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Marine conservation mitigates climate change: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Marine protected zones protect the oceans, seas, and estuaries. These zones aid in the preservation of the plants and animals that live in these waterways, but the advantages of protected areas extend well beyond their borders.
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Asian elephants choose habitats near boundaries of protected areas: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 18 (ANI): According to recent research, which provides the most thorough investigation of Asian elephant mobility and habitat preference to the date, elephants prefer environments outside of protected areas rather than inside them. The results are presented in the Journa
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Here's how Modi govt's efforts to conserve wildlife have brought positive
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 17 (ANI): The Modi government has been contributing immensely to conserving and protecting the wildlife of the country. Interestingly the coverage of protected areas which was 4.90 per cent of the country's geographical area in 2014 has now increased to 5.03 per c
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Ahmedabad University's Centre for Heritage Management recognised as Expert
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ahmedabad University is delighted to announce that the National Monuments Authority under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has recognised its Centre for Heritage Management as an expert heritage body marking it as a leadi
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Plea in SC seeks release of salary of daily wage workers of tiger reserves
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the release of the pending salary of daily wage workers working as forest staff in tiger reserves and protected areas in Uttar Pradesh.
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Shifting ocean closures best way to protect animals from accidental catch
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], January 18, (ANI): Accidentally trapping sharks, seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and other animals in fishing gear has been one of the biggest barriers to making fisheries more sustainable around the world. Marine protected areas -- sections of the ocean set
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Ladakh administration's decision on inner line permit draws mixed reaction
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], August 7 (ANI): The Ladakh administration's decision to do away with the need for an inner line permit (ILP) for Indian nationals to visit the protected areas of the union territory has been welcomed by local residents and some taxi operators.
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'Residents of protected area' can visit other protected areas without perm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], August 7 (ANI): Ladakh Home Department, in its official notification, directed the Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents stating that 'residents of the protected area' can visit other protected areas 'without any permit'.
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Bird Flu: Rapid response teams deployed across 40 forest divisions, protec
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 23 (ANI): Rapid response teams have been deployed across 40 forest divisions and protected areas of Uttarakhand to deal with bird flu, Chief Wildlife Warden JS Suhag said on Saturday.
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Odisha reconstitutes State Board for Wildlife
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 4 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Tuesday has reconstituted the 'State Board for Wildlife' for effective implementation of wildlife projects and Scientific Management of protected areas, informed the Forest and Environment department.
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Australian court bans shark culling in Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Sept 19 (Xinhua/ANI): The Queensland state government in Australia will be forced to end their shark culling program after a Federal Court banned the practice in protected areas of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Chimpanzees may adapt to human developed habitats better than natural one:
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Chimpanzees may adapt to human developed habitats better than their natural one. However, researchers emphasized that their survival is still threatened.
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