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Home turns hell for Olive Ridley turtles in Odisha |
Rakesh Dixit |
India Today , Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
Carcasses of more than 500 endangered Olive Ridley turtles, the flagship wildlife species of the state, have been spotted on the beaches of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapada district setting a ...More
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Mumbai: 7 held for poaching in wildlife sanctuary |
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Mid – Day , Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
In the wake of a suspected poaching case, where a carcass of a leopard was found at Shilonda trail inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park around two weeks back, the forest department arrested seven people ...More
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SIT to probe death of four tiger cubs |
ALOK DESHPANDE |
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe the death of four one-month-old tiger cubs in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. While the reason for the death is said to be severe malnourishment, the a ...More
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7 years gone, Corbett yet to form tiger protection force |
Nihi Sharma Sahani |
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
The Corbett Tiger Reserve has failed to set up a Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) according to a directive issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) seven years ago.
Out of 48 t ...More
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SIT to probe death of four tiger cubs |
ALOK DESHPANDE |
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
According to activists working in the field of tiger conservation, the forest department needs to improve its intelligence on poachers and be more vigilant.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will pr ...More
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Mountain quail poaching rampant in Koraput |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
Mountain quails, found in the hilly areas of Koraput district and locally called Gunduri, appear to be on the verge of extinction because of rampant poaching.
According to Wildlife Protection Act, ...More
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Sloth bear found killed in Jessore sanctuary |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
A sloth bear has been found to have been shot dead by unidentified person in Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary in Banaskantha district of north Gujarat, forest officials said.
An inquiry had been started ...More
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Abused Maha temple elephant finds Mathura home |
Kanwardeep Singh |
The Times of India , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
Pilibhit: On his fiftieth birthday, Salman Khan has a special message — from a wildlife sanctuary with blackbucks! The star has been invited by the administration of Pilibhit tiger reserve which boast ...More
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Good news from Tadoba reserve: Tiger numbers rising |
ShailendraParanjpe |
DNA India , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
Deployment of a special tiger protection force coupled with camera traps and other measures taken by the state government have resulted in a sharp increase in tiger population at TadobaAndhari tiger r ...More
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3 poachers let off in sloth bear case |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
Nagpur: Days after three dreaded poachers and tiger skin traders were convicted for killing a big cat in Dhakna in Melghat tiger reserve (MTR), another three poachers were acquitted by Amravati additi ...More
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Four tiger cubs die of malnourishment |
Vivek Deshpande |
The Indian Express , Monday, December 28, 2015 |
Four one-month-old tiger cubs have died in Chandrapur due to severe malnourishment. Three of the cubs, two males and a female, were found dead in the forest, while the fourth one, a female, died in a ...More
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Two-week ban on entry of visitors to Nalbana in Chilika |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Sunday, December 27, 2015 |
Wildlife authorities have imposed a two-week ban on entry of visitors to Nalabana, a bird sanctuary inside the famous Chilika Lake, till completion of the annual bird count in the lake slated for Janu ...More
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Poaching poses risk to Koraput mountain quails |
SatyanarayanPattnaik |
The Times of India , Sunday, December 27, 2015 |
KORAPUT: Mountain quails, found in the hilly areas of Koraput district and locally called Gunduri, are on the verge of extinction because of rampant poaching. According to Wildlife Protection Act, cap ...More
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