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7 Crores Spent On 51 Thars, 5 Crores On Customisation: Odisha Orders Probe
The forest department purchased 51 Mahindra Thar SUVs for Rs 7.1 crore for wildlife monitoring, patrolling in rugged forest areas, anti-poaching operations, and forest fire prevention.
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1-Year-Old Boy, Walking Behind Mother, Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
A five-year-old son of a farm labourer was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district on Sunday morning, an official from the forest department said.
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4 Rescued Tiger Cubs Die At Karnataka Centre, Viral Infection Suspected
Four tiger cubs rescued by the Forest Department last month died at a rescue and rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of the city, officials said on Wednesday.
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Wild Elephant Tramples Forest Official, 52, To Death In Kerala
A wildlife official conducting a tiger census was killed by a wild elephant in this northern district, police said on Saturday. The man was identified as Kalimuthu (52), a forest department watcher.
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Girl, 1, Killed By Leopard In Gujarat, 7 Cages Set Up To Trap Big Cat
A one-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest department official said on Friday.
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Leopard Spotted Roaming In Pune Residential Area, Search Operation Underway
The Forest Department launched a large search using thermal drones and other equipment after a leopard was seen in a residential area in Aundh, Pune, on Sunday, an official said.
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Official Suspended For Sharing Video Of Dead Deer At Newly-Opened Kerala Zoo
A week after at least 10 deer were killed by stray dogs at Kerala's newly inaugurated Puthur Zoological Park in Thrissur due to a major security lapse, the state's Forest Department suspended an official for allegedly sharing footage of the dead deer
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4-Year-Old Missing After Wolf Attack In UP, Shooters Kill Animal
Forest department shooters on Saturday evening gunned down a wolf, which allegedly had carried away a four-year-old girl from a village two days ago, officials said.
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8 Injured While Trying To Rescue Leopard In Residential Area In Maharashtra
Eight persons, including two forest department personnel, were injured on Friday afternoon while trying to rescue a leopard that entered a densely populated area in Nashik, an official said.
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Video: Wild Elephant Blocks Kerala Highway, Vehicles Stuck For 18 Hours
Local government officials in Kerala's Palakkad district have urged the forest department to move a wild elephant back into the forests after multiple incidents of road blockage and attacks on vehicles by the lone tusker were reported
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UP Man Ends Life As Forest Department Was Set To Demolish His House
A 35-year-old daily wage worker has committed suicide in a village here as the forest department was set to demolish his house, an official said on Monday.
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Man Injured, 5 Parked Vehicles Damaged As Wall Collapses In Delhi's Greater Kailash
A section of a wall collapsed in south Delhi's Greater Kailash-1 on Friday, injuring a driver and damaging parked vehicles, an official said.
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Odisha Man Cooks Rare Lizard, Posts Online, Forest Officials Take Action
A YouTuber from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has been arrested for allegedly cooking the meat of a protected and rare species of monitor lizard and posting the video on social media platforms.
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TDP MLA 'Attacks' Forest Department Staff, Pawan Kalyan Orders Probe
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Budda Rajasekhar Reddy and his followers allegedly attacked forest department staff in the Nekkanti Range of Dornala Mandal late on Tuesday night.
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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7 Crores Spent On 51 Thars, 5 Crores On Customisation: Odisha Orders Probe
The forest department purchased 51 Mahindra Thar SUVs for Rs 7.1 crore for wildlife monitoring, patrolling in rugged forest areas, anti-poaching operations, and forest fire prevention.
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1-Year-Old Boy, Walking Behind Mother, Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
A five-year-old son of a farm labourer was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district on Sunday morning, an official from the forest department said.
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4 Rescued Tiger Cubs Die At Karnataka Centre, Viral Infection Suspected
Four tiger cubs rescued by the Forest Department last month died at a rescue and rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of the city, officials said on Wednesday.
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Wild Elephant Tramples Forest Official, 52, To Death In Kerala
A wildlife official conducting a tiger census was killed by a wild elephant in this northern district, police said on Saturday. The man was identified as Kalimuthu (52), a forest department watcher.
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Girl, 1, Killed By Leopard In Gujarat, 7 Cages Set Up To Trap Big Cat
A one-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest department official said on Friday.
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Leopard Spotted Roaming In Pune Residential Area, Search Operation Underway
The Forest Department launched a large search using thermal drones and other equipment after a leopard was seen in a residential area in Aundh, Pune, on Sunday, an official said.
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Official Suspended For Sharing Video Of Dead Deer At Newly-Opened Kerala Zoo
A week after at least 10 deer were killed by stray dogs at Kerala's newly inaugurated Puthur Zoological Park in Thrissur due to a major security lapse, the state's Forest Department suspended an official for allegedly sharing footage of the dead deer
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4-Year-Old Missing After Wolf Attack In UP, Shooters Kill Animal
Forest department shooters on Saturday evening gunned down a wolf, which allegedly had carried away a four-year-old girl from a village two days ago, officials said.
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8 Injured While Trying To Rescue Leopard In Residential Area In Maharashtra
Eight persons, including two forest department personnel, were injured on Friday afternoon while trying to rescue a leopard that entered a densely populated area in Nashik, an official said.
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Video: Wild Elephant Blocks Kerala Highway, Vehicles Stuck For 18 Hours
Local government officials in Kerala's Palakkad district have urged the forest department to move a wild elephant back into the forests after multiple incidents of road blockage and attacks on vehicles by the lone tusker were reported
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UP Man Ends Life As Forest Department Was Set To Demolish His House
A 35-year-old daily wage worker has committed suicide in a village here as the forest department was set to demolish his house, an official said on Monday.
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Man Injured, 5 Parked Vehicles Damaged As Wall Collapses In Delhi's Greater Kailash
A section of a wall collapsed in south Delhi's Greater Kailash-1 on Friday, injuring a driver and damaging parked vehicles, an official said.
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Odisha Man Cooks Rare Lizard, Posts Online, Forest Officials Take Action
A YouTuber from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has been arrested for allegedly cooking the meat of a protected and rare species of monitor lizard and posting the video on social media platforms.
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TDP MLA 'Attacks' Forest Department Staff, Pawan Kalyan Orders Probe
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Budda Rajasekhar Reddy and his followers allegedly attacked forest department staff in the Nekkanti Range of Dornala Mandal late on Tuesday night.
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
