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SC notice to Bihar, HP, Kerala on Anubhav Mohanty's plea against killing o
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and others on a petition filed by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Anubhav Mohanty seeking action against the practice of encouraging and rewarding wild animal killings.
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BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty moves SC against encouraging hunting of wild animal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty moved the Supreme Court seeking action and direction against the practice of encouraging and rewarding killing of wild animals in India.
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SC notice to Centre, Kerala, others on plea to ban use of explosives to wa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre, Kerala government, and 12 other states on a petition seeking directions to ban the use of explosives, etc to ward off wild animals.
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Cow gets injured after biting crude bomb in Andhra's Chittoor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Similar to the tragic incident involving an elephant in Kerala, a cow got severely injured after biting a crude bomb kept to ward off wild animals in Chittoor district's Panjani area.
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COVID-19 and the true cost of wildlife exploitation
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Wildlife trade has become big business and the subsequent exploitation of wild animals puts our health, economies and biodiversity at risk, says World Animal Protection as they launch a campaign today targeting G20 leaders to support a permanent wildl
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As humans stay indoors, wild animals reclaiming streets in Kerala during l
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): As people are compelled to stay indoors due to the coronavirus induced lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, wild animals have come to reclaim the streets that was once their domain.
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Fencing at Lord Balaji temple in Tirumala, as protection from straying wil
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): In the absence of human activity due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials have erected a 5 feet long iron fencing in front of 'Maha Dwaram' of the Lord Balaji temple to prevent animals straying into the pr
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Wild animals reclaiming Munnar deserted streets amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 12 (ANI): Wild animals are taking advantage of the empty streets in cities due to coronavirus lockdown by roaming freely. In Munnar region of Idukki district elephants were seen strolling in the streets and even entering residential areas.
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Shenzhen bans consumption of cats and dogs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Shenzhen [China], Apr 3 (ANI): Just over three months after the outbreak of coronavirus in China, the south-eastern city of Shenzhen has become the first city to ban the consumption of animals raised as pets that include dogs and cats.
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Gandhinagar declaration adopted for conservation of endangered species
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The thirteenth Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) successfully adopted the Gandhinagar declaration recommending effective actions to address the direct and indirect threa
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Endangered species from India- Great Indian Bustard, Asiatic Elephant, Ben
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The Great Indian Bustard (GIB), once found in thousands and facing extinction, was on Thursday successfully enlisted into the global list of migratory species at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Mi
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Population of birds in India is declining catastrophically: Report
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): The population of birds in India is seeing a sharp decline and in some cases is catastrophic, State of India's Bird 2020, a report released on Monday at Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Anima
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