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Centre mulls ban on trade in peacock feathers |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, July 05, 2010 |
KOCHI: It's time to dispose of peacock feathers and curios made out of it.
The move comes from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for protecting the national bird. So start packing the peacock f ...More
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Wildlife Dept on high alert |
Rajendra S Markuna | Haldwani |
The Pioneer , Thursday, July 01, 2010 |
The State wildlife department is on high alert following apprehension that there would be an increase in poaching, particularly endangered species like tigers, during the monsoon season. For this the ...More
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R’sthan to shift 2 more tigers to Sariska in July |
Perneet Singh |
The Tribune , Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
Jaipur/Sawai Madhopur, June 26
With the Centre finally giving its nod, the state government is all set to relocate two more tigers, a male and a female, from the Ranthambore National Park to the Sari ...More
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Nine held for poaching |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
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RAIPUR: Nine Chhattisgarh villagers were arrested Friday for poaching a sambar and eating it, an official said.
The animal's skin was recovered from a house in Taldadar village. The men were ...More
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Nine held for poaching |
IANS |
Times of India , Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
RAIPUR: Nine Chhattisgarh villagers were arrested Friday for poaching a sambar and eating it, an official said.
The animal's skin was recovered from a house in Taldadar village. The men were arres ...More
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Manas Reserve gets software to conserve tigers |
Guwahati, (PTI): |
The Deccan Herald , Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
Tiger conservation in the Manas Tiger Reserve will now get help from the cyberworld with the development of a web-based Geographical Information Software on the world-famous nature park bordering Bhut ...More
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Indonesian man arrested for killing tiger in zoo |
AFP |
Times of India , Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested a man who allegedly poisoned and skinned a critically endangered Sumatran tiger in a state-owned zoo, an official said Monday.
Akmamul Mukminin, 24, wa ...More
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Indonesian man arrested for killing tiger in zoo |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested a man who allegedly poisoned and skinned a critically endangered Sumatran tiger in a state-owned zoo, an official said Monday.
Akmamul Mukminin, 24, wa ...More
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Indian customs seize tiger parts on way to China |
AFP |
Times of india , Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
SHILLONG: Customs officers in India have seized two shipments of tiger bones and other animal parts worth $430,000 destined for use in traditional medicine in China, an official said.
The rare suc ...More
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Indian customs seize tiger parts on way to China |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
SHILLONG: Customs officers in India have seized two shipments of tiger bones and other animal parts worth $430,000 destined for use in traditional medicine in China, an official said.
The rare suc ...More
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Only six tigers left in Palamu Tiger Reserve |
Santosh Narayan | Ranchi |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
The Wild Life Department’s tall claims about expenditure on the big cats, their population has registered a decline in the Palamu Tiger Reserve. A recent report submitted by the Centre for Cellular an ...More
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Indian Poachers turn to Nepal |
Utpal Parashar, Hindustan Times |
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
Killing of four poachers inside Kaziranga National Park in north-east India last month was hailed as a major action against poaching of endangered one-horned rhinos.
But the incident may have led to ...More
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Poachers continue to elude Similipal officials’ dragnet |
PNS | Bhubaneswar |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
The Forest Department officials posted in the Similipal reserve forest have failed miserably to track the poachers and have allowed them to hunt down animals with impunity and go scot free.
This wa ...More
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Regulating tourism in tiger resorts |
Brigadier CS Thapa |
The Pioneer , Monday, June 14, 2010 |
Tourism is a popular industry and to stop it altogether will choke the sources of revenue for both the parks and locals alike, and thus the clarification of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh that the ...More
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Elephants go the tiger way in Simlipal Reserve |
Debabrata Mohanty |
The Indian Express , Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
A two-member expert committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has started its investigation into the biggest ever poaching of elephants inside Orissa's famous Simlipal Tiger Rese ...More
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Remote Assam wildlife sanctuary carves out success story |
Guwahati, (PTI) |
The Deccan Herald , Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
Crippled by problems of encroaching and poachers, the Sonai-Rupai animal sanctuary in the remote Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has carved out a success story for itself with sound wildlife manageme ...More
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