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Tiger crisis due to State-sponsored ‘game hunting’ |
Mahim Pratap Singh |
The Hindu , Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
BHOPAL: With Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh declaring 2010 as the Year of the Tiger, some ghosts about the depletion and near-extinction of the big cats need to be dug out from t ...More
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Wild elephant's skull found in forest |
Thiruvananthapuram, (PTI): |
The Deccan Herald , Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
The skull of a wild elephant has been found in a canal in a forest at Kummannoor in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district.
The Wildlife Department was examining the remains of the jumbo to ascertain ...More
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Now dog squad to prevent wildlife crimes |
PNS | Ranchi |
The Pioneer , Thursday, October 01, 2009 |
As against the new initiative of ‘Wildlife Crime Control Bureau’, Sniffer dogs’ squad will now prevent Wildlife Crimes in the State.
Dog-handlers from six different States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand ...More
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M.P. tiger conservation steps found wanting |
Mahim Pratap Singh |
The Hindu , Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Government’s response to several initiatives by the Union Government for tiger conservation has been cold if information from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests ( ...More
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Illegal electric fencing kills tusker in Haridwar |
Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
In yet another case of man-animal conflict, a young tusker was electrocuted on Monday after it got trapped in an illegal electric fencing allegedly raised by a sugarcane farmer. The incident occurred ...More
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Mixed response to decision on wild boar hunting |
Bipin Bhardwaj / Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Monday, September 28, 2009 |
Jalandhar, September 27
The state government’s decision on the hunting of wild boars has evoked mixed response with wildlife experts saying hunting be allowed under the supervision of the department. ...More
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Now, report wildlife crimes online |
Staff Reporter | Bhopal |
The Pioneer , Monday, September 28, 2009 |
There is some good news for the animal lovers and conservationists of the State as they now have the facility to report wildlife crimes directly to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Th ...More
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Bullets rain down on battleground Kaziranga |
Naresh Mitra, TNN |
Times of India , Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
GUWAHATI: Kaziranga shuddered as bullets rained down on the forest terrain. Barely recovering from the triple blow dealt out on Saturday, the national park braced itself for more trauma as poachers an ...More
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Maneka part of tiger panel |
AGE CORRESPONDENT/ New Delhi |
The Asian Age , Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
Sept. 21: The Centre has reconstituted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Its new members also include anthropologist Urmila Pingle, Magsaysay Award winner Prakash Muralaidhar Amte and ...More
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Govt reconstitutes tiger conservation body |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: The government has reconstituted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) with prominent wildlife activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi as one of its members.
Headed by Union enviro ...More
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Govt reconstitutes tiger conservation body |
PTI |
Times of India , Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: The government has reconstituted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) with prominent wildlife activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi as one of its members.
Headed by Union enviro ...More
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India to ask neighbours to help in tiger conservation |
PTI |
Times of India , Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: After China's lukewarm response to the issue of tiger poaching, India is pinning hopes on other neighbouring countries having population of the big cats to curb trade in parts an ...More
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India fails to make headway with China on saving tigers |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Friday, September 18, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: Recent talks between India and China on saving the critically endangered tiger were "not a great success", minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh admitted on Thursday.
The t ...More
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Poachers trying to poison rhinos at Kaziranga |
IANS |
Times of India , Friday, September 18, 2009 |
KAZIRANGA (ASSAM): Forest authorities in India's northeastern state of Assam have intensified patrol at a famed national park as there are fears that poacher gangs might try and kill animals by poison ...More
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Poachers trying to poison rhinos at Kaziranga |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Friday, September 18, 2009 |
KAZIRANGA (ASSAM): Forest authorities in India's northeastern state of Assam have intensified patrol at a famed national park as there are fears that poacher gangs might try and kill animals by poison ...More
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Centre convenes meetings to discuss tiger deaths |
New Delhi, PTI |
The Deccan Herald , Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meeting with 17 tiger-range states to look into the reasons for the unabated deaths of the feline.
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Centre convenes meetings to discuss tiger deaths |
PTI |
Times of India , Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meetings with 17 tiger-range states to look into the reasons for the unabated deaths of the f ...More
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