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Maneka Gandhi targets Rahul for 'no action' against elephant death in Kera
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Demanding removal of the forest secretary and resignation of the minister for wildlife protection, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asking why he has not taken any action against the death of a pregnant elephan
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Amitabh Bachchan cracks joke on Instagram post featuring wildlife photogra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan tickled the funny bone of his fans during the lockdown as he shared the picture of a wildlife photographer and a cheetah with a funny caption.
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Odisha: Pangolin rescued from quarantine centre to be tested for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 27 (ANI): A female pangolin, which was rescued from a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Odisha's Athagarh area by forest department officials, will be tested for coronavirus.
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Two held for killing deer in Andhra's Krishna district
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Two people were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a deer in Ummadi Devarapalli village of Gampalagudem Mandal on the borders of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, said a forest official.
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Due to COVID lockdown water tank of Shettyhalli wildlife has rejuvenated,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Calling COVID-19 a "boon in disguise" for nature, environmentalist Ajay Kumar Sharma urged the state government on Friday to make the best of time and restore the water tank with the help of the local labourers, here at Vajpayee Layout near Shet
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Injured Greater Flamingo treated, released into the wild by Delhi Zoo &
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): A critically injured Greater Flamingo was treated and released into the wild safely at the end of a joint operation led by the Delhi Zoo and Wildlife SOS on May 18.
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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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J-K Wildlife authority bars entry into Dachigam National Park
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 27 (ANI): The wildlife authorities of Jammu and Kashmir, issued an advisory on Monday asking people to not visit forest areas especially the surroundings of the Dachigam National Park due to the threat posed by COVID-19.
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J-K: Wildlife Department trap one leopard, look for two more in Katra
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): A team of Wildlife Department officials trapped a leopard in Jammu's Katra township on Friday. And an operation to trace two other wild cats, believed to be roaming in the area, has been launched.
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NTCA writes to chiefs of tiger range states to observe tigers for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): After report emerged of a four-year-old tiger getting COVID positive in the US, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issued a letter to chief wildlife wardens of all tiger range states on Monday, asking them to diligently observe tigers for COVI
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COVID-19: Zoos across India ordered to monitor animals at all times
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Monday asked all zoos across the country to monitor the health of kept animals as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Monday after a tiger in a US zoo tested positive for the virus.
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Leopard strays into Sector 5 house in Chandigarh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): A leopard entered a house in Sector 5 on Monday.
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