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4 held in Indore for smuggling endangered Sand Boa snakes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested four people accused of smuggling five endangered Sand Boa snakes in Indore, informed Manish Khatri, Superintendant of Police (SP) STF.
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De Beers and National Geographic partner to protect a natural wonder
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The unique 'Okavango Eternal' partnership will help protect Africa's endangered species, ensure water and food security for more than one million people and develop livelihood opportunities for 10,000 people.
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Shrinking forest cover brings endangered species lion tailed macaques on r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], September 1 (ANI): In view of the shrinking forest cover and absence of native trees, lion-tailed macaques (LTM), an endangered species residing in rainforests of Western Ghats, come up to the hairpin curve of Agumbe ghat in Shivamogga to get food thrown by tr
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US must plan evacuation of Afghan journalists: RSF
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 23 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw a special plan for evacuating endangered Afghan journalists and human rights defenders.
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4 held in Andhra for smuggling endangered Sand Boa snakes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Guntur Forest Division in coordination with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau detained four people accused of smuggling Red Sand Boa snakes, an endangered species, said N Rama Chandra Rao, district forest officer.
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LaCONES-CCMB releases guidelines for COVID-19 testing in zoo animals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 21 (ANI): After multiple COVID-19 cases were reported in zoo animals in India during the last month, the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has released guidelines for zo
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Pak losing traditional nesting sites for sea turtles due to increasing pol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): With increasing water pollution and garbage scattered across its beaches, Pakistan has been rapidly losing its traditional nesting sites for sea turtles, posing further threats to the already endangered species, according to experts.
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Uttarakhand Forest Dept conserves 73 rare, threatened, endangered plant sp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 5 (ANI): The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department on Saturday informed that it conserves 73 rare, threatened and endangered plant species as well as 54 plant species that are endemic to Uttarakhand and Indian Himalayan Region.
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Champions of Change Award 2020 honoured our ray of hope during coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji/Mumbai (Goa/Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Everyone has seen the worst phase of their life for last one year due to coronavirus outburst. The on-going worldwide medical crisis has endangered humanity but there is always a ray of hope. Our real unsung heroes - the COVI
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Pieterson lauds Rohit for 'continually playing for a cause - Saving Rhinos
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen appreciated Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma's move to support the 'Saving Rhinos' campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as the opener wore shoes highlighting t
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IPL 2021: Rohit bats for noble cause with 'Save the Rhino' message on his
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 10 (ANI): Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma batted for a noble cause in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 tournament opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he wore shoes highlighting endangered rhino species.
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Dolphins adapt to survive invasive coastal constructions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Marine ecosystems are endangered by an increasing number of coastal development projects. A new study shows for the first time that bottlenose dolphins may adapt to anthropogenic disturbance under some circumstances. The findings draw attention to the need fo
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