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Harike, a home away from home for migratory birds |
Harkirat Singh & Aseem Bassi |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, November 29, 2013 |
As shrill buzz of the engine of a motorboat belonging to the forest and wildlife department grew louder, a small flock of birds belonging to the Cormorant family, floating quietly on water raised thei ...More
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Urgent measures needed to protect Kaziranga |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
All is not well at the Kaziranga National Park. If the current situation at the park does not improve at all, the UNESCO may withdraw the World Heritage Site title which it enjoys now. “The World ...More
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Another tiger poacher held in Haryana |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
NAGPUR: In a major development that could expose more poaching incidents, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials arrested wanted tiger skin trader Dalbir from Samalakha village in Panipat dist ...More
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Experts Critical of Tiger Census Methods Used by NTCA |
Meera Bhardwaj |
The New Indian Express , Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
One of the world’s largest exercise to enumerate the big cats is under way in India under the supervision of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). However, the methods of assessment have ...More
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Trapped elephant rescued by forest staff |
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The Hindu , Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
A female sub-adult elephant trapped under a fallen tree in the Thekkady forest is set free
A team of Forest Department officials on Wednesday tracked a female sub-adult elephant as it rejoined its h ...More
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Global summit on illegal wildlife trade |
Damian Carrington |
The Hindu , Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will host the highest level global summit to date on combating the illegal wildlife trade in London.
The summit next February, to which 50 heads of state h ...More
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One more rhino killed in Kaziranga |
TNN |
The Times of India , Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
GUWAHATI: Yet another rhino was gunned down by poachers at Kaziranga National Park, about 250km from here, on Sunday night. Poachers have been killing rhinos in the state with impunity. With the lat ...More
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Foresters arrested wrong man instead of tiger poacher Keru |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
NAGPUR: It was not Keru Chiyalal Rajgond but Makhanlal Hariprasad Rajput. The arrest of tiger poacher Keru turned out to be a classic case of mistaken identity, thanks to the goof-up by both Maharasht ...More
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25th one-horned rhino killed in Kaziranga |
IANS |
Business Standard , Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Poachers have killed another one-horned rhino, the 25th this year, at the Kaziranga National park in Assam and decamped with its horn, officials said Monday.
The carcass of the rhino was recovered ...More
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State Govt steps to check rhino poaching |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Under pressure to deliver, State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on Monday announced a slew of measures to check unabated killing of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park.
At a hurriedly convened me ...More
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With forest staff on poll duty, villagers attack tigers |
P Naveen |
The Times of India , Monday, November 25, 2013 |
BHOPAL: The turf war between man and beast has come to the fore in the heat of the Madhya Pradesh elections.
With forest employees on election duty and nobody to keep vigil at the Pench Tiger Rese ...More
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7 held for poaching spotted deer in Sankarankoil |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, November 25, 2013 |
TIRUNELVELI: The Tirunelveli forest officials detained seven people on charges of poaching a spotted deer in P Alankulam village, which comes under Sankarankoil range. A sum of Rs 1.75 lakh was coll ...More
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More hands needed to check poaching in Nalsarovar |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: The arrest of six poachers from Nalsarovar Sanctuary's vicinity has raised doubts about the preparedness of the forest department to tackle the menace of poaching. This is the second incide ...More
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Parliamentary panel concern over rhino killings |
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The Assam Tribune , Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
Expressing serious concern over the killing of rhinos by poachers at the Kaziranga National Park, a Parliamentary standing committee team has assured to take up the matter with the concerned Central ...More
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More hands needed to check poaching in Nalsarovar |
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The Times of India , Friday, November 22, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: The arrest of six poachers from Nalsarovar Sanctuary's vicinity has raised doubts about the preparedness of the forest department to tackle the menace of poaching. This is the second incide ...More
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Poacher arrested for killing jumbo |
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The Times of India , Friday, November 22, 2013 |
CUTTACK: A poacher was arrested from Narsinghpur on Thursday for allegedly killing an elephant. The accused, Kumar Pradhan, 45, killed the animal three days back, but the matter came to light on Wedne ...More
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Poacher claims he was picked up on mistaken identity |
Vijay Pinjarkar, |
The Times of India , Friday, November 22, 2013 |
NAGPUR: Dreaded tiger poacher suspected to be Keru Chiyalal Rajgond, who was arrested from Biruhali, 15km from Katni in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, claimed in the court he was not Keru but Makhanlal ...More
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