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With anti-poaching squad defunct, wildlife trade flourishes |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 31, 2014 |
Nagpur: With the anti-poaching squad attached to Nagpur Territorial Circle going completely defunct, there is a spurt in illegal trade of wild animals and birds listed in various Schedules of Wildlife ...More
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Tiger, tiger, burning (quite) bright |
Jairam Ramesh |
Live Mint , Monday, December 29, 2014 |
Over half of the world’s tigers in the wild are to be found in India. And while the population elsewhere declines, that in India has shown an increase even though the magnificent species is still en ...More
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4 blackbucks killed in Velavadar |
Gopal B Kateshiya |
The Indian Express , Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
In the first major incident of poaching of its kind, four blackbucks were shot down by poachers on the fringes of the Velavadar National Park in Bhavnagar district in Saurashtra region on Friday. Poli ...More
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Poachers kill four blackbucks |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
RAJKOT: In a major poaching incident that has come to light, four black bucks were shot dead on the fringes of Velavadar Black Buck National Park in Bhavnagar district on Friday. Police have arrested ...More
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Antelope vulnerable outside protected area |
Vijaysinh Parmar |
The Times of India , Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
RAJKOT: One of the main reasons why the blackbucks have become vulnerable to poaching is that a large number of them are found outside Velavadar Blackbuck National Park (BNP) in Bhavnagar.
Accordi ...More
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Skin of three leopards seized |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Friday, December 26, 2014 |
Forest officials today seized skin of three leopards at Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district and arrested eight persons, allegedly involved in poaching.
"We have seized skin of three leopa ...More
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3 teenage poachers held, 7 migratory birds carcass found |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
Wildlife officials arrested three more teenagers engaged in poaching of migratory birds from different villages under Tangi range in Chilika wildlife division.
The officials also seized carcass ...More
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Leopard cub, mother found dead at Vangaon |
Imran Fazal |
DNA India , Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
Locals found the bodies of a leopard cub and its mother in a wadi in Bahadgaon area and informed the Vangaon police, who in turn informed Boisar forest range officer.
Villagers have long been worryin ...More
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Bear’s remains recovered from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve |
Keshav Agarwal |
The Times of India , Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
PILIBHIT: The remains of a bear buried in the Mala forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve were recovered by authorities on Monday. The bear was likely killed about two months ago, officials said. The ...More
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2 tigers found dead in Nilgiris |
B. Ravichandran |
The Asian Age , Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
Two tiger cubs have been found dead in the Sigur reserve forest area adjoining the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). The death of two tiger cubs, one found in a decomposed state and the other in a semi-d ...More
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South Africa busts rhino horn smuggling syndicate |
IANS |
Business Standard , Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
Sixteen members of a Czechoslovakia-based syndicate have been arrested by South African authorities in an international rhino horn smuggling bust, a feat commended by Environmental Affairs Minister Ed ...More
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Sirocco’s story fetches her the Panda Award |
Jaideep Deo Bhanj |
The Hindu , Friday, December 19, 2014 |
With over 10.8K followers on twitter and 1,21,215 likes on Facebook, Sirocco is a celebrity in New Zealand. He has a government job and an entourage of people to ensure that he eats right, sleeps well ...More
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Forest dept shy of sharing info on Pombhurna tiger |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Thursday, December 18, 2014 |
NAGPUR: The wildlife wing of the state forest department seems to be reluctant to share information even under the RTI Act on the tiger that was allegedly shot dead amid political pressure on August 1 ...More
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Centre asks TN to probe tiger deaths |
Julie Mariappan |
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
CHENNAI: With tiger deaths on the rise in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the Union ministry of enviro ...More
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Tiger poaching impacts society at large: HC |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has ruled that the possibility of fleeing from justice and tampering evidence should not be the only factors taken into account while granting bail to the ...More
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Farmers allege hunting of spotted deer near city |
A Subburaj |
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
COIMBATORE: Kothapalayam village, located along the border of Coimbatore and Tirupur, looks much like any other agrarian village of the region, but for the dozens of spotted deer grazing by the fields ...More
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Elephants on vacation |
R. SAIRAM |
The Hindu , Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
It was not exactly an ideal start to my day. We were driving uphill through forests on a mud road on a freezing morning. A thick blanket of mist shrouded Top Slip, restricting visibility to less than ...More
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'Top-heavy' forest dept wants more ground-level staff |
Bosky Khanna |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, December 16, 2014 |
The Forest department, which has been accused of being top-heavy, has sought permission from the State government to recruit more staff at the ground level.
The proposal has been put forth in the ...More
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