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Probe into killing of spotted deer makes no headway |
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The Hindu , Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
More than a fortnight after the gruesome killing of a spotted deer by an inter-State gang of poachers in Lankapalli reserve forest area, the probe into the case is yet to make much headway as three mo ...More
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Bird gets endangered tag from BNHS |
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Pune Mirror , Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
Joint research with UK-based Birdlife International finds a 90 per cent decline in numbers of Yellow-breasted Bunting, a migratory bird that visits India
Rapid urbanisation and its resultant habita ...More
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Experts oppose clause, say will fuel poaching |
Mayuri Phadnis |
Pune Mirror , Monday, June 08, 2015 |
USE OF ANIMALS FOR RITUALS
BNHS and NGOs write to forest ministry, asking for withdrawal of the suggestion, claiming the clause will make way for legal loopholes that will lead to its misuse
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SIT proposed in tiger poaching cases |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Monday, June 08, 2015 |
NAGPUR: To increase the scope of the probe in tiger poaching cases, a proposal has been sent to the state government to set up a special investigating team (SIT). The move comes two years after one of ...More
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UN panel plea to protect Manas |
ROOPAK GOSWAMI |
The Telegraph , Sunday, June 07, 2015 |
Guwahati, May 17: The World Heritage Committee has asked the Centre to continue increasing its efforts to combat poaching in Manas to secure the property and its recovering outstanding universal value ...More
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Cauvery basin's iconic fish on the brink of extinction |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Sunday, June 07, 2015 |
The legendary humpback Mahseer, one of the world's most iconic freshwater fish, is on the brink of extinction, researchers, including those from India, have warned.
Ever since the publication of H ...More
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UNESCO warns against rhino poaching |
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The Assam Tribune , Sunday, June 07, 2015 |
KOCHI, May 17 – The one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary are faced with the threat of extinction within 30 years if the authorities fail to crack down on poaching with all the powers ...More
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Save the mighty mahseer |
MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN |
The Hindu , Sunday, June 07, 2015 |
Despite Tata Power’s sustainable campaign and breeding programme, the fish remains elusive.
Fishing for mahseer in a well-stocked submontane river is, in my opinion, the most fascinating of all field ...More
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