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| Wildlife Crime Control Bureau to be set up |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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A Bill will be brought in the monsoon session of Parliament
· Powers for Army commanders for containing poaching in J&K and Northeast
· The bureau will act as a multi-disciplinary agency
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| Govt to survey status of peacocks in country |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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Government on Monday decided to conduct a status survey of peacocks in the country and look into the ban on trade in peacock feathers.
The decision was taken at the third meeting of the National ...More
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| Bureau to safeguard wildlife to be set up |
| Vibha Sharma |
| The Tribune , Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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New Delhi, June 19
Increasing cases of poaching of endangered species and illegal trade in their body parts today led the National Wildlife Board to give a final go-ahead for the creation of a Nation ...More
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| Army may pitch in for wildlife |
| Staff Reporter |
| Deccan Herald , Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
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Faced with the increasing menace of poaching and inadequate surveillance, the Centre may offer a pro-active role to the armed forces for keeping an eye on the smuggling of wildlife products and curb i ...More
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| Army to protect nation’s wildlife |
| Vibha Sharma |
| The Tribune , Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
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New Delhi, June 16
Besides protecting the country’s borders, the Army is now being armed with legal powers to guard the nation’s rich flora and fauna as well.
The National Board for Wildlife, which ...More
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| kill of dead Kanha tigress points to poaching |
| Milind Ghatwai |
| The Indian Express , Friday, June 09, 2006 |
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BHOPAL, JUNE 8 :A tigress was killed by poachers in Kanha National Park within a few days of a census exposing the forest authorities’ claim that security had been stepped up after the national uproar ...More
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| Ganjam a safe haven for black bucks |
| Yoga Rangatia |
| The Pioneer , Friday, June 09, 2006 |
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Salman Khan's shooting skills might have sent the black bucks of Jodhpur scurrying for cover, but their compatriots in Ganjam are blissfully ignorant of what poaching is all about.
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| Maneka wants Orissa MLA ousted for ‘poaching’ |
| Staff Reporter |
| Indian Express , Thursday, June 08, 2006 |
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NEW DELHI, JUNE 7:Animal rights activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon seeking disqualification of Orissa MLA L B Mahapatra for not disclosin ...More
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| Four held for killing wild elephant |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Thursday, June 08, 2006 |
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Dharmapuri: Four persons have been arrested on the charge of killing a wild elephant in the Biligundulu Reserve Forests on Tuesday.
According to Forest sources, the carcass of a male elephant aged a ...More
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| Shahtoosh case to be heard on June 8 |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, June 06, 2006 |
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Mumbai, June 5: THE prosecution in the shahtoosh case—Sahil Zaroo is wanted in the case—on May 15 had filed an application in the Sessions Court for cancellation of bail granted to his uncle and an em ...More
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| Maneka seeks MLA's ouster for poaching |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Tuesday, June 06, 2006 |
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Former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has raked up a 1991 poaching case pending against Orissa's senior Congress MLA from Brahmagiri, Lalatendu Mohapatra.
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| PM’s role sought to check tiger poaching |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Assam Tribune , Sunday, June 04, 2006 |
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GUWAHATI, June 3 – A frontline conservation group of Asom, Early Birds, yesterday sent a detailed communiqué to the Prime Minister informing him about the threats to the tiger population, its habitat, ...More
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| Tiger trail: Has Manipur gone the Sariska way? |
| Staff Reporter |
| Deccan Herald , Monday, May 29, 2006 |
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According to a news item published in the latest issue of the Northeast Sun magazine, fully grown tigers were being killed and their bones and skins sold in the international market.
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| Plastic garbage polluting Deopahar RF |
| Upen Dutta |
| The Assam Tribune , Saturday, May 27, 2006 |
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DEOPAHAR (Golaghat), May 26 – The Deopahar reserve forest near NRL in Golaghat district is in the grip of heavy pollution due to plastic garbage. Recently, huge quantities of plastic garbage had been ...More
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| State directed to file challan in Peacock poaching case |
| Aditi Tandon |
| The Tribune , Thursday, May 25, 2006 |
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Chandigarh, May 24
Almost two years after the then Pathankot SDM, Mr Puneet Goyal, allegedly poached the national bird, departmental proceedings against him are yet to be initiated. But if today’s or ...More
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| State directed to file challan in Peacock poaching case |
| Aditi Tandon |
| The Tribune , Thursday, May 25, 2006 |
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In the meantime, the High Court today allowed bail to the former SDM, now posted at Chandigarh. Acting Chief Justice Mr H.S. Bedi passed the order, on a quashing petition, which Mr Goyal had filed aga ...More
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| With focus on tigers, census begins June 1 |
| Lok Pal Sethi |
| The Pioneer , Wednesday, May 24, 2006 |
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The wild life census, which focuses on tigers in Ranthambhore National Park, Swai Madhopur and Sariska tiger reserve in Alwar, is scheduled on June 1.
The department would also take the services ...More
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| Tiger found dead in Panna Park |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Wednesday, May 24, 2006 |
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A tiger was found dead at the Panna National Park on Tuesday. Forest officials left for Panna to collect the body of the tiger. Officials maintained that though no marks were found on the body, the ...More
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