27 Sep 2018
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NAINITAL: A carcass of a two-month-old elephant was recovered from Sarpudali range of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). The post-mortem has been conducted to determine the cause of death of the calf and a final report is awaited.  The post-mortem has been conducted and we are yet to receive a report.” Corbett officials claimed that the […]

22 Sep 2018
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NAGPUR :Finally, in a breather for T1, the problem tigress of Pandharkawda, forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has agreed to keep away Hyderabad sharpshooter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, to give a fair chance to tranquillise the big cat. At a meeting in Mumbai, state’s chief wildlife warden AK Misra and additional PCCF (wildlife) Sunil Limaye managed to convince […]

21 Sep 2018
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GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat forest department on Friday claimed that the death of 11 lions over the past eight days in the state’s Gir Sanctuary was due to infighting and liver problems, and not foul play. The carcasses of 11 lions were found from Gir (East) forest range. Nine of these were found in the Dalkhaniya range and two were […]

19 Sep 2018
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BENGALURU: Tourists in Hampi will soon enjoy tiger and lion safari. The safari will start in November at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park of Hampi during Hampi Utsav. Hampi will become third safari destination in Karnataka after Bannerghatta and Tavarekoppa of Shimoga. Two lions and two tigers will be brought from Bannerghatta and Mysuru. The […]

18 Sep 2018
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MUMBAI: A 10-year-old male leopard named Bhandara died at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park rescue centre on Monday night following an acute illness. This is the second leopard death at the SGNP rescue centre in the past six days. Last week, a 10-month-old sub-adult male leopard, Suraj, had also died in a similar fashion. The SGNP director and chief […]

15 Sep 2018
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RUDRAPUR: An adult barn owl (Tyto Alba), a scheduled animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, was rescued from the building of a school in Bhagwanpur village on Kashipur Road on Friday morning. The protected bird was handed to the forest department staff later. Pran Chaddha, a wildlife enthusiast, said that finding a barn owl in a populated area was […]

14 Sep 2018
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JAIPUR: The State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) on Thursday gave its nod for expansion of two sanctuary areas in the state by adjoining reserve forest blocks. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the environment and forest minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar. Sitamata Sanctuary in Pratapgarh district and Jaisamand Sanctuary Udaipur are the two sanctuaries slated for expansion. […]

14 Sep 2018
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PILIBHIT :Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) authorities have set up two cages to trap two leopards which have been spotted in half a dozen villages on the Indo-Nepal border near Barahi range over the past one month. According to villagers, the leopards have so far killed more than a dozen livestock, including goats, heifers, and cows. The […]

13 Sep 2018
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NOIDA: Three months after it was set up, the Uttar Pradesh Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (UPWCCB) has cracked its first case — the brutal killing of a 25-year-old female elephant  in Bijnor early this year. Four people have been arrested for the crime, officials said on Wednesday. However, 12 others are still at large. HV Girish, head of UPWCCB, told TOI […]