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Ranthambhore cutie moves into Sariska Tiger Reserve
Source: The Hindu Sci-Tech
The family of big cats is back in the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) after a couple of years' absence. A fifth tiger, a cute 30-month-old female, was brought there from the Ranthambhore National Park (RTN), also in Rajasthan, on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, marking the completion of the first phase of the species recovery plan prepared and being executed by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). The first tiger was brought to Sariska on June 28, 2008. Now it is a family of five, two males and three females, dwelling in the 881-sq.km. reserve, 190 km from the national capital on the Jaipur-Delhi highway.
Recovery Plan The reserve lost all the tigers, reportedly due to poaching, during 2004-05 and the recovery plan was chalked out after a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Ranthambhore. T 44, weighing 135 kg, darted into the thicket of Dhok trees the moment Rajasthan Minister for Forests and Environment Ramlal Jat lifted the heavy door of the cage, in which she was brought by an Indian Air Force helicopter. It was a twilight hour and the animal, awake from the stupor caused by sedation earlier, virtually sprang across, giving out a loud snort, and in five seconds - much to the disappointment of camerapersons - it was gone... Click Here To View The Entire Article |
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Mekong Dams Threaten Rare Giant Fish
Source: Net News Publisher
Wild populations of the iconic Mekong giant catfish will be driven to extinction if hydropower dams planned for the Mekong River go ahead, says a new report by WWF. The report, River of Giants: Giant Fish of the Mekong, profiles four giant fish living in the Mekong that rank within the top 10 largest freshwater fish on the planet.
At half the length of a bus and weighing up to 600kgs, the Mekong River's giant freshwater stingray (Dasyatis laosensis) is the world's largest freshwater fish. The critically endangered and culturally fabled Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) ranks third at up to 3 metres in length and 350kgs.
"A fish the size of a Mekong giant catfish, simply will not be able to swim across a large barrier like a dam to reach its spawning grounds upstream," said Roger Mollot, Freshwater Biologist for WWF-Laos. "This would lead to the collapse of the wild population of this iconic species"...
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State forest officials differ on issue of killing rogue elephant
Source: Bush Warriors
Whether or not to kill a rogue elephant that has trampled to death three persons in West Bengal's Bardhaman district over the past 13 days has exposed the difference in opinion between two top officials of the State's forest department here on Wednesday [July 28 2010].
While the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sitangshu Bikash Mondal had issued an order on Tuesday to 'hunt on sight' the rogue elephant, the State's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Atanu Raha said on Wednesday that the animal will be tranquillised and observed for the time being, hunting being the last resort.
A resident male pachyderm from the Bankura range had strayed into the Durgapur range of the Bardhaman district about 15 days ago and raided several villages in the area - trampling people and destroying crops in the process. It killed 70-year old Bharat Murmu at Jamboni village on July 16, and two other persons at Radhamohanpur village on July 23...
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