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- 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...
Tiger population in Bangladesh falls to 106 from 440 in 2004Bangladesh has only 106 tigers in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a sharp decline from 440 in 2004 due to unchecked po...
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.
- Wild boars count underway as TN farmers demand culling
After repeated complaints from farmers across the state that wild boars have been uprooting their crops, the government has taken up a stud...
- Poached? Over 40 tigers go missing in Maharashtra
Preliminary findings of the 2014 tiger census and figures obtained through RTI of last year’s state-level count reveal that more than more ...
- Tiger poaching: Then and now
Human beings need to develop compassion for nature in general and wildlife in particular.
- 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...
Protecting Gir's lions: Kuno's gun culture worries expertsThe report, 'Action plan for the reintroduction of the Asiatic lion in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh,' recommends that the gun cul...
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...
- Tiger census shows rise in population
The number of tigers in Maharashtra are increasing, says the latest census. The numbers are either stable or rising in other states too.
Gujarat claws its way back in lion warThe battle over the translocation of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh is back in the Supreme Court.
- Kaziranga forest officials to be trained in forensics
A senior CBI officer, who solved the infamous Gir lion poaching case using modern forensic techniques, will train forest department officia...
Rhino census in Kaziranga amid rampant poachingMore than 250 personnel from the state forest department, NGOs and media groups have been engaged in the operation.
- Frog poaching rampant in Canacona taluka
With the monsoons hitting the state this June, frog poaching has become rampant in Canacona taluka, despite a ban on such activities.
'Rampant' killing of tigers by poachers, says govtThe government admitted that there was "rampant" killing of tigers in the country and said the big cats have became locally extinct in Sari...
- 'Chinkaras killed for meat'
The lions in Gir may have been poached for their bones, claws and hide, but chinkaras are killed only for feasts, confirm foresters.