Cow or swamp deer? Madhya Pradesh debates
March 12th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 12 (IANS) Its leaders and supporters may worship the cow, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is in no mood to replace the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pakistan doesn’t have a single lion, tiger, rhino
November 7th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Tiger, lion, rhinoceros and swamp deer are the four mammal species that have disappeared from Pakistan, reveal latest wildlife data that also indicate that many birds and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Poacher nabbed with antlers in Uttar Pradesh
October 6th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) A poacher who worked for a Nepal-based gang was Wednesday arrested with around 10 kg of antlers of swamp deer in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police said.Maheem Singh, ... Read more...
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Man held with animal hides, antlers in Kanpur
July 29th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district Wednesday for possessing several animal hides, antlers and other animal parts, officials said.
Tushar Kant Vishwas, who is allegedly ... Read more...
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India needs more parks and corridors for long-term survival of its animals
March 11th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11(ANI): In a new study, an international team of scientists has determined that the long-term survival of many large species in the midst of rapid economic growth in India will ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
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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Nepal river floods Uttar Pradesh wildlife park
October 10th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 10 (IANS) Excess water from Nepal's Sharda river has flooded large parts of the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh and washed away a key pier of a 120-year-old bridge ... Read more...
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Rising deaths of captive animals, PETA wants zoos closed
September 16th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Citing deaths of animals in captivity, activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the Central ... Read more...
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14 deer die mysteriously in Kanpur zoo
September 12th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Sep 12 (IANS) Panic prevailed at the zoo following the mysterious death of 13 spotted and one swamp deer Saturday. There was neither any sign of injury nor could the post-mortem ... Read more...
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Kaziranga engages private elephant owners to meet tourist demand
February 13th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Apem Kamadoang
Kaziranga (Assam), Feb 13 (ANI): Due to the increasing inflow of tourists at the Kaziranga National Park located in Assam, the state forest department has engaged private elephant ... Read more...
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Assam’’s Kaziranga National Park a contender in Seven Wonders of Nature list
January 18th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kaziranga (Assam,India), Jan.18 (ANI): The grazing heaven for the one horned Rhino, Kaziranga National Park in Assam, is on its way to become one among the new Seven Wonders of Nature.
The ... Read more...
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Jumbos at Dudhwa National Park receive pension
September 24th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna Mathur
Dudhwa (Lakhimpur-Kheri) (U.P), Sep.24 (ANI): Not many may know that Dudhwa National Park holds a unique position for according pension and other emoluments to its elephants for rendering service ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Kaziranga counts its wild buffaloes
March 28th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by admin
Kaziranga (Assam), March 28 (IANS) India's endangered wild buffalo, a favourite prey of the tigers, was counted Friday at the Kaziranga national park in Assam. The results will be out over the ... Read more...
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Rogue elephant ostracised
March 23rd, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by admin
By Kamna Mathur
Dudhwa (Lakhimppur) Uttar Pradesh, March 23 (ANI): Elephants at the Dudhwa National Park have punished an elephant with isolation who had turned a nuisance for all due to its ... Read more...
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