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| Lion claws found in ex-forester's residence |
| RK Misra |
| The Pioneer , Friday, April 06, 2007 |
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Even as a three-member Central team is on its way to the poacher beleaguered lion sanctuary of Sasan Gir in Gujarat, the search of the home of a former forester -one of three detained persons- has led ...More
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| Evidence hints at inter-state gang of poachers at Gir |
| Sibte Husain Bukhari |
| The Pioneer , Friday, April 06, 2007 |
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Junagadh, April 5: The joint team of Forest and CID (Crime) officials probing the poaching incident in Gir has got a major breakthrough — it has come across evidence suggesting involvement of an inter ...More
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| Gujarat police "bust" lion poacher gang |
| Manas Dasgupta |
| The Hindu , Friday, April 06, 2007 |
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Beat guard to be put to lie-detector test
· At least six lions, cubs poached in the last one month
· Babariya range deputy forest officer transferred
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat CID (Crime) ...More
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| -friendly, eco-unfriendly |
| Nitin Mahajan |
| The Indian Express , Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
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With the popularity of the Raman Singh government at its lowest, over the past few months Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have been busy finding innovative ways to appease and consolidate the party vot ...More
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| `Poacher' detained |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Junagadh: Police on Monday detained a man in connection with lion poaching incidents in the Gir sanctuary where six endangered Asiatic Lions were found dead last month.
According to the Forest Depar ...More
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| Gir poaching suspect held |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Ahmedabad, April 2: One person has been detained by the CID which is investigating recent incidents of poaching of Asiatic lions in the Gir sanctuary.
Sources said the person belongs to a village nea ...More
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| Post killings, man-animal camaraderie comes to fore |
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| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Rajkot, April 2: Rattled by the sudden spurt in lion deaths, people in Saurashtra gave a clarion call even as they took up cudgels for the endangered Asiatic lion. So if Junagadh saw people fasting, K ...More
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| First arrest made in Gir poaching case |
| Sibte Husain Bukhari |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Junagadh, April 2: A man suspected to be involved in the poaching incidents in Gir forest on March 1 and 30, was arrested on Monday by the police here. Though the CID (crime) officials who are assisti ...More
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| Good news on big cats at last |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Tigress shot by poachers rescued by humans
Poachers pumped her with six bullets but she managed to drag herself into a thicket, where the sanctuary staff found her lying in a pool of blood and ...More
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| Mahseer on path to extinction |
| Ravinder sood |
| The Tribune , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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Palampur, April 1
Golden mahseer fish, categorised as an endangered species by the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, in 1992, has been fast disappearing from the erstwhile l ...More
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| 3 detained for poaching lions |
| Special Correspondent |
| Times of India, , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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GANDHINAGAR: Police on Monday detained a retired forest staffer and two other villagers, probably maldharis, from Babaria range of Gir forest in connection with poaching.
It has taken the killing ...More
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| Wounded Royal Bengal tigress rescued from sanctuary |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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The full-grown feline received six bullets, say Nandankanan vets
· The animal is not out of danger yet
· Hand of poachers suspected
BHUBANESWAR: A full-grown Royal Bengal Tigress was res ...More
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| Gir: Pesticide theory gains credence |
| Sourav Mukherjee |
| Times of India , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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GANDHINAGAR: The two successive incidents of poaching inside the Gir wildlife sanctuary, which left five lions and a cub dead, point towards the use of pesticide for the act.
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| More dead lions in Gir |
| OUR CORRESPONDENT |
| The Telegraph , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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Ahmedabad, April 1: Two more lion carcasses were found in Gujarat’s Gir Sanctuary today, taking the number of such discoveries in the past one month to eight. However, forest officials denied a poachi ...More
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| Poisoned meat gives animals a painful death |
| Himanshu Kaushik & Sourav Mukherjee |
| Times of India , Sunday, April 01, 2007 |
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RAJKOT/GANDHINAGAR: A lion and a cub were found dead in Gir on Saturday. The carcass of the lion, around 3-4 years old, was found near Timbarava village, while the cub, around 2-3 months old, that was ...More
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| 2 more Asiatic lions found dead in Gir sanctuary |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Sunday, April 01, 2007 |
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RAJKOT: Two more Asiatic lions in Gir Sanctuary were reported dead on Saturday evening taking the toll, on account of poaching, natural deaths and falling into wells, to 14 from February 24 to March 3 ...More
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| 2 more Asiatic lions found dead in Gir sanctuary |
| Himanshu Kaushik |
| Times of India , Sunday, April 01, 2007 |
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RAJKOT: Two more Asiatic lions in Gir Sanctuary were reported dead on Saturday evening taking the toll, on account of poaching, natural deaths and falling into wells, to 14 from February 24 to March 3 ...More
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| Local intel in Gir? |
| Himanshu Kaushik |
| Times of India , Sunday, April 01, 2007 |
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AHMEDABAD: A gang of poachers has been meticulously stalking the King of the Jungle in its own home in Gir forest since last month. And the forest department learnt this only after finding the remains ...More
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| Spotted deer rescued from Pattamundai |
| Rajesh Behera |
| The Pioneer , Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
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The Bhitarkanika forest personnel on Monday evening rescued a 3-foot-long spotted deer from Alava village under Pattamundai NAC after the villagers saved the animal from a village pond and informed th ...More
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