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Ivory objects worth Rs 50L seized, 2 held |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
KOLKATA: A person was arrested from his Salt Lake residence on Monday morning for allegedly possessing elephant tusks and objects made of ivories. Sources revealed that the items are worth Rs 50 lakh. ...More
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Two more eco-tourism hubs on anvil at Satkosia |
TNN |
The Times of India , Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
BHUBANESWAR: The Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities have selected two more sites to be developed into eco-tourism hubs. The wildlife wing of the forest department is likely to send a proposal to ...More
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HOW TURTLES SAVED TURTLES |
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Ahmedabad Mirror , Monday, March 16, 2015 |
Turtle Limited is an attractive proxy of India's garments sector, one of India's fastest growing menswear companies built around two iconic brands (Turtle and London Bridge). Over the years, the compa ...More
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Tiger poaching probe: Two persons arrested by CBI |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Monday, March 16, 2015 |
Two persons have been arrested by the CBI from a village inChhattisgarh in connection with the alleged poaching of tigers and sloth bears in Maharashtra's Melghat Tiger Reserve.
As a part of its o ...More
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Hyderabad kids roar unitedly to save tigers |
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Deccan Chronicle , Monday, March 16, 2015 |
Hyderabad: Around 150 school kids accompanied by their teachers gathered at the Biodiversity Complex as part of the Kids for Tigers initiative and displayed placards and banners calling for support of ...More
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Adilabad, a haven for peacocks |
S. HARPAL SINGH |
The Hindu , Monday, March 16, 2015 |
Adilabad has emerged as one of the safest places for the magnificent peacock, India’s national bird, thanks to the culture and traditions of its Adivasis. Though the district has a potential demand ...More
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‘We must protect endangered species’ |
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The Indian Express , Monday, March 16, 2015 |
Quest asked students of Mumbai schools: Should more be done to protect and preserve endangered animals?
Wildlife is of utmost importance to the society as it serves aesthetic, economic and educationa ...More
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CBI nabs tiger poachers from Rajnandgaon |
Rashmi Drolia |
The Times of India , Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
RAIPUR: A joint team of CBI and wildlife crime cell nabbed two notorious tiger poachers from Leemo village in Chhuikhadan tehsil in Rajnandgaon district in a first of its kind operation in Chhattisgar ...More
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Two tiger poachers held from Chhattisgarh |
Vivek Deshpande |
The Indian Express , Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
A joint team of CBI, the Maharashtra forest department and the Chhattisgarh Police has nabbed two notorious tiger poachers from Gandai village of Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh in an early morni ...More
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Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga |
Naresh Mitra |
The Times of India , Saturday, March 14, 2015 |
Guwahati: Poachers struck once again on Thursday evening as they killed a one-horned rhino in Kaziranga's Agoratoli forest range.
Poachers chopped off the horn of the pachyderm and fled. The incide ...More
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Yet Another Rhino Falls to Poachers |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, March 14, 2015 |
GUWAHATI:Against the backdrop of unabated poaching activities at the world famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, one more rhino was killed by the outlaws. This is the seventh rhino to have fallen ...More
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Yet Another Rhino Falls to Poachers |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, March 14, 2015 |
GUWAHATI:Against the backdrop of unabated poaching activities at the world famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, one more rhino was killed by the outlaws. This is the seventh rhino to have fallen ...More
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Yet Another Rhino Falls to Poachers |
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The New Indian Express , Saturday, March 14, 2015 |
GUWAHATI:Against the backdrop of unabated poaching activities at the world famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, one more rhino was killed by the outlaws. This is the seventh rhino to have fallen ...More
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17 tigers die in six states this year |
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The Economic Times , Friday, March 13, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: At least two tigers fell prey to poachers as 17 of the big cats died in six states this year, the government today said.
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha th ...More
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Rhino numbers rise in West Bengal |
SHIV SAHAY SINGH |
The Hindu , Friday, March 13, 2015 |
West Bengal is now home to the second highest population of the one-horned rhinoceros in the country after Assam, with the number growing to 250 in the State.
A State Forest Department survey in Janu ...More
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Poachers turn sights on birds, lay traps on hills |
Mayuri Phadnis |
Pune Mirror , Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
From pigeons to peacocks, avifauna of all sizes are now in danger of dwindling away
While poaching of animals such as the tiger has sounded alarm bells across the country, Pune's feathered popula ...More
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