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Yogi bans cattle fairs in UP: Lumpy Virus Pandemic Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered suspension of all cattle fairs in view of the increasing number of cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) till the situation returns to normal. A special vaccination drive will also be carried out to vaccinate cattle against the …

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Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species A November 2021 survey of the Ganges river dolphin in the Mahananda river may help close the existing information gap in the IUCN Red List Assessment for the dolphin species. The recent November 2021 survey covered a 250 km stretch over …

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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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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. …

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Study earmarks 114 talukas to conserve Indian Dhole Connectivity between isolated wildlife populations is important in today’s fragmented landscapes in order to replenish gene pools of species to prevent inbreeding. A recent study has identified 114 priority talukas / tehsils where habitats can be consolidated to enhance population connectivity for the dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus), a …

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Work on India’s first dolphin research centre to start in Patna post-monsoon The much-awaited National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC), a big step for the conservation of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin, will soon be a reality as the process to set it up has finally begun. The construction work on its building is likely to …