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A rhino responds to Shobhaa De
May 14, 2013: A rhino we met thinks that it’s really quite unfair that Shobhaa De has compared his species to human beings in their most despicable form – politicians. Read his argument here.
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MoU signed with Odisha Govt to help mitigate train hits
Odisha, May 10, 2013: To devise a strategy to save the national heritage animal from train hits in the state, the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Odisha, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), today.
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Locals to voluntarily relocate from corridor for elephants
Karbi Anglong, May 8 2013: Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, residents of an entire village have literally put down in stone, their willingness to voluntarily relocate outside the corridor to provide a right of passage for elephants.sha, May 10
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Whale shark pup rescue indicates possible breeding in Gujarat
Veraval (Gujarat), May 6, 2013: A new-born whale shark pup recently freed by fishermen in Gujarat after being found caught in a fishing net, has indicated that the world’s largest fish may be breeding here.
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Dr Sukumar launches ‘The story of Asia’s elephants’
New Delhi, May 3, 2013: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) this week launched ‘The story of Asia’s elephants’ - a book by its trustee and an expert on Asian elephants - Dr Raman Sukumar. The book was unveiled by Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, eminent scholar and Padma Vibhushan awardee.
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Captured from Lucknow outskirts, Rehmankhera tiger completes a year in the wild
Dudhwa, April 29, 2013: The Rehmankhera tiger captured from the outskirts of Lucknow last April after having kept conservationists and locals on tenterhooks for several months, has now successfully spent a year in the wild in Dudhwa landscape.
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A rendezvous in the forest
Wayanad, April 27, 2013: Being a field officer with the Wildlife Trust of India, working for the securement of Wayanad (elephant) Corridor, Ramith M regularly walks down the corridor trying to track elephant herds using it. He describes one of his most fascinating experiences with the astounding animals on a walk through the forest.
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Hand-reared buffalo moved into wild
Kaziranga, Assam, April 26, 2013: A male wild buffalo has returned to the forest, after more than two years under human care, since it was found as a week-old calf displaced from its mother near Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.
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Hand-reared rhino makes history - gives birth in the wild
Manas (Bodoland), April 22, 2013: A rhino, hand-reared by people and rehabilitated in Manas National Park as part of the species reintroduction programme, has given birth in the wild, for the first time in the country.
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Nilgai Rescued from a 30-feet deep well in South-West Delhi
Delhi, April 18, 2013: A sub-adult male nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), weighing approximately 200 kg, was rescued from a 30-feet deep dry well in the Vasant Kunj ridge area near the Rajokri forest today afternoon.
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Accused gets 3-year imprisonment for illegal possession of tiger, leopard skins
Delhi, April 18, 2013: In a landmark case, Romesh Sharma, was convicted for illegal possession of tiger and leopard skins and sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Special Acts), in the capital this week.
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The boat that rocked: Catching poachers in D'ering (AP)
D'ering (Arunachal Pradesh), April 17, 2013 Once known to be a place where hunters gathered, D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in northeast India has steadily seen its reputation change. And for the better. WTI and David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation have played a key role in the paradigm change.
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Gecko Species Rediscovered After 135 years
Noida, April 17, 2013: 135 years is a long ‘wait’! Still, it definitely does not dampen the joy if a species presumed extinct is rediscovered at the end. Good news emanated from the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh recently when a reptile species – Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis) - was rediscovered.
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