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Girnar ropeway plan hits eco hurdle

Central Panel Against Project Passing Through Wildlife Sanctuary

Nayan Dave | TNN

Rajkot: Constructing ‘Udan Khatola’, a ropeway, at Mount Girnar is turning out to be an uphill task. Just when everyone started believing that the decades-old project may finally see the light of day, it has hit an environment roadblock yet again.

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Sunderbans: a land in limbo

The human-tiger conflict continues in the Sunderbans. Inaccessible terrains help the tiger.

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Searching the evasive tiger not a time-bound operation

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Lucknow: Has the young tiger of Pilibhit outwitted WII? The twomember team of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) had joined the search operation about a week back. Going by the reports from Faizabad division, the team has gone back. In all possibility, another set of experts have joined the operation.

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Migratory birds now flock waterbodies in city too

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Ahmedabad: A different dialect is fast catching up in various ‘watering holes’ near city. Exotic visitors from central Asia, Africa, Sri Lanka, China and various parts of country have made perfect touchdowns in different spots. And the party is on.

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At Chhatbir zoo, animals are not out in the cold

Chandigarh: With the tricity shivering under heavy cold conditions, special arrangements have been made for the various animals at the Chhatbir zoo to keep them warm. Apart from special huts built for the purpose, dietary changes have been introduced and a large number of jute mats and heat converters placed in the enclosures.

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Solar fencing brings down human – animal conflict

Sathyamangalam Forest Division takes steps to reduce threat from elephants

Preventive measure: Solar fencing in Sathyamangalam Forest Division has considerably brought down conflict between humans and animals in the region. —

SATHYAMANGALAM: Farmer M. Subbaiyan of Ammapalayam village, near Bhavani Sagar, is a relieved man these days.

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Big cat concern prompts fencing expansion fiat

KOLKATA, Dec. 31: With the incidence of tigers straying into human settlements increasing, the state forest department has decided to put up nylon fencing for nearly 10 km.

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Over 200 parakeets rescued from train

Illegal Consignment Was Sent From Meerut

Ahmedabad: They pecked and necked in public, but nobody really minded the cacophonic romance by this bunch of parakeets seized as illegal railway consignment on Wednesday.

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