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In 2 years, 72 lions die in Gir sanctuary
GANDHINAGAR: Narendra Modi says Asiatic lions are the pride of Gujarat and he won't part with them. But the animals seem to be endangered in their sole habitat.
The state government has admitted that 72 lions died in the Gir sanctuary in the past two years. Of them, one was killed by poachers and the rest, the government claimed, were from natural causes.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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72 lions died in 2 years in Gir sanctuary
Gandhinagar: The state government on Tuesday admitted that 72 lions had died in the Gir sanctuary in the past two years, of which one was killed by poachers and the rest died in the natural course. It also added that there were 291 lions inside the Gir sanctuary which covers 1,400 odd sq km of the forest area.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Govt: 72 lions have died in Gir forest
Gandhinagar, March 9: Gujarat government has admitted that as many as 72 lions have died in the Gir forest in Gujarat. Gir is the only abode of lions in the entire Asia.
In a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA Chandubhai Dabhi, the Gujarat government said that 71 lions have died a natural death while one lion died of poaching in the Gir forest.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Missing Tigers: CBI probe sought
The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has sought a CBI probe into the disappearance of tiger population from Panna Tiger Reserve in the state.“We have sent our request to the state government for a CBI inquiry into the disappearance of big cats from the Panna Tiger Reserve,” Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Sartaj Singh said today.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Unscientific killing can spell disaster
The recent decision of the state government to allow hunting of blue bull, commonly known as nilgai, can spell disaster for the population of Asian antelope that is found only in northern India and Pakistan.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Tiger roar fading in Orissa
Mindless Mining, Industrialization Leading To Largescale Destruction Of Forests Spell Doom For Big Cats
Rajaram Satapathy | TNN
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- 08/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Locals poison 2 tiger cubs in Ranthambore
Jaipur: Even as India struggles to keep its tigers alive, in a shocking incident, two 17-month-old cubs were found dead, allegedly poisoned by villagers on the outskirts of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Sunday.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Centre moots stringent laws to conserve wildlife
Tirupati, March 7: To effectively check the growing menace of animal poaching and smuggling of forest wealth and curb forest-related crimes, the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, would be amended during the ongoing Parliament session, according to the Union minister for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Tourism in protected areas: Worsening prospects for Tigers?
Against the backdrop of the increasing popularity of ecotourism and the dramatic loss of tigers due to lack of funding, mismanagement, population and development pressures as well as poaching, this article finds that the present policies benefit neither conservation nor local communities.
- Date:
- Mar 2010
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 45 Issue: 10 pp: 27-29
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Skin Poachers gang busted
The sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons in Meerut and claimed to have busted a gang of skin poachers on Friday. They said that two skins of leopard were recovered from possession of the held accused along with two mobile phones. A case under various Sections of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 has been registered against them and they were send to jail.
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
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- Pioneer (Lucknow)
