A Nyishi tribesman wears a traditional headgear adorned with synthetic hornbill beak

Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh): Continuing their effort to conserve hornbills in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, the state Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), distributed synthetic hornbill beaks to members of the local Nyishi community, last week.

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First individual whale shark photo-identified in Indian shores. The individual labelled ‘I-001′ is India’s first entry to the global database of whale sharks maintained by ECOCEAN.

Veraval (Gujarat): With scientific studies on whale sharks recently initiated in the western state of Gujarat, Indian marine conservationists have identified the country’s first individual whale shark.

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KK Srivastava, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Kerala, inaugurates signage to be placed in
Tirunelli-Kudrakote corridor

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Forest authorities of the south Indian state of Kerala who met yesterday for a day-long workshop to discuss long-term elephant conservation in the state stressed on the need for habitat degradation control and involvement [...]

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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Elephant conservationists and forest officials of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu met today at Coimbatore, beginning a two-day workshop to discuss initiatives undertaken and plan potential future activities for long-term conservation of Asian elephants in the state.

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The tiger captured in Sivasagar, Upper Assam, is released into the wild in Manas National Park

Manas (Assam): The conflict tiger that was captured early last week in Sivasagar, Upper Assam, was released in the core area of Manas National Park on Friday. The tiger is currently being monitored using radio-telemetry.

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