IN NEWS (December 17, 2013)

Only 195, of India’s 500 zoos, made the cut: CZA

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/only-195-of-indias-500-zoos-made-the-cut-cza/article5466774.ece

Forest guards rue service conditions

Neha Shukla,TNN | Dec 17, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Forest-guards-rue-service-conditions/articleshow/27490511.cms

Medicinal herbs worth millions smuggled to India annually

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=66308

Surinder Sud: Green shoots in farm forestry

Science-based agroforestry can make us self-sufficient in timber

Surinder Sud    December 16, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/surinder-sud-green-shoots-in-farm-forestry-113121601097_1.html

IFAW-WTI host workshop on animal emergencies

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2013/environmentDetails161213b.php

 

Tiger estimation begins in Kerala forests

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tiger-estimation-begins-in-kerala-forests/article5466828.ece

First Time on Indian Television

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/entertainment/20131216275844.htm

Heavy fishing boat a major risk to Dugong in Kutch

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Dec 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/ahmedabad/45255054_1_dugong-gill-nets-kutch

Fishermen in the age group of 26-35 have seen Dugong: Study

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Dec 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-16/ahmedabad/45254907_1_dugong-seagrass-mortality

Karnataka speeds up Kalasa project work

Rajendra P Kerkar,TNN | Dec 17, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Karnataka-speeds-up-Kalasa-project-work/articleshow/27489677.cms

Indian authorities arrest notorious tiger skin trader

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/indian-authorities-arrest-notorious-tiger-skin-trader-1.1267757

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Chickens Out, Turns Vegetarian

http://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/12/16/mukesh-ambanis-reliance-retail-chickens-out-turns-vegetarian/

IN NEWS (December 16, 2013)

India’s most wanted tiger skin trader Ranjitsingh Bawaria arrested

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indias-most-wanted-tiger-skin-trader-ranjitsingh-bawaria-arrested/439901-3.html

CM orders probe into murder of forest officials in Tirupati

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

December 15, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cm-orders-probe-into-murder-of-forest-officials-in-tirupati-113121500502_1.html

Rare falcon species spotted in Nelliyampathy forest

T P Nijish,TNN | Dec 16, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Rare-falcon-species-spotted-in-Nelliyampathy-forest/articleshow/27438581.cms

Elephants to track, chase back rhinos

- Thick forests spur move

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131216/jsp/northeast/story_17683835.jsp#.Uq8J2SeOen4

India set to count its tigers beginning Monday

Shantha Thiagarajan,TNN | Dec 16, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/India-set-to-count-its-tigers-beginning-Monday/articleshow/27450756.cms

Tiger census begins. Karnataka confident of burning bright

Monday, Dec 16, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-tiger-census-begins-karnataka-confident-of-burning-bright-1936002

Rogue jumbos radio collared for tracking

Binoy Valsan,TNN | Dec 16, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Rogue-jumbos-radio-collared-for-tracking/articleshow/27451426.cms

Foresters drive wild tusker herd back into forest

TNN | Dec 16, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Foresters-drive-wild-tusker-herd-back-into-forest/articleshow/27439960.cms

Forest dept to conduct adventure sports camps

TNN | Dec 16, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Forest-dept-to-conduct-adventure-sports-camps/articleshow/27455935.cms

Know your jumbo friends

http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/know-your-jumbo-friends/article5459699.ece?homepage=true

IN NEWS (December 15, 2013)

Two forest officials killed by red sander smugglers

Press Trust of India  |  Tirupati    December 15, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-forest-officials-killed-by-red-sander-smugglers-113121500290_1.html

India should learn from African model on wildlife conservation: Valmik Thapar (Interview)

IANS  |  New Delhi    December 15, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-should-learn-from-african-model-on-wildlife-conservation-valmik-thapar-interview-113121500065_1.html

No leash on online trading of animal parts

Saibal Gupta,TNN | Dec 15, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/No-leash-on-online-trading-of-animal-parts/articleshow/27389810.cms

Wildlife poachers hire women

TNN | Dec 15, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Wildlife-poachers-hire-women/articleshow/27404211.cms

Random harvest

TNN | Dec 15, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/Random-harvest/articleshow/27414889.cms

