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Animal Adoption Scheme at Delhi Zoo The National Zoological Park has come up with an amazing animal adoption scheme which will offer the animal lovers to participate in wildlife conservation. In this scheme, zoos offer the zoo animals/animal species in their collection to the general public for taking care of them. To adopt an animal, …

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The shrinking habitats of blackbucks in Chennai Important populations of the blackbucks exist in Chennai. However, their population has seen a staggering decrease over the years. Recently, about 20 deaths were reported in five months. Natural grasslands replaced with manicured non-native grass and a domination of the landscape by invasive plants like Prosopis juliflora, have …

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Maharashtra NGO to cover wells to save stray wild animals A Maharashtra-based non-government organisation, Wildlife SOS intends to cover 40-50 open wells across the state to reduce the risk of falling for wild animals. Wild animals who used to live deep inside forests have started to stray into residential areas giving a rise to human-wildlife …

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Women in Chhattisgarh recreate ‘Chipko movement’ to save Hasdeo Aranya Local women in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh started a tree-hugging campaign on the morning of April 26, 2022, as they were being cut for the mining project in Hasdeo Aranya, activists told Down To Earth. The Hasdeo forest covering Chhattisgarh’s Korba, Sarguja and Surajpur districts, …

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Vultures in Assam die by pesticide poisoning targeting stray dogs On March 17, carcasses of 100 Himalayan griffon vultures and one steppe eagle were found in Assam’s Chaygaon. Pesticide poisoning is suspected to be the cause of death. The intended target for the poisoning was not the raptors but the stray dogs which have been …

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SALINITY, RECHARGE ISSUES AND EXTRACTION HAVE SPELT DOOM In Gothra and Khanpur Khurd: HARYANA Gothra village is located in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana’s newest district on the state’s border with Rajasthan. It looks like any other dusty village in north India. Except that it is suffering extreme water shortages which, if not controlled, will soon make …