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BIRD POACHING
- Gosabara: Birds die as govt turns a blind eye
Karli-Gosabara reservoir near Porbandar, a home of migratory birds, has become a haven for poachers. Despite being a potential Ramsar site,...
- Bird poaching in Chilika Lake
Around 40,000 birds of 60 different species have already descended in the blue lagoon of Chilika lake in Odisha. More birds are taking shel...
- Migratory birds sitting ducks for poachers
No gun fire, no smoke, not even a swish of the net that is spread well before the unsuspecting victims land in a flock on lakebeds and floa...
Punjab Forest and Wildlife Preservation Department plans 'wildlife atlas'The atlas would give tourists information about wildlife in the state, especially in Shiwalik area which has more than 300 species of birds.
Larks killed in lakhs in Birbhum for delicious meatBird lovers have sounded the alarm bell on large-scale poaching of a migratory bird in Birbhum.
- Experts, eco-scholars conduct annual water bird census
The event was organised with the help of ministry of forest and environment and PEACE institute charitable trust, a Delhi based NGO, and Gu...
- More hands needed to check poaching in Nalsarovar
The arrest of six poachers from Nalsarovar Sanctuary's vicinity has raised doubts about the preparedness of the forest department to tackle...
Number of migratory birds declinesWith the onset of winters, the region has started buzzing with the chirping of winged guests, which have started arriving from as far as Si...
- Bhitarkanika's winged guests start arriving as winter sets in
Bhitarkanika National Park is chirping once again. Winter is closing in and thousands of migratory birds have started arriving to the mangr...
Poaching of migratory birds rampant along TN, Puducherry coastal regions: NGOPoaching of migratory birds is rampant along the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, particularly on the stretch between Mahabali...
Three GIB hunters nabbed in SriganganagarA team of forest officials on Thursday arrested three members of a poaching gang active in hunting the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) in Sriang...
Poaching birds - clear and present dangerOver the past four months, forest department officials have recovered no fewer than 2,400 nets around Nalsarovar, which are used for poachi...
- Bird poacher arrested in Harike sanctuary
Officials of Punjab Wildlife Preservation department arrested a bird poacher in Bhootiwala area of the Harike wildlife sanctuary on Thursda...
14 bird species on verge of extinction in IndiaAt least 14 species of birds from India are on the verge of extinction due to poaching, over use of pesticides and loss of habitat, governm...
- Eight migratory birds poached in Chilika
At least eight migratory birds of different species have been poached by two persons in the famous Chilika lake area, wildlife officials sa...
Poaching threat over ChilikaOrissa's famed blue lagoon, the Chilika Lake, which becomes home to hundreds of migratory birds in winter, is failing to curb poaching desp...
Nine elephant poaching cases reported in three yearsNine cases of elephant poaching have been reported in the last three years in Kerala, according to state Forest Minister Binoy Viswam.
- Forest officials rescue birds
Forest department officials in Puducherry rescued 30 egrets, which were being poached by a three-member gang at Velrampet.
- Maharashtra to protect flamingos
Concerned over the increase in number of flamingo poaching cases in Maharashtra, the state government said that it will take preventive mea...
- Honoured activist held for bird poaching
Barely four months after bagging an award for initiatives to protect migratory birds, a wildlife activist was arrested on the charge of poa...