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Panna tigers under threat from illegal mining |
Mahim Pratap Singh |
The Hindu: , Friday, January 20, 2012 |
History is waiting to be repeated at the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) as the big cat population is under serious threat in the absence of the crucial and mandatory “buffer zone”.
The declaration of the ...More
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High-tech weapons giving poachers upper hand |
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The Assam Tribune , Friday, January 13, 2012 |
GOLAGHAT, Jan 12 – Every country in the world has been trying to create awareness among nature lovers to protect and conserve forest wealth - flora and fauna. But it is a matter of grave concern ...More
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New Grasslands to Boost Bihar Tigers (CP) |
Sanjeeb Baruah |
The Himachal Times (Dehradun , Sunday, January 08, 2012 |
Bihar is planning to create more grasslands in its only tiger reserve to help support more prey animals for the big cats that currently number 11.
At present, just five percent of the 880-sq km Valm ...More
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Commandos to Protect Tigers in Karnataka (N |
Shubhadeep Choudhury |
The Tribune (Chandigarh), , Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
Shubhadeep Choudhury
Karnataka acquired the distinction of being the first state in India to deploy a commando unit - Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) - to protect its big cat population from po ...More
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Olive Ridley Make Turtle Annual Visit (k) |
Karthileyan Hemalatha |
The Times of India (New Delhi), , Wednesday, January 04, 2012 |
It is the nesting season for Chennai's most important guests – Olive Ridley turtles. Listed as an endangered species under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelys ...More
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Tiger Trail (CP) |
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The Times of India (New Delhi) , Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
The latest tiger population census showed the numbers rising from 1,411 in 2008 to an estimated 1,706. Yet the National Tiger Conservation Authority seems not to be taking any chances. It’s to conduct ...More
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Karnataka Tigers Get Commando Security (CP) |
Kestur Vasuki |
The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
Karnataka will have a commando force – Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) – to protect its diminishing big cat population from smugglers and poachers, for the first time in India.
Come January 4, ...More
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Man-Animal Conflict Hurting Leopard the Most (CP) |
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The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Monday, December 26, 2011 |
The Indian leopard is commonly referred as ‘guldar’ and because of the spots on tis body colloquially called tendua, baghera, sona cheeta and in vernacular Marathi karda. They are being exterminated n ...More
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Man-animal conflict hurting leopard the most |
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The Pioneer , Monday, December 26, 2011 |
The Indian leopard is commonly referred as guldar and because of the spots on its body colloquially called tendua, baghera, sona cheeta and in vernacular Marathi karda. They are being exterminated n ...More
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Poor Tiger Conservation Worries Uttarakhand (CP) |
Rajendra S. Markuna |
The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
In view of increasing number of deaths of tigers outside the hitherto protected Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) this year, the State Government has expressed serious concern over poor tiger conservation e ...More
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39 Tiger Reserves Mired in Problems (N) |
Rashme Sehgal |
The Asian Age (New Delhi) , Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
A Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of the functioning of India’s 39 tiger reserves has come down heavily on India’s premier Corbett Tiger Reserve (TR), which due to its high-profile nature sh ...More
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Drop in MP's tiger population cause of concern |
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The Pioneer , Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
With the tiger population in the State declining from 300 in 2006 to 257 in the 2011 census wildlife experts have called for more efforts by the Forest Department to solve pending cases of poachin ...More
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Depressing Tales of Wildlife Being Destroyed Willfully (N) |
Hiranmay Karlekar |
The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
Moushumi Basu’s report in The Pioneer of December 19, 2011, about the translocation of a tiger cub, rescued in Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, and released in Panna Tiger Reserve in the same St ...More
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Coordination Between Centre and State Must (CP) |
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Hindustan Times (New Delhi) , Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
Honorary wildlife of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), Brijendra Singh said that better coordination between centre and state forest departments was necessary to safeguard tigers in Uttarakhand.
He also ...More
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Snow Leopard Images in NDBR Talk of the Town (CP) |
Nihi Sharma Sahani |
Hindustan Times (New Delhi) , Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
‘Himu’ or snow leopard, the lucky mascot of the ongoing 19th all India forest sports meet, has shown a remarkable presence in Uttarakhand. Caught in camera traps installed under a project of United Na ...More
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Govt Blames Staff Shortage for Wildlife Protection (k) |
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The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
The Government on Monday blamed the shortage of adequate manpower for the inaction against poachers of endangered species of wildlife and admitted it has to depend on States for the job. This is despi ...More
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Tigers, Leopards Continue to Die In Uttarakhand (CP) |
Arun Pratap Shing |
The Himachal Times (New Delhi) , Monday, December 19, 2011 |
19 December 2011
Despite the dwindling number of Tigers the world over, Uttarakhand continues to be rather negligent about the rising number of feline deaths here. Though, Uttarakhand boasts of a blo ...More
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Bear cubs to be released in wild |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, December 15, 2011 |
ITANAGAR, Dec 14 – Four orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs raised at Kaziranga National Park have been shifted to Mehao wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley for rehabilitation.
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Alarm Bells Ringing as Leopard Deaths Climb Up (CP) |
Nihi Sharma Sahani |
Hindustan Times (New Delhi) , Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
Uttarakhand is becoming a threat zone for big cats. That is why leopard deaths are increasing with each passing year.
According to the statistics of Wildlife protection Society of India (WPSI) the s ...More
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