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Gandhinagar declaration adopted for conservation of endangered species
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The thirteenth Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) successfully adopted the Gandhinagar declaration recommending effective actions to address the direct and indirect threa
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Endangered species from India- Great Indian Bustard, Asiatic Elephant, Ben
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The Great Indian Bustard (GIB), once found in thousands and facing extinction, was on Thursday successfully enlisted into the global list of migratory species at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Mi
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Droughts may push Platypuses to extinction: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 22 (ANI): The Platypus, a unique and enigmatic mammal endemic to Australia, is now facing the threat of extinction due to the devastating droughts that have struck the continent.
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Support needed to conserve endangered Hargila, says biologist Purnima Devi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak, a city-based NGO, have jointly attained a landmark achievement by successfully breeding a pair of endangered Hargila in the zoo artificially here.
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World's oldest black rhino, Fausta dies at 57
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): Eastern Black Rhino which is believed to be the oldest in the world took last breath, a few days back in Tanzania.
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Pakistan grants special rights to Qatari Emir, 9 others to hunt endangered
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): Pakistan has issued special permits to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and nine other members of the royal family to hunt endangered birds Houbara Bustard during the 2019-20 hunting season, the media reported after quoting sources
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Hyderabad: Blackbuck rescued, police bust three-member gang
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Hyderabad Police on Tuesday nabbed three-member gang for allegedly trying to sell a blackbuck and rescued the endangered animal from their possession.
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Odisha: Coast Guard conducts Olive Ridley turtles awareness prog for local
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard units conducted a community interaction programme with local fishermen along the Odisha Coast to sensitise them about conservation of endangered Olive Ridley turtles on Friday.
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Three arrested with endangered pangolin in Pune
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Pune police arrested three people and seized a pangolin from their possession in Kharadi bypass area of Pune on Saturday.
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K'taka: Environmentalist preserves 500 endangered herbal plants, 1500 seed
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): An environmentalist in Karnataka's Shivamogga has preserved endangered species of more than 500 rare herbal plants and about 1500 varieties of seeds which are considered extinct in his house.
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Animals the worst-sufferers of land degradation: Director, ZSI
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Animals are the worst victims of land degradation, desertification, and soil erosion, said Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), here on Saturday.
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WB: Awareness program organised on conserving endangered vulture species
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in collaboration with West-Bengal Forest Department and Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (HNAF) on Sunday organised an awareness program for the conservation of endangered vulture species in Sili
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