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Hog deer rescued in Orang National Park |
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The Assam Tribune , Saturday, January 08, 2011 |
KALAIGAON, Jan 7 – The Forest staff of the Orang National Park rescued a female hog deer at Badaliborali village in Darrang district, 10 km from the boundary of the park, which had strayed out of the ...More
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Call for river dolphin conservation measures |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, January 06, 2011 |
GUWAHATI, Jan 5 – With threats to the sihu or Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) being still real in Assam, there is a need to take strong protective steps to ensure their survival. Better awaren ...More
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Call for river dolphin conservation measures |
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The Assam Tribune , Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
GUWAHATI, Jan 5 – With threats to the sihu or Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) being still real in Assam, there is a need to take strong protective steps to ensure their survival. Better awa ...More
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Meghalaya to create new elephant reserve |
Newmai News |
The Assam Tribue , Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
SHILLONG, Jan 5 – With more than 2,000 elephants in Meghalaya facing an acute shortage of space and food especially in East Garo Hills district and a few areas bordering West Khasi Hills district, ...More
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Forest Gujjars get quota in tiger force |
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The Telegraph , Tuesday, January 04, 2011 |
Lucknow, Jan. 3: Van Gujjars, the mountain gypsies ousted from their camping sites in the Corbett and Rajaji national parks in the mid-nineties, have been granted 30 per cent reservation as forest gua ...More
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‘Something solid needed to conserve tigers' |
Paritosh Kimothi | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
The honorary wildlife warden of the Corbett National Park and National Tiger Conservation Authority member Brijendra Singh has said that measures like formation of a special tiger protection force ...More
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‘Poachers’ exploit technical loopholes for fishing in RNP |
Paritosh Kimothi | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
Those involved in illegal fishing are taking advantage of a technical loophole to fish in the waters of the Ganga and Song in the Rajaji National Park (RNP) simply by undertaking their activities ...More
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Four Pobitora rhinos for Manas |
Haramohan Barman |
The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
BARPETA Dec 27 – The world famous Manas National Park cum Tiger Project is soon going to add another feather to its cap when four more rhinos would be brought to the park on December 29. According to ...More
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Clean Ganga project underway to up dolphin population |
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Times of India , Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
MAMALLAPURAM: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to get down to cleaning the Ganges river in order to revive the freshwater dolphin population, Union minister for environment a ...More
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Clean Ganges project underway to up dolphin population |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
MAMALLAPURAM (Kancheepuram): The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to roll up its sleeves and get down to cleaning the Ganges river in order to revive the river's freshwater dolph ...More
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Migration poses threat to endangered species |
Rajendra S Markuna | Haldwani |
The Pioneer , Saturday, December 25, 2010 |
Endangered species like musk deer, snow leopard, which migrate to mid-Himalayan regions of Pithoragarh and other parts of hill State to protect themselves from freezing cold coupled with intermitt ...More
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Sting helps forest dept officials nail wildlife smuggler |
Paritosh Kimothi | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Friday, December 24, 2010 |
The Uttarakhand Forest Department has arrested one wildlife commodity smuggler from the interiors of Dharchula in Pithoragarh district after it was confirmed that he had offered to sell the pelts of ...More
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