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Rights of Forest Dwellers (k) |
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The Himachal Times (Dehradun) , Saturday, December 10, 2011 |
Despite paying lip service to the rights of the forest dwellers which began with Congress President Sonia Gandhi championing their cause, nothing much has really been done to ensure their welfare. The ...More
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TIGERS WERE KILLED ONLY OUTSIDE PANNA: STUDY |
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The Pioneer , Saturday, December 10, 2011 |
With a study on tiger poaching revealing that the big cats were killed only when they ventured outside Panna Tiger Reserve, the call for creating a functional buffer zone has gained momentum, writes ...More
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Let the Elephants Dance in Joy (N) |
Hiranmay Karlekar |
The Pioneer (Dehradun) , Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
The idea of the elephant”, Arthur Schopenhauer said, “is imperishable”. It is difficult not to concur. These behemoths have fascinated humans throughout the ages. The Arthashastra calls for the protec ...More
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51 Tigers Died in’ll, U’kand Worst: Report (CP) |
Avijit Ghosh and Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India (New Delhi) , Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
Fifty-one tigers have died in different states of India between January and December 5, 2011 according to statistics collated by a prominent wildlife NGO. A tigress shot dead outside Kaziranga Park in ...More
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51 tigers died in 2011: Report |
Avijit Ghosh & Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN |
Times of India , Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: Fifty-one tigers have died in different states of India between January and Dec 5, 2011, according to statistics collated by a prominent wildlife NGO. A tigress shot dead outside Kaziranga ...More
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Hope Floats for a ‘Great’ Indian Bird (CP) |
Pratul Sharma |
Mail Today, (New Delhi) , Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
The Heaviest and the smallest members of the bustard family – the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Floricans – finally have some hope. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has come up w ...More
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Snow leopards return to Kargil areas |
Archit Watts/TNS |
The Tribune , Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
Jammu, November 28
With peace in the Kargil sector, snow leopards are again seen in the area. Due to the Kargil War in 1999, most of the wildlife species, including snow leopards, had abandoned the ...More
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Jawans fail to turn up for interrogation in chinkara case |
Vimal Bhatia, TNN |
Times of India , Monday, November 28, 2011 |
JAISALMER: The poaching of three chinkaras by army jawans in Barmer district has now taken another turn with the jawans failing to turn up for interrogation before the forest officials. On Sunday, the ...More
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Migratory birds throng Valley |
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The Tribune , Monday, November 28, 2011 |
Srinagar, November 27
With winter setting in the Valley, over 6 lakh migratory birds from Europe and Central Asia have flocked to the Hokersar bird reserve and other wetlands in the Valley.Every year ...More
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Exotic migratory birds fall prey to poachers |
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The Pioneer , Monday, November 28, 2011 |
Despite the decline in the number of exotic migratory birds this winter in the coal and steel belt of Dhanbad-Bokaro in Jharkhand, poachers continue to kill the winter visitors. The exotic migratory b ...More
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Tiger Conservation Plan proposal for Kanha sent to NTCA |
RITESH MISHRA | BHOPAL |
The Pioneer , Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
The Forest Department of the Madhya Pradesh has recently sent the third proposal of Tiger Conservation Plan (TCP) for Kanha Tiger Reserve to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
Earlier two ...More
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Tiger poaching in Panna a cause of concern |
PIONEER |
The Pioneer , Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
Though as many as 19 tigers were killed by poachers in Panna Tiger Reserve since 1989 the authorities have failed to trace the poachers. This has been stated in a report by the Panna Tiger Reserve in ...More
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India’s Other Tiger (k) |
Richard Branson |
The Economic Times (New Delhi) , Friday, November 25, 2011 |
The day the United Nations announced that the seven billionth person entered the world, I had made my way to Jim Corbett National Park to learn more about the situation facing India’s wild tigers. As ...More
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Siberian avian visitors flock to ‘warmer’ terai climes |
RAJENDRA S MARKUNA | HALDWANI |
The Pioneer , Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
With mercury registering a new low with every passing day, a wide variety of migratory birds from far trans-Siberian zones have started visiting to the warm terai/bhawar of Uttarakhand.
Visit of t ...More
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Number of sea turtles visiting Kerala shores dwindling |
Viju B, TNN |
Times of India , Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Unpolluted Kerala beaches have always been the favourite nesting grounds for marine turtles, but their imprints may soon be washed away for ever.
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Plans to Strengthen Forest Divisions of CTR (CP) |
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Hindustan Times (New Delhi) , Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
In view of tiger poaching cases reported in Sharda range of Haldwani division recently, the state forest department is laying emphasis on tiger conservation in adjoining forest divisions of Corbett Ti ...More
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