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After 25 'Missing' Tigers Report In Rajasthan, 10 Spotted On Camera Traps
Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden said this week that 25 tigers in Ranthambore National Park have gone missing over the last year.
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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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Forest Rangers Among 4 Dead In Rishikesh Accident, Wildlife Warden Missing
Four people, including two forest officials, died and one person went missing on Monday when their vehicle crashed into a tree near the Chilla canal in Rishikesh, police said.
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Kerala Court Dismisses Plea Against Order To Shoot Tiger That Killed Man In Wayanad
According to the provision of the Wildlife Act, the Chief Wildlife Warden may permit hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedule I, if it has become dangerous to human life.
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Baby Crocodile Rescued From Residential Area Near Mumbai
A baby marsh crocodile was rescued from a 'chawl' in the eastern Mumbai suburb of Mulund, an honorary wildlife warden said on Tuesday.
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Chief Wildlife Warden Removed Over Misuse Of Assam Tiger Conservation Fund
Assam's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Mahendra Kumar Yadav has been removed as Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW) after an RTI query exposed misuse of Tiger Conservation Fund (TCF).
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Hunt On For Tiger That Killed Two In Uttarakhand's Corbett
Chief Wildlife Warden Parag Madhukar Dhakate gave his consent on Monday to tranquillise and cage a tiger which has killed two persons and injured one in Corbett Tiger Reserve so far.
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Tiger Found Dead In Goa Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest officials are investigating the death of a Royal Bengal tiger in Goa's Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. The carcass was found in a village on Sunday, state Chief Wildlife Warden Santosh Kumar said.
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PETA Sends Notice To Kerala Government Over Captive Elephants Ownership
PETA India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its February 26 order allowing the state Chief Wildlife Warden to give ownership certificates for 289 illegally held captive elephants.
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4 Killed Trying to Stop Elephant Poachers in Congo
Three wildlife wardens and a member of the armed forces were killed as they attempted to tackle elephant poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Garamba national reserve, an African conservationist group which manages the park said.
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Temples to Register Their Elephants
The Supreme Court today directed temple management boards in Kerala to register elephants kept captive with the state's chief wildlife warden within six weeks.
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Kerala wildlife chief seeks to destroy 8,000 kg ivory
The chief wildlife warden of Kerala has sought permission from the state government to destroy around 8,000 kg of elephant tusks in possession of the forest department since the 1980s.
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Tiger cub knocked down by train in Chandrapur
A tiger cub was fatally knocked by a passenger train, while another was injured in the mishap in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Forest Department officials said on Monday.
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Poachers beware, DNA can nail you down
Nailing poachers is not easy but modern biology is helping wildlife wardens track down criminals. The DNA of each animal is specific and unique. This genetic fingerprint can also help pin down criminals engaged in poaching wild animals.
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Environment ministry meets over rise in tiger deaths
The national animal is in peril. This year alone, over 20 tigers have died. Alarmed, the environment ministry has called an emergency meeting of wildlife wardens from tiger states. It will be held with wildlife wardens of tiger states in Dehradun on Wednesday.
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After 25 'Missing' Tigers Report In Rajasthan, 10 Spotted On Camera Traps
Rajasthan's Chief Wildlife Warden said this week that 25 tigers in Ranthambore National Park have gone missing over the last year.
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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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Forest Rangers Among 4 Dead In Rishikesh Accident, Wildlife Warden Missing
Four people, including two forest officials, died and one person went missing on Monday when their vehicle crashed into a tree near the Chilla canal in Rishikesh, police said.
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Kerala Court Dismisses Plea Against Order To Shoot Tiger That Killed Man In Wayanad
According to the provision of the Wildlife Act, the Chief Wildlife Warden may permit hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedule I, if it has become dangerous to human life.
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Baby Crocodile Rescued From Residential Area Near Mumbai
A baby marsh crocodile was rescued from a 'chawl' in the eastern Mumbai suburb of Mulund, an honorary wildlife warden said on Tuesday.
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Chief Wildlife Warden Removed Over Misuse Of Assam Tiger Conservation Fund
Assam's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Mahendra Kumar Yadav has been removed as Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW) after an RTI query exposed misuse of Tiger Conservation Fund (TCF).
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Hunt On For Tiger That Killed Two In Uttarakhand's Corbett
Chief Wildlife Warden Parag Madhukar Dhakate gave his consent on Monday to tranquillise and cage a tiger which has killed two persons and injured one in Corbett Tiger Reserve so far.
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Tiger Found Dead In Goa Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest officials are investigating the death of a Royal Bengal tiger in Goa's Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. The carcass was found in a village on Sunday, state Chief Wildlife Warden Santosh Kumar said.
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PETA Sends Notice To Kerala Government Over Captive Elephants Ownership
PETA India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its February 26 order allowing the state Chief Wildlife Warden to give ownership certificates for 289 illegally held captive elephants.
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4 Killed Trying to Stop Elephant Poachers in Congo
Three wildlife wardens and a member of the armed forces were killed as they attempted to tackle elephant poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Garamba national reserve, an African conservationist group which manages the park said.
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Temples to Register Their Elephants
The Supreme Court today directed temple management boards in Kerala to register elephants kept captive with the state's chief wildlife warden within six weeks.
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Kerala wildlife chief seeks to destroy 8,000 kg ivory
The chief wildlife warden of Kerala has sought permission from the state government to destroy around 8,000 kg of elephant tusks in possession of the forest department since the 1980s.
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Tiger cub knocked down by train in Chandrapur
A tiger cub was fatally knocked by a passenger train, while another was injured in the mishap in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Forest Department officials said on Monday.
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Poachers beware, DNA can nail you down
Nailing poachers is not easy but modern biology is helping wildlife wardens track down criminals. The DNA of each animal is specific and unique. This genetic fingerprint can also help pin down criminals engaged in poaching wild animals.
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Environment ministry meets over rise in tiger deaths
The national animal is in peril. This year alone, over 20 tigers have died. Alarmed, the environment ministry has called an emergency meeting of wildlife wardens from tiger states. It will be held with wildlife wardens of tiger states in Dehradun on Wednesday.
