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Scientists concerned over dwindling vulture numbers |
Priyangi Agarwal |
The Times of India , Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
BAREILLY: The decreasing vulture population in the country is making it difficult for scientists to determine the cause of death in wild animals that live in forest areas across the country. Scientist ...More
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Leopard found dead in Moharli |
Mazhar Ali |
The Times of India , Tuesday, February 09, 2016 |
Chandrapur: A full grown leopard was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Moharli (buffer) range of TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) on Monday evening. Sources informed that all the body par ...More
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Four arrested in sloth bear poaching case |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, February 06, 2016 |
Nagpur: The Goregaon forest officials in Gondia division on Friday arrested four accused involved in poaching of sloth bear and a nilgai in Bolunda outside Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR).
Thos ...More
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Birds of 11 rare species found in Jharkhand |
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The Hindu , Saturday, February 06, 2016 |
Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of the water bodies in Jharkhand, a state forest department official said.
The water bodies of Jharkhand managed to draw ...More
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Monkeys continue to be tortured in Chennai |
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DECCAN CHRONICLE , Saturday, February 06, 2016 |
Chennai: Neethi R. was on her way to Katpadi from Chennai Central by the Lal Bagh Express when a young beggar girl approached her cubicle with a baby monkey on her shoulder. A man sitting opposite Nee ...More
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Tiger found dead in Chichpally |
Mazhar Ali |
The Times of India , Friday, February 05, 2016 |
Chandrapur: A sub-adult tiger was found dead in suspicious circumstances near Chichpally forest nursery in Chandrapur (buffer) range, around 30km from the city, on Thursday evening. Forest officials, ...More
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Draft plan eyes more focus on climate change |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Friday, February 05, 2016 |
New Delhi: Integrating climate change into wildlife planning, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, coastal and marine ecosystem conservation and a focus on wildlife health are among the key areas of ...More
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Drones to monitor tiger reserves |
PTI |
The Hindu , Friday, February 05, 2016 |
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is awaiting a final nod from the Ministry of Defence to start its ambitious drone monitoring project for combating wildlife poaching and man-animal con ...More
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Poaching Gang Arrested, 6 Leopard Hides Seized |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, February 04, 2016 |
NABARANGPUR:Five members of a poaching gang were arrested and six leopard hides seized from their possession along with body parts of other wild animals, all worth Rs one crore, on Monday night.
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Pangolin is most poached species of 2015 in India |
TNN |
The Times of India , Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
The pangolin is gifted with a unique defence mechanism of rolling into a ball that protects it against predators, but is helpless against better equipped poachers.The toothless mammal, also called sca ...More
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Sariska tiger reserve leaps from 'fair' to 'good' grade |
TNN |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
JAIPUR: Sariska is basking in the glory of increasing tourist footfall these days, but here is some more good news for the tiger reserve. In the management effective evaluation (MEE) report for the co ...More
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Sariska tiger reserve leaps from 'fair' to 'good' grade |
TNN |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
JAIPUR: Sariska is basking in the glory of increasing tourist footfall these days, but here is some more good news for the tiger reserve. In the management effective evaluation (MEE) report for the co ...More
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NTCA awaiting MoD nod for drone monitoring of tiger reserves |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is awaiting a final nod from the Ministry of Defence to launch its ambitious project for monitoring wildlife with drones to check poaching and man-anim ...More
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Bear, nilgai poached near Nagzira; organs missing |
MankaBehl |
The Times of India , Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
Nagpur: Days after two sloth bears were electrocuted in Adyal range of Bhandara division, carcasses of another sloth bear and a nilgai were found dumped in a well in Bolunda village, close to Navegaon ...More
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Big Cat Headcount in Kalakad Reserve Ups |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, February 01, 2016 |
TIRUNELVELI: The recent census of tigers carried out by officials of the Forest Department at the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve shows an increase in the tiger count compared with the previous cen ...More
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