Tag: Jaldapara National Park
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One held over Jaldapara rhino poaching
The riffles, bullets and silencers were buried under the ground near the spot of the incident in park, sources said.
May 15, 2021 -
Leopard count in N Bengal in offing
According to study reports of the Wildlife Institute of India, 90 leopards are in the forests, including in the Gorumara National Park, Jaldapara National Park and Buxa Tiger Reserve.
May 2, 2021 -
Jumbo kills man, ransacks village
It is learnt that the boundary wall of a liquor shop and a resort was also damaged by the herd that went on the rampage.
June 12, 2020 -
Death of 90-year-old jumbo
The “old lady,” which lost its last set of teeth recently, was unable to eat because of her old age, it is learnt.
May 5, 2020 -
Concerted effort to save rhinos
An initiative was undertaken by several environmental organisations to help protect Indian rhinos, an endangered species, from poachers and smugglers.
August 13, 2019 -
Rainfall, floods blamed for wildlife death
Forest sources said that the body parts of the elephants recovered yesterday have been sent to the lab for viscera tests.
July 18, 2019 -
Alipurduar to soon get leopard safari park
After the Bengal safari park in Siliguri, people living in north Bengal may soon have a chance to visit a leopard safari park here in South Khairbari Tiger Rescue Center under the Jaldapara National Park in Alipurduar district as the state forest department has sent a proposal to the central ministry of environment and forest...
June 15, 2018 -
Youths on cycle spread forest awareness
With a view to making people aware of the need to protect forests and their inhabitants, two youths Rikjyoti Singha Roy, 23, and Sunil Kumar Thakur, 27 residents of Sliguri and Bagdogra respectively, have reached the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar district after riding 225 km on their bicycles. The duo started their journey...
March 24, 2018 -
Live wires to stop animals from entering villages
To curb the growing man-animal conflict, the Jaldapara National Park authority is all set to fence the Chilapata forest under the National Park with electric wires. The fence, which, however, will not harm the animals, will be layed on a stretch of 18 km around the forest, it is learnt. The forest department in north...
February 16, 2018 -
Ensuring the safety of rhinos
When it comes to conserving rhino population in West Bengal, the two famed national parks, namely, Jaldapara and Garumara serve as the best examples. A study taken up by Amal Bhattacharya, professor of zoology, Raigunj University, themed “Ecology and behaviour along with conservation practises of the Great Indian one-horned rhino at Jaldapara National Park, Garumara...
November 10, 2017