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Five fined for poaching migratory birds |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
PUDUCHERRY: Officials of the Forest Department on Wednesday fined five persons for poaching migratory birds at Manaveli, Ariyankuppam. Little egrets, pond herons and grey herons were rescued from them ...More
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Steps taken to check poaching of migratory birds |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
BERHAMPUR: Special watch is being kept on gun owners in villagers on the coast of Chilika Lake in Orissa this winter to save the migratory birds from poachers.
According to Chilika Development Auth ...More
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1-horned rhinos out of endangered list |
BY SANJEEB BARUAH |
The Asian Age , Monday, October 27, 2008 |
Oct. 26: The removal of the one-horned rhinoceros by an international NGO from its endangered species list will not affect the animals in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, their main home, park officia ...More
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Bangladesh acts to protect deer in Sundarbans |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Sunday, October 26, 2008 |
DHAKA: Bangladesh has tightened security in the Sundarbans mangrove forest to protect the deer population from depletion against widespread poaching, forest officials said.
Organised gangs of poac ...More
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20 jailed for killing lions |
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The Hindu , Saturday, October 25, 2008 |
Junagarh (Gujarat): A court here has sentenced 20 people, including nine women, to three years in jail for killing six lions in the nearby Gir National Park — the biggest case of poaching in recent hi ...More
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Lalu save Bholu: Peta |
IANS |
Times of India , Friday, October 24, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: 'Lalu, save Bholu' is the slogan of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to save elephants that are killed in accidents with trains in the country. Bholu the elephant is t ...More
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19 get 3-year jail for killing six Gir lions |
TNN |
Times of India , Friday, October 24, 2008 |
RAJKOT: In a rare conviction, a Junagadh sessions court on Thursday sentenced 19 poachers to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing six lions in Gir’s Babaria forest range in March 2007. The po ...More
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One-horned rhino demoted from IUCN list |
IANS |
Times of India , Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: A UN body for nature conservation has demoted the one-horned rhinoceros from its Red List of endangered species, officials said.
Besides the rhino, the International Union for Conservat ...More
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13 tigers poached in last two years |
PTI |
Times of India , Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: As many as 13 tigers have been poached in the last two years with Kerala reporting maximum cases at five, Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday.
"In all 13 tiger deaths reportedly due to poach ...More
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Spotted deer released into forest |
PTI |
Times of India , Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
HAZARIBAGH: All arrangement was in place to release the 14 spotted deer and shambhars into the Hazaribagh National Park to mark the Wildlire Preservation Month in Jharkhand, but the animals just could ...More
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Global warming leads tigers to village attacks |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
KOLKATA: The number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food, experts ...More
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Call to include Kaziranga portion in NH-37 expansion |
Staff reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
GUWAHATI, Oct 20 – The Conversion of NH-37 to Four-Lane Demand Committee (Kaliabor to Bokakhat) has urged the Government and the National Highways Authority of India to rescind the decision to exempt ...More
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Poacher arrested for killing tiger, aide absconding |
Express News Service |
The Indian Express , Monday, October 20, 2008 |
Kolkata, October 19 : The CID West Bengal arrested a poacher on Saturday night in connection with the recent killing of a Royal Bengal tiger in Sunderbans. Another accused is still absconding.
A CID ...More
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Elephants under threat again |
By YOJNA GUSAI |
The Asian Age , Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
New Delhi
Oct. 18: Indian elephants are under threat once again. This time these endangered species are in trouble following a contentious decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endange ...More
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Antelope found shot dead, minister orders probe |
Megha Mann/Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
Anandpur Sahib, October 18
An antelope was found shot dead in forests of Surewal village here today. Villagers came across the dead animal at around 4 am. Activists from an NGO, People For Animals (P ...More
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In love with wildlife and nature |
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The Hindu , Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
A planter by profession, Rahul Choudhary is on an extensive tour to all the sanctuaries, national parks and tiger and elephant Reserves in the country. In a chat with V.S. Palaniappan, he talks about ...More
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West Bengal removes top officials after death of tiger |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has taken swift and unprecedented action by transferring three top forest officials after the death of a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger within the Sundarban Tiger Re ...More
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NTCA sings pact with an NGO for tiger conservation |
PTI |
Times of India , Friday, October 17, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: As poaching continues to be a major threat for the tigers, the National Tigers Conservation Authority (NTCA) has joined hands with Traffic India, an NGO to support effective on-ground enfor ...More
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3-yr jail for killing 5 lions |
Source: Sandesh |
Times of India , Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
DHARI: In a landmark judgment, a court in Dhari village of Amreli district sentenced three persons to jail for electrocuting five lions.
Durlabhji Vadharia, a farm owner in Prempura, where the lio ...More
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