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Great Indian Bustard sighted in rural Maharashtra
CHANDRAPUR (Mah): The Great Indian Bustard has found a new abode in two rural tehsils here, prompting forest authorities to start tracking the movement of this critically endangered bird species for its
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Status, distribution and aspects of ecology of Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in Uttrakhand Himalayas, India
<p>Out of seven species of Musk deer found in Asia, five are present in India. One of these species, the Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), is found in Uttrakhand Himalayas, is endangered (IUCN 2011)
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Sharks at risk of extinction from overfishing, say scientists
Almost 100 million sharks are killed each year and many species need better protection, according to researchers Sharks risk being driven to extinction due to overfishing, with almost 100 million killed
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Recruiting a Village to save an endangered population
CHONGZUO, China: Long ago, in the poverty-stricken hills of southern China, a village banished its children to the forest to feed on wild fruits and leaves. Years later, when food supplies improved, the children's parents returned to the woods to reclaim their young.
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Govt bid to save jellyfish
KENDRAPARA: The Forest and Wildlife Department recently directed all the divisional forest officials of the coastal areas of the State to submit a detailed report on catching and selling of jellyfishes.
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Pacific leatherback turtle faces extinction in 20 years
The giant Pacific leatherback turtle, known for its arduous 6,000-mile ocean trek from the U.S. West Coast to breeding grounds in Indonesia, could go extinct within 20 years as its population continues
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Greenhouse gas mitigation can reduce sea-ice loss and increase polar bear persistence
On the basis of projected losses of their essential sea-ice habitats, a United States Geological Survey research team concluded in 2007 that two-thirds of the world
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Kanpur: Very few turtle nesting sites sighted this year
KANPUR: It is the time of the year when hundreds of turtles make their way to the banks of Yamuna to lay their eggs. However, heavy release of water from Tajewala dam and Hathnikund barrage in Haryana
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Wildlife management plan, need of the hour
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today emphasised on formulating a wildlife conservation strategy to address the biological requirements of different animals along with the needs of the human communities. Many species of wildlife in the country are under severe biotic pressure due to degradation and fragmentation of their natural habitats.
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Right Whales
About 350 to 400 North Atlantic right whales exist today. The survivors migrate along North America's East Coast between feeding grounds in the Gulf of Maine and wintering sites farther south
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Wildlife racket through internet
This may be the first case in the country linked with Internet wildlife trade. Officials said members of the gang used the Orkut networking site for meeting new customers as well as to close deals with existing clients in the Middle East and Europe.
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Scientists petition to list 225 plants and animals as endangered
Scientists, including acclaimed wildlife biologist Jane Goodall, have joined environmental groups in petitioning the government to add 225 plants and animals to the U.S. endangered species list. The
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big cat in trouble: Indonesia's last tiger species
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Islands champion tuna ban
A bold move by eight Pacific island nations to preserve the world's last large stocks of tuna is expected to face strong resistance at a meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) near Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Nepal ‘active transit’ for wildlife trade
The ‘regional mafia’ has made Nepal an active transit hub for the illicit trafficking of wildlife parts, according to evidences gleaned from the recent seizures of large amounts of such material by the
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Hawaii was home to half of extinct species'
Nearly half of the 114 species that have become extinct in the first 20 years of the Federal Endangered Species Act were in Hawaii, according to a new report.
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Villagers on vigil at mobile checkposts in forests
Pune, September 21 The forest department has set up mobile checkposts in the district after the chinkara poaching case involving state minister Dharmaraobaba Atram.
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Vultures back from the brink
The good news is that the fall of vultures in South Asia, particularly India, has stopped and is even reversing in the case of some species such as the white-backed vulture. A research paper in journal Science , titled “Pollution, politics and vultures,” says the 2006 ban on manufacture, import and sale of painkiller diclofenac for veterinary use, a cause for vulture mortality, and the timely response of the governments in India have helped.
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Gunshots return to gag lion roar in Amreli
For most part of the year, it's only the roar of Asiatic lions that breaks the tranquility of Mityala Wildlife Sanctuary in Amreli district. But for the next two months, gunshots will rent the air, forcing