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Three rhino poachers nabbed in Assam |
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THE HANS INDIA , Monday, September 26, 2016 |
Guwahati: Assam police on Sunday had apprehended three rhino poachers from Assam’s Nagaon district, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and Special Task Force (STF) apprehe ...More
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African elephants suffer worst decline in 25 years |
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Business Standard , Monday, September 26, 2016 |
The number of African elephants has dropped by around 111,000 in the past decade, a new report released at the Johannesburg conference on the wildlife trade said, blaming the plummeting figures on poa ...More
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Foresters bust Pangolin poaching racket |
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The New Indian Express , Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
HUBBALLI: Foresters in Belgavi and Dandeli have stumbled upon a major wildlife racket involving pangolin (ant eater) meat and scales. In separate raids in the last two days, sleuths have arrested six ...More
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Bird poachers arrested by wildlife authorities |
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The Times of India , Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
CHENNAI: Two people were arrested for poaching local migratory birds at Thiruvidanthai on the East Coast Road on Saturday. The arrested were identified as V Selvam and S Sakthivel of Thirukkazhukkundr ...More
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World Rhino Day celebrated at near Kaziranga ANN |
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The Assam Tribune , Saturday, September 24, 2016 |
BOKAKHAT, Sept 23 - The World Rhino Day was celebrated at DhansirimukhJanajati High School, 2 km from Bokakhat town, which is adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park, under the aegis of Aaranyak, a le ...More
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5 jumbos perish in 3 months |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, September 24, 2016 |
DEOGARH:At least five elephants have died in Prabhasuni reserve forest of Deogarh district in the last three months. While this has left wildlife activists worried, it has also exposed failure of fore ...More
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Adult jackal rescued from an abandoned mill |
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The Times of India , Friday, September 23, 2016 |
COIMBATORE: Forest department officials on Thursday afternoon rescued an adult jackal from an abandoned mill at Sundarapuram here.
Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Madukkarai forest range officer ...More
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2 rhino poachers held in Tamil Nadu |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
GUWAHATI, Sept 21 - The arrest of two notorious poachers – Maqbul Ali and Noor Kasem – from Coonoor in Tamil Nadu in connection with killing of rhinos in Kaziranga National Park has come as a revelati ...More
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Second tiger found dead in two days near Mysuru |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
MYSURU: A tigress was found dead near Muthurayanaswamy Temple at Anechoukuru range of Hunsur forest division on Wednesday. The big cat aged about 7-8 years is suspected to have died after consuming a ...More
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Elephant found dead near Madukkarai |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
A female elephant, estimated to be about 20-years old, was found dead at the bottom of a hillock at Vadivelampalayam close to the reserve forest in the Karadimalai section of Madukkarai Range (Coimbat ...More
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Giant panda: not endangered, but vulnerable |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
The giant panda has long languished on the endangered species list, but an international monitoring group finally had some good news for it. The pandas were removed from the endangered list, along wit ...More
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