Monday, March 4, 2013

Environment:3/5/2013 7:46:30 AM



Tigers, deer found during raid on Mexican drug lab

Two Bengal tigers and several deer were found at an illegal drug laboratory in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by police officers responding to an anonymous tip, media reports said.






Assam 2nd in killings by animals: NCRB report

The shrinking forest cover has not only escalated man-animal conflict in Assam, but has also resulted in increasing casualties on both sides.






Assam 2nd in killings by animals: NCRB report

The shrinking forest cover has not only escalated man-animal conflict in Assam, but has also resulted in increasing casualties on both sides.






How a myth is killing the rhino

Widely-entrenched beliefs about the miraculous properties of the rhino horn are leading to the animal's massacre even though studies show that it has just about the same benefits as chewing on finger nails.






How a myth is killing the rhino

Widely-entrenched beliefs about the miraculous properties of the rhino horn are leading to the animal's massacre even though studies show that it has just about the same benefits as chewing on finger nails.








Surat: Dolphin found dead in Tapi river

A 8.7 feet long dolphin was found dead on the banks of Tapi river near Chowk area of the city on Sunday morning.Several people crowded the river bank to witness the dead dolphin, which weighed 150 kg.






Surat: Dolphin found dead in Tapi river

A 8.7 feet long dolphin was found dead on the banks of Tapi river near Chowk area of the city on Sunday morning.Several people crowded the river bank to witness the dead dolphin, which weighed 150 kg.






Tigress, leopard found dead in Uttarakhand

A full-grown tigress and a leopard were found dead in the Dechauri forest range of Ramnagar in Nainital district.






Tigress, leopard found dead in Uttarakhand

A full-grown tigress and a leopard were found dead in the Dechauri forest range of Ramnagar in Nainital district.








Delhi Zoo to soon welcome pumas from Russia

A pair of pumas will soon arrive from Russia to join several foreign-origin species like grey kangaroos and South American jaguars currently housed at the Delhi Zoo.






Delhi Zoo to soon welcome pumas from Russia

A pair of pumas will soon arrive from Russia to join several foreign-origin species like grey kangaroos and South American jaguars currently housed at the Delhi Zoo.






Mutilated bodies of a tiger and leopard recovered near Corbett park

A six-member team of forest guards from Corbett National Park recovered mutilated carcasses of an 8-year-old tigress and a leopard from two different places in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar forest division on Saturday.






Mutilated bodies of a tiger and leopard recovered near Corbett park

A six-member team of forest guards from Corbett National Park recovered mutilated carcasses of an 8-year-old tigress and a leopard from two different places in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar forest division on Saturday.








World Bank chief vows more efforts to combat climate change

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has pledged that the Bank was committed to tackling climate change "more than anything else".






World Bank chief vows more efforts to combat climate change

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has pledged that the Bank was committed to tackling climate change "more than anything else".






Shark overfishing pushes many species to the brink

Protection measures have failed to stop around 100 million sharks being fished every year and a third of all shark species are now threatened with extinction, conservationists say.






Shark overfishing pushes many species to the brink

Protection measures have failed to stop around 100 million sharks being fished every year and a third of all shark species are now threatened with extinction, conservationists say.








Forty-nine elephants killed on tracks since 2010

Around 49 elephants have been killed on railway tracks since 2010, including five in January this year.






Forty-nine elephants killed on tracks since 2010

Around 49 elephants have been killed on railway tracks since 2010, including five in January this year.






Another rhino killed in Kaziranga, toll goes up to 9

Poachers continue to kill rhinos with impunity in Kaziranga National Park, making a mockery of the anti-poaching measures taken up by the forest department recently.






Another rhino killed in Kaziranga, toll goes up to 9

Poachers continue to kill rhinos with impunity in Kaziranga National Park, making a mockery of the anti-poaching measures taken up by the forest department recently.








49 elephants killed on railway tracks since 2010

The highest number of 20 elephant casualty on rail tracks took place in 2010, followed by 15 last year. Nine such incidents were reported in 2011.






49 elephants killed on railway tracks since 2010

The highest number of 20 elephant casualty on rail tracks took place in 2010, followed by 15 last year. Nine such incidents were reported in 2011.






Poachers kill 13 rare rhinos over last 2 months

Poachers in northeast India have slaughtered 13 endangered one-horned rhinos in the last two months, officials said on Friday.






Poachers kill 13 rare rhinos over last 2 months

Poachers in northeast India have slaughtered 13 endangered one-horned rhinos in the last two months, officials said on Friday.






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