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Red alert in Sariska, tigers missing
Experts have alerted the authorities on the threat to the National Parks across the country in the light of the recent developments in Rajasthan's Keoladeo Ghana National Park and the Project Tiger
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Ministry concern over degradation in Karbi hills
The Union ministry of environment and forests has expressed concern over environmental degradation along the hills of Karbi Anglong in proximity to Kaziranga National Park. Former Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi last month, saying the ministry had been receiving a number of complaints on environmental deprivation in the hill ar
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The Orissa government's decision to donate 12 tigers and 15 African lions of the Nandankanan zoo to the other states has proved fatal for one of the lions. The lion which was being transported to
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300 deer washed away
Calcutta, May 25: At least 300 captive deer were swept away as the cyclone battered the fragile Sunderban mangroves and foresters were worried that there might have been heavy losses to wildlife.
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At 100 years, Kaziranga wants status of Project Tiger
The world famous Kaziranga National Park known for its rhinos and elephants has asked the Centre for a unique gift to mark its 100th anniversary-the "Project Tiger
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Deathtraps in place, Ranthambhore gets that Sariska feeling
Ranthambhore is not Sariska. You cannot escape pugmarks inside the park, you can sense the tigers lurking from frequent alarm calls and you can actually see them on a lucky day. Ranthambhore is not
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Cubs A Ray Of Hope In India's Fight To Save Tigers
Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in a leading Indian sanctuary, a rare piece of good news in the country's fight to protect its dwindling population of big cats from poachers and habitat destruction. The cubs have been sighted regularly over the past few weeks in Ranthambore National Park in western Rajasthan, R.N. Mehrotra, the state's chief wildlife warden, told Reuters on Tuesday. "The cubs belong to six or seven different mothers and they are all around three-and-a-half months old," Mehrotra said.
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Animal skins worth Rs 5 cr seized, four arrested
Animal skins worth Rs 5 crore, including tiger, leopard and otter, and body parts were seized in raids across the Capital. Four of a smuggling gang were also arrested. The seizure came after the
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Advisory body seeks ban on all circus animals
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has recommended ban on use of all kinds of animals in circuses. The statutory advisory body recommended the ban to the Environment Ministry at a meeting last week following an investigation authorised by it on living conditions of elephants and other animals in circuses. The investigation was conducted by a team from PETA India and Animal Rahat across 16 major circuses between November 2012 and July 2013.
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Centre orders intensive search for tigers in Sariska reserve
Alarmed over the drastic drop in the visibility of tigers in the Sariska reserve and adjoining areas, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the officials of the reserve to carry out "an
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Jaya allocates Rs 2.81 Crore for forest wells to reduce man-animal conflicts
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday allocated Rs 2.81 crore for sinking of deep bore wells and building overhead tanks to supply water within forest areas, with a view to prevent wild animals from
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Controversial big cats in Lahore zoo take their first toll
Heads have finally begun to roll in the Lahore Zoo
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Manas gears up for integrated approach
Guwahati, July 3: Manas National Park, which recently shed its world heritage site in danger tag, will now work towards an integrated ecosystem-based monitoring of its wildlife population that will allow continuous observation and documentation of a wide range of flora and fauna. The integrated approach was recommended by the IUCN/Unesco World Heritage monitoring mission, which presented its re
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Hunt for Siberian tiger aims at saving species
Finding tiger tracks in the snow will be the goal of 1000 conservationists and their allies who, during two days in February, are to fan through a chunk of the Russian Far East larger than Sri Lanka,
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UNICEF suspects tsunami survivor was recruited as child soldier
The United Nations children's fund said it suspects that Tamil Tiger rebels may have recruited a 15-year-old tsunami survivor as a child soldier in eastern Sri Lanka. UNICEF chief in Sri Lanka Ted
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UNICEF suspects tsunami survivor was recruited as child soldier
The United Nations children's fund said it suspects that Tamil Tiger rebels may have recruited a 15-year-old tsunami survivor as a child soldier in eastern Sri Lanka. UNICEF chief in Sri Lanka Ted
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Six arrested for deer poaching in sanctuary
May 1: After a daring chase, forest officials caught six persons who shot two Sambar deer in the Tiger sanctuary in Nallamala on Thursday night.
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Shifting lions from Guj: MP govt seeks Rs 7 cr from Centre
The move came following a Supreme Court judgement on April 15 which held that the species was under threat of extinction and needed a second home Madhya Pradesh government has sought over Rs 7 crore from the Centre to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to its Palpur Kuno Sanctuary under Sheopur district of Gwalior division.
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NH expansion through Kaziranga opposed, govt response sought
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and the Assam government's responses on a plea opposing expansion of the National Highway 37 stretch running through Kaziranga National Park on the