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Elephant population rises to 2,026 in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was informed by forest officials that an elephants' census was carried out between June 6 and June 8 and the number of elephants has risen to 2,026 from 1,839 in 2017, according to Chief Minister'
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In Nepal, captured leopard paraded on road
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Parbat [Nepal], June 23 (ANI): The Nepal Police on Monday evening captured a leopard in Jaljala Village Council-7 of Parbat district, tied him with a rope and then forced it to walk down to the Police Station at Milanchowk of Dharing, Lamabagar area, before handing it over to the forest offi
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Elephant found dead in Odisha with bullet mark on body
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Boudh (Odisha) [India], June 19 (ANI): An elephant was found dead with a bullet injury in Mundeswar reserve forest under Madhapur forest range in Boudh on Thursday, Divisional Forest Officer Jasobanta Sethi said.
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Elephant calf separated from herd, rescued in West Bengal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Naxalbari (West Bengal) [India], June 17 (ANI): An elephant calf that was separated from its herd and was roaming in Uttam Chand Chatt (UCC) forest under Kurseong forest division was rescued by forest officials along with the help of local villagers.
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Chhattisgarh: Show-cause notice to DFO, 4 others suspended in connection w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government has issued a show-cause notice to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Balrampur district, and suspended four others forest officials in connection with the death of three female elephants reported in Surguja range, earli
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Three elephant deaths in Chhattisgarh, cause being probed
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chattisgarh) [India], June 11 (ANI): Three elephants have been found dead in Chhattisgarh this week causing concern among forest officials.
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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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Leopard rescued in Indore
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): The forest officials have captured a leopard after it was seen near IIT multiple times in Indore district on Sunday.
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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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Barking deer rescued from farmer's house in Odisha's Nayagarh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
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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15-feet-long king cobra rescued from village in Visakhapatnam, released in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): A 15-feet-long king cobra was released into Cherukupalli Reserved Forest on Monday after being rescued from Tammadapalli village of Visakhapatnam district, with the help of forest officials and a local snake rescuer.
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Forest officials in Rameswaram release over 200 baby turtles into sea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): The forest department officials on Sunday released as many as 245 baby turtles into the sea. The turtles were hatched out of the 259 eggs collected on January 18.
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