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Civet Cats Killed For Feast In Nadia

Santipur, Feb. 12: Forest department has lodged a complaint against three persons in Nadia’s Santipur allegedly for killing two civet cats and for cooking its meat for a feast.  Acting on a tip-off about the alleged feast a team of forest officials conducted a raid in Govindapur village of Santipur…


Mysterious Death Of Langurs In Santipur

Santipur, Oct. 31: At least four langurs were found dead and few others in dying condition in an orchard in Nadia’s Santipur on Thursday morning. The incident prompted the forest officials to conduct an autopsy to determine the reason behind the mysterious death. The carcasses were taken to a laboratory…


Awareness Drive Against Trapping Of Birds With Nets

Krishnanagar, Dec. 10: Responding to repeated appeals made by nature lovers and different organizations to save birds being trapped in nets covering the water bodies and paddy fields, the state forest department has off late flung into action launching an awareness drive since last week putting boards at vulnerable locations across…