102 rhinos, 46 tigers, 89 elephants poached since 2013Over hundred rhinos, 45 tigers and 85 elephants across the country have fallen prey to poachers in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was ...
02 Aug, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Another rhino found dead in flooded KazirangaThe carcass of a female adult rhino was on Monday found with with its horn intact in the flooded Kaziranga National Park in Assam, official...
01 Aug, 2016, 05.34 PM IST
Centre promises tough action to check rhino killingTerming the recently killing of rhinos in Kaziranga national park as a "serious" issue, the Centre on Friday said that it will take stringe...
15 Apr, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi orders probe into rhino killings at Kaziranga National ParkGogoi expressed concern over rhino killings in the past few days and asked the additional chief secretary to go into details of the circums...
15 Apr, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
- 2 rhinos poached in 4 days in Kaziranga
Jorhat/ Assam's Kaziranga National Park has lost two rhinos to poachers in four days.With this, the number of rhinos killed this month has ...
28 Jan, 2016, 05.29 AM IST
Rhino population up in Kaziranga National Park despite poachingThe population of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park increased by 72, even as 54 pachyderms were poached at the park since 2013.
31 Mar, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
People's surveillance real power to check poaching: Prakash JavadekarThe Minister also released Standard Operating Procedures on issues related to active management towards rehabilitation of tigers and tiger ...
18 Mar, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi to contest 2016 assembly polls from Titabar in AssamIt was earlier speculated that this may Gogoi’s last term in office, even Gogoi has earlier hinted that he may hang boots in 2016 assembly ...
31 Jan, 2015, 02.12 PM IST
- Govt plans creches for cubs, real time monitoring of reserves to protect tigers
Stray tiger cubs will now be cared for by the government and sent across to specially designed enclosures in national parks or zoos.
13 Sep, 2014, 07.15 AM IST
- Govt to set up rhino task force in Assam
Prakash Javadekar announced the setting up of a special rhino protection force for Assam to protect the endangered species.
07 Sep, 2014, 01.56 AM IST
Centre to set up Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam"We will have zero tolerance for rhino poaching. With the help of central funds, a Special Rhino Protection Force will be created in Assam,...
06 Sep, 2014, 02.06 PM IST
Rhino shot dead in AssamThis is the second poaching incident and the first encounter this year in the 38.8 sq km Pobitora, located about 30km east of Guwahati.
26 Mar, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
- One more rhino killed in Kaziranga
Yet another rhino was gunned down by poachers at Kaziranga National Park, about 250km from here, on Sunday night.Poachers have been killing...
26 Nov, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
Another rhino killed in Kaziranga, toll goes up to 9Poachers continue to kill rhinos with impunity in Kaziranga National Park, making a mockery of the anti-poaching measures taken up by the f...
02 Mar, 2013, 12.36 AM IST
Another rhino killed in KazirangaPark officials said the spot where the rhino was shot dead was just about 700 metre from the Erasuti anti-poaching camp situated on the nor...
26 Feb, 2013, 12.26 AM IST
39 rhinos killed in 10 months in Kaziranga National ParkThe death of 39 rhinos in and around the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in less than 10 months has brought to the fore the threat fac...
05 Oct, 2012, 10.37 AM IST
Kaziranga loses 39 rhinos in 10 monthsThe rhino population at Kaziranga National Park has taken a serious hit because of the two waves of floods and a spurt in poaching activiti...
03 Oct, 2012, 04.53 AM IST