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Project Tiger: CAG report raps State |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Friday, December 22, 2006 |
`Tiger habitat in Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary shrinking'
„h No steps taken for checking encroachment
„h Poaching may be endangering tiger population
HYDERABAD: The State Government w ...More
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Behali elephant killing draws flak |
Staff Reporter |
Assam Tribune , Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
GUWAHATI, Dec 20 – The State Forest Department today faced a volley of condemnation for its recent role in allowing an elephant to be put to death. Those who censured the Forest Department’s decision ...More
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Scheme to plant trees on roadsides |
G. Anand |
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
Headload workers to assist in Forest Department initiative
„h Planting of trees to be completed over three years
„h Centre hails proposal for National Forest Protection Force
Thiruvanant ...More
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Rogue‘Laden’ killed |
Sivasish Thakur |
Assam Tribune , Sunday, December 17, 2006 |
GUWAHATI, Dec 16 – ‘Laden’, the ‘rogue’ elephant that had been terrorizing villagers in Sonitpur district for four years was shot dead at the Behali Tea Estate around 7-20 am today. The conservation f ...More
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Perils for tiger: Habitat destruction, poaching |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
Bhopal Today Team
Bhopal, Dec 12: Tiger population is declining due to habitat destruction and illegal poaching. The Government of India had passed a Wild Life (Protection) Act in 1972 to control th ...More
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Forest guards awarded for saving the tiger |
Divya Sama |
Indian Express , Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
Mumbai, December 11: Tigers may be an object of fear among villages in the back waters of Sunderban in West Bengal, but for forest guards who risk their lives saving both man and animal, they mean mor ...More
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Rhino poachers nabbed, arms recovered |
Staff Reporter |
Assam Tribune , Monday, December 11, 2006 |
From Our Correspondent
BOKAKHAT, Dec 10 – Acting on a tip-off, a team of Forest officials headed by DFO Utpal Borah of Kaziranga National Park arrested three poachers and recovered some arms includi ...More
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Combating wild life crimes |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
Bhopal, Dec 9: As part of 'Save Tiger Campaign' the Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), which is situated at Paryavaran Parisar, E-5, Arera Colony organised a guest lecture on Saturday on the s ...More
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Combat wildlife crime: Seminar |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife), Ministry of Environment & Forests, R.B. Lal said that wild life is extincting due to illegal trade, poaching and habitat destruction. He said this while speaki ...More
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River dolphin facing extinction |
Sivasish Thakur |
Assam Tribune , Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
GUWAHATI, Dec 9 – The Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica), known as shihu in Assamese, is on the verge of getting wiped out – thanks to hunting, accidental killing, habitat loss and food sho ...More
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Seismic survey threatens dolphins |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph , Saturday, December 09, 2006 |
Guwahati, Dec. 8: The Assam forest department will write to the Union ministry of environment and forests on the probable impact of the seismic survey being carried out by Oil India Limited (OIL) on G ...More
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NGO's bid to conserve forests, wildlife in Baksa dist |
Staff Reporter |
Assam Tribune , Thursday, December 07, 2006 |
From Our Correspondent
MUSHALPUR, Dec 6 – Pratiddhani, an NGO with its head office at Barama, has come forward with a step to protect the forest and wildlife in and around Uttarkuchi area in Baksa d ...More
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Poachers give us the slip, say forest officials |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
...Forest officials to be provided with training along with sophisticated arms and ammunition to tackle professional poachers
In a meeting of forest officials on Monday about the rampant poaching, ...More
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Crime Branch to probe elephant deaths |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
Disturbed over rampant poaching of elephants and involvement of professional hunting tribes from Arunachal Pradesh and poacher gangs from the North East, the State's Forest Department has requested th ...More
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Concern over dip in sea turtle population |
R. Vimal Kumar |
The Hindu , Sunday, December 03, 2006 |
Increased fishing activities, poaching to blame
ON THE DECLINE: Sea turtles, the pride of the Gulf of Mannar.
Tuticorin: Decline in sea turtle population in the Gulf of Mannar over the years is ...More
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Mission: Big cat rescue in Bhopal |
Staff Reporter |
The Tribune , Saturday, December 02, 2006 |
As part of the Save Tiger campaign, a lecture series was organised at the Regional Museum of Natural History on Friday. Former Director of Indian Institute of Forest Management and former Vice-Chancel ...More
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After tigers, poachers eye elephants |
Anurjay Dhal |
The Pioneer , Friday, December 01, 2006 |
The death of two elephants in Hinjikila Forest area in Sundargarh and another in Ghatagaon in Keonjhar has sounded an alarm for the forest department as elephant poaching is on the rise in the State. ...More
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3-pronged initiative to save tiger |
Staff Reporter |
The Tribune , Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
New Delhi, November 29
In its first-ever meeting held today, the recently constituted National Tiger Conservation Authority proposed three initiatives for tiger reserve states, including the formatio ...More
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