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Two held with 12,00 kg sea cucumber in TN's Mandapam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mandapam (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): In a joint operation with the Forest Department, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) station, Mandapam on Tuesday arrested two persons and seized about 1,200 kilograms of sea cucumber from their possession.
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7-feet-long python rescued in Odisha's Kalahandi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Lt Governor calls for new avenues to enhance contribution of forest sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called for bringing in new avenues under the ambit of the Forest Department to further enhance the contribution of the forest sector in the economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Uttarakhand develops biodiversity garden with 26 tree species
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Forest Department has developed a park, ''Bharat Vatika'', over a one-acre land in Haldwani Forest Research Center in the Nainital district, showcasing different tree species from across the country.
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Forest dept staff, locals clear two tonnes of plastic waste from Kabini ba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): In a move to protect the environment, forest department staff and local residents cleared two tonnes of plastic waste from Kabini backwaters near Mysuru.
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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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3 leopards found dead near Belvadi Lake in Mysuru
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): A female leopard and two cubs were found dead here at a private farm near Belavadi Lake on Saturday, informed the Karnataka Forest Department.
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5 sloth bear cubs rescued by forest officials in Odisha's Bhubaneswar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Odisha state forest department officials on Thursday rescued five sloth bear cubs from the Pitapalli area in Bhubaneswar. The cubs have been shifted to the Nandankanan Zoological Park in the state capital.
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SC agrees to hear plea seeking protection of Forest Rangers, Forest Guards
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [Indi], April 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea seeking protection of Forest Rangers, Forest Guards and other staff in the Forest Department of the national capital.
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King cobra rescued from Odisha village, later released in forest
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], April 15 (ANI): A 14-feet-long male adult king cobra was rescued by the local Forest Department on Wednesday from a village in Odisha's Badamba, Cuttack.
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3 rhino calves to be shifted from Kaziranga to Manas Tiger Reserve
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Gobardhana (Assam) [India], April 10 (ANI): Three Rhino calves, rescued by State Forest Department outside Kaziranga National Park during 2019 Assam floods will be translocated to Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
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Six arrested for snake venom smuggling in Odisha
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 28 (ANI): Officials of the Bhubaneswar forest department on Saturday busted a snake venom smuggling racket and arrested six persons including a woman in this connection.
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