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FOREST DEPT HUNTS DOWN SNARES TO SAVE BIG CATS |
Niranjan Kaggere |
Bangalore Mirror , Wednesday, February 01, 2017 |
After coming under fire for the death of its tigers caught in snares, the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) led a major combing operation across Kodagu’s many coffee estates bordering Nagarahole Tiger ...More
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Venturing outside territory key reason for tiger deaths |
Sanjai Mohan |
Deccan Herald , Wednesday, February 01, 2017 |
In the last few weeks, a spate of tiger deaths in Karnataka has been reported which has stirred concerns for tiger safety once again in the public mind. Questions are being raised about the conservati ...More
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Melghat’s zero tiger poaching claims not fully true |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, February 01, 2017 |
NAGPUR: Outgoing field director of Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) DK Tyagi on Tuesday claimed that tiger and wildlife poaching has been brought to zero during his three-year tenure, which seems to be a f ...More
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Mobile app to monitor tiger reserves launched |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Wednesday, February 01, 2017 |
DEHRADUN: Monitoring of tiger reserves in the country will become much easier, quicker and transparent with the official launch of M-STrIPES (Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecol ...More
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Leopard cub found dead in Anantapur district |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
A leopard cub was on Monday found dead on the outskirts of the Siddapuram village of the D. Hirehalmandal, under the Kalyanadurgam Reserve Forest area of the Anantapur district.
Forest officials, ale ...More
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Wings on the water |
K. JESHI |
The Hindu , Monday, January 30, 2017 |
Achankulam had a rare visitor - a Bar-headed Goose all the way from Mongolia. Similarly, the Kannampalayam wetland had a surprise visit from the rarely-seen Eurasian Sparrowhawk. The Coimbatore wetlan ...More
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3 more held in Melghat leopard poaching case |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, January 30, 2017 |
NAGPUR: The Melghat forest officials have arrested three more persons in the leopard skin case, and seized body parts of the carnivore.
On January 28, TOI had reported arrest of two persons who had ...More
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Snare kills another big cat in Kodagu |
Shankar Bennur |
The Hindu , Monday, January 30, 2017 |
A tigress died after it got caught in a snare in Kodagu district. The tigress, aged around 6, was found dead with serious injuries to its pelvis, at Kummatur village in Srimangala, near the Nagarahole ...More
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5 held for poaching Sambar deer inside Palamu reserve |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, January 30, 2017 |
DALTONGANJ: Five people were on Sunday sent to judicial custody in Latehar on charges of hunting a Sambar deer of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Saturday.
Sudhir Ekka, Kundan Ekka, AjitTirkey, Avina ...More
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Hangul population in Kashmir has declined: JK govt |
PTI |
Press Trust of India , Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) The population of world famous Hangul deer, in Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar, has declined to 186 in 2015 from 234 in 2009.
In a written reply to a questio ...More
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Authorities roll up sleeves to save tigers |
DHAVAL KULKARNI |
DNA India , Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
After the recent episodes of two tiger deaths due to poaching via electrocution within two months in Maharashtra, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has swung into action to implement a ...More
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Hangul population declines from 5,000 to 186 |
MUKEET AKMALI |
Greater Kashmir , Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
Terming the status of Hangul as “critical” in Kashmir, the State government on Monday informed that the Legislative Assembly that the population of Kashmir Stag has declined to only 186 from 5000 spec ...More
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No probe progress in tiger, two leopards poaching cases |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, January 19, 2017 |
NAGPUR: The Khaparangeforest officials under the Nagpur division have failed to make any progress in the poaching of two leopards, a tiger and two sambars even after lapse of eight days.
As reporte ...More
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Death continues to dog Maharashtra’s big cats |
DHAVAL KULKARNI |
DNA India , Thursday, January 19, 2017 |
As per reports from the Maharashtra Forest Department, the new year started off on a bad note for the state’s big cats: two tigers and three leopards lost their lives within the first fortnight of 201 ...More
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