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| 2 poachers arrested with leopard skin |
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| The Statesman , Tuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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Two persons from Haryana were arrested by the police on Sunday for allegedly smuggling leopard skin from Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.
Police said the arrests were made on Sunday from a hotel i ...More
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| Wildlife body worries over poaching cases |
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| The Telegraph , Tuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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Cuttack: The Wildlife Society of Odisha has expressed concern over rampant poaching in the Similipal Tiger Reserve.
In a memorandum submitted on Saturday, the society urged forest and environment min ...More
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| ‘Massive Poaching Going On In Simlipal’ |
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| The Pioneer , Monday, January 22, 2018 |
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The Wildlife Society of Orissa has demanded protection for wildlife of the Simlipal Tiger Reserve.
Wildlife Society of Orissa secretary Biswajit Mohanty has urged the Minister for Forests and Environ ...More
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| Nearly 1,000 take part to estimate tiger numbers in State |
| R. Krishna Kumar |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, January 09, 2018 |
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The exercise, which is being held nation-wide, will cover five tiger reserves, three wildlife sanctuary and one national park
About 1,000 people, including 250 volunteers, have fanned out across five ...More
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| African Conservationists Praise China’s Ivory Ban |
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| New Delhi Times , Friday, January 05, 2018 |
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The sale of ivory just became illegal in mainland China, a move heralded by conservationists, who say the legal trade has been providing cover for its illegal counterpart, perpetuating the belief it i ...More
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| Migratory birds in Chilika decline by over 50,000 |
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| THE ASIAN AGE , Friday, January 05, 2018 |
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Bhubaneswar: The number of migratory birds has declined by 53,729 in Odisha’s Chilika and Nalabana Bird Sanctuary this winter as compared to previous year, the annual bird census revealed.
According ...More
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| Dozens of endangered dolphins found dead in Brazil |
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| Business Standard , Thursday, January 04, 2018 |
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At least 78 tucuxi dolphins have been found dead in the past 17 days in Sepetiba Bay, located in Rio de Janeiro state, threatening the survival of one of Brazil's most endangered marine mammals, envir ...More
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| Bird-Hit Forest Dept Goes For Extensive Census |
| Santosh Narayan |
| The Pioneer , Thursday, January 04, 2018 |
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Unchecked poaching of rare and migratory species of birds despite repeated appeals and awareness has prompted the Forest and Environment Department to include all wetlands of Jharkhand for upcoming ce ...More
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| What it takes to stop a poacher |
| Geeta Padmanabhan |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, January 03, 2018 |
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Meet Shekhar Kumar Niraj, a man at the forefront of the country’s battle against poaching
Movie producers looking for a fearless-officer-risks-life-to bust-smuggler-ring story could get in touch with ...More
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| Maharashtra saw 19 tiger deaths in 2017: CLaW |
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| DNA India , Tuesday, January 02, 2018 |
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Maharashtra lost 19 tigers in 2017 due to various reasons, making it the state with the second highest mortality in India as per CLaW- an independent forum of wildlife enthusiasts from Maharashtra, ...More
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| China's ban on ivory trade comes into force |
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| Web India , Tuesday, January 02, 2018 |
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China has long been one of the world's biggest markets for ivory, but as of 2018 all trade in ivory and ivory products in the country is illegal, a BBC News report said on Monday.The move is being ...More
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| Spike in blackbuck population |
| J Praveen Paul Joseph |
| The Hindu , Monday, January 01, 2018 |
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Thanks to protection and conservation
With efforts for protection and conservation, the Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary (Antelope cervicapra) has witnessed a spike in the blackbucks population in Valla ...More
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