KALPETTA: The settlers in the Kottamkara hamlet, a settlement inside the Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary (WWLS), of Noolpuzha panchayat in Wayanad district are a worried lot.Their crops are nearing harvest and it is the time when wild animals take a toll on their sweat and blood. They fear that wild animals may attack anytime destroying their crops and hopes for a better life.As many as 34 families are...
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Diseases also spread by wild animals venturing into human habitations: virologist‘Dengue, viral fever, chicken guinea, Japanese encephalitis, etc are transmitted by sand fly’Sand fly is vector of Chandipura virus which is carried by wild animals: M. RadhakrishnaKARIMNAGAR: The extensive mining operations, deforestation and entry of wild animals carrying virus into human habitations were stated to be...
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person was injured in a wild bear attack in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, official sources said here today.They said a bear entered village Kuchpora in Kulgam district from nearby forest and attacked Reyaz Ahmad Lone.He was admitted to SMHS hospital here in a critical condition, they said, adding, bear later escaped back into forest.More than three dozen people, mostly women and children, were...
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woman was attacked and injured by a leopard in north Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said here today.They said a leopard suddenly appeared from the nearby forest at village Padder gund in Handwara area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir.However, before people present there could do anything, leopard attacked and critically wounded a woman, Zeba Bagum. She has been hospitalised, sources...
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was killed by a leopard in the north Kashmir district of Baramulla, official sources said here today.They said a leopard suddenly appeared in the compound of one Abdul Rashid dar at Tharipora, Sheeri, in Baramulla.However, before the residents could do anything the leopard took away Rehana, a minor daughter of the house owner. It is reported that leopard killed the girl and took her body into nearby...
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were attacked and injured by a wild bear in the Kashmir valley, where a man-animal conflict has witnessed an increase during the past one week.Official sources said here today that a bear suddenly appeared at Ladipora Hajan in Bandipora district. However, before the villagers could do anything, bear attacked and injured Ghulam Rasool and Jalil Ahmad Dar.A black bear was killed by police while another...
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With a view to rehabilitatethe leopards who have been forced to leave their habitat due to the fastdepleting forest cover in the state, the Kanpur zoo authorities will soon send aproposal to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) for establishing a rescue centre atKanpur zoo, which will be one of its kind in the state.It is to benoted here that due to increased human interference, shortage of feed, climatechange,...
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tech cameras placed deep in the Sathyamangalam forests in the district has captured a rare close-up of a Tiger in the Bhavanisagar range, a top forest offical said.Earlier such cameras revealed presence of hyenas and wild elephants but this was the first time a big cat on the prowl was caught on camera at Thengumarahatta road in the Bhavanisagar range, Rama Subramanian, District Forest Officer, said.Forest...
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black bear was killed by police while another bear attacked and injured a villager in the Kashmir Valley overnight, official sources said here today.They said a black bear, appeared in Grend Jaibal village falling under the jurisdiction of police station Ashmuqam in south Kashmir, was killed by police on the orders of wildlife warden. The bear had become great threat to villagers in the area, the sources...
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Wildlife crimes in Scotland have almost trebled in the past decade, according to new figures.Offences involving cruelty to wild animals increased from 140 in 1999-2000 to 384 in 2008-09.Incidents in the Strathclyde Police force area rose from 27 to 114 over the 10-year period. In Grampian the increase was from 20 to 49.Lothian saw its numbers jump from one to 62, while Northern Constabulary recorded...
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