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A unique effort to study crocodile population |
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The Times of India , Thursday, January 07, 2016 |
Vadodara/Anand: Has the spread of crocodile population increased in the lush green Charotar heartland of Central Gujarat? This is what nature lovers from across the country will study as part of the C ...More
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38 teams to conduct wildlife census in ATR |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
The forest department officials started enumeration of tiger, other carnivores and their prey population in the 450 sq km area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve that falls under the Udumalpet and Amaravat ...More
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Tigers’ roar grows louder in Karnataka |
MOHIT M. RAO |
The Hindu , Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
The time is ripe to declare M.M. Hills and Cauvery sanctuaries as tiger reserves, says expert.
At one point of time, it was the bullet shots of brigand Veerappan that rang through the forest ranges o ...More
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MP ranked 3rd in tiger deaths last year |
NeerajSantoshi |
The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
Madhya Pradesh recorded the third highest number of tiger deaths in the country in 2015, with data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) revealing that 11 big cats had died in the stat ...More
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Tree census in forest areas planned |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
Minister for Forests ThiruvanchoorRadhakrishnan has said that the Forest Department will soon come up with comprehensive data on all trees inside the State’s forest areas.
“A register comprising th ...More
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30 kg ivory seized in Gabon |
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Business Standard , Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
Park wardens have seized 30 kg of ivory tusks from poachers in Minkebepark in northern Gabon, an official said on Monday.
The park wardens who were on patrol, discovered a camp of poachers near the G ...More
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NTCA data puts tiger deaths at 69 last year, up from 2014 |
NeerajSantoshi |
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, January 05, 2016 |
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) revealed that 69 tigers died across the country in 2015, a marginal increase from the corresponding figures for 2014.
According to tigernet, the offic ...More
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Online sale of air rifles comes to hunters' aid |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, January 05, 2016 |
HYERABAD: The deer carcass found at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Sunday has put a spotlight on how the easy availability of air guns on the internet has emerged as a major threat the wildlife ...More
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Poaching rampant on UoH campus |
NIKHILA HENRY |
The Hindu , Tuesday, January 05, 2016 |
From peacocks to star turtles, wild hare, rabbits, wild boars and bats are under threat, forest officers and some campus whistle-blowers said.
he University of Hyderabad (UoH), which were to declare ...More
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2 tigers found dead, train kills leopard |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, January 04, 2016 |
Nagpur: Death of four tiger cubs in Pathri in Chandrapur a few days ago, followed by deaths of two tigers and a leopard in the region on Sunday has stunned wildlife lovers .
In the first incident rep ...More
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Tiger tourism is burning bright |
AnushkaSivakumar |
Deccan Herald , Monday, January 04, 2016 |
The tiger, with its cloak of majesty and might, always demands awe and respect, and rightly so. Karnataka, of course, boasts of rich tiger reserves that promises extraordinary sights. As weekends daw ...More
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Two ‘poachers’ held in Pilibhit reserve |
Kanwardeep Singh |
The Times of India , Monday, January 04, 2016 |
Pilibhit: Two men suspected of poaching were held by officials of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on Sunday. The two are suspected to belong to a larger gang of poachers. Officials suspect the two were par ...More
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7 leopard deaths in Kerala last year |
IGNATIUS PEREIRA |
The Hindu , Sunday, January 03, 2016 |
Leopard deaths from the State during 2015 stood at a low of seven compared to 352 deaths reported from across the country. Besides, of 76 leopard skins seized from different parts of the country, only ...More
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SGNP saw 2 leopard deaths in last two months of 2015 |
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The Times of India , Saturday, January 02, 2016 |
MUMBAI: The highly decomposed body of a two-year-old male leopard was found in Yeoor Hills in mid-November last year, three weeks before another leopard was found dead along the Shilonda trail in Sanj ...More
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Killing of migratory birds rampant in Vasai |
Virat A Singh |
DNA India , Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
Bird watchers, who were on a regular birding trip in Vasai on Wednesday morning, were in for shock on seeing a couple of locals not only poaching Wooly Necked Storks — a three feet local migrant bird ...More
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GIB SANCTUARY REDUCED TO QUARTER OF ITS CURRENT AREA |
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Pune Mirror , Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
Indicating a drastic reduction of space for a highly endangered species, the state has decided to shrink the boundaries of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Sanctuary in Solapur and Ahmednagar districts ...More
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