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FOUR WAYS TECH WILL SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT |
Shay Meinecke |
Mumbai Mirror , Friday, August 21, 2015 |
Scientists say humans have triggered the "sixth great extinction." The Holocene extinction, as it's called, is happening faster than previous mass extinctions, but technology can help.
A recently p ...More
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Mumbai: 100 Indian star tortoises rescued in covert op |
Badri Chatterjee |
The Hindustan Times , Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
In a joint covert operation by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the anti-poaching unit of the forest department, Thane, 100 Indian star tortoises, protected under schedule IV of the Wildli ...More
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Democratic conservation of biodiversity is must |
Radheshyam Jadhav |
The Times of India , Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
PUNE: India ranks among the top ten species rich nations in the world and is known for its rich biological diversity and high endemism. Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Zoological Survey of India ( ...More
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ANGLING FOR A RARE SIGHT OF THE MAHSEER |
Preeti Zachariah |
Live Mint , Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
Gordon Mulley, a seasoned angler, can tell you exactly when he caught his very first mahseer. “It was the year 1966 and I was all of 16 when I found my big fellow in the rapids of the Cauvery, a littl ...More
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Building a refuge |
Samad Kottur |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
River Tungabhadra in Karnataka is home to all sorts of wildlife – otters, turtles, fishes and crocodiles. In particular, sand banks and islands on the riverbed are the main breeding grounds for such s ...More
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MoU to study migratory behaviour of elephants |
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The Assam Tribune , Monday, August 17, 2015 |
GUWAHATI, Aug 16 - Assam’s Balipara Foundation has signed an MoU with the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) of Bengaluru to study the migratory behaviour of Asian elephants in the Kaziranga- ...More
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Poaching in Kerala triggers alarm bells in Bandipur |
R. KRISHNA KUMAR |
The Hindu , Monday, August 17, 2015 |
The Edamalayar elephant poaching case in Kerala has triggered alarm bells in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve where anti-poaching camps have been put on high alert.
Though there is no contiguity of habitat ...More
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GPS-aided cameras to keep track of Gir lions |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Friday, August 14, 2015 |
AHMEDABAD: The state forest department is getting ready to install GPS-aided 'camera traps' — a network of remotely operated system with motion and infrared sensors — in the Gir sanctuary. This will a ...More
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GPS-aided cameras to keep track of Gir lions |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Friday, August 14, 2015 |
AHMEDABAD: The state forest department is getting ready to install GPS-aided 'camera traps' — a network of remotely operated system with motion and infrared sensors — in the Gir sanctuary. This will a ...More
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33 endangered snakes rescued from Agra |
BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN |
The Hindu , Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
Thirty-three endangered snakes were rescued from poachers in Agra earlier this week by Delhi’s Wildlife SOS, in collaboration with the State Forest Department. The men were masquerading as snake charm ...More
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Poachers held, 33 snakes recovered from city temples |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
AGRA: The forest department, in collaboration with the NGO Wildlife SOS, seized 33 snakes from endangered species from poachers in raids at three prominent city temples today. The poachers were allege ...More
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Bangladesh tiger poaching sparks Sundarbans ban plan |
AFP |
The Times of India , Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
DHAKA: Bangladesh wildlife officials are mulling a ban on access to the Sundarbans after an alarming rise in poaching of tigers that live in the world's largest mangrove forest, rangers said on Tuesda ...More
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100 elephants killed in 2 years across south |
Viju B & P Oppili |
The Times of India , Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
Kunjumon has lived most of his adult life in the forests of Kerala — as a government watchman and then as a cook for poachers. Going by his confessions to the police, he didn't find the transition any ...More
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Tiger conservationists upbeat, have high hopes from Big B |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
Nagpur: Conservationists, tourists and other stakeholders are upbeat and have high hopes from megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has consented to be the ambassador for tiger conservation and promote tiger ...More
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India loses 41 tigers in 7 months |
Neha Madaan |
The Times of India , Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
PUNE: Tiger deaths persisted in the country despite the Union and state governments' efforts towards conservation.
The country lost close to 41 tigers from January until August 9 this year, similar ...More
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Tiger-trade crackdown boosts lion-bone sales |
Wildlife |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 11, 2015 |
A crackdown on illegal tiger products in China has created a soaring trade in lion bones from South Africa to Asia, ecologists say. Alleged “tiger”-infused wines and traditional medicines are popular ...More
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