Banned wood found at former legislator’s house
September 4th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 4 (IANS) Three truckloads of banned red sanders wood worth Rs.3 crore have been seized from a former Manipur legislator's house, police said Tuesday.The logs from the forests ... Read more...
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Chinese woman held for smuggling deer genitals
August 13th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Chinese woman has been held in Russia while trying to smuggle dried deer genitals in her purse.Employees at the Blagoveshchensk-Heihe international passenger checkpoint in ... Read more...
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Bag made of entire iguana seized from British tourist
August 4th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A British woman, returning from a trip to Morocco, was stopped at a British airport after a handbag made out of an entire iguana - complete ... Read more...
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Vietnamese fishermen held in Philippines
April 26th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Manila, April 25 (IANS) Authorities in the Philippines Wednesday arrested 12 Vietnamese fishermen on charges of poaching endangered marine turtles and black coral in Philippine waters, Xinhua reported.The Philippine Coast ... Read more...
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Red sanders en route to China seized in Himachal
December 9th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) Over 15 tonnes of banned red sanders wood was seized from upper Shimla while being smuggled to China, police said here Friday. Three people have been ... Read more...
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UAE issues rules for chicken, egg imports
July 11th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 10 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Sunday issued guidelines for importing live chickens and eggs from Asia.Exporters should have an early warning system for detecting avian flu, said the document ... Read more...
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Wildlife trafficking through post surges in India
March 29th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) There has been a sharp surge in the trafficking of wildlife articles through Foreign Post Offices (FPOs) in India with the latest figures available with ... Read more...
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European Commission takes Greece to court for lake pollution
January 28th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Commission on Thursday announced that it is referring Greece to the European Court of Justice due to lake pollution case.According to the Commission, Greece failed to ... Read more...
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Police seize bribe money in rare wood smuggling case
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 21 (IANS) Police have recovered the graft money that an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer in Himachal Pradesh allegedly received to help the smuggling of banned red sanders wood ... Read more...
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Man trying to smuggle 18 monkeys arrested in Mexico
July 21st, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 21 (IANS/EFE) A man carrying 18 monkeys in a belt under his shirt was arrested at the Mexico City airport, authorities said.
The 38-year-old suspect, who arrived on a flight ... Read more...
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Punjab approves Rs.60 crore wildlife preservation plan
June 9th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Punjab has chalked out a Rs.60 crore plan to preserve the natural forests and wildlife in the state, officials said Tuesday.
"Punjab would adopt a biodiversity conservation plan ... Read more...
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Endangered Baboon monkeys, hyenas seized in Abu Dhabi
May 19th, 2010 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS/WAM) Fifteen Baboon monkeys and two striped hyenas that were kept illegally for sale were seized from a house in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, officials said.
The seizure comes after ... Read more...
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UN body rejects plan to allow limited ivory sales
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Doha, March 22 (DPA) The UN treaty organisation responsible for regulating the wildlife trade Monday rejected a bid by Tanzania and Zambia to sell ivory.
The plan was one of the most closely ... Read more...
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Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tuna
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, March 13 (DPA) Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect ... Read more...
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Chinese medicine societies reject use of tiger bones
March 13th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 13 (ANI): Reports indicate that a statement by World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS), which has urged its members not to use tiger bone or any other parts from ... Read more...
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San Fransisco, CA man sentenced to jail for smuggling endangered fish
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) – San Francisco man on Thursday was sentenced to prison for smuggling and selling endangered species, prosecutors said on Friday.Bai Lin Huang, 49, was sentenced to one year ... Read more...
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International wildlife trade threatens Southeast Asia’s rare species
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 23 (ANI): A Dutch conservation biologist working in Britain has said that the international wildlife trade is a major threat to Southeast Asia's rare species.According to a report in Nature ... Read more...
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Sikkim holds exhibition to showcase environmental heritage
December 13th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, Dec 13(ANI): The forest department of Sikkim organised an exhibition to showcase the environmental heritage of the state in Gangtok this week.Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling inaugurated the daylong ... Read more...
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Rhino poaching on the rise worldwide
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): A new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has determined that rhino poaching is on the rise worldwide.The report was submitted ... Read more...
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Green lessons for school kids - in lap of nature
November 20th, 2009 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That's what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks ... Read more...
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Legal loopholes make illegal ivory trade thrive in Thailand
June 19th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): A new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC has determined that legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ... Read more...
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Wild fruit trees in danger of becoming extinct
May 8th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): Scientists have warned that the wild ancestors of common domestic fruit trees are in danger of becoming extinct.According to a report by BBC News, the warning has come ... Read more...
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World’s largest freshwater lake under dire threat from climate change
May 4th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake, faces severe ecological threats due to climate change, a new study has found.
The planet's most biologically diverse water body, ... Read more...
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Climate change threatens Siberian lake’s ecological balance
May 1st, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): An analysis by a joint US-Russian team has determined that Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption ... Read more...
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New population of extremely rare snub-nosed monkey discovered in Vietnam
December 7th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): A new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam.
According to a report in Science ... Read more...
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Giant fish discovered in the Atlantic
August 22nd, 2008 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new species of fish, a grouper that grows to more than six feet and weighs almost 500 kg. These Atlantic goliaths are not the ... Read more...
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Russian explorers reach bed of world’s deepest lake (Lead, changing dateline)
July 29th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Irkutsk (Russia), July 29 (RIA Novosti) A team of Russian scientists descended to the bottom of Siberia's Lake Baikal in two mini-submarines Tuesday, setting a new world record for a freshwater ... Read more...
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Emirates unveils new environment programme
July 25th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 25 (IANS) Emirates Airline has announced a series of initiatives as part of its efforts to ensure environmentally clean flight operation by reducing emissions and waste, WAM reported Friday. The ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh plans to increase bison population
April 14th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, April 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department will move 20 bisons from the Kanha to Bandhavgarh national park as part of a long-term plan to boost the numbers of the ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves MoU on conservation and management of Dugongs
April 11th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to India joining the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the conservation and management of Dugongs and their habitats throughout ... Read more...
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Fluctuation in wildlife population natural phenomenon, says Central Govt.
February 28th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The Central Government has said that the fluctuation in the population of wildlife is a natural phenomenon.There are no reports to indicate a continuous sharp decline ... Read more...
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