Six turtles seized from Odisha hospital pool, one held
September 5th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 (IANS) Forest officials seized six fresh water turtles from the premises of a private hospital in Odisha and arrested one person for illegally confining the amphibians, an ... Read more...
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One-horned rhino killed in Assam
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 23 (IANS) A one-horned rhino is suspected to have been poached in Assam's Manas National Park, official sources said Wednesday.Forest guards recovered the carcass of the full ... Read more...
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Rhino poached in Kaziranga National Park
April 12th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Forest officials of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) have recovered the body of a rhino from Bagori forest range of the National Park Wednesday. The rhino's ... Read more...
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Leopard skin seized in Assam
April 6th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) A leopard skin has been seized near the famed Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam and one person has been arrested, an official said Thursday.The skin was ... Read more...
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Man-animal conflict: Assam forms response teams
March 30th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 30 (IANS) Assam has formed Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to deal with growing instances of man-animal conflict, with 12 leopards having been killed in the last three months ... Read more...
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Alert officials foil rhino poaching in Assam
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) Officials and forest guards at the Kaziranga national park and another reserve in Assam successfully foiled attempts by poachers to kill rhinos in two separate ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand’s killer tusker evades death
January 11th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Jan 11 (IANS) Life almost slipped away from this 35-year-old tusker when marching orders were issued to shoot him dead. But destiny had willed otherwise.This bull tusker trampled ... Read more...
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New grasslands to boost Bihar tigers (With Images)
January 8th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Valmiki Nagar (Bihar), Jan 8 (IANS) Bihar is planning to create more grasslands in its only tiger reserve to help support more prey animals for the big cats that currently ... Read more...
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Woman killed by tiger in Uttar Pradesh
November 5th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 5 (IANS) A tiger killed a woman in Katarniaghat forest reserve in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday, an official said.Nanki, 42, a native of Khairipurwa village, ... Read more...
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Mysore’s rogue tuskers whisked away to Bandipur forest
June 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) The Karnataka wildlife division Thursday transhipped to the Bandipur reserve forest area the two elephants which trampled one person and a cow to death at Mysore ... Read more...
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One dead as two wild jumbos go berserk in Mysore
June 8th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), June 8 (IANS) Two wild elephants stormed into Mysore early Wednesday, trampling one person to death and causing panic in this cultural city."The wild elephants entered the city ... Read more...
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Four held with snakes of endangered species
May 11th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Four poachers, including three from Nepal, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh along with Sand Boa snakes, an endangered species, an official said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Heavy rain delays translocation of Kanha tigress to Panna
March 26th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 26 (IANS) The "unusually" heavy rain that pounded parts of Madhya Pradesh Friday has delayed the translocation of a tigress from the Kanha National Park to Panna forest, ... Read more...
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Panna all set to welcome Kanha tigress
March 25th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) A five-year-old tigress from Madhya Pradesh's Kanha National Park will Friday night make a 450-km road journey to her new home in Panna forest.Her journey was ... Read more...
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Leopard’s carcass found in Uttar Pradesh forest
February 21st, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 21 (IANS) In a suspected case of poaching, a young leopard's carcass was recovered from a forest area here, officials said Monday.The carcass of a three-year-old male ... Read more...
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Orissa police arrest three Maoists
February 13th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Rourkela (Orissa), Feb 13(ANI): Orissa police on Sunday arrested three Maoists ultras after a fierce shootout near a densely forested in Rourkela.Diptesh Patnaik, Superintendent of Police in Rourkela, revealed that the Saranda ... Read more...
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Court pulls up Gujarat government on tribes recognition delay
January 1st, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has pulled up the state government for its inaction in recognising the scheduled tribes living in the forest areas of Gir, Alech and Barda. ... Read more...
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Leopard mauls six in Uttar Pradesh
December 25th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) A leopard injured six people, including two minors, after straying into a human habitat in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district Saturday, officials said.Teams of forest officials are camping in ... Read more...
