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J-K: Rajouri forest division undertakes tree plantation on war-footing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 4 (ANI): Rajouri forest division of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has been working on a war footing to increase the green cover in the region under the central government's Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Author
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Leopard trapped in cage after it entered populated area in Maharashtra vil
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], September 2 (ANI): A leopard was caught by the Forest Department officials on Wednesday after it got trapped in a cage.
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Four arrested after Forest dept rescues Pangolin in Odisha's Kandhamal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], September 2 (ANI): Four people have been arrested after the Baliguda Forest Department rescued a Pangolin from smugglers at the Baliguda town of Kandhamal district of Odisha on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand Forest Dept discovers Rare orchid species, found in India firs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 16 (ANI): The Research Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department discovered a new and rare species of Orchid, as per an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer.
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Maharashtra Forest Dept airlifts 63 turtles from Pune to Assam
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 13 (ANI): Maharashtra Forest Department airlifted 63 turtles of rare species from Pune to Assam on Thursday.
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Ten-feet-long python rescued from river in Vadodara
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 10 (ANI): A ten feet long python was rescued from a small river in Vadodara by Gujarat Forest Department officials on Tuesday.
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Gujarat Forest dept recovers 14 star tortoises from house in Vadodara
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 9 (ANI): Fourteen star-tortoises were recovered from a house in Vadodara on Sunday.
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Two officials held in timber smuggling case WB's Siliguri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], August 4 (ANI): West Bengal forest officials on Wednesday arrested Customs and Central Excise superintendent rank officers in connection with a timber smuggling case.
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Seeds wrapped in soil thrown in inaccessible areas to increase green cover
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 2 (ANI): How do you plant saplings in inaccessible hilly areas for increasing the green cover? The forest department has a solution called seed balls that it is using in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district: It wraps seeds in soil balls and throw
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MP committed to not only save tigers but also increase their numbers: CM C
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): Greeting the forest department of the state on the occasion of World Tiger Day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the state which is known as the 'Tiger State' is not only committed to saving tigers but also t
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60 kg of Sea Cucumbers and Sea Cards seized in TN's Ramanathapuram
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 23 (ANI): Mandapam Forest Department on Thursday night seized a total of 60 kilograms of live sea cucumbers and live sea cards from a Pirappanvalasai seashore in Ramanathapuram district, however, it was released in the sea at Mandapam in the presence
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Boat with 500 kg sea cucumber heading towards Rameswaram intercepted, one
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Mandapam Forest Department of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district intercepted a country boat heading towards Rameswaram with 500 kg of sea cucumber mid-sea.
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