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Star-crossed |
N. Shiva Kumar |
The Hindu , Monday, August 06, 2012 |
Highly sought after in the international market as a pet item, Indian star tortoises are being increasingly smuggled out of the country
The information of a camouflaged consignment that was being tr ...More
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Coal mining threat to tigers: Greenpeace |
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Indian Express , Friday, August 03, 2012 |
So many threats... and so much money to be made – the trade off is tragically tilted against the Indian tigers.
Coal mining for electricity generation is the biggest threat to India's tigers, a repo ...More
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Stricken at the core |
Avishek G Dastidar : New Delhi, |
The Indian Express , Wednesday, August 01, 2012 |
The interim ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves has already started to tell on those who depend on tourists.
Tour operators across India are coping with a large number of cancellations an ...More
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Greens see timber mafia hand in protest against officer |
Jayaraj Sivan, TNN |
Times of India , Wednesday, August 01, 2012 |
COIMBATORE/ CHENNAI: Environmental activists allege that the allegation levelled against V C Rahul, an assistant conservator of forests, that he assaulted a forest guard and three watchmen attached to ...More
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Tourism ban will not help the Big Cat |
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Business lines , Friday, July 27, 2012 |
The Supreme Court’s decision banning tourism in core areas of tiger habitats overlooks several critical considerations. It will harm, rather then help, the cause of tiger conservation.
For a start, ...More
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Regulate tiger tourism |
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The Asian Age , Friday, July 27, 2012 |
Environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court order banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves. Tour operators have not. Wildlife tours attract sizeable numbers, and the tourism industry fear ...More
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Himalayan Tahr herd sighted again after yrs |
PNS | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
The increased sightings of the Himalayan Tahr in some areas near the Indo-Tibet border in Chamoli district have buoyed the spirits of wildlife researchers and forest department staff. In spite of the ...More
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SC cages tiger tour, stirs deep concern |
OUR BUREAU |
The Telegraph , Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
New Delhi, July 24: The Supreme Court today banned tourism in the core areas of India’s tiger reserves till further orders, fuelling fears among tour operators and some conservationists that people wo ...More
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Curiosity kills the cat, rules SC |
PNS | New Delhi |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
Ordering an immediate ban on all tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, parks and sanctuaries, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set a three-week deadline for all those States which are ye ...More
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Development vs space imperils man, animal |
Moushumi Basu | New Delhi |
The Pioneer , Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
Be it the shooting down of black buck in Maharashtra by the kin of a State Minister recently or the killing of a six-year-old girl by a leopard in the State on the fringes of Sanjay Gandhi National Pa ...More
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Bodies of 14 rare Sumatran tigers seized |
AFP |
Times of India , Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
JAKARTA: Indonesian police seized 14 preserved bodies of critically-endangered Sumatran tigers in a raid on a house near Jakarta, a spokesman said Thursday.
A man identified as F.R. was arrested Tue ...More
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Chinkara found dead in Sirsa village, poaching suspected |
Bhaskar Mukherjee, TNN |
The Times of India , Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
SIRSA: In yet another incident of alleged poaching, a young chinkara was found shot dead in Raipur village of the district on Monday morning.
The chinkara's death comes within days of five blackbucks ...More
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Russia loan for N-plant |
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT |
The Telegraph , Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
New Delhi, July 17: Russia today signed a protocol granting India soft loans to cover more than half the cost of two more nuclear power plants at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, where two 1000MW Russian r ...More
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Floods a boon for Kaziranga National Park |
Mobaraque Hussain |
The Assam Tribune , Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
MIRZA, July 17 – Despite widespread concern about death of a large number of wild animals during the annual deluge, floods are a boon for survival of the flora and fauna in Kaziranga National Park.
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