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Contractors held for poaching fish |
Staff Reporter |
The Tribune , Sunday, August 20, 2006 |
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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Tiger Tiger in my soup! |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Sunday, August 20, 2006 |
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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Harsher punishment on cards for wildlife offence |
Bidyut Roy |
The Pioneer , Saturday, August 19, 2006 |
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 |
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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Poacher nabbed in Kalghatgi |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan herald , Friday, August 11, 2006 |
Kalghatgi Police arrested one person on the charges of poaching a deer in Galagi-Hulkoppa forest area in Kalghatgi taluk of Dharwad district police on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as ...More
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Poaching takes toll of deer population in Bhitrakanika |
Rajesh Behera |
The Pioneer , Saturday, August 05, 2006 |
Deer population has been decreasing drastically over the last few years in the Mahanadi delta mangrove forest under Jamboo Forest Range of Bhitrakanika National Park due to poaching.
Sources clai ...More
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Challan filed against SDM in poaching case |
Staff Reporter |
The Tribune , Thursday, August 03, 2006 |
Hoshiarpur, August 2
In an important development in the peacock hunting case against former Pathankot SDM Puneet Goel, the Department of Wildlife has filed a challan in a court against him now posted ...More
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HC admits PIL on tigers |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Sunday, July 30, 2006 |
Jabalpur, July 29: The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to the State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the failure of the Forest Department and the Tiger Reserve mac ...More
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Bureau to control wildlife crime |
Staff Reporter |
The Tribune , Friday, July 21, 2006 |
New Delhi, July 20
The Cabinet today approved making amendments to the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2005, pending in the Rajya Sabha, which would enable constitution of a special bureau to ...More
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Bureau to fight wildlife crime, focus on tiger |
Staff Reporter |
The Indian Express , Friday, July 21, 2006 |
Indian Statistical Institute software nails official 255, says 54 tigers in Sundarbans The Army will now help protect the endangered tiger Wary of paper tigers being exposed, states sit on census data ...More
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Anti-poaching camps formed |
Staff Reporter |
The New Indian Express , Thursday, July 20, 2006 |
CHIKMAGALUR: Deputy Conservator Smitha Bijjur said here on Tuesday that 26 anti-poaching camps were formed to contain poaching activity in the Bhadra Wild Life Sanctuary.
Speaking to this website's ...More
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A `business model' to help the tiger |
G. Ananthakrishnan |
The Hindu , Thursday, July 20, 2006 |
The "Tigers Forever" initiative expects biologists to provide a guaranteed return in the form of a 50 per cent increase in tiger populations in key areas.
FUNDING TIGER conservation simply to ...More
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Police close in on Sansar Chand's aides |
Girish Sharma |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, July 18, 2006 |
The Madhya Pradesh Police has started tightening its noose on poachers associated with notorious animal-skin smuggler Sansar Chand.
Few days ago, the police received a of Sansar Chand's recorded ...More
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Fight against poaching to save marine species |
C. Jaishankar |
The Hindu , Saturday, July 15, 2006 |
More eyes to watch over marine park waters
RAMANATHAPURAM: After a series of litigations that was successfully countered by the authorities of Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP), preserving ...More
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Tiger reserve wins accolades for better management |
K.S. Sudhi |
The Hindu , Friday, July 14, 2006 |
Conservation and management measures through community participation prove successful
Kochi: The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is basking in the glory of successful management of big cats. At a ti ...More
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Chinkara case reopened against Aamir Khan |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Friday, July 14, 2006 |
Species in sanctuary allegedly filmed inLagaansans permission
· Officials unsure whether footage was taken from documentary
· 2 chinkaras injured during the film shooting: eyewitness
· For ...More
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