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Union Minister of Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on Friday expressed anguish over the unabated poaching of the rare one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and the rapid shrinking of forest cover in the northeast region.
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A 14-year-old Indian boy, who camped out overnight on the banks of the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh to click the winning shot of a crocodile, has bagged this year's Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award'.
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
'The prime minister can think of bullet trains and speed, but cannot think of special measures to save these magnificent creatures.'
'Flooding forces the animals to disperse out of the park that, in turn, attracts the attention of poachers.'
Wildlife filmmaker Mike Pandey's house is an interesting space where inexpensive materials have been used to create expressive environs. Concern for the environment, for maintaining harmony between the built area and surrounding nature, and respect for all life forms is evident everywhere in the Pandey house. Most of the articles around the house have been salvaged from other places and everything is ecologically recycled. This is one house where every member has space.
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'My elephants saved my life.' 'They love me more than my family members who only love my property.'
Dhubri is the worst hit with over 8.72 lakh people affected, followed by Barpeta with more than 4.78 lakh people and Goalpara with around 4.28 lakh population.
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The Assam government has asked the CBI to probe the recent increase in rhino poaching in protected areas of the state.
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Having developed a taste for what humans eat, the monkeys are wreaking havoc in Shimla, reports Ashwani Sharma.
The injured cub was administered first aid in temporary captivity till Thursday morning
Facing flak for its failure to check unabated poaching of one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park the Assam government has sought public opinion on its intention to launch a pilot project of dehorning (trimming) rhinos.
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Authorities believe the house was a slaughterhouse and tiger holding facility used in a suspected animal trafficking network.
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"We are relocating these crocodiles just for the safety of tourists. There is no specific instruction to us about any seaplane service" an official said.
a team led by ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan and her student Vinay Sagar from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, have discovered that the coat colouration and patterning which make the wild cats appear dark boil down to a single mutation
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'The media hype that the Gir lion species is in danger is totally wrong.'
'A Life With Wildlife is a must for all who are concerned about how a billion Indians will coexist with over 500 mammals and 1,300 birds, not to mention 25,000 flowering plant species in the new century,' says Mahesh Rangarajan.
It was between 2010 and 2014 that wildlife biologists began to realise the heavy proliferation of tigers in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The fiercely-territorial beasts are today locked in battle for dominance with man and his cattle.
'Why do you want the tribal communities to come out of the jungles?' 'For development?' 'Why cannot their development take place over there?' 'The Modi government is diluting the Forest Rights Act in the name of industrialisation and Project Tiger.'
One adult male and two sub-adult female lions were found to have turned man-eaters and 'guilty' of killing locals.
The royal couple received a warm welcome at the national park, which is home to the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos, as young men and women danced to foot-tapping music.
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'
The latest death reports came at a time when a team formed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority is probing the big cat deaths in the state.
Forest officials said 43,156 water fowls of 121 different species were spotted in the lake during the survey last summer, of which 9,928 were found in Nalabana bird sanctuary.
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Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja was let off by the Gujarat forest department on Tuesday after he paid a fine of Rs. 20,000 for taking a selfie with lions at the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh, an act strictly prohibited by law. Since Jadeja is out of the country, his father-in-law Hardevsinh Solanki, a resident of Rajkot, gave the statement on behalf of Jadeja and paid the fine recently, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Junagadh, A P Singh said. The inquiry report is yet to be sent to authorities.
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