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14 tiger cubs spotted at Ranthambore park |
P J Joychen |
Times of India , Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
JAIPUR: Water scarcity in Rajasthan has thrown up a pleasant surprise. Thanks to the drying up of several watering holes at the Ranthambore national park, some tigresses led 14 thirsty cubs to a hole, ...More
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Rhinos falling prey to greed |
Neelam Raaj |
Times of India , Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: Assam has always been popular with wildlife tourists but now it’s attracting a different kind of visitor. One motivated by greed instead of a love for animals. As the value of rhinoceros ho ...More
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CBI to probe rising rhino poaching cases in Assam |
Aarti Dhar and Sushanta Talukdar |
The Hindu , Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
WWF says enforcement efforts are no longer a sufficient deterrent
Altogether 76 rhinos killed by poachers since 2001
Poaching cartels have become more organised
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Even as ...More
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Kaziranga rhino deaths: Gogoi orders CBI probe |
Samudra Gupta Kashyap |
The Indian Express , Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
Guwahati, May 2: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to takeover the investigation into the renewed spate of rhino poaching in the Kaziranga Nati ...More
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AASU seeks CBI probe into rhino poaching |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
GUWAHATI: The continued poaching of rare one-horned rhinos in Assam has led the frontline student group, All Assam Students' Union (AASU), to seek a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ...More
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CBI to probe rhino poaching in State |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
GUWAHATI, May 2 – Setting all speculations at rest, the State Government today decided to hand over the cases of recent rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and other places to the Cent ...More
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Wildlife experts sound alarm |
Correspondent |
The Hindu , Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
‘Need for immediate steps’
Three tuskers under Athgarh forest die recently
Animals come out of their habitats for water
CUTTACK: The recent death of three tuskers under Athgarh forest divisi ...More
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Poachers kill two rhinos in Assam |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
GUWAHATI: Two rhinos, including a calf, were killed Monday by organized poacher gangs at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, officials said here. A wildlife official said the poacher gangs, armed wi ...More
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Muniya backed as conservation reserve |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
Times of India , Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
NAGPUR: At a time when forests are shrinking, a city-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) has come forward to protect wildlife and bio-diversity-rich Muniya, 15 km from Nagpur, as a conservation ...More
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Prized Tibetan antelope triple in remote reserve |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
BEIJING: The number of prized Tibetan antelope in a remote region of northwest China has tripled to 60,000 in 10 years thanks to a crackdown on illegal hunting, a government website said on Monday. Th ...More
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Encroachment hits ecology of Sonai-Rupai sanctuary |
Staff Reporter |
The Assam Tribune , Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
TEZPUR, April 16 – The Sonai-Rupai sanctuary is facing serious threat as the forest department of Arunachal Pradesh government has encroached upon a large area in Kamengbari of Assam-Arunachal border ...More
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'Stolen S Africa rhino horns could be deadly' |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
CAPE TOWN: Two 19th century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday. The " ...More
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'Stolen S Africa rhino horns could be deadly' |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
CAPE TOWN: Two 19th century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday. The " ...More
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Leopard, 2 cubs found dead in Andhra |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Saturday, April 05, 2008 |
SANGAREDDY (ANDHRA PRADESH): A seven-year-old leopard and two cubs were found dead in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district on Friday morning. Forest officials suspect it may be a case of poaching, as the n ...More
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Rare water birds recovered in Cambodia's lake |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
PHNOM PENH: The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationist ...More
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3 held, one leopard skin seized in Bazpur |
Jotirmay Thapliyal |
The Pioneer , Sunday, March 16, 2008 |
Amid growing reports of poachers being active in Uttarakhand, the State Forest Department's anti- poaching cell on Saturday succeeded in apprehending three poachers in the terai region of Udham Singh ...More
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Making it safe for the Indian tiger |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, March 03, 2008 |
The leader of tiger saving project, Rajesh Gopal , is hopeful about protecting the national animal. He talks with Bindu Shajan Perappadan about the latest advancements in conservation programmes.
Of ...More
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Forest dept claims tigress spotted in Panna Reserve |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
Countering news reports that tourists did not find any tigress in the Panna Reserve for the past four month, Madhya Pradesh Principal Chief Wildlife Warden PB Gangopadhyay on Wednesday claimed female ...More
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Tiger census calls for increased vigil |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
BANGALORE: Reacting to the findings of the tiger census released recently by Project Tiger, where it was found that there were a larger number of tigers in South India, Inspector General of Police (Fo ...More
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Poachers hunt ‘neelgai’ |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
Carcass of the animal found in the Mavala forest
ADILABAD: The finding of a slightly mutilated carcass of a ‘neelgai’ in the Mavala forest on Tuesday reiterated the fact that poaching of the ...More
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