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Three elephants found dead in Deogarh district |
SATYASUNDAR BARIK |
The Hindu , Monday, June 13, 2016 |
In an incident that shook wildlife enthusiasts, carcasses of three elephants were found in Asurakhola forest in Odisha’s Deogarh district on Sunday.
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Down in Jungleland: How to lose a sanctuary |
Ranjit Lal |
The Indian Express , Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
We bucketed across the rocky terrain, the jeep making a hideous amount of noise as it bashed through thorny bushes and clunked over rocks. At that time, October, 1990, we were told that there were 2,0 ...More
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Stay, hornbills, stay |
Amit S Upadhye |
The New Indian Express , Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
HUBBALLI: A new study throws light on how dwindling numbers of a particular tree could spell doom for the hornbills.
Hornbills are mostly found in Uttara Kannada district. Silver oak trees, essential ...More
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Move on to create rhino protection force |
R Dutta Choudhury |
The Assam Tribune , Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
GUWAHATI, May 11 - A move is on to create a special rhino protection force to deal with rhino poaching in Assam, while a proposal has been sent to the Government of India to declare the Kaziranga Nati ...More
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Assam makes new plans to halt rhino poaching |
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Live Mint , Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
Guwahati: The newly elected government of Assam has launched plans to crack down on the poaching of the area’s famed one-horned rhinos.
The state’s Kaziranga National Park is home to the world’s larg ...More
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2 poachers held, Baisipalli on toes to stop hunt ritual |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, June 11, 2016 |
BHUBANESWAR: The Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary sleuths on Friday arrested two poachers who were trying to enter the protected area. Traditional weapons were seized from their possession.
Mobile patro ...More
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Forest dept officials to check poaching of frogs |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, June 11, 2016 |
Shivamogga: With its rich and diverse flora and fauna, the Western Ghats is a biologist's paradise. The Malnad region witnesses a visible spurt in animal activity during the monsoon, with a vast varie ...More
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Ken-Betwa project, a threat to wildlife? |
JACOB KOSHY |
The Hindu , Friday, June 10, 2016 |
Environmentalists say that such a dam will submerge at least 4,000 hectares of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna tiger reserve.
An ambitious project to link Ken and Betwa rivers has become a stage for a unique ...More
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Record 1,300 rhinos poached in Africa in 2015 |
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The Economic Times , Friday, June 10, 2016 |
GENEVA: More than 1,300 rhinos were poached in Africa last year, a record since 2008 when South Africa banned trade in rhino horns, leading conservation body IUCN said on Wednesday. "The number of Afr ...More
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APCC rues Pramila statement on poaching |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, June 09, 2016 |
GUWAHATI, June 8 - The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today described the reported statement of Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma that the Opposition is involved in the incidents of rhino p ...More
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Poaching riddles Kaziranga; rhino killed |
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Assam Times , Thursday, June 09, 2016 |
After a brief lull, poaching starts riddling Kaziranga again. Poachers killed a rhino and took away the horn from the national park on Wednesday hours after Pramila Rani Brahma got tougher with the of ...More
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Four leopard skins seized in Nabarangpur |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, June 09, 2016 |
Koraput: Forest officials on Wednesday seized four leopard skins and a pangolin in Nabarangpur district and arrested six persons, including four from Chhattisgarh.
Officials also seized four motorc ...More
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‘Yogi’ mongoose the mascot for Yoga Festival in Chandigarh |
Monica Sharma |
The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, June 08, 2016 |
Did you know the Indian grey mongoose is the State Animal of Chandigarh? Now, it’s also the mascot of the Yoga Festival to be held here from June 9 to 12. This comes ahead of the International Yoga Da ...More
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Govt charts plans to stop rhino poaching |
DebasishBaruah |
The Assam Tribune , Wednesday, June 08, 2016 |
KOHORA, June 7 - The State Environment and Forest Minister, Pramila Rani Brahma, said here today that she would adopt all possible measures to stop poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park an ...More
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City fast emerging as hub of illegal wildlife trade |
Bosky Khanna |
Deccan Herald , Wednesday, June 08, 2016 |
Bengaluru wears many hats – IT Hub, Startup Capital, Science City and the like. But in the past few years, the city has quietly emerged as a centre for illegal wildlife trade.
Forest department off ...More
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