Ramesh urges Naveen to save tiger in Odisha
Worried over the declining number of Royal Bengal tigers in Odisha forests, former Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh on Monday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take steps to
Simlipal NP
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Sight of a tiger
Frequent sightings of the rare black tiger in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa has led to research on colour variations
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Tusker in trouble
Poachers threaten the survival of bull elephants in Simlipal, needed for the breeding of the species and transfer of typical genetic traits
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Tusker's tragedy
IVORY smugglers are having a field day in the famed Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, despite the ban on ivory trade. Poachers are on an elephant killing spree, while park
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No to ritual hunting
POACHERs are motivated purely by commercial gain. But the tribals of Simlipal in Orissa are prompted by almost sacrosanct tradition - an annual hunting ceremony known as akhand shikar or .mass
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Biodiversity conservation through ecodevelopment
This indicative plan has based on the work of field/park directors and their colleagues in the eight protected areas, and of various non-governmental organisations involved in carrying out PRA in the proposed project area.
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Every big cat leaves its unmistakable mark
Modern hi tech methods notwithstanding, the traditional technique of counting tigers from pugmarks remains the most efficient.
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Love requited
it is difficult to maintain any objectivity in research when the subject becomes an object of love. But born naturalist Saroj Raj Choudhury, an Indian Forest Service officer and the first field