DiCaprio partners with electric car company
July 5th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Actor and eco-warrior Leonardo Di Caprio has become an equity investor in electric car company Fisker Automotive.Lasy year, the 37-year-old became the first recipient of ... Read more...
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Web app to keep track of Indian tigers
May 20th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A web application powered by a team of enthusiastic naturalists, conservationists, photographers and national park visitors using their cameras, smart phones and videos has been ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s spiral-horned Markhor goat in peril (With Images)
May 10th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the ... Read more...
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Kashmir officials start radio collaring of leopards
March 19th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) Wildlife protection officials at the Dachigam National Park near Srinagar Monday started radio collaring of leopards to understand the home range and behavioural patterns of leopards ... Read more...
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A sheep farm vs Kashmir’s dwindling Hanguls (With Images)
February 28th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Dachigam National Park (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 28 (IANS) It is Kashmir's pride, but its numbers have been dwindling rapidly over the years and stands at just over 200. Besides ... Read more...
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World Bank’s Bangladesh wildlife project
February 13th, 2012 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) The World Bank Sunday launched a wildlife conservation project here that will also cover three neighbouring countries, including India and Bhutan.The "Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife ... Read more...
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Microchip to help track Shanghai’s endangered animals
February 11th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Feb 11 (IANS) Over 700 endangered animals kept in parks, zoos and by acrobatic groups here will soon get a microchip planted to track their numbers and living conditions.Data ... Read more...
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Fighting chance for India’s tigers: Poaching declines
February 8th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In cheering news for wildlife conservationists, tiger poaching dropped nearly 60 percent in 2011 as compared to the previous year, though it continues to pose ... Read more...
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Conservationists against tourism ban in tiger reserves
November 7th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Ahead of the hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking banning of tourism in Madhya Pradesh's tiger habitats by the apex court, wildlife experts ... Read more...
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Leopard skins, bear gall bladder seized in Uttarakhand
September 30th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Two leopard skins, the gall bladder of a Himalayan black bear and other animal derivatives were seized by authorities in Uttarakhand, an NGO said Friday.Uttarakhand ... Read more...
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Punjab, Pakistan to exchange wildlife
September 25th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) The Punjab government has decided to start an exchange programme with wildlife sanctuaries in Pakistan, a minister said here Sunday."Under this unique friendship promotion programme, birds ... Read more...
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Environmentalists slam move for cess on hotels near reserves
June 4th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Environmentalists have slammed the environment ministry's proposal to increase the cess on all privately-run tourist facilities located close to protected areas.The decision will have negative ... Read more...
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Green lobby opposes opening up forests for mining
March 16th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) With over a week left for group of ministers (GoM) on forests to decide on "go, no-go" areas for mining, environmentalists Wednesday appealed to ... Read more...
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Enhanced penalties mooted for cruelty against animals
February 17th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In order to check animal abuse in the country, the environment ministry has called for higher penalties for cruelty against animals in its proposed draft Animal Welfare ... Read more...
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Maoists , poachers behind decrease in tiger numbers in Jharkhand : Forest officials
February 16th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Palamu , Feb 16 (ANI) : The decline in number of tigers at the Palamu Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand is due to the presence of poachers and Maoists in the area, according ... Read more...
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Tiger rescued from well, to be let off in the wild (Lead)
February 7th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 7 (IANS) A tiger, which had fallen into a dry well near the Chameli forest area, was finally extricated Monday evening after a three-hour rescue operation, a wildlife official said.The ... Read more...
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Tiger falls into dry well, rescue efforts on
February 7th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 7 (IANS) A rescue operation has been mounted to save a tiger who fell into a dry well near Chameli forest area Monday afternoon, a wildlife official said. The incident ... Read more...
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Two women arrested in Punjab for smuggling tiger skins
December 29th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Dec.29 (ANI): Forest rangers have arrested two women for their alleged role in smuggling skins and other body parts of two tigers.Apart from tigers, some body parts and ... Read more...
