Wildlife S.O.S press release(s)
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Tuesday, 5th Feb 2008
Live Gharials helping investigate Mass Gharial Deaths on river ChambalIn a first of its kind conservation effort, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in association with NGOs - Wildlife S.O.S, Gharial Conservation Alliance, WWF and a team of international crocodile veterinary experts has successfully captured live Indian Gharials for their urine, blood and joint fluid samples in order to investigate the causes behind the rapid and mysterious... More...
Wednesday, 26th Dec 2007
Largest Bear Sanctuary in the World Celebrates Fifth Birthday on Christmas EveThe most successful bear rescue centre in the world marks its 5th Anniversary on Christmas Eve this year. The Agra Bear Rescue Facility (ABRF), a landmark collaborative project between Wildlife S.O.S and Uttar Pradesh Forest Department India gave shelter to the first rescued Dancing Bear on Christmas eve 2002 and today is a happy home for over 200 bears rescued from the ho... More...
Tuesday, 11th Dec 2007
Dreaded Bear Cub Poacher - trader arrested in Orissa along with weeks old baby BearIn a nail biting sequence of events that appeared to be out of a hollywood thriller, a bear cub poacher - trader was arrested from the middle of Rehrakol town in a joint operation conducted by the Orissa Forest & Police Department with assistance & intelligence from Wildlife S.O.S, a Delhi-based NGO. The highlight of the drama was the rescue of a tiny 2-3 week old Sloth Be... More...
Tuesday, 25th Sep 2007
High-level Seminar On Wildlife Crime Enforcement in Lucknow being organised Uttar Pradesh Law Enforcement Agencies in collaboration with Wildlife SOS and One Voice.In a bid to devise a strategy to effectively combat wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, Police in collaboration with Wildlife SOS and One Voice Association, France are conducting a high level Seminar on "Wildlife Crime Enforcement" on the 26th September, 2007 from 10 a.m onwards at Hotel Gomti, Lucknow. More...
Monday, 17th Sep 2007
Bear Cub rescued, Wildlife traffickers arrested in KarnatakaIn yet another landmark victory to curb Wildlife crime in the state, Wildlife Authorities from the Karnataka Forest Department with a tip off and assistance from Wildlife S.O.S seized a live bear cub and arrested two persons. The 9-month old female bear cub has been transported to a Bear Rescue Center in Bangalore... More...
Emergency Flood rescue and relief operations on at Kaziranga National Park to protect wildlifeWildlife S.O.S and Friendicoes SECA teams are working in Kaziranga National Park patrolling the flood areas and highways to protect stranded wildlife... More...
Saturday, 8th Sep 2007
Wildlife S.O.S conducts a Rural Education and Awareness Programme in Kashmir to reduce Human-Wildlife ConflictTo reduce Bear & Leopard attacks, Wildlife S.O.S is working to educate villagers living on forest fringes about precautionary measures to avoid encounters with wild animals... More...
Wildlife racket busted in Karnataka, 3 bears seized - Number of 'dancing bears' rescued by Wildlife S.O.S and State Forest Departments goes upto 400!In a joint operation conducted by the Karnataka Forest Department on a tip off by Wildlife S.O.S & One Voice Association, three persons were arrested and a 4-month old bear cub was seized as a result of an anti-poaching operation conducted at Koppal District in Karnataka. In addition two adult Sloth bears were also rescued by the Forest Department. More...
FREEDOM FROM LIFELONG PAIN !...Rescued Bears at Pune receive help from Wildlife S.O.SThree rescued 'dancing bears' Babu, Reshma and Gudu are finally happy... freed finally from pain they suffered all their life since they were tiny cubs. More...
Wildlife Smuggler Arrested on Indo-Nepal Border - Leopard Skin SeizedA Nepalese Wildlife trader was arrested with a Leopard skin in an Anti-poaching operation carried out by Uttar Pradesh Forest Department on a tip off from Wildlife S.O.S's Wildlife Crime Intelligence Network 'Forestwatch', run with support from One Voice Association, France More...
Saturday, 18th Aug 2007
Wildlife S.O.S research on Bear and Leopard conflict in Kashmir to help reduce attacks on PeopleJammu & Kashmir Government releases reports of scientific research study projects conducted by Wildlife S.O.S on ongoing conflict between people and wildlife with special emphasis on Bears and leopards. More...
Thursday, 2nd Aug 2007
Rescued Bear Visits Dentist in Bhopal:First ever Dental Surgery performed on Sloth Bear in Madhya Pradesh by Van Vihar Rescue Centre, Wildlife S.O.S and Bhopal Dental CollegeIn the first-ever surgery of its kind in the history of veterinary treatments in the State of Madhya Pradesh, a dental tumour-removal surgery was performed on a Sloth Bear by veterinary experts at Bhopal and a golf-ball sized tumour was removed... More...
Monday, 23rd Jul 2007
Wildlife S.O.S Intelligence Cell works in tandemn with Uttar Pradesh Forest Department-Endangered Sloth Bear Cub recovered from Azamgarh DistrictIn a battle of wits with wildlife smugglers and traders, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department with assistance and information from Wildlife S.O.S cracked down on a Kalandar trader who had managed to conceal a bear cub for several months from the law. More...
Thursday, 7th Jun 2007
Environmental Journalists awarded in Agra, India on World Environment Day, 2007In a special occassion, journalists from the historic city of the Taj Mahal were honoured for their outstanding contribution for Environmental Journalism More...
U.P Forest department and Wildlife S.O.S crackdown on wildlife smugglers on Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border district - endangered bear cubs rescued.Effective wildlife crime intelligence helps in rescuing two male bear cubs from a torturous life and a dance of pain. More...