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Salman |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, February 18, 2006 |
JODHPUR: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was sentenced to a year in prison by a city court on Friday after he was found guilty of poaching two chinkaras in the jungles of Jodhpur eight years ago.
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Salman gets a year in jail for poaching |
Staff Reporter |
The Indian Express , Saturday, February 18, 2006 |
JODHPUR, FEBRUARY 17: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was sentenced to an year in prison by a city court today after he was found guilty of poaching two chinkaras in the jungles of Jodhpur eight years ago ...More
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Kaziranga park understaffed: Study |
Syed Zarir Hussain |
The Pioneer , Friday, February 17, 2006 |
International wildlife conservation groups have expressed serious concern over inadequate forest rangers to protect the endangered one-horned rhinoceros from poachers at the famed Kaziranga National P ...More
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Involve private sector in afforestation: Raja |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
`This is needed to achieve the target of 33 per cent forest cover by 2012'
· States should act on guidelines issued by the Centre
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Synchronised tiger census on |
M. Gunasekaran |
The Hindu , Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
The eight-day project involves over 150 volunteers and forest officials
All praise
S. Muralidharan, a retired bank manager, is part of the ongoing synchronised tiger census in the Indira Gan ...More
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Tiger missing in Bengal, migrated to Bhutan? |
JAY MAZOOMDAAR |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, February 14, 2006 |
JAYANTI (WEST BENGAL), FEBRUARY 13: The first phase of the tiger census just ended in Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, on the India-Bhutan border and with only four pug marks counted—the official co ...More
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Chilika's biodiversity shrinking |
Manoranjan Mohapatra |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, February 07, 2006 |
Chilika, the biggest brackish water lake in Asia, famous for its biodiversity, got the Ramser award for its biodiversity way back in 1981.
It also acquired importance on the international touris ...More
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Olive Ridleys fall prey to trawlers |
P. Oppili |
The Hindu , Monday, February 06, 2006 |
However, there has been a decline in poaching after guards were posted along the coastline.
CHENNAI: There has been a sharp rise in the number of Olive Ridley Turtles falling victim to trawle ...More
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Wildlife smuggler in police net |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Monday, February 06, 2006 |
Neema Kampa, an aide of notorious poacher Sansar Chand
Kampa had a big role in killing tigers
Sariska lost all; Panna in MP lost half of tigers
12 of India's 27 reserves are in ruins
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Security upgraded at Panna Tiger Reserve |
Anil Pathak |
The Pioneer , Saturday, February 04, 2006 |
Faced with allegations of rampant poaching in the Panna Tiger Reserve, the Park management has set in place an elaborate security system comprising watch towers and patrolling camps. Apart from this, ...More
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State launches conservation plan for Gir lions |
Anil Pathak |
Times of India , Saturday, February 04, 2006 |
RAJKOT/GANDHINAGAR: Even as the controversy of shifting Asiatic lions from congested Gir Lion sanctuary in Junagadh to Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh is raging, the Gujarat forest department has prepar ...More
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If tomorrow comes |
Prerna Singh Bindra |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
Will the tiger survive its current crisis? Doubtful, says Prerna Singh Bindra
The tiger is extinct in Sariska. This is not an isolated tragedy, but an indicator of the problems that plague our bele ...More
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Rampant killing of sharks along east coast |
Arun Kumar Das |
Times of India , Monday, January 30, 2006 |
NEW DELHI: It's a matter of delicacy. Sharks are being rampantly killed by an organised mafia for their fins in coastal Orissa. The illegal trade is estimated at a whopping Rs 100 crore a year.
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Forest Department begins raids to prevent bird poaching |
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The New Indian Express , Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
CHENNAI: The State Forest Department has begun conducting regular raids at several areas in the city to prevent water bird poaching.
They have also kick-started an awareness campaign against eating ...More
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Spurt in small-time poaching of wild birds |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
With the migratory season peaking, the poaching graph is also likely to shoot up in the city's suburbs, says P.Oppili
Casual and small-time poaching of wild birds in water bodies has assumed alarmin ...More
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Activists allege targeting over tiger-poaching alert |
SANDIPAN SHARMA |
The Indian Express , Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
JAIPUR, JANUARY 20: A state administration demolition drive around Rajasthan’s Ranthambhore tiger reserve has left wildlife activists claiming that they are being made to pay for ‘embarrassing the gov ...More
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3 rare species of migratory birds spotted at Chilka |
staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Saturday, January 21, 2006 |
Counting of the Asian migratory birds has started in Chilka lake. As per the Asian Migratory Bird Counting Organisation Chilika, more than 12 lakh migratory birds visited Chilka lake in 2005.
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If tomorrow comes |
Prerna Singh Bindra |
The Pioneer , Monday, January 16, 2006 |
The tiger is extinct in Sariska. This is not an isolated tragedy, but an indicator of the problems that plague our beleaguered national animal. It was in early March this year that the tiger crisis ca ...More
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