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Deer poachers arrested |
Mazhar Ali |
The Times of India , Monday, January 18, 2016 |
Chandrapur: Fears of poaching of spotted deer in Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) Jharan forest range have proved to be true. It has come to fore that a gang of poachers from Devai ...More
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63 endangered birds rescued at Nalsarovar |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Sunday, January 17, 2016 |
Ahmedabad: Common Coots, Common Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Garhwal, Wigeon and other endangered birds were among 63 rescued by the forest department from a boat in Nalsarovar Lake, the only Ramsar ...More
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Four deer poached in Jharan? |
Mazhar Ali |
The Times of India , Saturday, January 16, 2016 |
Chandrapur: In a suspected case of poaching of four spotted dear in Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra's Jharan range the internal remains of what could be four spotted deer were recovered ...More
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Ban on Chinese Manja a Tad Late, Opine Officials |
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The New Indian Express , Friday, January 15, 2016 |
HYDERABAD: The ban on Chinese Manja or ‘dor’ could not stop sale of the manja in the busy markets of Hyderabad on Thursday. Shopkeepers did brisk business and people vied to buy it. Telangana forest d ...More
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An illegal trade that thrives with sea cucumbers |
J Arockiaraj |
The Times of India , Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
Lately, frequent seizures of banned marine species, especially sea cucumbers are reported along the southern Tamil Nadu coast, mainly from Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram districts. These sea cucumbers a ...More
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Ranji cricketers held for ‘poaching’ black buck |
Milind Ghatwai |
The Indian Express , Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
A member of the Madhya Pradesh Ranji squad and his father, a former Ranji player, were among four persons arrested in Sagar for allegedly killing a black buck.
While Rameez Khan, a left-handed all-ro ...More
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Global panel eye on rhino killings |
ROOPAK GOSWAMI |
The Telegraph , Monday, January 11, 2016 |
Guwahati, Jan. 10: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has asked India to remain vigilant in its efforts to combat rhinoceros poaching at Kaziranga Nati ...More
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Ecotourism doesn't harm wildlife: research |
ANI |
The Asian Age , Monday, January 11, 2016 |
Researchers have claimed that the dangers of ecotourism to wildlife are premature and problematic.
Washington: Two scientists in their recent research have highlighted the conservation benefits of ec ...More
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Ecotourism not harmful to wildlife |
IANS |
The Hindu , Monday, January 11, 2016 |
Study suggests tourism protects animals
Far from increasing the vulnerability of wildlife to predators, ecotourism actually helps conservation efforts, researchers say.
“There have been some claims ...More
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Global panel eye on rhino killings |
ROOPAK GOSWAMI |
The Telegraph , Monday, January 11, 2016 |
Guwahati, Jan. 10: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has asked India to remain vigilant in its efforts to combat rhinoceros poaching at Kaziranga Nati ...More
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Mozambique park sees wildlife numbers grow after war |
AP |
The Economic Times , Sunday, January 10, 2016 |
JOHANNESBURG: Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique's main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out the ...More
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Tiger in Pench reserve electrocuted |
Milind Ghatwai |
The Indian Express , Sunday, January 10, 2016 |
A tiger was electrocuted in a forest near Pench Tiger Reserve, taking to two the number of big cats the reserve has lost in the last one week due to unnatural causes.
While a probe is on to establish ...More
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Five arrested for killing rare snow leopard in China |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Saturday, January 09, 2016 |
Chinese Police have arrested five suspects involved in poaching of endangered wild animals, including two snow leopards.
They were arrested on Tuesday after a two-month investigation, said the Pub ...More
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Over 500 kg of sea cucumbers seized |
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The Hindu , Saturday, January 09, 2016 |
Rameswaram: After high drama, Forest Department personnel attached to Mandapam range seized 471 kg of fresh and 36 kg of processed sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection ...More
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Man gets three years in jail for poaching panthers |
Rajendra Sharma |
The Times of India , Friday, January 08, 2016 |
Alwar: A court here on Thursday sent a man to three years imprisonment for poaching two panthers inside the Sariska tiger reserve nearly 10 years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 80,000 on the ...More
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Poaching at its peak, forest wireless units collapse |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Friday, January 08, 2016 |
Nagpur: Even as tiger poaching and illicit felling are at a peak, the wireless system of the forest department in territorial areas has gone bust. In the few wildlife areas where the system is still ...More
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Jharkhand’s tiger reserve to use drones for surveillance |
Vishal Sharma |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, January 08, 2016 |
The Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), Jharkhand’s lone tiger reserve in Latehar district, will soon deploy three drones to carry out air surveillance of the protected forest for better management and preven ...More
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