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Why The Elevated Wildlife Corridor On Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Was Necessary
Wildlife is actively using the underpasses along the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor. The most frequently recorded species was the golden jackal, followed by nilgai, sambar, and spotted deer.
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Sadhguru Calls For Turning India's "Chicken's Neck" In Siliguri Into "Elephant"
The thin strip of land popularly known as "Chicken's Neck" that connects the northeast region with the rest of India should be expanded, Isha Foundation's Sadhguru said at an event.
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Elephant Falls Into Well In Coimbatore, Dies Despite Rescue Operation
The elephant reportedly entered farmlands near the foothills, prompting local farmers to alert forest officials. However, despite swift action deploying bulldozers, the elephant could not be saved.
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Centre's Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors, Most Are In...
India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions, with West Bengal topping the list with 26 such land strips, according to a new Union Environment Ministry report.
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AI-Based Surveillance System Ends Elephant Deaths By Trains In Northeast
The introduction of an AI-based surveillance mechanism in 11 elephant corridors in the northeast has helped eliminate elephant deaths due to train collisions there and the Northeast Frontier Railway now plans to introduce it across the zone.
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Elephant Found Dead In Assam's Tinsukia, Rhino Injured In Kaziranga Park
The carcass of an adult elephant was found in Assam's Tinsukia district, while a rhino was injured after being knocked down by a vehicle on the animal corridor in Kaziranga National Park, forest officials said on Friday.
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10,000 Trees May Be Cut For Expanding Dehradun Airport: Report
Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.
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Brothers Quarantined In Elephant Watchtower In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
Perched on a 25-feet high watchtower in an elephant corridor outside their village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, two men who are brothers have made it their COVID-19 quarantine facility for the past few days.
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"A Fragile Gentleman...": Supreme Court Bats For Elephants In Nilgiri Hills Resort Case
Man must give way to elephants, the Supreme Court said today while hearing cases relating to resorts built illegally inside wildlife corridors in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills
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One-Eyed Celebrity Elephant Flags Off Thrissur Temple Festival After Row
Scores of devotees cheered as Kerala's beloved one-eyed elephant waded through the corridor of the famed Vadakkumnathan temple in Thrissur on Sunday after it was given a conditional nod by the district authorities to participate in the Thrissur Pooram festival.
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Why The Elevated Wildlife Corridor On Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Was Necessary
Wildlife is actively using the underpasses along the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor. The most frequently recorded species was the golden jackal, followed by nilgai, sambar, and spotted deer.
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Sadhguru Calls For Turning India's "Chicken's Neck" In Siliguri Into "Elephant"
The thin strip of land popularly known as "Chicken's Neck" that connects the northeast region with the rest of India should be expanded, Isha Foundation's Sadhguru said at an event.
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Elephant Falls Into Well In Coimbatore, Dies Despite Rescue Operation
The elephant reportedly entered farmlands near the foothills, prompting local farmers to alert forest officials. However, despite swift action deploying bulldozers, the elephant could not be saved.
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Centre's Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors, Most Are In...
India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions, with West Bengal topping the list with 26 such land strips, according to a new Union Environment Ministry report.
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AI-Based Surveillance System Ends Elephant Deaths By Trains In Northeast
The introduction of an AI-based surveillance mechanism in 11 elephant corridors in the northeast has helped eliminate elephant deaths due to train collisions there and the Northeast Frontier Railway now plans to introduce it across the zone.
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Elephant Found Dead In Assam's Tinsukia, Rhino Injured In Kaziranga Park
The carcass of an adult elephant was found in Assam's Tinsukia district, while a rhino was injured after being knocked down by a vehicle on the animal corridor in Kaziranga National Park, forest officials said on Friday.
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10,000 Trees May Be Cut For Expanding Dehradun Airport: Report
Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.
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Brothers Quarantined In Elephant Watchtower In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
Perched on a 25-feet high watchtower in an elephant corridor outside their village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, two men who are brothers have made it their COVID-19 quarantine facility for the past few days.
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"A Fragile Gentleman...": Supreme Court Bats For Elephants In Nilgiri Hills Resort Case
Man must give way to elephants, the Supreme Court said today while hearing cases relating to resorts built illegally inside wildlife corridors in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills
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One-Eyed Celebrity Elephant Flags Off Thrissur Temple Festival After Row
Scores of devotees cheered as Kerala's beloved one-eyed elephant waded through the corridor of the famed Vadakkumnathan temple in Thrissur on Sunday after it was given a conditional nod by the district authorities to participate in the Thrissur Pooram festival.
