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Tiger skulls, drugs bound for China seized in Manipur |
TNN |
Times of India , Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
IMPHAL/GUWAHATI: A large consignment of animal parts was seized by the Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel district on Monday, once again pointing to the the thriving poaching racket that operates in th ...More
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Tiger carcass in Kaziranga, toll 5 in two months |
TNN |
Times of India , Sunday, February 15, 2009 |
GUWAHATI: In yet another loss to the Kaziranga National Park, a three-year-old tiger was found dead on Friday. Park director S N Buragohain said the foresters came across the tiger's carcass in the sa ...More
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Tusker found with wounds in mouth dies |
PTI |
Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A baby elephant, found in a critical condition with a festering wound in its mouth at Neryiamangala division in Ernakulam district, has died, officials said.
Examination of the ...More
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Funds for Kaziranga tiger project |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
GUWAHATI, Feb 10 – After an inordinate delay, the Kaziranga National Park would finally receive funds under the Project Tiger. An amount of nearly one crore rupees, sourced from the Union Government h ...More
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Poaching Case/Wildlife official goes absconding |
Lalit Mohan/Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
Dharamsala, February 9
The beat officer of the forest department Des Raj who was found poaching migratory birds in Pong Dam wetland area yesterday is absconding. The wildlife personnel got hold of ...More
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Forest official held for poaching |
Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Monday, February 09, 2009 |
Two alert personnel of the Wildlife Department arrested beat officer Des Raj red-handed while poaching in Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary in the Haripur area, near Nagrota Surian.
Sources said beat offi ...More
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Kaziranga tiger deaths causing concern |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Sunday, February 08, 2009 |
GUWAHATI, Feb 7 – With nine tiger deaths reported in and around Kaziranga National Park within a short duration, the forest department has found itself under a cloud. What has raised concerns is the f ...More
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9 tiger deaths in Kaziranga in 3 months |
Naresh Mitra, TNN |
The Economic Times , Friday, February 06, 2009 |
GUWAHATI: If the disappearance of tigers from Sariska National Park was shocking, this news is absolutely chilling. Authorities at Kaziranga National Park have admitted to the deaths of nine big cats ...More
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9 tiger deaths in Kaziranga in 3 months |
Naresh Mitra, TNN |
Times of India , Friday, February 06, 2009 |
GUWAHATI: If the disappearance of tigers from Sariska National Park was shocking, this news is absolutely chilling. Authorities at Kaziranga National Park have admitted to the deaths of nine big cats ...More
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Arrested poachers' could have Sansar Chand links |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Monday, February 02, 2009 |
DEHRADUN: The five persons arrested near Jim Corbett National Park with a tiger skin could have links with notorious poacher Sansar Chand and more arrests may be made, Uttarakhand forest department of ...More
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Arrested poachers' could have Sansar Chand links |
PTI |
Times of India , Monday, February 02, 2009 |
DEHRADUN: The five persons arrested near Jim Corbett National Park with a tiger skin could have links with notorious poacher Sansar Chand and more arrests may be made, Uttarakhand forest department of ...More
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Wildlife Dept plan awaits Forest Ministry’s approval |
Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Sunday, February 01, 2009 |
Jammu, January 31
Working swiftly on the Snow Leopard Project approved by the Ministry for Forest and Wildlife, the Department of Wildlife Protection has sent an annual plan of operation to the minis ...More
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Sumatran tigers kill Indonesian farmers |
AP |
Times of India , Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Rare Sumatran tigers increasingly under threat as their jungle habitat shrinks have been blamed for deadly attacks on three Indonesian farmers, including the mauling of a father an ...More
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Tiger poaching in Uttarakhand |
ANI |
The Economic Times , Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
RAMNAGAR (Uttarakhand): Wildlife authorities in a joint operation with the State Police arrested five poachers and seized tiger skin and bones from their possession at Ramnagar in Uttarakhand.
"On ...More
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Dist administration helpless in front of tigers |
TNN |
Times of India , Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
BAHRAICH: The terror of tigers has spread in more than half a dozen districts of the state. The slackness of forest employees is the main factor behind it. Now the entire forest machinery is making ef ...More
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Poaching for ivory behind reckless killing |
TNN |
Times of India , Saturday, January 24, 2009 |
CHANDIGARH: Poaching for ivory was responsible for the deaths of around 100-150 elephants per year during the 1980's and 1990's though this has considerably decreased in the recent years. This was not ...More
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Sanctuary status demanded for Dooloong Reserve Forest |
CORRESPONDENT |
The Assam Tribune , Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Jan 21 – The conservationist groups of North Lakhimpur have reiterated their long-standing demand for upgrading the Dooloong Reserve Forest of the Lakhimpur district to a sanctuary. T ...More
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Leopard skins recovered in bus |
TNN |
Times of India , Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
BAHRAICH: Two unclaimed leopard skins costing Rs 64 lakhs in international market have been found in UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSTC) bus at Rupaidiha town located on UP-Nepal border.
The ...More
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1-man anti-poaching cell exists, but only on paper |
Prithviraj Singh | Dehradun |
The Pioneeer , Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Once considered to be a cornerstone in the fight against wildlife crimes, Uttarakhand Government’s anti-poaching cell is in a shambles. The cell had been reeling under staff scarcity and fund crunch f ...More
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