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Rich monsoon poses threat to wildlife |
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DNA India , Monday, August 19, 2013 |
Poachers get hunting chances as jungles are rendered inaccessible during rains.
Every time when Rajasthan receives rich monsoon, it brings joy to the desert state. But, a good monsoon also trigge ...More
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Concern over growing threats to lesser wildlife |
SIVASISH THAKUR |
The Assam Tribune , Sunday, August 18, 2013 |
GUWAHATI, Aug 17 – The threat posed to mega species such as tiger, rhino and elephant by the multi-billion-dollar illegal trade in wildlife is well known, but not many would be aware that a number o ...More
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The Lizard Wizard |
Vikram Jit Singh |
The Hindustan Times , Sunday, August 18, 2013 |
Most people can recall headlines about Indian Wall lizards "poisoning" school mid-day meals. Housewives, too, live in dread of these ceiling spooks falling into boiling milk and ensuring the family ...More
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Quails, swiftlets out of govt safety cover |
Chetan Chauhan |
The Hindustan Times , Saturday, August 17, 2013 |
Hunting of the finest birds such as Japanese quails and Edible-nest swiftlets would not be a crime soon.
The government is considering removing these birds from the endangered list of the Wildlife Pr ...More
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Monitor lizard poaching: Fifth accused cop arrested |
TNN |
The Times of India , Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
CHANDRAPUR: Forest officers arrested the fifth cop ArunBhasarkar, absconding for over a month in monitor lizard poaching case on Tuesday. He was remanded to four days of forest custody remand by the c ...More
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Melghat tiger poaching: Nine suspects hiding in Baner held |
Chandan Haygunde |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
The Maharashtra state forest department arrested nine persons, including two women, from Pune in connection with the sensational Melghat tiger poaching. Some of them are said to be dreaded tiger poa ...More
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Taking the wrong shot: Nawab kills leopard |
Vikram Jit Singh |
The Times of India , Monday, August 12, 2013 |
CHANDIGARH: He prefers to be addressed as NawabShafat Ali Khan of Hyderabad. He carries a modern-day cannon: a powerful, bolt-action .458 Magnum by American riflemakers Winchester. This weapon can s ...More
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Cong MP seeks 'World Tiger Capital' title for Nagpur |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, August 12, 2013 |
Describing Nagpur as "Tiger Gateway of India", a senior Congress MP from Maharashtra today asked the Centre to declare the city as "World Tiger Capital".
"Vidarbha has 80 per cent of Maharashtra's ...More
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Notorious tiger poachers among 9 arrested in Pune |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, August 12, 2013 |
NAGPUR: A team of Melghat forest officials netted nine tiger poachers from Pune in the wee hours of Sunday. Among those arrested were prize catch Luchi and veteran poacher Lupustan.
Sources said a ...More
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Pythons rock the garden |
Vikram Jit Singh |
Hindustan Times , Monday, August 12, 2013 |
Last month, a spectacled cobra was found coyly coiled in Rock Garden creator Nek Chand's home. Chand was terrorised. He feared cobras may not spare an old man like him. Fact is there have been no snak ...More
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58 tigers die in Madhya Pradesh in past five years |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Sunday, August 11, 2013 |
BHOPAL: As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya Pradesh.
Of the total deaths reported, nine were ...More
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58 tigers die in Madhya Pradesh in past five years |
PTI |
The Times of India , Sunday, August 11, 2013 |
BHOPAL: As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya Pradesh.
Of the total deaths reported, nine we ...More
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Endangered monkey's population increases in China |
IANS |
The Times of India , Saturday, August 10, 2013 |
BEIJING: The number of black snub-nosed monkeys, an endangered species, has increased from 2,000 to over 3,000 since the 1990s, Chinese scientists announced.
The monkeys, known in China as Yunnan g ...More
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National tiger census to kick off in December |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, August 09, 2013 |
NAGPUR: In 2006, 1,114 tigers roamed the country's forests. In 2010, that number rose to 1,706. Come 2014, will Waghpurians and other tiger lovers across the country have a reason to rejoice? Or will ...More
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Tiger poachers' bail plea rejected |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Thursday, August 08, 2013 |
NAGPUR: Judicial magistrate first class RB Raja on Wednesday rejected the bail application of three organized tiger poachers belonging to the Baheliya community. At the same time, the court granted ...More
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