Afternoon Despatch & courier
New Delhi
6 Feb 2012
Life of five endangered tigers in the rugged hills of Rajasthan`s Sariska reserve captured by an Indian cinematographer is being shown in Britain as part of a special BBC series on endangered wildlife.
The introductory episodes titled "Tiger Dynasty" was launched Wednesday.
The documentary, filmed by acclaimed wildlife cinematographer S. Nallamuthu, tells the story of five translocated tiger...
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The Tribune
Dharmshala
6 Feb 2012
Officials of the Forest Department have rescued a leopard cat that lost one of its paws allegedly due to a trap laid by poachers. The officials said the endangered leopard cat was rescued from under a culvert near the railway track on the Baijnath-Pandol road yesterday.
The officials received information from villagers who raised the alarm that a leopard cat was hiding under a culvert. The offi...
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The Hindu
Imphal
6 Feb 2012
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| A hunter (second from left) poses with a slain vulture he presented to a independent candidate in Manipur.
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Exotic birds are killed; venison is sold at Rs.150 a kg even near police stations
Much to the chagrin of wild animal lovers, many species of exotic birds, mostly from South East Asian countries, have been hunted to extinction in Manipur.
Till a few years back, carcasses of deer, wild goat and various birds were openly sold in most of the five hill districts and neighbouring Nagaland...
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The Hindu
Chennai
5 Feb 2012
The fourth phase of the intensive ‘Tiger Monitoring Programme,` envisaged by the Tiger Task Force of the Union Government, began at the Kalakkad - Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Tirunelveli on Friday.
Giving details about the programme H. Malleshappa, Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, KMTR told The Hindu that the work on three phases had been completed. In the fourth phase,...
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