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Tiger captured after killing 5 people, dies at Nagpur rescue centre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI): A tiger, captured on June 10 after it had killed five people on separate occasions in Tadoba Andhari Reserve and shifted to Nagpur's Gorewada Rescue Centre here has died, forest department officials said on Tuesday.
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Elephant dies of mouth injury in Coimbatore
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 22 (ANI): A 12-year-old male elephant, which was suffering a mouth injury died in Jambugandi village at Anankatti foothills in the outskirts of Coimbatore on Monday.
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7-feet-long crocodile rescued from Vadodara village, handed over to forest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): A 7-feet-long crocodile, which had ventured out into fields at Muvada village of Baghola Tehsil in Vadodara two days ago, has been rescued and handed over to the State Forest Department, an official said on Saturday.
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Two arrested for hunting langur in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): Pune Forest Department on Friday said two people were arrested for allegedly hunting a langur in the Junnar forest of the city under sections of Wildlife Protection Act.
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Kerala: Tiger found dead in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
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Wayanad (Kerala) [India], June 11 (ANI): A tiger has been found dead at the Kurichiat Range in Kerala's Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Hope this positive trend continues: PM credits Gujarat's people for record
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the people of Gujarat for a record increase in the growth rate of Asiatic Lion in the state, stating that emphasis on technology, wildlife healthcare and proper habitat management led to the surge.
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Asiatic lion population in Gujarat grows to 674, sees over 28% growth
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 10 (ANI): Gujarat has seen one of the highest growth rate of 28.87 per cent in the population of Asiatic Lions taking their number from 523 to 674 in five years from the last population estimation done in 2015, state forest department said on Wednesday.
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Forest officials rescue leopard cub from well in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): The forest department officials on Tuesday rescued a leopard cub that fell in the well, here in Pimpalwadi village of Junnar block.
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Sloth bear trapped in cage set up by locals in Andhra village, handed over
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): A sloth bear got trapped in a cage set up by locals in Erramukkam village, in Sompeta Mandal of Srikakulam district, which was later handed over to the officials of the forest department.
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Expert committee constituted to assess impact of gas leak from oil well in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 4 (ANI): An expert committee has been constituted by Assam's Forest Department to assess the impact of gas leak from an oil well in Baghjan area of Tinsukia district near Dibru Saikhowa National Park.
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Barking deer rescued from farmer's house in Odisha's Nayagarh
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Nayagarh (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): Officials of the Forest Department rescued an Indian muntjac (Barking Deer) from the house of an influential farmer in Nayagarh on Tuesday.
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Rare Trionychidae turtle rescued in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
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Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], June 1 (ANI): A rare species of Trionychidae turtle was caught by fishermen at Deuli Dam under the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. It was later released by the forest department in Deuli dam.
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