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Maneka asks China to stop poaching in India's northeast |
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Business Standard , Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, who is also a wildlife activist, on Monday asked China to stop poaching of wild animals in India's northeastern states.
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Tiger conservation, a leg up or farce? |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
For the first time in a century, tiger numbers in the wild have risen. According to conservationists, there are 3,890 tigers in the wild today, up from 3,200 in 2010. The latest figures are heartening ...More
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Why do we need to save the tiger? |
VIDYA VENKAT |
The Hindu , Monday, April 18, 2016 |
The natural population of these beautiful felines that we are used to seeing under captivity is disintegrating slowly.
Tigers are among the most endangered animals on earth. The natural population of ...More
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Elephants Stray out of Debrigarh Sanctuary |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, April 18, 2016 |
BARGARH:The intense heat and dry water bodies in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary besides forest fire have forced a herd of elephants out of the safe confines of the sanctuary.
Debrigarh sanctuary is sit ...More
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RPF jawan, two others held with rhino horn in Jorhat |
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The Times of India , Monday, April 18, 2016 |
Jorhat: Police on Saturday arrested three persons, including a Railway Protection Force constable, and seized a rhino horn from them in the Titabar area of Jorhat district.
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Rhino poaching, proof of lax security |
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Deccan Herald , Monday, April 18, 2016 |
Two rhinos were killed at the Kaziranga National Park last week taking to 7 the tally of rhinos that fell to poachers’ bullets this year. What made these killings all the more shocking was that the se ...More
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India to assist countries in tiger conservation |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Friday, April 15, 2016 |
New Delhi: Buoyed by the increase in tiger population in India, the government on Thursday said it will extend help to conserve the big cat in other countries where the numbers are fast dwindling or a ...More
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Kaziranga rhino killed during royal couple tour |
Samudra Gupta Kashyap |
The Indian Express , Friday, April 15, 2016 |
Less than 10 hours after British royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton took a jeep safari through Kaziranga and also visited the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation ( ...More
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Rhino Killed in KazirangaDuring British Royals' Visit |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, April 15, 2016 |
GUWAHATI: In a mockery of the so-called tight security arrangements, poachers killed yet another one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, as British royal couple Prince William and Kate Mi ...More
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Tiger cub translocated from Pench dies in Kanha |
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The Times of India , Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
Bhopal: A tiger cub that was translocated recently from Pench National Park following poisoning of a tigress and three cubs, died at its new habitat in Kanha National Park of Madhya Pradesh. The news ...More
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India has 2,500 tigers, global population is 3,890: Minister |
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The Financial Express , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
India on Tuesday announced an increase in its tiger population — with 2,500 tigers in the wild from 2,226 in 2014, while the global tiger population has risen from 3,200 to 3,890.
Environment Ministe ...More
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Kerala bags awards for tiger conservation |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
Kerala bagged two of the five awards for tiger reserves at the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation that got under way in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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India’s tiger population rises to nearly 2,500 |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
New Delhi: India’s tiger population has grown to around 2,500, up from 2,226 in 2014, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Addressing the third Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Cons ...More
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20 Percent Rise in Indian Tiger Population |
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The New Indian Express , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
Number of tigers in the country has risen to 2500, a jump of 12 percent over 2014, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced at the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation.
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