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Moradabad: Rescued leopard cub moved to deer park after failed reunion wit
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Divisional Forest Officer Avinash Pandey, while speaking to ANI, said, "We found a 3-4 days-old (leopard) cub in the Chhajlet area. We rescued it and tried to reunite it with its mother. We kept it for 36 hours, but couldn't find its mother. So, we sent it to the deer park for care..." Read More
Uttarakhand boosts forest fire prevention with pine needle collection, awa
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
During the Question Hour on the second day of the Budget Session in the Assembly today, Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal shared that to eliminate the root cause of fires in pine forests, 5,532 tonnes of pine needles were purchased from villagers in 2025. The target has now been increased to
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Operation Gajamukti: Another wild elephant released from Aralam Farm in Ka
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Authorities confirmed that operations to drive out the remaining wild elephants from the area will continue in the coming days.
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Kerala: Forest Department catches two wild elephants under Operation Gajam
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In a continued effort to mitigate rising human-wildlife conflict in the region, the Forest Department carried out a special drive under its 'Operation Gajamukti' initiative, successfully caught two wild elephants and sent them back into the Aralam Farm forest on wednesday.
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UP: Ghaziabad school closed after leopard spotted, rescue underway
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A leopard was spotted at the Green Field School in the Govindpuram area of Ghaziabad prompting the forest department to cordon off the entire school area and deploy a tranquilization team to safely capture the animal.
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Green Udhampur Initiative: J-K forest department launches massive reforest
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Under the 'Green Udhampur' mission, the Forest Department in Udhampur district has launched a large-scale reforestation drive to restore areas severely damaged by flash floods and heavy rainfall in August 2025.
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Madhya Pradesh CM Yadav chairs state wildlife board meeting, directs promo
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Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday chaired the Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board meeting at Mantralaya and issued key directions to forest department officials to strengthen wildlife conservation and tourism initiatives.
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MP Forest Department sets up 'Legal Cell' to monitor court cases
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), VN Ambade said, "A dedicated Legal Cell is being established to monitor the court cases, ensure timely response and avoid contempt proceedings. We observed that sometimes there were delays or an irregular appro
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Tripura: Assam Rifles destroy 1.75 lakh ganja saplings worth Rs 25.72 cror
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The operation was conducted jointly with the Forest Department, Agartala, wherein approximately 1.75 lakh ganja saplings spread over an area of 50 acres were destroyed. The estimated market value of the destroyed contraband is ₹25.72 crore.
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HP assembly petition committee disposes of 7 petitions, 12 deferred till n
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According to a press release issued by the HP Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, the meeting was chaired by the Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Chairman of the Committee, Kuldeep Singh Pathania. Committee members Neeraj Nair, Kamlesh Thakur and Anuradha Rana attended, alon
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Manipur: 83 acres of illegal poppy plantation destroyed in two separate jo
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Additionally, the security forces arrested an active PREPAK cadre, Sapam Barlin Singh alias Nongthang (22), of Thangmeiband Khomdrang Selungba Leikai, Imphal West district, from Porompat Ayangpalli Road near the JNIMS main gate under Porompat-PS, Imphal East district.
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Himachal: Rescued Sambar from River Tirthan dies during treatment
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The injured Sambar died around 11:15 PM during treatment at the Banjar veterinary hospital, after which the forest department cremated it on Wednesday afternoon. The post-mortem report also revealed that the animal was injured.
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