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Jumbo headcount jumps to 1930 in state |
TNN |
The Times Of India , Friday, June 29, 2012 |
BHUBANESWAR: Here is some good news for elephant lovers. Odisha has witnessed a jump in pachyderm population, from 1886 in 2010 to 1930, according to the latest census report released on Thursday.
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CII, World Bank Group ink pact to save tiger |
IANS |
The Times Of India , Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
WASHINGTON, The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the World Bank Group have agreed to establish the India Wildlife Business Council (IWBC) to promote tiger and biodiversity conservation for s ...More
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Wild animal meat sold openly in states |
Rashme Sehgal |
The Asian Age , Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
Wild boar meat is being sold in Nagpur for Rs80 a kilo. Sambhar meat is available in Bhubaneswar for Rs100 a kilo.
Meat of rare birds, including egrets, moor hen and a variety of wild water birds, is ...More
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Leopard skin seized, two arrested |
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The Hindu , Monday, June 25, 2012 |
The Special Operations Group of Kotdwar police arrested two persons and allegedly recovered a leopard skin and four lakh rupees during checking at Lal Pul on the outskirts of the city on Sunday.
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Despite campaigns, 48 tigers reported dead in 6 months |
soma basu |
The Statesman , Monday, June 25, 2012 |
NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE: Despite nationwide movements and campaigns to save tigers, 48 tigers have been reported dead in the first six months of this year and 19 cases have been clearly stated as cases of ...More
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Wildlife protection: India seeks $30-mn World Bank loan |
Avishek G Dastidar |
The Indian Express , Monday, June 25, 2012 |
With instances of poaching and illegal trade of animal parts increasing in the subcontinent, India has asked for a financial assistance of around $30 million from the World Bank for protection of wild ...More
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Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth in Indonesia |
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The Times Of India , Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
JAKARTA: A highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth to a calf today in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the fifth known birth in captivity for the species in 123 years. ...More
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India seeks $30m World Bank loan for wildlife |
Chetan Chauhan |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, June 22, 2012 |
The environment ministry’s bid to seek US $ 30 million from the World Bank to checking poaching in around 600 national parks and sanctuaries could mean making India’s wildlife laws compliant with the ...More
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Drones set to guard tigers, rhinos from poachers |
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The Hindu , Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
Conservationists in Nepal are to send drone aircraft into the skies to save the endangered tigers and rhinos from poachers.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Nepal said that it has successfully tested two u ...More
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Nepal launches drones to combat poachers |
AFP |
The Times Of India , Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
KATHMANDU: Conservationists in Nepal are to send drone aircraft into the skies in the battle to save the Himalayan nation's endangered tigers and rhinos from poachers.
WWF Nepal said it had succes ...More
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Alarming rise in tiger deaths this year |
Meena Menon |
The Hindu , Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
As you reach the core area bordering the tourism zone at Dhikala in Corbett Tiger Reserve, the road is lined with hotels, some under construction, and on the other side, are yards of plastic garbage. ...More
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The roar gets rare |
N. Shiva Kumar |
The Hindu , Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
Claims and counter-claims by scientists are inordinately delaying translocation of Asiatic lions faced with rapid depletion of habitats
The translocation of the last existing Asiatic lions from the a ...More
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Number of tigers may go up in Panna Reserve |
TNN |
the times of india , Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
BHOPAL: The number of tiger at Panna Tiger Reserve is likely to go up soon. The last tigress translocated to the much talked about Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) last year, and named T-5 is expected to giv ...More
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Alarming rise in tiger deaths in India |
Shobha Roy |
Business Line , Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
At a time when the tiger population is fast dwindling, India has reported an alarming increase in tiger deaths.
An estimated 48 tigers have reportedly died in the first six months of this year (till ...More
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Tour operator held with leopard hide |
Dwaipayan Ghosh |
The Times of India , Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
NEW DELHI: A 34-year-old man, who works as a tour operator, was arrested in the capital for allegedly trying to sell two leopard hides worth around Rs10 lakh in the market.
The accused Vimal Kishore ...More
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Peacock under threat in reserve |
IANS |
The Hindu , Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
India's national bird, the peacock, is under severe threat from nature's vagaries at one of the largest peacock national parks in the country at Naigaon here.
The threat is not from its natural preda ...More
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Peacocks to get a home of their own |
J Arockiaraj, TNN |
the times of india , Monday, June 11, 2012 |
MADURAI: Nestled in the downhill of Tiruparankundram, lies the temple garden spread over more than 15 acres. This area is more than just a garden. For all the peacocks found in this region, the temple ...More
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A piece of green retreat |
ABHA SHARMA |
The Hindu , Sunday, June 10, 2012 |
Already a delight for eyes with its impregnable fortresses, impressive palaces, national parks and tiger sanctuaries, tourists in Rajasthan could now look forward to a new eco tourism destination that ...More
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