Four new dinosaur species identified

TORONTO: Researchers have discovered four new species of plant-eating dinosaurs, spanning a period of about 10 million years, in Alberta, Canada.The ankylosaurs, a family of squat, armour plated, plant eaters, was identified by University of Alberta...

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Government urged to adopt a 'fins naturally attached' policy

BANGALORE: In a letter addressed to the ministry of environment and forests, the association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (ADSGAF) called on the government to adopt a 'fins naturally attached' policy in support of Humane Society International/India's...

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Kerala forests now have nearly 100 tigers

IANS May 7, 2013, 12.32PM IST (The monitoring of the tigers…) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The number of tigers in Kerala's forests has gone up to 100 due to excellent protection measures for the wildlife, an official said Tuesday. "The tigers...

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NGT strikes down green ministry’s nod for Korba thermal power plant

NEW DELHI: Within five days of imposing a moratorium on new industries in Chhattisgarh's Korba district for being the fifth polluted industrial zone in the country, the environment ministry did a U-turn, having cleared a private 3x350 MW thermal power...

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Goa govt asked to send proposal for tiger reserve

NEW DELHI: The Union environment and forests ministry has asked the Goa government to send proposals to set up a tiger reserve at the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary, Parliament was told on Monday.The ministry has also asked the Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh...

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Kerala forests now have nearly 100 tigers

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The number of tigers in Kerala's forests has gone up to 100 due to excellent protection measures for the wildlife, an official said Tuesday."The tigers in our forests were around 70 and now the number has gone up to around 100, and...

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Pilikula Biological Park receives exotic reptiles and amphibians

Jaideep Shenoy, TNN May 5, 2013, 06.50PM IST (Pilikula Biological Park…) MANGALORE: Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Biological Park at Vamanjoor here is now home to 13 rare exotic crocodiles. Joining them are three endangered gharials and...

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Gujarat tourists may get to see Asiatic Lions in Amreli too

AHMEDABAD: Tourists visiting Gujarat to get a glimpse of the Asiatic Lions might get to see them at a new address at Ambardi in Amreli district, the eastern end of Gir Sanctuary, by this year-end.With a view to ease burgeoning tourist rush during the...

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Herd of wild elephants hills one, destroys houses in Assam

GUWAHATI: A man was trampled to death and 15 houses damaged by a herd of wild elephants in upper Assam's Golaghat district, official sources said today.The jumbos entered a village in Numaligarh area creating panic among the people by trampling one person...

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Pilikula Biological Park receives exotic reptiles and amphibians

MANGALORE: Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Biological Park at Vamanjoor here is now home to 13 rare exotic crocodiles. Joining them are three endangered gharials and four reticulated pythons. The amphibians and reptiles have reached here from Chennai snake...

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Forest department planning 'micro-chip' technology to track felines

CHANDRAPUR: With the leopard menace growing in the district, the state forest department is planning a hi-tech way of maintaining a data base of felines and tracking them by inserting a 'micro-chip' in their body.The forest department has finalised a...

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Canada announces funding for clean energy projects

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced 82 million Canadian dollars in funding for 55 new clean-energy projects, ranging from electric vehicles to wind power."The Canadian economy is based in large part on the abundance of our natural...

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Four more wildlife sanctuaries to be set up in TN

CHENNAI: As part of conservation efforts, Tamil Nadu government today proposed to create four wildlife sanctuaries in addition to the existing 10.In a statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said the new sanctuaries were being set up...

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Hornbill conservator Aparajita Datta gets Whitley Award

NEW DELHI: Conservator Aparajita Datta has won the Whitley Award, also called "Green Oscar", for her work to save threatened hornbills in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh.Datta is one of eight grassroots conservation leaders awarded a share of prize...

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Thick patch of mangroves felled near Ribandar ramp

RIBANDAR: A large and thick patch of mangroves with lush vegetation was allegedly felled by some unknown persons near the Ribandar ferry ramp in the last few days. Members of the Mangrove Society of India learned about the devastation on the southern...

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Nandankanan zoo in Odisha closes white tiger safari to visitors

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha's Nandankanan Zoo has closed its white tiger safari to tourists for an indefinite period after a wild tiger walked into it, in probable search of a mate, an official said Wednesday.The seven-year-old Royal Bengal tiger, who had been...

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Himachal uproots invasive weed that threaten forests

IANS Apr 30, 2013, 03.48PM IST SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh's forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state's biodiversity, and re-greening the hills with fast-growing native...

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Waste to energy plant in Delhi creating 'hazardous air quality conditions'

NEW DELHI: A resident's collective opposing the Timarpur-Okhla waste to energy plant has had air quality samples taken from around the plant analysed by ChesterLabNet and Chennai based Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives which took two 24-hours...

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