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Forest staff trained to protect India's only ape in Arunachal's Namsai
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The training aimed to familiarise forest personnel with the Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), India's only ape, and to strengthen their motivation and capacity for its conservation.
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Karnataka Tiger Census-2026 to begin on Monday in all forest areas: Enviro
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
This process will be carried out in all the 38 forest division patrols in each zone of the state's forest areas, for which training was given to the frontline personnel of all the 13 forest circles of the state and 5 tiger reserves separately in October-December last year.
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Praveg Limited Secures INR 3.99 Cr Event Contract for World Lion Day 2025
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 5: Praveg Limited (Praveg, The Company), (BSE Code: 531637), - Praveg Limited is pleased to announce that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Porbandar Forest Division, for managing the high-profile World Lion Day
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Elephants cause havoc in Chhattisgarh's Marwahi forest belt, locals livi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A herd of four wild elephants has destroyed Chhattisgarh's Marwahi Forest Division by damaging houses, triggering panic and fear among local villagers. The locals of the affected area complained that the Marwahi Beat guards did nothing and no early warnings were given to them.
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Show cause notice issued to Uttarakhand forest officer for 'major financia
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Uttarakhand government has issued a show cause notice to Forest Conservator Vinay Kumar Bhargava for major financial irregularities committed during his tenure as the Pithoragarh forest divisional officer on the basis of a comprehensive inquiry done by Uttarakhand Cadre senior IFS office
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Assam: 3-km Solar fence installed in Goalpara to mitigate human-elephant c
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A three km-long community-managed solar-powered fence installed to secure human elephant conflict (HEC)-affected Rangagarah village under Goalpara Forest Range of Goalpara Forest Division in Assam was inaugurated and handed over to the community.
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J-K: Massive fire breaks out in Sonamarg forest area
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A massive fire broke out in the forest area of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday.
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DRI seizes leopard skins and ivory in Ujjain, arrests two traders
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The DRI seized two leopard skins with heads and one ivory (wild boar horn) from two traders in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 4, 2025. The wildlife articles were confiscated under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The offenders were handed over to the District Forest Division for further
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Darjeeling: Elephant strays into North Bengal University campus near Silig
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rahul Deb Mukherjee, Assistant Divisional Forest Officer (ADFO) of the Kurseong Forest Division, told ANI, "The elephant entered the university campus, which has a significant stretch of forest and wetland, along with ample water sources. The animal is currently resting in the area, and ther
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TN: 60-year-old female elephant passes away in Trichy
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away.
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Manipur: Security forces destroy 35 acres of poppy cultivation in Kangpokp
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to Manipur Police, on February 25, following an intensive search, poppy plantations spanning approximately 35 acres, with a potential to yield opium worth Rs 3 crores 90 lakhs were destroyed each under Saikul Police Station area under the Kangpokpi District.
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Uttarakhand deploys AI for forest management, says results are encouraging
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chief conservator of Forest, Working Plan, Sanjiv Chaturvedi said that the usage of AI is started on a pilot basis and the results are encouraging.
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