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Rhino census to begin at Gorumara Park today
A census of rhinoceros will begin at the Gorumara National Park in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district from Wednesday. The objective of the exercise is to assess their population and the male-female ratio,
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Green Tribunal pours cold water on construction in Thekkady Tiger Reserve
Interim order passed to restrain Kerala authorities from going ahead with plans The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Monday restrained the authorities in Kerala from proceeding with any development and construction activities in the Periya Tiger Reserve in Thekkady, Idukki district.
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Solar lights to ward off tigers at Sundernbans' villages
After nets and firecrackers, here's another novel attempt at preventing tigers from straying into Sunderbans villages — solar lights. WWF-India has launched the project — 'Lights for Stripe' — to install solar lights along the edge of villages on the fringe areas of the tiger reserve. It has been working on the initiative since 2009 and has installed 78 lights at a cost of Rs 19.5 lakh (58 of these were co-funded by WWF-Australia and Aircel). This is the first time it is using crowd funding to raise Rs 660,000 for 20 community solar lights.
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15 bird species in India critically endangered
Even as conservation efforts at various levels continue to show hope for the future, the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) Red List of Birds (2013) shows that fifteen bird species
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Ghariyals threatened by illegal sand mining
NGT Action Sought In The Matter Lucknow: Illegal sand mining is posing the biggest threat to the last of the wild and breeding ghariyals left. Found in maximum strength in National Chambal Sanctuary running across three states- UP, MP and Rajasthan, ghariyals are losing out to human interference.
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Madhya Pradesh govt's reminder to environment ministry on Gir lions' translocation to state
BHOPAL: State government has shot off another reminder, the second in two months, to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to take urgent measures to shift lions from Gujarat to Kuno wildlife
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Tiger census concludes in Suklaphanta reserve
The head counting of the Bengal tiger s in the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve has completed. The number of tiger s in the reserve is expected to be higher this year compared to the last year. The counting
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Similipal tiger reserve battles rampant poaching
Every year, about hundred animals are rescued by the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities in Mayurbhanj district. A majority of the animals are rescued from villagers, indicating rampant poaching.
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100 cameras to track tiger movement in UP forests
Nearly 100 cameras will soon track the movement of tigers in the forest range adjoining the UP-Uttarakhand border. The state government has recently initiated the project near the Corbett Tiger Reserve
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Endangered arctic bird spotted
Lesser white-fronted goose, an endangered migratory bird from Scandinavia and Arctic Russia, has been recorded for the first time in the region. It was recorded at the Pong Dam wetland at Nagrota Surian