19 tigers, 25 leopards electrocuted in 5 years in Maharashtra Though the forest department has managed to bust gangs of organized tiger poachers, there is no let-up in killing of wild animals either by local poachers for bushmeat or by farmers to protect crops.Analysis of data compiled by NGO Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) … Continue reading Environment News India
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Two rare fireflies discovered in India Researchers have discovered two new species of very rare wasp-like flower flies from north-eastern India and the Western Ghats. The newly described species, Monoceromyia flavoscutata and M. nigra, belong to the Syrphidae family. They were discovered by researchers H. Sankararaman, a Ph.D scholar from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, Anooj … Continue reading Environment News India
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Drastic jump in poaching of tigers in Maharashtra The seizure of one more tiger skin and various other body parts from the Gondpipri forest range under Central Chanda Division on Sunday night just shows the drastic jump in poaching of tigers in Maharashtra. The state has recorded 35 tiger deaths, with half (17) of the deaths due to … Continue reading Environment News India: Wild Animals are in Danger in India
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A deer, 2 boars, an elephant electrocuted in Kaziranga; another jumbo in Guwahati Two elephants, a wild and a domesticated one, were killed due to electrocution in two separate incidents in Assam on Monday. A domesticated elephant belonging to the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), two wild boars and a swamp deer died … Continue reading Environment News India: Animals in Danger
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First time, India to start Dolphin Census like Tiger Census For the first time, India would embark on a scientific enumeration of dolphins - to be carried out every three years like the tiger census - across Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra basins together to come up with an exact number for the national aquatic animal. … Continue reading Environment News India
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Farmers in Punjab are creating bio-enzymes from kinnow The start of kinnow season in Punjab also brings with it the falling fruit, which is considered a total waste by farmers. But this fallen fruit can prove a boon to improve soil, water, air, depleting ground water, water contamination and overall ecology. Around a 100 farmers … Continue reading Environment News India
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