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Green Battalion to protect Guatemala’s national park
November 7th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Nov 7 (IANS/EFE) Guatemala's sprawling Laguna del Tigre National Park, home to more than 3,000 species of flora and about 50 archaeological sites, will be protected by the "Green Battalion", ... Read more...
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Three held with leopard skins
July 7th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, July 7 (IANS) Three people were arrested with leopard skins and bones in Dehradun in Uttarakhand, an official said Wednesday.
In a joint operation of the Uttarakhand Forest Department and the ... Read more...
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Full-grown tiger skeletal seized in Guwahati
June 18th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shilliong, June 18 (IANS) A full-grown tiger skeletal and pangolin scales worth Rs.2 crore meant to be smuggled to China was seized from Assam's international airport, a senior official said here Friday. ... Read more...
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20 wild animal skins seized in Uttarakhand
June 4th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dehra Dun, June 4 (IANS) Skins of 20 wild animals were seized in Uttarakhand's Uttar Kashi district Friday, an NGO said. One person has been arrested.
Bullet marks were found on all the ... Read more...
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Conservationists want tougher steps to save marine life
May 21st, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Environmentalists in a petition to Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday expressed serious concern at large scale development in the vicinity of ecologically critical stretches ... Read more...
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Emotional Reunion Of Damian Aspinall With A Gorilla Takes Place
May 17th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Conservationist Damian Aspinall has joined up with a gorilla named Kwibi subsequent to five lengthy years of separation. He had discharged Kwibi into the forests ... Read more...
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Tigers get more space in Maharashtra’s forest reserves
May 7th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Chandrapur (Maharashtra), May 7 (ANI): Wildlife experts at Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra have welcomed a state government decision to issue notice for a buffer zone around its currently existing area. ... Read more...
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Important bills likely in Budget Session-II (To go with parliament curtain raiser)
April 14th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Apart from the women's reservation bill passed by the Rajya Sabha and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010, to replace ... Read more...
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More funds to clean Ganga, drop in wildlife protection
February 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The annual budget for the Ministry of Environment and Forests saw a 15 percent jump with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee doubling the allocation for cleaning the ... Read more...
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Snake charmer girls study, usher in winds of change (Feature with image)
February 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
Sapera Basti (Haryana), Feb 7 (IANS) Promila is pursuing her graduation and is a role model for her entire village. Considering she hails from a snake charmers' community where education ... Read more...
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Colour and cackle in Kashmir skies, courtesy winter birds (Feature)
December 10th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Large flocks of cackling geese and ducks dot the evening sky in Kashmir these days. They herald the arrival of avian visitors from far off Siberia, ... Read more...
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Tiger poacher arrested in Uttarakhand
November 19th, 2009 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A notorious tiger poacher was arrested in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand by a joint team of the police and forest department, an NGO which helped in ... Read more...
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People walk in Sundarbans to spread awareness about tiger conservation
November 11th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Nov 11 (ANI) Thousands of school children, environmentalists and representative of non-governmental organizations walked across several villages located in the estuarine area of the Sundarbans of West Bengal to ... Read more...
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China not curbing tiger parts trade: conservationists
October 22nd, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Tiger skin from India is being clandestinely sold in Chinese markets, but Beijing is turning a blind eye despite repeated warnings, conservationists said here Thursday following an ... Read more...
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International conference for conservation of Kashmir stag held in Srinagar
October 11th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct 11(ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated an international conference for the conservation of Hangul, the critically endangered Kashmir stag, in Srinagar.The conference is hosted ... Read more...
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Wildlife activists shocked at jail suspension of Sansar Chand
September 25th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) Friday said it was "dismayed" that the Supreme Court had suspended notorious wildlife criminal Sansar Chand's jail sentence and ordered ... Read more...
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Centre convenes meetings to discuss tiger deaths
September 17th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): The Union Government is convening a series of meetings from Thursday with the 17 tiger-range states to discus the reasons for the unabated deaths of the National ... Read more...
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