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Leopard captured in Andhra’s Tirumala, days after 6-yr-old girl mauled to
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A leopard who had killed a six-year-old girl was caught by forest officials on Sunday night, according to officials.
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Locals rescue 18-feet long python from tea garden in Assam's Nagaon
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A group of locals rescued the python with the help of forest officials. Later, it was released at Suang Reserve Forest Area in Nagaon District by locals with the help of forest staff.
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Radio collars of six Cheetahs removed for their health examination: Forest
Updated : 2 years, 10 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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Asiatic lion run over by goods train in Gujarat’s Amreli
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A forest official said that the train driver was not able to save the lions despite applying emergency brakes after being alerted by the forest staff as they had come really close to the speeding train.
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Andhra Pradesh: Villagers panic as herd of elephants wanders in Rangappava
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Herds of elephants were seen roaming in Rangappavalasa village, located in Therlam mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, according to forest officials.
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TN forest officials confiscate more than 100 rose-ringed parrots
Updated : 2 years, 10 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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Chhattisgarh: Three held for allegedly smuggling Pangolin in Kanker
Updated : 2 years, 10 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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DRI detains 4 persons with 2 leopard skins in Delhi: Officials
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained four persons in the national capital and recovered 2 leopard skins from their custody, officials said on Thursday.
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Assam: Couple dies after being attacked by elephant in Kamrup
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Following the incident police and forest officials rushed to the area and recovered the bodies. The bodies are under the custody of Boko police for sending to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for post-mortem," Dimpi Bora said.
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One-Horned Rhino enters village in Assam's Jorhat, creates panic
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to officials, the local villagers of Nakachari Dohutia village spotted the rhino straying in a paddy field on Wednesday morning and immediately informed local forest officials.
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MP: Cheetah cubs died due to extreme weather conditions, fourth cub respon
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
With this three cubs of female cheetah named Jwala died at Kuno National Park which is located in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district. Now only one cub is left. Jwala had given birth to four cubs on March 24 this year.
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Baby elephant rescued from 10-foot-deep well in Odisha's Keonjhar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Forest Officials rescued a baby elephant from a 10-foot-deep abandoned well along the Baitarani River at Tuntuna under the Champua forest range in Keonjhar district of Odisha in the early hours of Thursday.
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