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Lion population in Gir increases fourfold |
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DNA India , Monday, August 10, 2015 |
Population of lions has increased 4 folds in the lion territory of Gujarat, Gir. Apart from the one poaching incident, five deaths by electrocution and 13 lions that washed away in the flash floods, G ...More
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Gir villages take pride in their lions |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Monday, August 10, 2015 |
AHMEDABAD: In the past decade, there has been a 4-fold increase in the lion territory in Gujarat. Villagers living on the periphery of Gir sanctuary take pride in the growth of the lion population in ...More
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32 persons arrested in connection with elephant poaching |
PTI |
Business Standard , Thursday, August 06, 2015 |
As many as 32 persons have been arrested so far after the Forest Department launched anti-elephant poaching raid following the discovery of six carcasses of elephants in state forest regions recently, ...More
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15 spotted black terrapins rescued, smuggler caught |
P Oppili |
The Times of India , Monday, August 03, 2015 |
CHENNAI: Foresters on Saturday rescued 15 spotted black terrapin turtles near Beach station and arrested a 27-year-old man from Kerala for smuggling them.
The forest officials, from Kancheepuram d ...More
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Poachers kill fishing cats, pose for camera |
Krishnendu Mukherjee |
The Times of India , Monday, August 03, 2015 |
KOLKATA: The brutal killing of a leopard in Purulia recently is still fresh in our minds. In a similar incident, as many as five fishing cats — Bengal's state animal — were reportedly killed by some p ...More
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Prince William honours African rhino ranger |
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The Financial Express , Sunday, August 02, 2015 |
Prince William has always been one of the royals who promotes animal rights, and in support of this he recently honoured an African man Edward Ndiritu, who had been fighting against the poachers in Af ...More
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83 Sambar Antlers Seized, Two Held |
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The New Indian Express , Sunday, August 02, 2015 |
BARGARH :Two persons were arrested and 83 Sambar antlers seized from the vehicle in which they were travelling by Bargarh police on Dungri-Ambahona road here on Saturday.
Those arrested are Manohar S ...More
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Vellayani lifts veil on Painted stork |
T.NANDAKUMAR |
The Hindu , Saturday, August 01, 2015 |
A bird survey conducted by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board at Vellayani Lake near here has revealed the presence of rare species, justifying the efforts to claim biodiversity heritage status for t ...More
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No poaching incident reported from Corbett: Park director |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Saturday, August 01, 2015 |
Tiger poaching in Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park has been controlled due to the hi-tech E-eye surveillance system.
Corbett Tiger Reserve's Director Samir Sinha said in the recent past no ...More
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