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| Save the elephants |
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| The Hindu , Monday, September 12, 2016 |
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In a bid to stop the killing of elephants for their tusks, world governments voted on Saturday at a major conservation conference to urge the closure of all domestic ivory markets.
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| Rhino poaching on the rise |
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| The Assam Times , Monday, September 12, 2016 |
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Despite tight vigilance there has been steep rise in the rhino poaching cases in the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park(ONP). Heavy presence of forest guards has been failing to stop the entry of rhino ...More
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| World governments urge end to domestic ivory markets |
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| Business Standard , Sunday, September 11, 2016 |
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In a bid to stop the killing of elephants for their tusks, world governments have voted at a major conservation conference to urge the closure of all domestic ivory markets.
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| Too many elephants dying unnaturally in Odisha |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, September 10, 2016 |
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Two elephants, a female and a calf, were found dead at the Gudugudia range in the buffer zone of the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Saturday.
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| San Diego Zoo burns rhino items worth $1 million |
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| The Indian Express , Friday, September 09, 2016 |
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The San Diego Zoo burned items containing rhinoceros horn with an estimated black market value of $1 million in a symbolic gesture Thursday to show the US is committed to ending illegal wildlife traf ...More
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| Giant pandas are no longer endangered |
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| DECCAN CHRONICLE , Friday, September 09, 2016 |
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Good news for giant pandas (and the people who love them): the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) no longer considers them to be an endangered species, LiveScience reports.
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| One-horned rhino shot by poachers dies in Nepal |
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| Deccan Herald , Thursday, September 08, 2016 |
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Kathmandu: A one-horned rhino has died weeks after it was shot by poachers in Nepal, becoming the first of the rare animals to be killed in the country in over two years.
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| Good news: Giant pandas no longer 'endangered' |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, September 07, 2016 |
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Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status was upgraded Sunday from "endangered" to "vulnerable" due to a population rebound, officials said.
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| ‘Assam’s rhino horns reach Vietnam through Myanmar’ |
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| The Shillong Times , Wednesday, September 07, 2016 |
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Guwahati: Myanmar has emerged as the primary route for sneaking out rhino horns of rhinos from Assam while Vietnam has become a thriving market for illegal trade of rhino horns. according to a report ...More
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| Python rescued near Taj Mahal by wildlife SOS |
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| The Times of India , Tuesday, September 06, 2016 |
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AGRA: An Indian Rock Python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS rapid response unit from a government official's residence located near the Taj Mahal, Agra. The snake was found to be in good health and wa ...More
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| Giant panda no longer endangered, experts say |
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| The Hindu , Tuesday, September 06, 2016 |
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The panda is now classified as a "vulnerable" instead of "endangered" species, reflecting its growing numbers in the wild.
A leading international group has taken the giant panda off its endangered l ...More
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| World's largest gorillas 'one step from going extinct' |
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| The New Indian Express , Monday, September 05, 2016 |
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HONOLULU: The world's largest gorillas have been pushed to the brink of extinction by a surge of illegal hunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and are now critically endangered, officials said ...More
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| Giant panda is no longer endangered, experts say |
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| The Economic Times , Monday, September 05, 2016 |
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BEIJING: The giant panda, one of the symbols of China, is off the endangered list thanks to aggressive conservation efforts.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a report rel ...More
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