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Poachers kill Kaziranga rhino |
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The Times of India , Friday, December 16, 2016 |
JORHAT: Poachers shot dead an adult male rhino near Tunikati anti-poaching camp in the Burapahar forest range of Kaziranga National Park late on Wednesday. Forest officialssaid poachers had fled with ...More
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Another rhino poached in Kaziranga |
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India Blooms , Friday, December 16, 2016 |
Poachers chopped off its horn and managed to flee with it.
The incident took place near the Tunikati forest camp under Burhapahar range office inside the park.
Forest guards found the de-horned bod ...More
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Rhino killed by poachers in Kaziranga Park |
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The Shillong Times , Friday, December 16, 2016 |
Guwahati: Poachers killed one more rhino in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the wee hours of Thursday taking the number of rhinos killed in the Park so far this year to 17.
A forest official infor ...More
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Sea cucumbers seized; let into sea |
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The Hindu , Friday, December 16, 2016 |
The Mandapam range forest personnel have retrieved endangered sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, thrown into the sea by smugglers near Vedalai seashore on Thursd ...More
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2 tigers found dead near Bhadra, poisoning suspected |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, December 09, 2016 |
BHADRAVATHI : Two adult tigers were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Bhadravathi forests.
The decomposed carcasses were found near a stream, at a distance of about 100 metres at Umb ...More
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UP top cops to discuss ways to stop turtle trade |
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The Times of India , Friday, December 09, 2016 |
LUCKNOW: When IPS officers of Uttar Pradesh gather on Friday on the occasion of IPS Week, high on the agenda would be the safety of turtles, with illegal trade at a peak in the state, which is home to ...More
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Over 100 tigers have died this year: Govt |
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Press Trust of India , Tuesday, December 06, 2016 |
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Over 100 tigers have died in various parts of the country since January this year, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today.
"The number of tigers died from January 2 ...More
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Providing a safe sanctuary for sloth bears |
Bindu Gopal Rao |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, December 06, 2016 |
On a recent trip to Agra, I discovered that the city has so much more to offer than the iconic Taj Mahal. Once such is Wildlife SOS’s ‘Agra Bear Rescue Facility’. Wildlife SOS was established in 199 ...More
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Crops at risk as small animals get poached |
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The Times of India , Monday, December 05, 2016 |
CHENNAI: Unabated poaching of monitor lizards and pangolins in Tamil Nadu will disrupt the food chain in the animal kingdom and affect human beings -and the early pinch is being felt in parts of Salem ...More
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Pollution, poaching take toll on migratory bird count |
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The Times of India , Monday, December 05, 2016 |
RANCHI: Fewer migratory birds from Central Asia, China, Tibet and Ladakh have visited the state this year. Local researchers say noise, air pollution and infectious diseases are responsible for the de ...More
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Poaching on rise in Adilabad, 124 cases filed |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, December 05, 2016 |
ADILABAD: There is a rise in poaching activities across the district for the last two years. In the six divisions of the erstwhile Adilabad district, as many as 35 cases were booked for wildlife offen ...More
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Pollution, poaching take toll on migratory bird count |
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The Times of India , Sunday, December 04, 2016 |
Ranchi: Fewer migratory birds from Central Asia, China, Tibet and Ladakh have visited the state this year. Local researchers say noise, air pollution and infectious diseases are responsible for the de ...More
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Wealth myth leads to tiger poaching, 2 sorcerers held |
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The Times of India , Thursday, December 01, 2016 |
BHOPAL: In a bizarre twist to the demonetisation aftershocks, two witch doctors have been arrested for allegedly instigating villagers to kill tigers for their paws, saying they could cast magic spell ...More
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