Archive for November, 2009

More orphaned bear cubs head for the wild in Pakke

Posted on November 13th, 2009

Walking the bears in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh

Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): Three orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs are being walked in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, for acclimatisation, and eventual rehabilitation in the wild.

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Skin seized from Sreeleather showroom belongs to blackbuck, confirms ZSI

Posted on November 9th, 2009

by WTI in CWRC, Mobile Vets, PELT, Rapid Action Project, Wildlife Enforcement

Skin seized from the showroom in Kolkata

Kolkata: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has confirmed that the skin seized from the premises of a Sreeleather showroom in Kolkata in May this year belongs to a blackbuck – a Schedule I species.

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High Court says no to construction in elephant habitat

Posted on November 9th, 2009

by WTI in Elephant Corridor, Wild Lands

File photo: A herd of Asian elephants in south India

Chennai: The Madras High Court, in an interim judgment Thursday, passed the ruling in favour of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in a case against private establishments which obstructed movement of wild elephants in Segur Plateau and around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The next date for [...]

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