Chennai, April 23 : The Tamil Nadu forest department officials will pool money among themselves to help the family of an Anti-Poaching Watcher (APW) who died while on duty. P. Ravichandran (41), an APW with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) of the forest department encountered a wild elephant a […]
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Parliamentary panel has recommendations for elephant transport
New Delhi, April 23 : A Parliamentary Committee has flagged concerns about infrastructure projects in protected areas and recommended important steps for transfer or transport of live elephants that are put in use by religious institutions for traditional purposes. As reported by IANS on Thurs […]
Parliamentary panel suggests advisory body for addressing human-animal conflict
New Delhi, April 22 : Along with the main recommendation in connection with the CITES under proposed amendments to the WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972, a Parliamentary panel has also recommended creation of an advisory body for addressing the human-animal conflict and suggested strict measures for t […]
'Horse owners in Kolkata defy HC order, refuse to attend veterinary health camp'
Kolkata, April 22 : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Friday alleged that horse and carriage owners in Kolkata have defied a Calcutta High Court order that made it mandatory for them to participate in a three-day veterinary health camp from April 19-21. The camp was organis […]
Anti-poaching watchers in TN demand permanent jobs
Chennai, April 14 : Anti-poaching watchers (APWs) of Tamil Nadu have demanded that the Tamil Nadu government provide them permanent employment in the forest department as their job involves high risk. A total of 1,129 APWs work in Tamil Nadu on a consolidated pay of Rs 12,500 per month without […]
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