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/