Environmental conservation work in India

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01 May 2008
Government must react quickly to increased threat of Rhino poaching: WWF
Rhino Emergency in Assam India
WWF-India is extremely concerned with the recent incidents of the Rhino poaching in Assam and Nepal. Since last week five Rhinos have been poached in Assam and one in Nepal. Three of the Rhinos poached in India are from the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park while two were poached from Kaziranga.
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15 Apr 2008
First-ever rhino translocation in Assam a success
Manas/Guwahati/New Delhi: In one of the biggest conservation successes in India, two male adult Indian rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) were successfully translocated to Manas National Park on Saturday. This is the first time that the translocation of wild rhinos has been conducted in the state of Assam, where nearly all of India’s rhinos are found.

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, where the two rhinos were moved from, has the highest density of rhinos in the world, with more than 80 rhinos in less than 18 square kilometers of rhino habitat. For the next several years, the healthy rhino populations in Pobitora and Kaziranga National Park will supply individuals to start new populations in Assam’s other protected areas under Indian Rhino Vision 2020.
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03 Apr 2008
Too much dependence on Coal could mar India’s growth story: WWF
New Delhi:  India faces a potential energy crisis and the blame rests largely with its overdependence on coal. India’s coal reserves — which have shaped its energy policies — have been grossly overestimated. This compromises India’s argument for depending on indigenous coal for energy security reasons. But worse than the imminent shortage of domestic coal, are the severe social and environmental impacts inherent to India’s coal sector — not least of which is the mounting problem of climate change.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1999

Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS)

WWF initiated the development of an Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS), following priorities defined in the WWF Asia/Pacific Regional St... » Read more Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Dec 2004

Documentation on Sacred High Altitude Lakes of Indian Himalaya

The documentation, in form of a semi-technical publication, will help WWF India in networking and planning its conservation initiatives on high altitu... » Read more Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Less Water More Rice

The ‘Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment’ project, partly based on the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),... » Read more