IN NEWS (October 15, 2012)

Indigenous advocates at Convention on Biological Diversity COP11 meeting in India

15 October, 2012

http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/convention-biological-diversity-cbd/news/2012/10/indigenous-advocates-convention-biological-d

'1.1 million hectares of forest under threat from 13 coal fields: Green NGOs

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/1.1-million-hectares-of-forest-under-threat-from-13-coal-fields-green-ngos/1017052/

The Bushmeat Dilemma: Forest communities will hunt, but can they do it sustainably?

15 OCT 2012

BY VANESSA REID

http://blog.cifor.org/11076/the-bushmeat-dilemma-forest-dwelling-communities-will-hunt-but-can-they-do-it-sustainably/#.UHwaAJOyHfg

Get forest department information on portal

Oct 13, 2012

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bangalore/Get-forest-department-information-on-portal/articleshow/16790210.cms

Rare turtles released into sea

TNN | Oct 14, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Rare-turtles-released-into-sea/articleshow/16813120.cms

The "critically endangered" Great Indian Bustard

by  Proloy Bagchi    October 14, 2012

http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/The-critically-endangered-Great-Indian-Bustard/2948558

Endangered animals caught in the tourist trap

15 October 2012 by Ralf Buckley

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628860.200-endangered-animals-caught-in-the-tourist-trap.html

  

Tiger Parks Feel Pinch

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/15/tiger-parks-feel-pinch-of-tourism-ban/

Four leopards killed every week: Study

Saswati Mukherjee B, TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Four-leopards-killed-every-week-Study/articleshow/16816820.cms

Poaching biggest threat to tiger relocation at Sariska

Anindo Dey, TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Poaching-biggest-threat-to-tiger-relocation-at-Sariska/articleshow/16815757.cms

Kaziranga forest staff yet to catch poachers

TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Kaziranga-forest-staff-yet-to-catch-poachers/articleshow/16817485.cms

Stray leopard captured, released

TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Stray-leopard-captured-released/articleshow/16817081.cms

Leopard carcass found on tree

TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Leopard-carcass-found-on-tree/articleshow/16817574.cms

Rhino rescued from river in India; Rhino horn in Vietnam; two imprisoned in UK

Rhino shorts

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/horn-theft.html#cr

Copycat cadre caught for extortion bid

Satyanarayan Patnaik, TNN | Oct 15, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Copycat-cadre-caught-for-extortion-bid/articleshow/16817085.cms

Phipps exhibit transports viewers

Tropical Forest India highlights Indian culture, horticulture

PILLBOX | Laura Scherb

http://thetartan.org/2012/10/15/pillbox/phipps

25 primate species in Africa, Asia reported on brink of extinction from deforestation, hunting

NIRMALA GEORGE  Associated Press

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3a60553c8cd94a46b1100a6f6f0b25e8/AS--India-Primates-in-Peril

Report -- illegal hunting and trade of wildlife in savanna Africa may cause conservation crisis

Published: Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 17:03 in Biology & Nature

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/10/14/report.illegal.hunting.and.trade.wildlife.savanna.africa.may.cause.conservation.crisis