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| ‘Asian unicorn' at risk of extinction from poaching |
| Erin Hale |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, May 22, 2012 |
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Poaching in Vietnam and Laos may be driving the “Asian unicorn” to extinction, warns the WWF on the twentieth anniversary of its discovery.
The saola is an antelope-like reclusive species that lives ...More
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| Web app to keep track of Indian tigers |
| IANS |
| the sentinel , Monday, May 21, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI, May 20: A web application powered by a team of enthusiastic naturalists, conservationists, photographers and national park visitors using their cameras, smart phones and videos has been try ...More
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| Three cheers: Tiger number up in Panna |
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| The times of india , Sunday, May 20, 2012 |
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BHOPAL: Tiger population revival programme in India has received a boost with one more tigress named T-2 giving birth to three cubs in the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), in eastern Madhya Pradesh. With ...More
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| Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths |
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| the times of india , Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over recent tiger deaths in the country, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said her ministry is constantly looking into the reasons for it.
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| Tamil Nadu sanctions Rs 8 crore for butterfly park |
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| The Times of India , Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government today proposed setting up a butterfly park in chief minister J Jayalalithaa's constituency Srirangam at a cost of over eight crore rupees.
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| Award for protecting wildlife |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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Harbhajan Singh presenting the ‘Wildlife Service Award' to forest guard Govinda in Bangalore on Sunday. Minister for Small Scale Industries Raju Goud, Jungles Lodges and Resorts Managing Director An ...More
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| Animal treatment centre at Seminary Hills proposed |
| Proshun Chakraborty, TNN |
| The times of india , Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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NAGPUR: The state forest department has proposed to build a wild animal treatment and rescue centre at Seminary Hills. The proposal was submitted to principal secretary (forest) Pravin Pardesi on Frid ...More
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| Animal treatment centre at Seminary Hills proposed |
| Proshun Chakraborty, TNN |
| the times of india , Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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NAGPUR: The state forest department has proposed to build a wild animal treatment and rescue centre at Seminary Hills. The proposal was submitted to principal secretary (forest) Pravin Pardesi on Frid ...More
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| 28 elephants electrocuted in the last two years |
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| The Hindu , Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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Most of the deaths reported in Kodagu and Mysore districts
The news that 28 elephants have died in the State in the last two years due to electrocution comes as a shocker. Most of these incidents hav ...More
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| E-eye to keep a tab on tigers in Corbett |
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| Times of India , Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: With poachers posing a massive threat to tigers in India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park for round-the- ...More
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| Inside Story — Wild antelope chase |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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The Jayamangali blackbuck conservation reserve is slowly losing its treasured animal to development
“The last time I was here, I was almost lost looking for it. No one understood when I asked for the ...More
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| Forest Department to act against illegal saw mills |
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| The Sentinel , Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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GUWAHATI, April 17: Will the axe finally fall on illegal saw mills in the State? Maybe. State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday issued orders to forest department officials to evict all il ...More
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| A faceless mob corners the cat |
| Blind rage |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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The life span of an Indian leopard in the wild is supposed to be 12-17 years. However, the animal’s life span is increasingly being cut short. Humans, in the guise of a faceless mob, are punishing eac ...More
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| India lost 337 tigers in last decade, reveals RTI |
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| Times of India , Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: Over 300 tigers lost their lives in and outside various reserves in the country in the last decade, an RTI query has revealed.
Out of a total of 337 big cats, which died due to poaching, ...More
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