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Wildlife body stresses need to save Pangolins from getting |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
On the eve of World Pangolin Day, a wildlife body today highlighted the extreme impact caused by poaching and illegal trade of the species and stressed the need for coordinated action to save the Pa ...More
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Pangolins face extinction in India, wildlife body warns |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: On the eve of World Pangolin Day, a wildlife body on Friday highlighted the extreme impact caused by poaching and illegal trade of the species and stressed the need for coordinated action t ...More
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Rise in tiger population |
IANS |
The Hindu , Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
The HuaiKhaKhaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand has become the only site in Southeast Asia where tigers are confirmed to be increasing in population, says a study. The Government of Thailand, in coll ...More
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Poaching Big Cat: Horse Owner Held |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, February 19, 2016 |
DINDIGUL: A week after a tiger was found poisoned to death in the Kodaikanal hills, forest officials stumbled upon the culprits during a raid on Thursday. The tiger killers, according to them, were n ...More
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Four held for poaching migratory birds |
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The Hindu , Friday, February 19, 2016 |
In a post-dusk operation, a forest protection squad arrested four persons on a charge of hunting pintail ducks and glossy ibis, migratory birds which flocked to the Big Tank for breeding and nesting d ...More
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Call for steps to check rhino poaching in KNP |
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The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
GUWAHATI, Feb 15 - Kaziranga Wildlife Society (KWS), a nature conservation organisation, has expressed deep anguish over the serial poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
The Societ ...More
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16 acquitted in tiger poaching case |
Mazhar Ali |
The Times of India , Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
Chandrapur: Local court in Bhadrawati acquitted a gang of 16 villagers accused of poaching a tiger near TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserves (TATR) boundary in nine year old case. JMFC court found the evidenc ...More
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Anti-Poaching Squad Nabs Man for Selling Hare Meat |
K Shiva Shanker |
The New Indian Express , Monday, February 15, 2016 |
HYDERABAD: : A person selling hare meat was caught by Telangana forest department’s Anti-Poaching Squad at Dandupally in Medak district on Sunday.
“Our personnel posed as customers and struck a deal ...More
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NGO expresses deep anguish over poaching |
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The Assam Tribune , Monday, February 15, 2016 |
GUWAHATI, Feb 14 - Kaziranga Wildlife Society (KWS), a nature conservation organization of the North-east, has expressed deep anguish over the serial poaching of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park. ...More
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'Vermin classification will boost poaching' |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, February 15, 2016 |
Ponda: Animal lovers claim that the government's decision to classify monkeys and wild boars as vermin will boost poaching across the state. An official from the forest department claimed there was no ...More
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Major ivory network dismantled in Congo, WWF says |
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The Times of India , Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
KINSHASA (Congo): Authorities in Congo have dismantled a major ivory network, arresting three traffickers in a blow to poaching operations that threaten the survival of the African forest elephant, th ...More
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5 more dreaded poachers acquitted in sloth bear case |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
Nagpur: In a major setback to poaching cases, five more dreaded tiger poachers were acquitted in the hunting of a sloth bear by Amravati additional chief judicial magistrate SB Bhajipale.
Those who h ...More
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Man held for killing peacock |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
Berhampur: Forest personnel arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly killing a peacock in a forest near Dakarabada village under Buguda forest range in Ganjam district on Thursday. He was identified a ...More
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Tiger was shot dead, reveals forensic report |
ShanthaThiagarajan |
The Times of India , Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
Udhagamandalam: In a new development with regard to the tiger bones that were seized October last year by the Karnataka forest department from a man hailing from Tamil Nadu at Karnataka border, the fo ...More
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MorariBapu roped in to save birds |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Friday, February 12, 2016 |
AHMEDABAD: After saving the whale sharks, noted kathakarMorariBapu will now be roped in for saving the winged visitors who visit the Nalsarovar in large number from Siberia and other places. The fores ...More
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Tiger found dead in Kodaikanal, poisoning suspected |
P Oppili |
The Times of India , Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
CHENNAI: Forest officials launched a probe after the carcass of a tiger was found in Pazhamputhoor village, falling under the Kodaikanal forest division in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday night.
Following ...More
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Wild pigs declared vermin in Uttarakhand for a year |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
New Delhi: Paving the way to cull wild pigs creating havoc in Uttarakhand, the Union environment ministry has declared them as “vermin” for a year.
Such a move will allow state authorities to carry ...More
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Wild pigs declared vermin in Uttarakhand for a year |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
New Delhi: Paving the way to cull wild pigs creating havoc in Uttarakhand, the Union environment ministry has declared them as “vermin” for a year.
Such a move will allow state authorities to carry o ...More
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