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State gearing to eliminate poaching: Minister |
R. Ilangovan |
The Hindu , Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
SALEM: To strengthen anti-poaching drive in the forests, Tamil Nadu Government has decided to upgrade the weaponry of forest guards and rangers besides procuring latest communication tools.
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Another tiger killed, Uttarakhand’s toll touches seven |
Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Monday, August 03, 2009 |
Uttarakhand witnessed its seventh tiger death in 2009 on Saturday at the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve when forest officials found the decayed carcass of a four-year-old male cat in a rivulet at Mandal fores ...More
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SAARC leaders to visit Sariska Tiger Reserve |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Friday, July 31, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: India will showcase its success story in re-introducing tigers in Rajasthan's Sariska reserve to the SAARC nations when their foreign ministers meet here next month.
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SAARC leaders to visit Sariska Tiger Reserve |
PTI |
Times of India , Friday, July 31, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: India will showcase its success story in re-introducing tigers in Rajasthan's Sariska reserve to the SAARC nations when their foreign ministers meet here next month.
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US House acts to shield marine turtles, sea otters |
AP |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: The southern sea otter and the marine turtle would get federal help in their struggles to survive under bills the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday.
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US House acts to shield marine turtles, sea otters |
AP |
Times of India , Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: The southern sea otter and the marine turtle would get federal help in their struggles to survive under bills the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday.
The House voted 316-107 to ...More
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Demand for rhino horn fuels poaching in India, Africa |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: A boom in demand for rhino horns has fuelled poaching in Asia, including India, and Africa, according to a new study.
About 10 rhinos have been poached in India and at least seven in N ...More
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Demand for rhino horn fuels poaching in India, Africa |
IANS |
Times of India , Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: A boom in demand for rhino horns has fuelled poaching in Asia, including India, and Africa, according to a new study.
About 10 rhinos have been poached in India and at least seven in N ...More
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Rising poaching graph rings alarm bells |
Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
The Pioneer , Monday, July 27, 2009 |
Wildlife poaching has reached alarming proportions in Uttarakhand. Forest sources have confirmed that a tusker and a Himalayan Black Bear lost their lives in poaching within a week. Tragically, the ...More
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31 turtles found dead in poachers' net |
TNN |
Times of India , Monday, July 27, 2009 |
AMRELI: In a major poaching racket, 31 turtles were found dead in a net laid by poachers in Lunsapuriya village of Jafrabad taluka on Saturday.
Forest officials arrested a poacher, while his accom ...More
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South Africa acts against rhino poachers |
AP |
The Economic Times , Saturday, July 25, 2009 |
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa announced sweeping new anti-poaching measures Friday, requiring an ID microchip for all rhinos and rhino horns and bringing in the military to guard the porous border near K ...More
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South Africa acts against rhino poachers |
AP |
Times of India , Saturday, July 25, 2009 |
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa announced sweeping new anti-poaching measures Friday, requiring an ID microchip for all rhinos and rhino horns and bringing in the military to guard the porous border near K ...More
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Malaysia urged to beef up war against tiger poaching |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's dwindling tiger population could be wiped out in less than a decade unless authorities quickly halt the illegal trade in tiger parts and poaching, a wildlife expert warned.
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Tiger Protection Squad set up at Bandipur |
R. Krishna Kumar |
The Hindu , Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
MYSORE: A mobile Tiger Protection Squad has been set up and anti-poaching camps have been strengthened at Bandipur following intelligence reports that a poachers’ network is encircling the national pa ...More
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Malaysia urged to beef up war against tiger poaching |
AFP |
Times of India , Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's dwindling tiger population could be wiped out in less than a decade unless authorities quickly halt the illegal trade in tiger parts and poaching, a wildlife expert warned.
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Forest Department understaffed in Kodagu |
Staff Correspondent |
The Hindu , Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
Madikeri: As many as 136 of 454 posts ranging from Range Forest Officer to peon in the Kodagu Forest Circle are vacant, raising serious concerns about forest conservation.
The maximum number of vaca ...More
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