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| Efforts to save Nilgiri Tahrs face new challenges |
| Yoga Rangatia |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, September 16, 2006 |
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Kochi: Though the increase in the population of Nilgiri Tahrs (hemitragas hylocres) in the Eravikulam National Park, Munnar, in the recent months has brought some cheer to environment enthusiasts, pro ...More
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| 'I was forced to name Salman in poaching case' |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, September 14, 2006 |
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JODHPUR: A key witness in the 1998 poaching case, for which Bollywood star Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison, said on Thursday that he had been pressurised to make a statement that he ...More
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| Barnadi wildlife pushed to the edge of survival |
| Staff Reporter |
| Assam Tribune , Wednesday, September 13, 2006 |
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UDALGURI, Sept 12 – Next to the Manas and Orang wildlife sanctuaries in the Bodoland Territorial Council region, the Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Udalguri district occupies an important place on the ...More
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| Chinkara: Forest officials grope in the dark |
| Staff reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, September 04, 2006 |
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JODHPUR: Forest officials here on Sunday groped in the dark after failing to get any evidence of a complaint by residents of Keru village, near here, that chinkara, an endangered species of deer, was ...More
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| Pataudi denies threatening co-accused |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Saturday, September 02, 2006 |
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NEW DELHI: Former skipper of the Indian cricket team Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, accused in a black buck poaching case in Haryana, has denied that he had threatened a co-accused to change his testimony t ...More
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| Vanishing tiger |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Tribune , Saturday, September 02, 2006 |
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THAT the tiger in particular and wildlife protection in general have suffered from inefficient administration and corruption was clear from what has been happening in the Sariska and other sanctuaries ...More
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| Most tiger reserves violate norms: CAG |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Statesman , Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
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Press Trust of India
NEW DELHI, Aug. 29: The ambitious Project Tiger programme of the Centre has come in for sharp criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which found that many tige ...More
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| CAG slams Project Tiger |
| Vibha Sharma |
| The Tribune , Monday, August 28, 2006 |
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New Delhi, August 27
As the government prepares to set up a national tiger conservation authority and a wildlife crime bureau in the country by approving the Wildlife (protection) Amendment Bill this ...More
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| Fresh case against Nawab Pataudi |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
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Delhi Police on Sunday lodged a complaint against former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, an accused in a black buck poaching case, for allegedly threatening a co-accused in the case.
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| Probe on into poaching of Niligiri Langur |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, August 25, 2006 |
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Forest Department is investigating three persons in connection with the killing of a Nilgiri Langur, an endangered species, in Pariyaram Forest range this week. One of the main ...More
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| Poachers held; tiger, panther skins seized |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Friday, August 25, 2006 |
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The Forest department has arrested four poaches and seized a tiger and panther skin from them. The accused have confessed to having killed the animals and were trying to sell them in Maharashtra.
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| Mongoose hunting to feature today |
| Vishal Gulati |
| The Tribune , Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
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Chandigarh, August 23
“A Brush with Death”, the 16-minute documentary on rampant poaching of the common mongoose, reveals the shocking illegal trade of animal fur. The film shows how nomadic communit ...More
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| Tiger Tiger in my soup! |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Sunday, August 20, 2006 |
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The need of the hour is to fiercely protect the world’s last tigers, not sacrifice them at the altar of economics, says Prerna Singh Bindra
How would you like to see your Royal Bengal Tiger? Watch ...More
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| Contractors held for poaching fish |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Tribune , Sunday, August 20, 2006 |
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Gurdaspur, August 19
In a violation of rules, labourers of government contractors were poaching fish in streams of the Beas. The fishing is banned in all rivers till August 31 due to the breeding sea ...More
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| Harsher punishment on cards for wildlife offence |
| Bidyut Roy |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, August 19, 2006 |
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More severe punishment will be meted out to those convicted of tiger poaching if amendment to Wildlife Protection Bill is passed. The Bill also makes provision for a powerful Tiger Conservation Author ...More
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| Inquiry into poaching cases begins |
| G. Anand |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, August 16, 2006 |
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25 persons held in October last
· Poachers operating in Sultan Bathery, Devikulam and Kalady
· Endangered animals shot for their skins
· A thriving black market for tiger and leopard skins ...More
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