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| Three poachers held with leopard skin |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Saturday, March 07, 2009 |
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LUCKNOW: A Special Task Force arrested three persons allegedly involved in poaching and smuggling of leopard skin for several years from Meerut, a senior officer said.
Anees, Kasim and Nadeem were ...More
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| Inter-state poaching gang busted, three held |
| Pioneer News Service |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, March 07, 2009 |
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With the arrest of three persons from Meerut, the Special Task Force sleuths claimed to have busted an inter-state skin poaching racket.
Two leopard skins, a two-wheeler and a mobile phone were re ...More
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| Tusker found dead in Ampokhra Forest Range |
| Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
| The Pioneer , Wednesday, March 04, 2009 |
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The terai region of Uttarakhand is turning out to be a vulnerable spot for the wildlife wealth of the State. A male elephant was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday morning in the Gau ...More
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| Operation to capture elephants halted |
| Divya Gandhi |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, March 03, 2009 |
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Bangalore: Following the death of two tuskers during an operation to capture 10 “rogue” elephants in Kodagu and Hassan districts, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) has ordered an “ ...More
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| Tehri man-eater strikes again; poacher held in Kaladungi |
| Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
| The Pioneer , Monday, March 02, 2009 |
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The Tehri man-eater struck again on Saturday night and left its fourth victim, a seven-year-old girl, grievously injured even as another leopard was found dead in the Vigradi area of the Upper Yamuna ...More
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| 69 leopards dead in eight weeks |
| Avijit Ghosh, TNN |
| Times of India , Saturday, February 28, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: India’s leopard count has gone down by 69 in the past eight weeks. Statistics show that between January 1 and February 25, 2009, at least 36 leopards were either poisoned, ensnared in traps ...More
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| Poisoned arrows to kill elephants in Kenya |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Friday, February 27, 2009 |
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LONDON: Reports from conservationists indicate that there has been a surge in poachers using poison arrows and spears to kill elephants in southern Kenya, for obtaining ivory.
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| 16 poachers get 5-yr jail for killing Gir lions |
| TNN |
| Times of India , Friday, February 27, 2009 |
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AHMEDADAD: In a landmark judgment in any wildlife poaching case in the country, a tribal gang of 16 from Katni in Madhya Pradesh was sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for killing Asiatic ...More
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| 16 poachers get 5-yr jail for killing Gir lions |
| TNN |
| The Economic Times , Friday, February 27, 2009 |
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AHMEDADAD: In a landmark judgment in any wildlife poaching case in the country, a tribal gang of 16 from Katni in Madhya Pradesh was sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for killing Asiatic ...More
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| Poisoned arrows to kill elephants in Kenya |
| ANI |
| The Economic Times , Friday, February 27, 2009 |
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LONDON: Reports from conservationists indicate that there has been a surge in poachers using poison arrows and spears to kill elephants in southern Kenya, for obtaining ivory.
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| 24 rhinos fell prey to poachers in Assam |
| PTI |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: At least 24 rhinoceros fell prey to poachers in the past two years in Kaziranga national park and adjacent areas in Assam, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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| Poaching cases go up in Kaziranga |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Assam Tribune , Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI, Feb 25 – The Ministry of Environment and Forest has conceded that incidence of poaching has been on the rise in Kaziranga National Park. Instances of poaching of rhinos has been reported fr ...More
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| 24 rhinos fell prey to poachers in Assam |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: At least 24 rhinoceros fell prey to poachers in the past two years in Kaziranga national park and adjacent areas in Assam, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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| Poaching case |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 25, 2009 |
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KALPETTA: Forest Department personnel arrested a man on charges of poaching a Sambar deer in the Makkiad forests under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Monday. Andavan, 47, of Chalil at Makkiad us ...More
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| Sumatran tigers kill 6 in a month in Indonesia |
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| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia: A string of attacks by rare Sumatran tigers has left six people dead in Indonesia in less than a month, including three mauled by at least one of the critically endangered cats thi ...More
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| Sumatran tigers kill 6 in a month in Indonesia |
| AP |
| Times of India , Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia: A string of attacks by rare Sumatran tigers has left six people dead in Indonesia in less than a month, including three mauled by at least one of the critically endangered cats thi ...More
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| Six poachers arrested |
| PTI |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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KOTDWAR (Garhwal): Six suspected poachers have been arrested from Lal Dhang range in Garhwal and a gun and some cartridges were recovered from them, officials said.
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| Six poachers arrested |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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KOTDWAR (Garhwal): Six suspected poachers have been arrested from Lal Dhang range in Garhwal and a gun and some cartridges were recovered from them, officials said.
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| Eight leopards die in six days, ninth kill likely soon |
| Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, February 21, 2009 |
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As many as eight leopards have died in Uttarakhand in the past six days. The ninth leopard, already announced as a man-eater in Gairsen Forest Division, is being traced by a hired game hunter and will ...More
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