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Radio collars of six Cheetahs removed for their health examination: Forest
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The forest department is on high alert and seriously monitoring the health conditions of the Cheetah following the death of eight cheetahs in the past few months. Notably, since March this year, five adult cheetahs and three cubs have died at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district.
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Four leopard skin seized by forest department in Odisha's Mayurbhanj, thre
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Baripada forest rangers and DD STR South has arrested three persons and seized four leopard hides and three mobile phones near Bahalda Village in Baripada Forest Division, officials said.
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Yogi govt’s plantation drives increase UP’s green cover by over 9 pc in si
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In what appears to be a major achievement for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the green cover of Uttar Pradesh has increased by 9.23 percent in the last six years, a Forest Survey of India report has revealed, said an official statement on Saturday.
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Kerela: State Forest Department conducts elephant and tiger survey
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
State Forest Minister A K Saseendran informed on Friday that his department has conducted a wildlife census on elephants and tigers in the Wayanad landscape, including Wayanad, Aralam, North Wayanad, Kannur, and also the border areas sharing the land with Karnataka state.
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J-K: Terrorists shoot at forest department officials in Pulwama, 2 injured
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Police Station Rajpora received information that terrorists had fired upon a team of forest department of district Budgam causing injuries to two employees, who had laid a checkpoint to apprehend the timber smugglers near Bangender Bridge," read the statement.
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Bihar: Minister of Environment Tej Pratap Yadav inspects parks of Patna
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Inspected Patliputra Ground today on the complaint of the general public of Patliputra Colony, the situation is dilapidated, in view of which the people have been assured that the problem will be resolved soon by getting this ground included in the forest department from the cooperative," T
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Leopard found dead in suspicious conditions in MP's Katni
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The body of the leopard was found late at night on Thursday. The age of the big cat is said to be around 5 years. On getting the information about the matter, the officials of the forest department rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the matter.
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TN forest officials confiscate more than 100 rose-ringed parrots
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rose-ringed parrots have been declared a protected bird under the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2022, making it a punishable offence to breed or sell these species of parrots.
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Punjab: Environment Minister instructs strict implementation of ban on Chi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Meet Hayer said, "All the Executive Magistrates of Punjab, Tehsildars and higher officials of the Revenue Department, Wildlife Inspectors and higher officials of the Forest Department, Sub-Inspectors and higher officials of the Punjab Police, C category employees of local bodies and senior o
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TN: Man arrested for smuggling seahorses in Ramanathapuram
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A total of 90 sea horses were recovered from the accused.
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Chhattisgarh: Three held for allegedly smuggling Pangolin in Kanker
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Following a precise tip-off that smugglers are looking for a customer to sell a pangolin, a forest department team swung into action and launched an operation to nab the accused persons", said a forest officer.
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UN environment ambassador Dia Mirza takes part in drive to remove plastic
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The team 'Healing Himalaya' in collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh Environment, Science and Technology Department, Forest department, Himachal Pradesh Police and civic body of Shimla has started the 'Swarnim Himalaya' campaign to remove plastic waste from the Himalayan region.
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