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Staffer who shot elephant in Bandipur sacked, action initiated aga
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Days after a video of an elephant being shot in Bandipur National Park went viral on social media, officials said that they have removed a staffer and initiated action against an employee of the Karnataka Forest Department in the matter.
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Forest officials in Rameswaram release over 200 baby turtles into
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days 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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3 leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field in Mysore
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Three leopard cubs were rescued by a team of Forest Department in Mysore on Tuesday.
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85 peacocks found dead in Rajasthan
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Nagaur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): At least 85 peacocks were found dead while some others were found injured in Degana area of Nagaur district on Monday, a forest official said.
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Dalit man dies in forest rangers' firing in MP, 15 booked for murd
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Fifteen people have been booked for murder after allegedly opening fire and shooting dead a Dalit man following an altercation between his family and forest department officials in Shivpuri district, police said.
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Elephant calf trapped between rock boulders rescued in Assam
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Morigaon (Assam) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Assam forest department officials along with locals of Morigaon district rescued an elephant calf who got stuck between two huge rock boulders.
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10 vehicles seized, owners booked for illegal mining in Karnataka'
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Ten vehicles which include five Tipper lorries and five tractors were seized at stone quarries by forest department at Kalluganguru and Gejjenahalli villages in Shivamogga Taluk on Tuesday.
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Birds injured during Uttarayan festival in Vadodra get medical car
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Vadodra (Gujarat) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): 'Karuna Abhiyan' in Vadodara was started by the forest department to provide medical care to birds that were injured by kite strings during Uttarayan festival.
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Five held for attempting to sell ivory in Kochi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Kerala Forest department has arrested five people in Kochi's Thrippunithura and seized ivory worth Rs 45 lakh from their possession.
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Imposed fine of Rs 2.40 crore against NHAI for 400 missing trees:
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Delhi Government Forest department on Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has imposed a fine of Rs 2.40 crore against NHAI for 400 missing trees while construction of Dwarka Expressway Package II.
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Assam forest dept raids 5 sand mounds in Kamrup, 7 excavators seiz
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The Assam government on Tuesday said that the state forest department raided five sand mounds and seized seven excavators in Kamrup district.
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K'taka: State forest department converts wasteland into medicinal
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The state forest department and the Western Ghats Task Force in Shivamogga have converted a wasteland into a medicinal plant garden after dedicated over a decade of time and efforts on the initiative.
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