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Govt wakes up after wildlife seizures |
CHANDRIKA MAGO |
Times of India , Tuesday, September 13, 2005 |
NEW DELHI: At a time when conservationists have reported a major wildlife seizure in Nepal, the Centre has decided to call a meet of police chiefs and chief wildlife wardens of all states with interna ...More
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Cache of wildlife organs seized |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Monday, September 12, 2005 |
Closed on heels of seizure of a huge quantity of wildlife organs from different parts of Kandhamal and Boudh districts, forest officials in Berhampur on Saturday seized at least three kg of porcupine ...More
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Posting of ex-servicemen as foresters pay off |
Rahul Noronha |
The Pioneer , Saturday, September 03, 2005 |
The Forest Department's decision to engage ex-servicemen and deployment of additional vehicles for patrolling in wildlife reserves of Madhya Pradesh seems to be paying off.
Nearly a month after ...More
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Forest officials, police chalk out plans to halt poaching |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Thursday, August 25, 2005 |
The Forest department and State police officials chalked out a strategy to fight against the criminals involved in the killing animals. The issues of decreasing number of tigers and bringing Sansar Ch ...More
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Tigers don't need company |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Friday, August 19, 2005 |
The report of the Tiger Task Force of the Government of India that was submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently provides fresh confirmation, if any were needed, that the biggest threat to t ...More
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Officials fighting against all odds to save the tiger |
Sharat S. Srivatsa |
The Hindu , Tuesday, August 09, 2005 |
Poor infrastructure and low morale bog down staff in the field
· Funds for procuring rations for staff in anti-poaching camps have not been received for the last two years
· Diesel and mainte ...More
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Sariska shut to check poachers |
Chetan Chauhan |
Hindustan Times , Tuesday, August 09, 2005 |
For the first time since it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955, the Sariska Tiger Reserve has been closed till September end. Officially, the reason cited is the onset of monsoons, but forest d ...More
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Strict steps to curb poaching |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Monday, August 08, 2005 |
Jabalpur, Aug 7 Looking at the rise in poaching activities in the State, the State Government has launched a special drive recently to curb such illegal activities.While forest officials have been ins ...More
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An elephantine problem for SEBs |
SUROJIT MAHALANOBIS |
Times of India , Monday, August 08, 2005 |
NEW DELHI: The state electricity boards (SEBs) now onwards will have to apply guard spikes on poles to discourage elephants from rubbing against them. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supr ...More
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Task force report today |
Staff Reporter |
Hindustan Times , Friday, August 05, 2005 |
THE TIGER Task Force constituted to recommend ways to check the poaching of tigers will submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday.
Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Env ...More
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Poachers try to kill rhino in Assam zoo |
Staff Reporter |
The Asian age , Friday, August 05, 2005 |
Guwahati, August 4: In what may be an indicator of increasing threat to wildlife in Assam, a gang of miscreants attempted to poach a rhino in the Assam State Zoo premises by electrocuting the animal.
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With 100 tigers gone, Task cut out |
Prerna Singh Bindra |
The Tribune , Friday, August 05, 2005 |
When the Tiger Task Force hands over its report to the Prime Minister on Friday evening, Dr Manmohan Singh might like to ponder over the fact that in the past year, India has lost at least 60 tigers. ...More
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Tiger NGO suggests public private partnership |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Monday, August 01, 2005 |
An NGO, which got three persons convicted in a record time of two-and-half years for killing tigress ‘Sita’, has suggested building a partnership between voluntary bodies and forest officials to comba ...More
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Four peacocks die of suspected poisoning |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, August 01, 2005 |
Gwalior, July 31
Four peacocks have been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh.
The dead birds found in a village in Gwalior-Chambal region included three males and a female. ...More
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Tiger census reports to be probed |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
Did the big cats really exist in national parks of Rajasthan or the census reports always exaggerated figures. Confounded by the latest report of the Tiger Task Force, the state goverment is now going ...More
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Whale shark meat recovered |
P. Oppili |
The Hindu , Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
The whale shark was washed ashore near Kovalam off East Coast Road on Monday
CHENNAI: Wildlife officials have seized 350 kg of whale shark meat and bone from the Kasimedu fish market on Tuesday.
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Deepak Lal: Saving the tiger |
Deepak Lal |
Business Standard , Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
Creating market-based incentives will help.
“Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry”
It is worth repeating Wil ...More
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Sansar Chand in police custody |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Monday, July 18, 2005 |
Jaipur, July 17 Sansar Chand, India's most notorious wildlife criminal, was remanded to police custody in Jaipur till July 24.
He is the main accused in the recovery of over a 150 panther parts in J ...More
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Sansarchand may be brought to Bhopal |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Sunday, July 17, 2005 |
Bhopal, July 16 The Special Task Force (STF) team will bring Sansarchand to Bhopal. There are at least nine cases related to smuggling of wildlife parts registered against Sansarchand in the state. In ...More
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