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Visit Kaziranga: Assam CM invites Leonardo DiCaprio after actor praises state's effortsAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has extended a warm invitation to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio to visit Kaziranga National Pa...10 Feb, 2023, 01.09 PM IST- Leonardo DiCaprio applauds Assam government's initiatives to stop rhinoceros poachingLeonardo DiCaprio praised the 'government of the Indian state of Assam set out to end poaching of the Endangered Greater One-Horned rhinoce...09 Feb, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
- Two rare Javan rhino calves spotted in Indonesia14 Jun, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
- World Environment Day 2016: Photos that show the horrifying effects of wildlife crimes05 Jun, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
- Rohit Sharma joins anti-poaching campaign in Kenya"I have been a member of PETA and when I was informed about the cause, I thought it is my duty to join the anti-poaching drive."23 Sep, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
- RTIs punch holes in Prakash Javadekar's claims on growing rhino countGovernment officials point to the rise in the number of rhinoceros in Kaziranga in Assam to stress that the situation is not so dire.14 Apr, 2015, 07.38 PM IST
- 78 tigers died in 2014: Prakash JavadekarNumber of tigers died in 2014 has increased to 78, due to both poaching and natural reasons, parliament was informed on Tuesday.03 Mar, 2015, 05.26 PM IST
- 78 tigers died in 2014: Prakash Javadekar(CBI) has been empowered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 to apprehend and prosecute wildlife offenders,": Javadekar03 Mar, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
- Govt set to open 'creches' for lion cubsThese creches will nurse injured, abandoned and vulnerable lion cubs and tigers and mechanisms will be formed to save these endangered anim...02 Sep, 2014, 09.53 PM IST
- Rhinos may be extinct by 2020: ExpertsThe poaching of black and white rhinoceros has soared in last six years. While as 13 rhinos were slaughtered in 2007, that number spiked to...14 Apr, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
- Obama in $10 million effort to cut wildlife traffickingHe said that rhinoceros horn was worth around $30,000 per pound on the black market -- making it literally worth more than its weight in go...01 Jul, 2013, 09.07 PM 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
- Poachers take advantage of floods, kill two rhinos in KazirangaPoachers killed two rhinos and chopped off their horns as they had strayed out of flood-hit Assam’s Kaziranga National Park to escape flood...27 Sep, 2012, 03.13 AM IST
- South African demand for legal trade in rhino horns leaves India jitteryThe surge of poaching of rhinoceros in South Africa could lead to threats to the one-horned Indian rhino in faraway Assam and West Bengal i...16 May, 2012, 01.47 AM IST
- Number of tigers increasing in Assam: MinisterThe number of tigers in Assam is increasing and it may become the highest in the country in future, state forest minister Rockybul Hussain ...02 Mar, 2012, 02.27 PM IST
- School teacher held for rhino poachingA school teacher was arrested today in connection with the poaching of a rhinoceros in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in this Assam district, ...16 Jun, 2011, 07.49 PM IST
- 24 rhinos fell prey to poachers in AssamAt least 24 rhinoceros fell prey to poachers in the past two years in Kaziranga national park and adjacent areas in Assam, the Lok Sabha wa...25 Feb, 2009, 04.29 PM IST
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