Tiger poaching fears rise in State
At a time when the Central government is pushing through various initiatives to conserve tigers in the country, the rising incidents of seizure of tiger parts in Assam have raised fears that like the rhino,
Manas NP
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Northeast insurgents poaching rare Assam rhinos?
CBI sleuths, probing poaching of rhinos in Assam (especially in the Kaziranga National Park), suspect that Northeast-based insurgent outfit Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers is actively involved in the
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Manas rhino project progressing well: Director
The ambitious India Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) is heading in the right direction and there is no reason to doubt its success so far, said AC Das, Director of the Manas National Park cum Tiger Project.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding training of river Beki, Manas National Park, 09/01/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 09/01/2015. This is a Miscellaneous Application praying for an order granting stay on all activities
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93 rhinos killed in Assam since 2001
The highest number of 41 rhinos poached in 2013 Poachers have killed and dehorned 193 rhinos in Assam over the past 13 years and seven months from 2001 to August 3. During this period, the highest number
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Forest restoration drive in Manas
Against the backdrop of an escalating man-elephant conflict triggered by degraded habitats of the Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve in BTAD, local communities have joined hands with voluntary organisations
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UN panel asks India to act against poaching in Manas sanctuary
A total of 42 rhinos were poached in Assam last year Expressing serious concern over poaching of rhinos in Assam’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has warned India of including
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Survey discovers rich diversity of reptiles, amphibians in Indo-Bhutan boundary areas
Guwahati: The first ever transboundary survey of reptiles and amphibians carried out in the Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape has indicated the presence of a treasure trove of these speciesPreliminary results
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New life, new hope for Manas National Park
GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists. A study conducted last month by a team from Manas, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Arya
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Assam-based organisation opposes Bhutan’s hydropower project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project The Beki Noi Niyantran Aru Baan Sahajya Samiti(BNNABSS), a lower Assam-based organisation, which has been voicing apprehension
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Measures to preserve two endangered species at Manas national park
The quest to know the status of two highly endangered and also elusive species of wildlife at Manas national park, in western Assam, has begun for their long-term conservation. Manas is one of the last bastions of the critically endangered pygmy hog (the smallest hog species in the world) and the endangered hispid hare. Hispid hare is also one of the most elusive species found in the park. And for years their habitat status was not known.