NEW DELHI: Seven people, including two Tibetans, have been arrested for illegal trafficking of wild life articles into China and Tibet. Two tiger skins, two leopard skins, tiger bones and their body parts have been recovered from them, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Monday. Charan Das, Amit Kumar, Ranjit, Sadhu and Ram Swaroop were arrested when CBI sleuths raided a general coach...
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Seven people, including two Tibetans, have been arrested for illegal trafficking of wild life articles into China and Tibet. Two tiger skins, two leopard skins, tiger bones and their body parts have been recovered from them, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here today.Charan Das, Amit Kumar, Ranjit, Sadhu and Ram Swaroop were arrested when CBI sleuths raided a general coach of the Yashwantpur-Hazarat...
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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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Forest Minister Benoy Viswom will inaugurate a workshop on bird survey of Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary at Salim Ali Nature Study Centre, Kuriyarkutty, Parambikulm on Thursday. The survey is part of the 75th anniversary observance of the first bird survey in Kochin State by Dr. Salim Ali in 1933....
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Rich tributes were paid to forest officials, who lost their lives in the line of duty, in a meeting on the occasion of Forest Martyrs Day observed here today.Wreaths were laid at the martyrs memorial established inside the jungle book here by the Chief Conservative Forest (wild Life) Officer Mr Mallikarjun and other forest officials in memory of the brave foresters. It was on November 10, 1991 that...
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Awareness about carbon credits is to the general public in India. But people who are aware are cashing big way. The concept of carbon credits came into existence for increasing awareness of the need for controlling emissions of greenhouse gases. Drastic changes in the climate, threats to the very existence of human life, changes in the wild life habitat, stress on the natural resources and vanishing...
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Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said the proposed 'Biodiversity Research Centre' would be set up in Silent Valley.Inaugurating a national seminar on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations of the Silent Valley National Park at Mundoor near here, he said Rs five crore would be sanctioned in the first phase for setting up the Research Centre.The centre would...
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Bihar will showcase itself as the "land of boundless opportunities" during the 29th India International Trade Fair (IITF) beginning here from November 14. This will be done through Bihar Pavilion where stalls of Madhubani, Mithila and Godna paintings, Madhubani Sari, Suzni work Sari, Laah-Churi will be the main attractions. It will also showcase Bihar's special delicacies including Litti-chokka, Tilkut...
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Wildlife authorities rescued a leopard, which fell into a well, with the help of villagers in Bijnore district of Uttar Pradesh son Friday.Locals of Kallu Wala village spotted the leopard in the well and informed the wildlife authorities."The leopard fell into a well because of its closeness to the forest area. With the help of locals we are able to safely rescue it. We tried to get the animal out...
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(Bits and pieces from the reporters’ diaries that did not make it to the main stories)10 Downing Street was teeming with wild life on Saturday night, thanks to a section of the pub that was booked for a private party.The birthday boy Sravan had a night he would never forget, thanks to all the dancing and the action.Action? Yes, the war of the DJs. While the crowd screamed and begged for desi music,...
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