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In the midst of coal shortage reports, a coal mine extension is approved in pristine Hasdeo forests As Chhattisgarh government approves coal mining in Parsa bloc, tribal residents of the region have been camping in the Hasdeo forest reserve to protect trees from being axed. The move has taken many by surprise as the centre …

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Poacher Racket With Leopard Teeth, Claws, Pangolin Scales Held In Mayurbhanj: Odisha The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police busted a major wildlife smuggling racket with the arrest of a 25-year-old poacher in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday. Two leopard teeth, 29 leopard claws, 3.5kg of pangolin scales, and 46 parakeets were seized from the …

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Sholakili birds, at risk due to mercury poisioning in Kodaikanals by H.Unilever: T.N. Palani Hills, one of the important ‘sky islands’ found in the Western Ghats on the Tamil Nadu side, and a hotspot for birds, is home to a bird named white-bellied Sholakili. Endemic to this region, this bird species is largely sighted in …

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India’s first sticky disks bat in Meghalaya Eudiscopus denticulus was recorded from the Lailad area near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 km west of its nearest known habitat in MyanmarMeghalaya has yielded India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky disks, taking the species count of the flying mammal in the country to 130. The disk-footed …