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(December 08, 2023) Pythons return home, slowly but surely, finds a new study | Mongabay A recent telemetry study on Indian rock pythons in South India discovered their home range to be approximately four square kilometres, challenging previous assumptions about their habitat size. The research also highlighted variations in the mating season between rock pythons in the northern and southern regions of India, while earlier findings suggested that adult male pythons may be smaller than previously thought. Ho...

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(December 01, 2023) Saving India's only ape, the hoolock gibbon | Mongabay The Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam, home to the endangered Western hoolock gibbon, faces a threat due to a railway track fragmenting its habitat. Future electrification plans pose an increased threat to the species navigating their habitat. Scientists advocate conservation through track rerouting and the installation of canopy bridges for the unique hoolock gibbon. How mothers built a forest in world’s largest delta ...

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(November 24, 2023) Bhutan, India and Nepal collaborate to counter wildlife trafficking in South Asia | The Telegraph India, Bhutan, and Nepal are collaborating to combat wildlife trafficking in South Asia through a nine-day Training of Trainers workshop organised by TRAFFIC India and WWF-India. The initiative, in partnership with the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, aims to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in the region. The workshop covers topics suc...

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(November 17, 2023) Manipur conducts first census of Amur falcon- world’s longest travelling raptors | Hindustan Times Manipur Forest Department, in collaboration with Wildlife Explorer Manipur, conducted the first-ever census of Amur falcons, the world's longest-travelling raptors, in Tamenglong district, revealing 1.41 lakh birds, surpassing the expected 50,000. The initiative aimed to enhance conservation efforts through awareness programmes and study migration patterns using satellite-tagging. Fut...

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(November 10, 2023) Assam's Dehing Patkai plans extensive camera-trap study of five small wild cats in the region | Mongabay Assam’s Dehing Patkai National Park has a rich diversity of eight wild cat species and is initiating a camera-trap study to evaluate populations and occupancy of the five species of small wild cats. Threats such as oil and coal mining, illegal hunting, and logging necessitate conservation efforts. The study aims to provide data for formulating effective conservation strategies.&n...

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(November 07, 2023)   WCS-India hosted the first Marine Mammal Consortium of India (MMCOI) workshop from 5-6 November in Bengaluru. The MMCOI, formed in 2022, is an informal body of managers, conservationists, researchers, and other stakeholders working towards the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats in India. This multi-stakeholder workshop saw participation from 50 attendees representing 28 institutions from India and abroad - including governmental, non-governmental, academic, private, and ...

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(November 03, 2023) Karnataka Forest Department launches centralised wildlife crime management system | The Hindu  The Karnataka Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India have introduced the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system to monitor forest and wildlife crimes in real-time, including wildlife deaths, suspected criminal activities, and suspicious vehicles. It centralises field data to enhance the department's crime management efficiency, and is becoming the national wildlife crime managem...

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(October 26, 2023) On 19th and 20th October, the Marine Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society - India, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and OMCAR Foundation, hosted the "Intra- Regional Workshop on Developing strategies to Support Dugong Conservation,Tamil Nadu" at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. The workshop saw participation by 34 representatives from the Tamil Nadu State Forest Department, Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, BOBP-IGO, ZSI, WII, NCSCM, CMFRI, CIBA,...

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(October 20, 2023) Mhadei wildlife sanctuary in Goa to be notified as 55th tiger reserve of India | Times of India  Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa is set to be declared a new tiger reserve, making it India's 55th. Despite previous efforts by the Goa government to nullify the order, the Supreme Court has recently refused to stay the High Court's order. This move was initially proposed by the UPA government in 2011, and now the state government has been directed to notify the Tiger Reserve by Octob...

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(October 15, 2023) WCS-India showcased the website on India’s marine life, BlueMAP-India, at the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS), Bangalore, organized from October 9th to 12th, 2023.  The visuals are a major highlight of the website and were a crowd favorite. We showcased the interactive habitat poster front and center using a large screen and provided two additional touch-screen devices for people to interact with the website and the user interface. We also printed postcards de...

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