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Govt plans to allow limited hunting of neelgais, boars |
Vivek Trivedi | Bhopal |
The Pioneer , Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
Despite undertaking several translocation operations for wild animals in the recent past and having few more similar projects in the pipeline, the State Forest Department is reluctant to undertake t ...More
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Naval ship captures Myanmarese poachers |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
Mumbai: Indian naval ship Batti Malv apprehended three boats with 23 Myanmarese poachers off Interview Island in the Andaman Islands on last Tuesday, a Defence press release has announced.
A prelimin ...More
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Focus on cats, so poachers kill birds, reptiles |
PNS | DEHRADUN |
The Pioneers , Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
Though the Forest Department is officially undertaking measures to prevent the poaching of wild animals, wildlife activists allege that the trapping of smaller creatures including birds and reptil ...More
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Trapped leopard dies outside Gir |
TNN |
The Times of India , Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
AHMEDABAD: A leopard, which ensnared in trap meant for wild boars, died outside the Gir forest on Friday night. The forest department arrested Paresh Nagji for laying two traps made of two-wheeler's c ...More
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Tiger man of India Fateh Singh Rathore leaves the forest |
Dharmendra Khandal |
The Financial Express , Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
Perhaps even today, the tiger walks down to his farmhouse sharp at 4 am, stands with head cocked to one side, roars in defiance and walks off into the dense undergrowth. But Fateh Singh Rathore is out ...More
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Call to evict encroachers from Orang |
Spl Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
NEW DELHI, March 7 – In the face of the threat posed by encroachment in Orang National Park by illegal Bangladeshi migrants, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramen Deka has urged the Centre to pre ...More
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Save tiger workshop to kick off Corbett platinum jubilee |
Pioneer News Service | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
The Corbett National Park platinum jubilee celebrations will begin with a workshop on strategies for preservation of the tigers of Corbett and landscape for the coming 25 years.
The workshop will b ...More
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Forest officials ready to face summer's challenges |
V.S. Palaniappan |
The Hindu , Friday, March 04, 2011 |
COIMBATORE: Even as summer is fast approaching, the Forest Department officials are busy gearing up to face a number of challenges they normally encounter during the season.
The officials have almost ...More
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Leopard dies after being hit by vehicle |
SR | Bhopal |
The Pioneer , Thursday, March 03, 2011 |
A leopard reportedly died after being run over by a speeding vehicle in Shivpuri late afternoon on Wednesday. The forest staff was on way to gather the carcass of the 'wild animal' till reports last ...More
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14 tigers died in two months in India |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: As many as 14 tigers have died in the country till February this year alone, including two due to poaching, environment minister Jairam Ramesh told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Replying to a q ...More
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20 peacocks found dead in Punjab |
PTI |
Times of India , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
HOSHIARPUR (Punjab): In a suspected case of poisoning, twenty peacocks were found dead in the fields of a village in the district, a wildlife official said.
According to district forest officer Sa ...More
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14 tigers died in two months in India |
IANS |
Times of India , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: As many as 14 tigers have died in the country till February this year alone, including two due to poaching, environment minister Jairam Ramesh told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Replying to a q ...More
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20 peacocks found dead in Punjab |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
HOSHIARPUR (Punjab): In a suspected case of poisoning, twenty peacocks were found dead in the fields of a village in the district, a wildlife official said.
According to district forest officer Sa ...More
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20 peacocks found dead in Hoshiarpur |
PTI |
The Times of India , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
HOSHIARPUR: In a suspected case of poisoning, 20 peacocks were on Tuesday found dead in the fields of a village in the district, a wildlife official said.
According to District Forest Officer Satnam ...More
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KNP saw 68 rhino deaths in 2010 |
Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune , Monday, February 28, 2011 |
GOLAGHAT, Feb 27 – In the world famous Kaziranga National Park altogether 68 rhinos, 11 elephants and five tigers had died in the year 2010. During the same period several poachers were also killed by ...More
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Villa too close for tiger hub comfort. |
Aravind Gowda |
Mail Today , Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
POACHING and encroachment into the tiger's domain have already contributed to the big cat becoming a highly endangered species and its relegation to man- made sanctuaries.
However, a different kin ...More
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HP, Uttrakhand join hands |
Pratibha Chauhan |
The Tribune , Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
Shimla, February 25
The Himachal and the Uttrakhand Police will jointly launch an offensive against poachers and those involved in smuggling of leopard skin and other animal parts by routing the bann ...More
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Bengal foresters suspect jumbos being poisoned |
Shiv Sahay Singh |
The Indian Express , Friday, February 25, 2011 |
Even elephants are not safe in Bengal’s strife-torn Junglemahal. Maoist camps block their migration routes, and hostile locals poison them.
Three elephants were found dead in the area in December and ...More
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Leopard’s death was accidental: Probe |
Megha Mann/Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
The probe, conducted into the death of a leopard in Khera Kalmot village here on November 19, has revealed that the leopard had got caught in the trap, which was laid for others animals in the area.
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With tiger protection, poachers eye leopards |
Rashme Sehgal |
The Asian Age , Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
With the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) working overtime to protect the tiger population, poachers have now shifted their attention to killing leopards and selling their body parts as tige ...More
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