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Two held in Coimbatore with pangolin scales |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
CHENNAI: Forest officials arrested two people when they attempted to sell pangolin scales near Coimbatore railway station on Monday.
Coimbatore district forest officer S Ramasubramanian told TOI th ...More
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Annual tiger census begins at Pakke Tiger Reserve |
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The Sentinel , Monday, November 14, 2016 |
Itanagar, Nov 13: After a decade of successful camera trapping, Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has started its annual exercise from November 1 last. In entire Northea ...More
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Poacher held, 2 birds seized |
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The Times of India , Monday, November 14, 2016 |
BERHAMPUR: Wildlife officials arrested a bird poacher from the Chilika Lake and seized two birds, one alive, from his possession on Saturday night. The accused was identified as PandabSahoo, 40, of Bu ...More
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Vietnam destroys mass rhino horns and elephant ivory |
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First Post , Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
HANOI Vietnam destroyed nearly 2.2 tonnes of seized elephant ivory and 70 kg of rhino horns on Saturday, in one of its strongest moves yet to stop illegal wildlife trafficking.The specimens, estimated ...More
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Pakke Tiger Reserve starts its Annual Tiger Census |
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The Arunachal Times , Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
ITANAGAR, Nov 12: After a decade of successful Camera Trapping, Pakke Tiger Reserve has started its annual exercise from Nov 01.
In entire Northeast Pakke has been the most consistent Tiger Reserve i ...More
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Two caught with 20 dead birds in Chilika |
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The Times of India , Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
BERHAMPUR: Two poachers were arrested by wildlife personnel near Balipatapur under Tangi Wildlife Range on Wednesday for allegedly hunting migratory birds in the Chilika lake on Tuesday night. At leas ...More
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Are tiger deaths being suppressed? |
RanjeetJadhav |
Mid – Day , Wednesday, November 09, 2016 |
Something sinister is afoot in the wildlife, at least according to a group of wildlife enthusiasts. Member of Conservation Lenses And Wildlife (ClaW) claim that the National Tiger Conservation Authori ...More
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SAVING THE INDIAN TIGER |
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The Pioneer , Tuesday, November 08, 2016 |
Increasing deaths due to poaching are alarming
Wild tigers are a rare species in the world. According to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), 110 tigers died this year. Out of that, 68 ti ...More
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Forest department identifies turtle nesting spots |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, November 07, 2016 |
MADURAI: With turtle nesting season just round the corner, the forest department in coastal districts of the region, has begun identifying possible nesting spots along the coast. The department will b ...More
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Poaching alert: 76 tigers dead this year |
Neha Madaan |
The Times of India , Monday, November 07, 2016 |
PUNE: As many as 76 tiger deaths have been reported in the country from January to October this year, with Madhya Pradesh at the top of the list, accounting for nearly a third of all mortalities. Karn ...More
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Smuggler arrested with pangolin scales in MP’s Balaghat |
Neeraj Santoshi |
The Hindustan Times , Monday, November 07, 2016 |
A team of Kanha Tiger Reserve officials has arrested a wildlife smuggler with 2 kg Pangolin scales in Balaghat district.
Field director of the reserve, Sanjay Shukla, told HT that a trap was laid to ...More
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TIGER MORTALITY FIVE YRS HIGH; 110 PERISH |
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The Pioneer , Monday, November 07, 2016 |
Tiger mortality in the country has reached an alarming proportion — 110 in 2016 so far — the highest during the last five years.
Forty three of these cases are of poaching and seizures, much higher t ...More
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