All Posts Tagged With: "wildlife protection act"

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Cobra dies without mate at Solapur zoo

Prafulla Marpakwar- The Times of India
MUMBAI: A 16-foot long King Cobra, which was gifted ‘freedom’ by the Bombay high court had four days before Valentine’s Day last month, has died at the Mahatma Gandhi Zoo in Solapur. On Wednesday, when the PIL filed by nature lover Gururaj Pore comes up for hearing, there will be [...]

9Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Rare deer breed at Kanpur zoo

Abhinav Malhotra – The Times of India
KANPUR: Here is a piece of good news for all nature and wildlife lovers. Three Thamin deer (critically endangered specie of deer) have recently
given birth to healthy fawns (one each) at the Kanpur zoological park.
Thamins, which are also known as ‘Brow Antlered Deer’ or ‘Dancing Deer’ or ‘Sangai Deer’ [...]

6Nov2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Rescued bears brought to Vandalur zoo

D Madhavan – The Times of India
CHENNAI: Three sloth bears, rescued at a bus stand in Kuthumedu of Villupuram district by forest officials on Saturday, were brought to the
Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur on Monday.
“We had been asked by a court to be the custodian of the rescued animals. All the three are doing [...]

2Nov2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Baby orang utans rescued

By HILARY CHIEW – The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Three baby orang utans believed to be part of a smuggled group of five animals were confiscated from the Taiping Zoo and a private ostrich breeder in Klang recently by the Department of Wildlife and National Park (Perhilitan).
The raid on the zoo came about after the private [...]

30Jun2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Zoological Park gets 3 new inhabitants

The Wildlife Wing of the Forest department have, on two different incidents, rescued one male Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa) and a Slow Loris with its baby.
The Clouded Leopard was rescued on April 16 from Bade Village with assistance from troops of the 24th Assam Rifles. The animal has been shifted to the Nagaland Zoological Park [...]

24Apr2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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