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Three mammals whose pugmarks are missing in their usual urban haunts
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March 06, 2021 23:29 IST
Though living largely unseen, the Black-naped Hare, Golden Jackal and Indian Grey Mongoose would be found close to human habitations, often thriving in suitable habitats within the urban environment. Now, they are scarcely seen and heard in what used to be their regular haunts
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A black-naped Hare that the Prestons rescued as a near-newborn nurtured and released in the wild after it had grown up. Photo: Preston Ahimaz
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Though living largely unseen, the Black-naped Hare, Golden Jackal and Indian Grey Mongoose would be found close to human habitations, often thriving in suitable habitats within the urban environment. Now, they are scarcely seen and heard in what used to be their regular haunts
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 10:23 IST
The Black Naped Hare is a protected species under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act. The officials seized two guns with silencers and a telescope. Five Hyderabad men arrested from Nizamabad for poaching, a hare found | Photo Credit: PTI
Hyderabad: The vigilance and anti-poaching officials of the state’s Forest Department nabbed five people involved in poaching from Nizamabad yesterday.
Luqman Affendi, the prime accused, along with four others was caught after officials raided a rice mill at Jokora hamlet near Varni in the district. The forest officials found a Black Naped Hare after a proper search of the region. The other arrested ones are Imran Affendi, Shaik Raaz Ahmed, Md Jameel and Md Shahrukh.
Telangana forest officials nabs wild animals poaching gang
By SM Bilal| Published: 20th December 2020 9:05 pm IST
Hyderabad: On a reliable and credible information received by this office that poaching of Wild animals is taking place, a raid was conducted by the Vigilance and Anti-poaching officials of Telangana Forest Department in the early hours today at Jokora village near Varni in Nizambad district.
The officials raided a rice mill in the area and intercepted a poaching gang headed by a person named Luqman Affendi. On thorough search of the area, the Forest officials found a Black Naped Hare which was hunted and skinned.