay Pinjarkar, |
| The Times of India , Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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NAGPUR: Forest minister Patangrao Kadam on Thursday chose to ignore queries on fixing responsibility on senior forest officials in poaching of tigers this year, but his aides insist that ordering CBI ...More
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| Tiger poachers bail plea hearing today |
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| The Times of India , Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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NAGPUR: Even as the forest department is grappling with tiger poaching probe, bail application of seven poachers will come up for hearing on Wednesday at the court of judicial magistrate first class R ...More
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| Tiger poaching in India highest in seven years |
| Krishnendu Mukherjee |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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KOLKATA: Poaching of tigers in 2013 has been the highest in the past seven years, data compiled by the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) shows. The seizure of two more tiger skins from Bijra ...More
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| At 39, tiger poaching at a 7-year-high |
| Vijay Pinjarkar |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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NAGPUR: Even as the nation prepares for the third tiger census, which will be held in January-February 2014, poaching of the big cat has broken a seven-year record.
According to figures with the Wi ...More
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| India set to count its tigers beginning Monday |
| Shantha Thiagarajan, |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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GUWAHATI: A carcass of a tiger was found at Kaziranga National Park on Saturday. According to park officials, the tiger, a male, might have died while fighting for territory as injury marks were found ...More
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| Tiger skin trader Ranjit, two others nabbed in AP |
| Vijay Pinjarkar, |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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NAGPUR: In a yet another breakthrough, a team of forest officials from Melghat and local police netted tiger skin and body parts trader Ranjitsingh Bawaria from Golukonda village in Vijayanagram distr ...More
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| Tiger census begins on Wednesday in Bandipur |
| Shankar Bennur |
| The Hindu , Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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625 volunteers will take part in the operation in Bandipur and Nagarahole
The authorities of the Bandipur and Nagarahole tiger reserves are all set for the tiger census, which will commence on Wedne ...More
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| Tiger census to start on Wednesday |
| MB Maramkal, |
| The Times of India , Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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MYSORE: Stage is set for the All India Tiger Census a quadrennial event where not only the big cats (tigers) are counted even the other carnivores and herbivores in the parks along with habitat is sur ...More
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| Eight-day tiger census to kick off across Karnataka |
| Amit S. Upadhye |
| Deccan Chronicle , Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Bangalore: An eight-day long tiger census will be kicked off from Monday across all the protected areas of the state. About 800 volunteers have enrolled so far and they along with forest officials wil ...More
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| Wildlife census to begin |
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| Deccan Chronicle , Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Rajahmundry: Forest authorities are going to take up a tiger census by scouting over four lakh hectares forest land to find out both carnivores and herbivores spread over in both the Godavari district ...More
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| Bird Hunting Poses Challenge to Wildlife Dept |
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| The New Indian Express , Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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With migratory birds swarming their winter retreat of Chilika lagoon, bird hunters seem to be making hay, posing serious challenge to the Wildlife Department.
Only around a fortnight after a poache ...More
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| Wildlife poachers hire women |
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| The Times of India , Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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KANPUR: The wildlife poachers in the region have started recruiting women to use them as carriers and hunters. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) recently arrested ...More
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| Deer ‘hunter’ lands in police net |
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| Bangalore Mirror , Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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He was caught red-handed trying to sell three pairs of sambar and spotted deer horns for Rs 75,000 per antler, promising that they would bring improve the Vastu
A man who was caught red-handed sell ...More
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