Sunder to be shifted to Bangalore rescue unit

TNN | Dec 15, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Sunder-to-be-shifted-to-Bangalore-rescue-unit/articleshow/27381798.cms

Hawk-eyed doctor wins wildlife photo accolades

By  Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna    Sunday, 15 December 2013

http://www.nation.lk/edition/fine/item/23569-hawk-eyed-doctor-wins-wildlife-photo-accolades.html

IN NEWS (December 14, 2013)

Legal training programme for female forest guards

Press Trust of India  |  Jaipur    December 13, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legal-training-programme-for-female-forest-guards-113121300880_1.html

Schoolchildren to take out rally to save tiger

TNN | Dec 14, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Schoolchildren-to-take-out-rally-to-save-tiger/articleshow/27315646.cms

Tusker rescued from well

Naresh Chandra Pattanayak,TNN | Dec 14, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Tusker-rescued-from-well/articleshow/27346941.cms

Hemp plants over 200 acre destroyed

TNN | Dec 14, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Hemp-plants-over-200-acre-destroyed/articleshow/27345993.cms

Smuggled khair wood seized from Chikhli.

Melvyn Thomas,TNN | Dec 14, 2013

Updated December 13, 2013, 7:32 a.m. ET

Adirondack Park Agency recommends recreation areas

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP158a975883a44e17a228105181a62ae8.html

Kenya implanting microchips in rhinos to fight poaching

http://www.indileak.com/kenya-implanting-microchips-in-rhinos-to-fight-poaching/

IN NEWS (December 12 & 13, 2013)

Population of major animal species up in the country: Jayanthi Natarajan

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/flora-fauna/population-of-major-animal-species-up-in-the-country-jayanthi-natarajan/articleshow/27248258.cms

India’s Supreme Court restricts train movement to protect wildlife

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/india-s-supreme-court-restricts-train-movement-to-protect-wildlife-1.1266380

Wild Tiger To Go To Similipal As NTCA Has A Change of Mind

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Wild-Tiger-To-Go-To-Similipal-As-NTCA-Has-A-Change-of-Mind/2013/12/13/article1942768.ece

WTI to Help State Set Up Rescue Centre

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/WTI-to-Help-State-Set-Up-Rescue-Centre/2013/12/13/article1942771.ece

A cop who hunted down hunters

Friday, Dec 13, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-a-cop-who-hunted-down-hunters-1934378

Officials losing interest in tiger poaching cases?

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Dec 13, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Officials-losing-interest-in-tiger-poaching-cases/articleshow/27257582.cms

Jumbos return to Nilgiri

TNN | Dec 13, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Jumbos-return-to-Nilgiri/articleshow/27291603.cms

Officials yet to decide on tumour-ridden jumbo

Binoy Valsan,TNN | Dec 13, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Officials-yet-to-decide-on-tumour-ridden-jumbo/articleshow/27254194.cms

J-K: Case registered for creating fake forest dept website

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu   December 12, 2013

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/j-k-case-registered-for-creating-fake-forest-dept-website-113121200880_1.html

MoEF refuses govt proposal to regularize buildings

Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN Dec 12, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-a-cop-who-hunted-down-hunters-1934378

18,077 ha forest land diverted in Odisha for mining

http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/18-077-ha-forest-land-diverted-in-odisha-for-mining-113121100936_1.html

'Ensure mobile towers don't harm wildlife'

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-12/bhubaneswar/45121161_1_cellphone-towers-telecom-towers-government-and-non-residential-buildings

Manas National Park animal keeper gets Wildlife Service Award

http://www.indileak.com/animal-keeper-from-manas-national-park-gets-wildlife-service-award/

One arrested for poaching dugong in Ramnad district

TNN Dec 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-12/madurai/45121094_1_dugong-poaching-fishing-gear

Jumbo found dead in trench

TNN | Dec 12, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Jumbo-found-dead-in-trench/articleshow/27231541.cms

PWD minister requests central funds for sewerage schemes

TNN Dec 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-12/goa/45120998_1_sewerage-kavlem-bandora

Kenya sounds alarm over extinction of rare zebra

IANS | Dec 11, 2013

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Kenya-sounds-alarm-over-extinction-of-rare-zebra/articleshow/27225104.cms