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Aasu conclave on rhino safety |
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The Times of India , Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
GUWAHATI: The spate of rhino killings in the state has triggered protests and heated debate among civil societies and political parties on the gaps present in measures taken to protect these one-horne ...More
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Officials losing interest in tiger poaching cases? |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, December 13, 2013 |
NAGPUR: Are the forest officials fed up with prolonged probe in tiger poaching cases? It seems so from the fact they are now no longer seeking custody of the accused.
On Thursday, the investigating ...More
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A cop who hunted down hunters |
Bhanu Pratap Panwar |
DNA , Friday, December 13, 2013 |
dna gets talking to the joint director of CBI, Mumbai, and Colaba-resident, Keshav Kumar, on his exceptional feat in a unique poaching case at Gir.
It is said that the main job of a policeman is to s ...More
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Kenya sounds alarm over extinction of rare zebra |
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Business Standard , Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says Grevy's zebra, a rare species, is in danger of becoming extinct if urgent measures are not taken to reverse the trend.
Charles Musyoki, the KWS senior scientist ...More
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One arrested for poaching dugong in Ramnad district |
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The Times of India , Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
RAMANATHAPURAM: Forest officials held a youth who was transporting a dugong poached for its meat in Periapattinam in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday night.
Keelakarai forest range office receive ...More
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Kenya sounds alarm over extinction of rare zebra |
IANS |
The Times of India , Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
NAIROBI: The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says Grevy's zebra, a rare species, is in danger of becoming extinct if urgent measures are not taken to reverse the trend.
Charles Musyoki, the KWS senio ...More
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One arrested for poaching dugong in Ramnad district |
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The Times of India , Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
RAMANATHAPURAM: Forest officials held a youth who was transporting a dugong poached for its meat in Periapattinam in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday night.
Keelakarai forest range office receive ...More
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MoEF direct recovery plan for GIB |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to have state-level recovery plans for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB).
Gujarat principal c ...More
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Techies pack bags to hit the tiger trail |
Rohith B R, |
The Times of India , Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
BANGALORE: Counting tigers deep in the jungles is an exotic hobby, and certainly not just good fun. Studying pugmarks and tiger scats, sighting sambhars and nilgai, and analyzing vegetation is serious ...More
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Black panther makes surprise appearance in Dandeli |
G S KUMAR |
The Times of India , Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
BANGALORE: A rare sighting of a black panther was reported from Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve Safari on December 2 by a group of naturalists, including B B Mallesh, director of the reserve.
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Now, tech support to track animals |
Amit S. Upadhye |
Deccan Chronicle , Monday, December 09, 2013 |
Bangalore: It’s raining technology support for forest and wildlife monitoring in Karnataka. In a bid to minimise incidents of elephant straying into human habitats, the state forest department offic ...More
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Research project on forest owlet in Melghat opposed |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, December 09, 2013 |
NAGPUR: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) decision to allow capture of 20 forest owlets in east and west Melghat divisions outside Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) has come in for sharp critic ...More
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Forest Guards, Watchers Demand Better Facilities |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, December 09, 2013 |
The recent tiger attack which resulted in the death of a forest watcher attached to the Balle-Moorkal anti-poaching camp (APC) in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve has forced forest watchers to raise their voi ...More
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12 lakh migratory birds flock to Kashmir Valley |
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Hindustan Times , Sunday, December 08, 2013 |
Over 12 lakh migratory birds from Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Japan have flocked to Kashmir, giving a vibrant look to the wetlands and water bodies in the Valley.
"Our conservative estimate is t ...More
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All wildlife endangered in Sorsan forests |
Anindo Dey |
The Times of India , Saturday, December 07, 2013 |
SORSAN: Herds of blackbuck, a schedule one animal that has been classified as near threatened by IUCN since 2003, and chinkaras graze around in an open grass field. At a distance, near a pond, migrato ...More
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Wildlife Crime Bureau to issue alerts against smuggling |
K. S. Sudhi |
The Hindu , Saturday, December 07, 2013 |
With doubts being raised about an international illegal wildlife trade racket operating between India and some African countries, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Chennai, may issue advisory to enfo ...More
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Experts studying forest owlet back efficacy |
Ananya Dutta |
The Times of India , Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
PUNE: A debate is brewing between researchers over the proposed study of the critically endangered forest owlet near Melghat tiger reserve.
While a section of experts emphasized the importance of r ...More
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Is Odisha Government dismantling Satkosia Tiger Reserve? |
Siba Mohanty |
The New Indian Express , Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
In what appears to be a move fraught with peril, the Odisha Government has proposed to de-notify at least 159 sq km from Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary which forms a large part of the Satkosia Tiger Reserve ...More
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Poachers step up game with increased cable wire snares |
Paul Fernandes |
The Times of India , Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
PANAJI: Use of cable wire snares to trap wildlife on the Pilerne-Porvorim plateau and other areas is worrying animal lovers as the activity not only goes unnoticed in forest areas but its dimensions a ...More
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