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Concern over unabated killing of rhinos |
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The Assam Tribune , Sunday, March 03, 2013 |
With rhinos in Kaziranga National Park being targeted by poachers with impunity and beleaguered forest authorities doing little more than groping in the dark, serious questions have arisen over the lo ...More
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Another rhino killed in Kaziranga, toll goes up to 9 |
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The Time of India , Saturday, March 02, 2013 |
GUWAHATI: Poachers continue to kill rhinos with impunity in Kaziranga National Park, making a mockery of the anti-poaching measures taken up by the forest department recently.
A group of poachers s ...More
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Govt's green concern reflects in allocations |
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The Pioneer , Friday, March 01, 2013 |
The allocation to Environment Ministry shows an increase of Rs630.70 crore in 2013-2014, which is a hike of 31.54 per cent from the Budget last year. This is, however, 0.001 per cent of the total budg ...More
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Another rhino killed in Kaziranga |
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The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
JORHAT: Poachers killed another rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park on Monday. Forest staff found the carcass of the rhino at the park's Agoratoli range with the horn was missing.
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Leopard found dead in Kanha reserve |
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The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
BHOPAL: A leopard was found dead in the Mukki range of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) on Monday. The carcass was found near Sondar area, during the elephant patrolling, said park director J S Chouhan.
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Hunger pangs drive big cats to villages near forests |
Bipin Chand Agarwal |
The Times of India , Monday, February 18, 2013 |
SHRAVASTI: Human-animal conflict is on the rise in areas adjoining wildlife sanctuaries. Absence of natural prey in forests coupled with easy availability in human areas has led big cats to frequent ...More
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Yet another one-horned rhino poached in Assam |
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The Assam Tribune , Friday, February 15, 2013 |
GUWAHATI, Jan 14 (IANS): Suspected poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam's Manas National Park and took away its horn. The carcass was spotted by forest officials Monday.
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Tiger poaching near Nagpur confirmed |
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The Indian Express , Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
The Forest department has arrested seven people for poaching a big cat, whose carcass was found in the Deolapar range of Nagpur Territorial Forest last week, near Pench Tiger Reserve and recovered par ...More
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Rhino poaching emerges as big threat to Manas |
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The Assam Tribune , Monday, January 21, 2013 |
GUWAHATI, Jan 20 – Manas National Park is confronting serious dangers only a short time after it was able to reacquire its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Forest officials who have worked in Manas ...More
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N-E tribals pick up guns to oppose tiger reserve |
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The Hindustan Times , Monday, January 21, 2013 |
From joblessness to lack of development, militants in the northeast have fought for several causes over the years. Here’s the latest reason they’re picking up guns — dislike for a proposed tiger reser ...More
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Rhino poaching emerges as big threat to Manas |
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The Assam Tribune , Monday, January 21, 2013 |
GUWAHATI, Jan 20 – Manas National Park is confronting serious dangers only a short time after it was able to reacquire its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Forest officials who have worked in M ...More
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Wetland in search of a ‘Salim Ali’ |
Manoj Misra |
The Hindu , Monday, January 21, 2013 |
Alwara Taal in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district is in urgent need for official attention to save it from poaching activities and pollution
It first caught our attention on a Google Earth image as a ...More
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Mystery behind Deolapar tiger poaching solved |
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Economic Times , Monday, January 21, 2013 |
NAGPUR: With the arrest of seven persons, the mystery behind poaching of a tiger in Harnakund nullah in Deolapar forest range, 55km from here in the buffer zone of Pench tiger reserve, has been solved ...More
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Wetland in search of a ‘Salim Ali’ |
Manoj Misra |
The Hindu , Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
It first caught our attention on a Google Earth image as a markedly unusual geographical feature, located along a pronounced meander in the river Yamuna. Later, a reference to the road map of Uttar Pr ...More
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Survival of rhino at risk due to horn trade: Report |
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The Hindu , Friday, January 18, 2013 |
Escalating levels of poaching and illegal trade in rhino horns are seriously undermining rhino conservation efforts, putting the survival of the species at risk, according to a report by two global co ...More
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600 pieces of ivory seized |
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The Telegraph , Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
The head of the port operations at the port, Gitau Gitau confirmed the seizure, but said no arrests had been made. Mr Gitau said the documents used to ship the cargo would be used to track its owners. ...More
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