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Three officials suspended for cutting 70 trees
December 25th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Three forest officials were suspended Saturday for illegally cutting down 70 trees from the Katarniaghat forest range in Uttar Pradesh, the authorities said."In the preliminary investigations, the three ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh Police arrest nine tribals for killing a tiger
December 24th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), Dec.24 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police has arrested nine tribals for killing a tiger of the famous Kanha Rashtriya Udyan in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham District.R. K. Tiwari, sub-divisional officer, Pandariya Forest Range, disclosed ... Read more...
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Elephants cause havoc in Jalpaiguri’s tea estate
December 8th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri (West Bengal), Dec.8 (ANI): A herd of 40 elephant caused havoc in a tea estate in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.On Tuesday, the wild herd damaged large tracts of tea ... Read more...
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Elephant calf found dead in West Midnapore
November 15th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Rik SundarWest Midnapore (West Bengal), Nov.15 (ANI): An elephant calf was found dead west Bengal's West Midnapore district over the weekend.The calf, estimated to be about five or six months old, ... Read more...
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African breed dog to track wildlife poachers in Uttarakhand
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelHaldwani (Uttarakhand), Oct.23 (ANI): The Conservator of Forests in Uttarakhand's Haldwani division has 'recruited' an African Rhodesian Richback breed of dog to apprehend poachers.Apart from routine patrolling in the ... Read more...
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Tiger kills young man in Uttar Pradesh
October 4th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) A tiger killed a 20-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, officials said Monday.Jagmohan, a resident of Naibasti Tedia, about 250 km from here, was mauled by the ... Read more...
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‘Man-killer’ tiger to be tranquilised
August 28th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) A male tiger, which is believed to be responsible for eight human killings in Uttar Pradesh since May, has been formally declared "man-killer" and will be tranquilised soon, ... Read more...
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Tiger kills man in Uttar Pradesh
August 27th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Feline fear continues to haunt villagers in Uttar Pradesh after a tiger killed a man near a forest in Shahjahanpur district - the eighth case of human-killing by ... Read more...
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Security forces recover a huge cache of explosives in J-K
August 10th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 10 (ANI): In a joint combing operation, the security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's ... Read more...
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Authorities in Uttarakhand resort to bio-fencing to prevent accidents
August 9th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelNainital, Aug 9 (ANI): Various authorities in Uttarakhand have come together to prevent accidents by taking up bio fencing along the state's accident-prone highways.The forest department, the department of ... Read more...
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Two elephants shifted to Bengdubi to search for injured elephant
August 5th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
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0By Tarak SarkarDarjeeling, Aug 5 (ANI): To capture an injured elephant running wild in the
Bengdubi Forest Range of West Bengal two captive elephants have been shifted to
the ... Read more...
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Indian Army likely to call off combing operation in J-K’s Beri Rakh forest
July 19th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 19 (ANI): The top brass of the Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said the Indian Army proposes to call off the combing operation following seven ... Read more...
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Baby elephant rescued from well after 20-hour rescue operation in Kerala
June 5th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Palakkad, June 5 (ANI): A baby elephant that fell into a well on Friday has finally been rescued after a 20 hour rescue operation undertaken by forest officials and local villagers in ... Read more...
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Trap the killers, not tigers, says wildlife activist Shehla Masood
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Wildlife activist Shehla Masood has said that tiger poaching is on a rise in Madhya Pradesh due to the involvement of certain top bureaucrats.Addressing a press conference ... Read more...
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Tigress’ death: Jairam Ramesh seeks report from Madhya Pradesh Government
May 27th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Thursday sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh Government over the death of a tigress in ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to have national dinosaur fossil park
May 17th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 17 (IANS) A National Dinosaur Fossil Park would be set up in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh where more than 100 dinosaur eggs, estimated to be more than 6.5 crore ... Read more...
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Orissa SOG arrests two Maoists in Gajpati District
May 2nd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Gajapati (Orissa), May 2 (ANI): Orissa Special Operation Group (SOG) arrested two Maoist cadres in Gajapati District on Sunday.According to SOG, the arrested were in the Pallapadu Forest Range.The Maoists have been ... Read more...
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