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New life, new hope for Manas National Park

GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists. A study conducted last month by a team from Manas, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Arya

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Survey discovers rich diversity of reptiles, amphibians in Indo-Bhutan...

Guwahati: The first ever transboundary survey of reptiles and amphibians carried out in the Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape has indicated the presence of a treasure trove of these speciesPreliminary results

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UN panel asks India to act against poaching in Manas sanctuary

A total of 42 rhinos were poached in Assam last year Expressing serious concern over poaching of rhinos in Assam’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has warned India of...

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Forest restoration drive in Manas

Against the backdrop of an escalating man-elephant conflict triggered by degraded habitats of the Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve in BTAD, local communities have joined hands with voluntary organisations

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93 rhinos killed in Assam since 2001

The highest number of 41 rhinos poached in 2013 Poachers have killed and dehorned 193 rhinos in Assam over the past 13 years and seven months from 2001 to August 3. During this period, the highest number

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Manas rhino project progressing well: Director

The ambitious India Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) is heading in the right direction and there is no reason to doubt its success so far, said AC Das, Director of the Manas National Park cum Tiger Project.

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Northeast insurgents poaching rare Assam rhinos?

CBI sleuths, probing poaching of rhinos in Assam (especially in the Kaziranga National Park), suspect that Northeast-based insurgent outfit Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers is actively involved in the

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Kaziranga helps Northeast add 53 tigers

The all-India tiger estimation report has put the total number of tigers in the Northeast at 201, a significant increase from 148 recorded in the 2010 count. Of the 167 tigers counted in Assam, more than

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NGT asks Assam govt to release funds for Kaziranga parka

The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Assam government for its failure to release funds for protection of wildlife in Kaziranga and Manas national parks and directed it to make the amount...

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Cry for India, Bhutan joint patrol to curb poaching at Assam's Manas park

With emphasis being given to check loss of wildlife habitat and curb poaching in the trans-boundary Manas landscape that straddles across India and Bhutan, conservationists have suggested joint patrolling

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding training of river Beki, Manas...

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 09/01/2015. This is a Miscellaneous Application praying for an order granting stay on all...

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Assam's Orang has been declared as fourth tiger reserve in the state

GUWAHATI: Assam's Orang national park, a postcard-size protected area about 150 km from here, has been declared as the tiger reserve, taking a step forward in long term big cat conservation in Assam.

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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding training of river Beki...

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India, Through Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change &

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NGT slams Assam, slaps fine for Manas

- Govt docked Rs 50000 for river diversion Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Assam government for undertaking river diversion work inside Manas National Park

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Assam losing forest land to encroachers

Over 137.76 sq km of forest land grabbed in 4 national parks and 5 wildlife sanctuaries of the State; Assam second after Madhya Pradesh in terms of forest encroachment Around 137.76 sq km of forest

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Flood fury: Rajnath calls up Sonowal, assures Central help

Over 15,70,571 lakh people are reeling under the fury of floods in 19 districts of Assam. Over 2,653 villages are affected in the current deluge. The Kaziranga and Manas National parks have also been

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Prime area of Manas National Park freed from encroachment

In a major success to the wildlife preservation bid, a large area which was part of the prime habitat of Manas National Park was freed from 20 years of encroachment in a day long operation on Thursday.

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Tiger poaching fears rise in State

At a time when the Central government is pushing through various initiatives to conserve tigers in the country, the rising incidents of seizure of tiger parts in Assam have raised fears that like the...

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