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Punjab's Animal lovers to launch 'no vote' campaign against Municipal Corp. Perturbed over the indifferent attitude of the Punjab Government towards stray animals, especially cows, and pitiable condition of the Municipal Corporation’s cow shelter at Chheharta, the Anti-Crime and Animal Protection organisation has decided to launch a “No Vote” campaign in view of the upcoming …

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Communities step in to save Chilika Lake’s elusive mascot: Odisha  The community-managed monitoring and patrolling of fishing cats in Chilika began in May after the first-ever census of the cat commenced in the lake. The exercise hasn’t stopped since then. As the dusk sets in over Sorana, Baraju Behera and four others from his community set …

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Scientists discovered new Lynx spider in Melghat Tiger Reserve: Maharashtra The Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), known for its riverine ecosystem and tigers, is also home to rare species of spiders. A team of experts has discovered a new species of spider called lynx spider (Oxyopes kolkhasensis) in the MTR. The new species was discovered by a team consisting of …

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Younger brothers of tigers, Arunachal's Idu Mishmi people' faith in tigers The Idu Mishmi sub-tribe of Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley believes that tigers are their elder brothers. Killing tigers is, for the Idu Mishmi, a taboo. While their beliefs support wildlife conservation, they also offer a critique of the dominant mode of nature protection, Ambika …

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Wildlife in danger, Highways and railways turn into death traps 26 tigers have died across the country between January 2010 and January 2021 in road and rail accidents. Of them, 12 tigers have lost their lives in road accidents and 14 in rail accidents.The information recently came to light after wildlife conservationist Giridhar Kulkarni filed …

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Lack Of Care To Captive Animals, Court Pulls Up Animal Welfare Board The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up the Animals Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for not being aware of the whereabouts of animals, who were kept in the circus which have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic and for showing lack of …