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Leopard kills 4-year-old boy near Valparai
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A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in a tea estate bordering the Anamalai Tiger Reserve near Valparai, on Friday.
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Kawal awaits tiger reserve tag
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More than four months have passed since the Centre gave its nod to the Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Adilabad district
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MP puts on hold decision to allow hunting of wild boars
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The Madhya Pradesh government has put on hold the proposal to allow hunting of vermin wild boar and nilgai, an antelope.
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Tass tigress seems headed towards home territory
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The radio-collared Tass tigress, which was trapped in a drainage well and released in its original habitat post treatment on November 27, seems to be heading back towards its home territory Bhiwapur.
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Tiger fest on Feb 10 &11 to promote wildlife tourism
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After the TOI's Waghpur campaign that culminated in state declaring Nagpur as "Gateway to the Tiger Land" early last year, hardly anything was done by stakeholders to explore the various possibilities
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Guwahati reptiles withstand urbanization onslaught
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Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city.
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CM apprised of encroachment in Karimganj forests
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Dipankar Ghosh, president of Shuruwat, an NGO of Karimganj, in a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister expressed concern over the problem of encroachment in reserve forests under Karimganj forest division, which is posing a threat to forest resources.
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Tiger strays into NJA campus
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A tiger strayed into the National Judicial Academy (NJA) campus on Wednesday afternoon and went missing thereafter.
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Arrest foils tiger poacher’s plan
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The worst fears of local tribals on the increasing movements of poachers in Nallamala forests came true when a forest team nabbed a poacher in the late hours
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Livelihood programme for fringe villagers
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The ecosystem service of Manas landscape cannot be measured in terms of rupees. The loss of this ecosystem will not only destroy wildlife but the traditional livelihood of indigenous people of the region.
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Tiger traps in G'chiroli trigger alarm bells
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The two steel traps found in Venkatapetha in Pranhita forest range in Gadchiroli district a few days ago are a wake up call for the state forest department.
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Survey shows bears in Bokaro forests
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Arvind said the forest department was conducting a survey to chart out a National Bear Conservation Action Plan.The reports will be produced at the international conference to be organized in November in New Delhi.
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Leopard trapped in Sivasagar
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Forest staff on Monday trapped an adult leopard at Borahibari maut gaon area in Sivasagar district. The animal had created panic among the residents of the area for the last one month.
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Mugger crocodiles thrive in Ghodahada reservoir
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Population of mugger, an endangered species of crocodiles in Ghodahada irrigation reservoir, near Digapahandi in Ganjam district
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Turf war helps jumbo corridor resorts
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A face-off between forest officials and wildlife experts, who are a part of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), could stall the move to shut down resorts in the crucial Sigur corridor,
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New grasslands to boost Bihar tigers
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Bihar is planning to create more grasslands in its only tiger reserve to help support more prey animals for the big cats that currently number 11.
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State to set up five restaurants for vultures
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In a move to revive the dwindling population of vultures, the wildlife wing of the forest department has decided to set up five vulture restaurants in Maharashtra.
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Two rhino poaching bids foiled
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Officials of Kaziranga and Orang national parks successfully foiled two separate attempts by poachers to kill rhinos in the precincts of the parks.
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33,000 birds spotted in Vellode
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Around 33,000 birds of several varieties have been spotted in the Vellode Birds Sanctuary during a two-day census conducted by the forest department.
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Activists concerned over poor security of protected animals
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The wildlife lovers of Yavatmal have expressed concern over the deteriorating safety and security condition of protected species in the district.
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Tiger census from Feb 2 to 7, parks to stay open
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The mega tiger estimation exercise with the help of scientific transect line method will be carried out from February 2 to 7.
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White tiger succumbs to tumor at Nandankanan zoo
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A 16-year-old male white tiger succumbed to a neck tumor Monday at the Nandankanan zoo located on the outskirts of Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, an official said.
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Alert officials foil rhino poaching in Assam
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Officials and forest guards at the Kaziranga national park and another reserve in Assam successfully foiled attempts by poachers to kill rhinos in two separate incidents.
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Picnic spot closed after bird deaths
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In view of recovery of about 10 to 12 carcasses of halika birds at Hatipathar picnic spot under Karbi Anglong at Kohora two days back, the authorities have closed the picnic spot till January 26 citing special measures for cleaning
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Leopard scare in city , 3 injured
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Barely two weeks after a leopard strayed into Silpukhuri area of the city, a leopard scare gripped the city once again on Friday as at least three persons
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