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Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman Makes It To Times' Women Of The Year List
An Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist has been named by Time Magazine among this year's 'Women of the Year' in a list that honours "extraordinary leaders" working toward a better, more equal world.
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Male Leopard Found Dead In Septic Tank In UP Village
A carcass of a seven-year-old leopard was found in a septic tank in Urra village near Katarniaghat Wildlife Division on Monday, an official said.
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Nagpur Zoo Pauses Feeding Chicken To Wild Animals Amid Bird Flu Scare
Three tigers and a leopard died of avian influenza, possibly contracted after consuming chicken, at a wildlife rescue centre in Nagpur.
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First-Ever Tagging Of Ganges River Dolphin Conducted In Assam
The first-ever tagging of the iconic Ganges River Dolphin, found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna River system and its tributaries, has been conducted in Assam, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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A Third Of Ranthambore's 75 Tigers Missing: Officials
Twenty-five of the 75 tigers in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) have gone missing over the last year, Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay told park officials on Monday.
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Peacock Sighting At 6,500 Feet In Uttarakhand Surprising, Say Experts
Wildlife experts have interpreted the sighting of a lowland bird like the peacock at a height of 6,500 feet in Uttarakhand as an unusual development caused by ecological changes in the Himalayan region due to increased human activity.
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Translocated Tigress Gives Birth To 2 Cubs At Madhav National Park In Madhya Pradesh
In a major success for wildlife conservation, a translocated tigress gave birth to two cubs in Madhav National Park (MNP) in Madhya Pradesh, indicating the success of the tiger relocation mission to increase the big cat population in the reserve fore
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Wolf Attacks: UP Declares Bahraich "Wildlife Disaster" Affected Area
Amid the ongoing man-wolf conflict in Mahasi Tehsil of Bahraich district, the Uttar Pradesh government has declared it a 'Wildlife Disaster' affected area, a state minister said on Wednesday.
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Chhattisgarh Government Announces Plan For A New Tiger Reserve
The Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary in the state, a government official said.
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14-Year-Old Killed In Leopard Attack In UP's Bahraich
A 14-year-old boy died in a leopard attack in Somaigaurhi village of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of the district, officials said on Saturday.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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4 Forest Workers Killed While Extinguishing Fire In Uttarakhand
Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.
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How A Dehydrated Monkey Was Rescued From Prime Minister's House
The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response unit has rescued and treated a one-year-old male monkey from the Prime Minister's House at Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi, a statement said on Wednesday.
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Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award 2024
Ms Barman wants to double the global population of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork to 5,000 by 2030.
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Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman Makes It To Times' Women Of The Year List
An Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist has been named by Time Magazine among this year's 'Women of the Year' in a list that honours "extraordinary leaders" working toward a better, more equal world.
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Male Leopard Found Dead In Septic Tank In UP Village
A carcass of a seven-year-old leopard was found in a septic tank in Urra village near Katarniaghat Wildlife Division on Monday, an official said.
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Nagpur Zoo Pauses Feeding Chicken To Wild Animals Amid Bird Flu Scare
Three tigers and a leopard died of avian influenza, possibly contracted after consuming chicken, at a wildlife rescue centre in Nagpur.
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First-Ever Tagging Of Ganges River Dolphin Conducted In Assam
The first-ever tagging of the iconic Ganges River Dolphin, found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna River system and its tributaries, has been conducted in Assam, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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A Third Of Ranthambore's 75 Tigers Missing: Officials
Twenty-five of the 75 tigers in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) have gone missing over the last year, Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay told park officials on Monday.
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Peacock Sighting At 6,500 Feet In Uttarakhand Surprising, Say Experts
Wildlife experts have interpreted the sighting of a lowland bird like the peacock at a height of 6,500 feet in Uttarakhand as an unusual development caused by ecological changes in the Himalayan region due to increased human activity.
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Translocated Tigress Gives Birth To 2 Cubs At Madhav National Park In Madhya Pradesh
In a major success for wildlife conservation, a translocated tigress gave birth to two cubs in Madhav National Park (MNP) in Madhya Pradesh, indicating the success of the tiger relocation mission to increase the big cat population in the reserve fore
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Wolf Attacks: UP Declares Bahraich "Wildlife Disaster" Affected Area
Amid the ongoing man-wolf conflict in Mahasi Tehsil of Bahraich district, the Uttar Pradesh government has declared it a 'Wildlife Disaster' affected area, a state minister said on Wednesday.
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Chhattisgarh Government Announces Plan For A New Tiger Reserve
The Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary in the state, a government official said.
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14-Year-Old Killed In Leopard Attack In UP's Bahraich
A 14-year-old boy died in a leopard attack in Somaigaurhi village of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of the district, officials said on Saturday.
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Assam Floods: 31 Wild Animals Dead, 82 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park
The forest officials rescued 73 hog deer, two otters, two sambar deer, a scops owl, one rhino calf, an Indian hare and a jungle cat.
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4 Forest Workers Killed While Extinguishing Fire In Uttarakhand
Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.
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How A Dehydrated Monkey Was Rescued From Prime Minister's House
The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response unit has rescued and treated a one-year-old male monkey from the Prime Minister's House at Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi, a statement said on Wednesday.
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Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award 2024
Ms Barman wants to double the global population of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork to 5,000 by 2030.
