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A lurking viral threat to tigers and leopards? |
R. KRISHNA KUMAR |
The Hindu , Saturday, November 21, 2015 |
Man-animal conflict creates suspicions of big cats getting afflicted by CDV
In view of escalating man-animal conflict involving tigers around Bandipur-Nagarahole belt, the authorities are wondering i ...More
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‘Protect birds from poachers’ |
N. DINESH NAYAK |
The Hindu , Friday, November 20, 2015 |
Environmentalists have expressed concern over the rampant poaching of rare species of birds at Kelageri and Navaloor lakes, which are the natural habitat of migratory birds. The Nature Research Centre ...More
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Sloth bear’s shrinking habitat |
SWATHI V. |
The Hindu , Monday, November 16, 2015 |
Early morning sightings of grumbling, shuffling furry visions in black are becoming common for villagers in Telangana where habitat destruction has been driving sloth bears into human habitations.
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The green brigade: Feel-good stories in jungleland |
Ranjit Lal |
The Indian Express , Sunday, November 15, 2015 |
Most environmental stories are so laden with doom and gloom that they tend to put you off the subject (and your breakfast) entirely — you don’t need such doomsday fare first thing on a Sunday (or wors ...More
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3 jailed in China for hunting endangered red ibises birds |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
Three men have been handed down jail terms ranging from six to nine years for shooting dead highly endangered red ibises in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The three men, all natives of southw ...More
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National bird kept for sale at Mira road rescued |
Imran Fazal |
DNA India , Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
On Wednesday afternoon, forest official from Thane rushed to rescue two peacocks and turtles after they were tipped off about the National bird being kept on sale at pet shop in Mira road. The possibi ...More
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Almost half of Karnataka ‘lives’ with leopards |
MOHIT M. RAO |
The Hindu , Friday, November 13, 2015 |
Interestingly, leopard cubs were spotted in 18 taluks, which indicates an "active, breeding" population of the feline thriving amid agricultural land.
In many districts of the State, it isn’t just th ...More
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IUCN shortlists Vidarbha tiger landscape project |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
Nagpur: Tigers and people at large in the Vidarbha landscape will get a boost with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Switzerland shortlisting wildlife wing's mega project ti ...More
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5 held with jumbo tusks |
TNN |
The Times of India , Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
KOLKATA: The forest department and police recovered elephant tusks and rhino horn worth lakhs following raids in various parts of north Bengal. The operation carried out on Monday has also netted five ...More
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2 held with 31 dead birds in Chilika |
TNN |
The Times of India , Tuesday, November 10, 2015 |
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Two persons were arrested by the wildlife personnel of Tangi forest range in Khurda district on Monday for poaching 31 migratory birds in Chilika Lake. The poachers were identif ...More
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Rhino killed in Kaziranga, toll rises to 14 this year |
TNN |
The Economic Times , Monday, November 09, 2015 |
GUWAHATI: Poachers managed to kill another rhino at Kaziranga, a world heritage site about 250 km from here, on Sunday, barely a week after the national park was opened to visitors.
Kaziranga divi ...More
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Migratory birds start arriving at Harike wetland |
Surjit Singh |
The Hindustan Times , Monday, November 09, 2015 |
With the early beginning of winter season this year, migratory birds have started arriving at the India’s second largest wetland Harike, also known as “Hari-ke-Pattan”, where Satluj and Beas rivers me ...More
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Bird poaching in Chilika Lake |
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Business Standard , Wednesday, November 04, 2015 |
As migratory birds from far off places start flocking the famous Chilika lake in Odisha, there are reports of bird poaching in the area.
Wildlife personnel arrested two poachers from Subhadrapur und ...More
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Blocked Corridors Take a Toll on Jumbo Lives |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, November 02, 2015 |
ATHAGARH:Officials of the Athagarh forest division under notified Mahanadi Elephant Reserve are finding it hard to control man-animal conflict. In the last five years, 46 elephant deaths have been off ...More
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Avian guests start arriving in Chilika lake |
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Deccan Herald , Monday, November 02, 2015 |
Chilika lake in Odisha, one of the topmost winter homes of migratory birds from across the globe, has already recorded arrival of first batch of the winged visitors. The inflow of the avian guests is ...More
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