Archive for October, 2001

Wild Rescue team reunites another elephant calf with its natal herd

Posted on October 26th, 2001

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Kaziranga: A four month old elephant calf trapped in a ditch near the [...]

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WTI/JWCS training helps Nagzira guards charge timber poachers

Posted on October 13th, 2001

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New Delhi: The forest guards at Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, who were trained by WTI’s Van Rakshak team with funds from the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society, could put the training to immediate use as they nabbed a gang of four timber thieves, and were able to charge them under various section of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, [...]

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WTI supports Kalpavriksh’s legal battle against felling of trees in the Andaman Islands

Posted on October 11th, 2001

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New Delhi: In a significant order, the Supreme Court banned the felling of trees from naturally grown forests in the Andaman and Nicobar islands on October 10,2001 and asked the authorities for a response to the order.
The order was passed in an Interlocutory Application filed by the environmental action group Kalpavriksh along with the Port [...]

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