JANUARY 1, 2015 (THURSDAY)
India lost 64 tigers in 2014: January 1, 2015
Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir - Night temperatures continue to fall: Thursday, Jan 1, 2015
Poachers kill rhino in Orang, shoot park staff: Thursday, January 01, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=213795&dtP=2015-01-01&ppr=1#213795>
JANUARY 2
Sri Lankan snake sighted in Seshachalam: January 2, 2015
Open-billed storks flock to Raiganj WLS: January 2, 2015
Death of vultures and some wild animals in Mudumalai , a cause for concern: January 2, 2015
Kawal Tiger Reserve in Adilabad district has 25 to 30 leopards : January 2, 2015
Leh coldest at minus 17, Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8: Srinagar, Jan 2, 2015 (IANS)
JANUARY 3
Rare plant species found in the Dhoni hills and Elival hills of Muthikulam, Palakkad district: Jan 3 <http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rare-plant-species-found-in-palakkad/article6750999.ece?homepage=true>
The threshold population of 25 to 30 leopards in the Kawal TR remains constant: Jan 3
Rain, snowfall intensify cold in Uttarakhand: Jan 3
ITBP sounds high alert after heavy snowfall in the high-altitude Himalayan border region: Jan3
<http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/itbp-sounds-high-alert-after-heavy-snowfall/25461.html>
Fresh snowfall in Shimla, Kufri: Jan3, 2015
Dal Lake freezes as mercury drops to -5.4°C: Jan 3 2015
KFRI Scientists discover twin of Camphor Plant in Agasthyamala and Kollam’s Rosemala : 3rd Jan
China diverts Yangtze water, is Brahmaputra next target? Saturday, Jan 03
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214006&dtP=2015-01-03&ppr=1#214006>
Migratory aquatic birds start flocking the water bodies of Daying Ering Memorial WLS and adjoining areas of the Siang river: Jan 03, 2015
Yesterday's weather - Northeast: Saturday, Jan 03, 2015
JANUARY 4
Fresh snow in HP: Jan 4, 2015
<http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/fresh-snow-in-hp-rain-in-haryana-cheers-farmers/26021.html>
Rain, snowfall continue, severe cold in Uttarakhand: Jan 4 2015
<http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/rain-snowfall-continue-severe-cold-in-state/25820.html>
Leopard caught in Trap Saved by Vandalur Team: 4th January 2015
Nagpur birder sights rare king vulture in Bor Reserve: TNN | Jan 4, 2015
Gujarat forest dept ropes in BSF, FSL experts to curb poaching: Jan 4, 201
Why India needs a conservation act: Saad bin Jung, January 4, 2015
Big role for Gorumara NP in saving threatened butterflies: January 4, 2015
Panic grips tribal villages in Silent Valley after attack by suspected Maoists: January 4, 2015
Forest guard of Orang NP arrested on charges of killing his colleague to abet criminals to poach a rhino on Dec 31: Sunday, January 04, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214095&dtP=2015-01-04&ppr=1#214095>
Sharp shower hits city, more rain likely today: Sunday, 4 Jan 2015
JANUARY 5
Dense fog hit Chennai airport on Sunday morning: Monday, Jan 5, 2015
Year’s first rhino poached in Kaziranga: Monday, January 05, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214201&dtP=2015-01-05&ppr=1#214201>
Rose-ringed parakeets are sold in many pet shops in the city: January 5, 2015
JANUARY 6
Gulmarg gets first snowfall of season as Valley shivers under sub-zero temperatures: Jan 6, 2015 <http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/community/gulmarg-gets-first-snowfall-of-season-as-valley-shivers/26554.html>
Govt approves Neutrino Project in Bodi West Hills: January 6, 2015
Turtle Festival' at Srikurmam temple Srikakulam district starts today: 06th January 2015
JANUARY 7
Late fog over Chennai airport: 7th January 2015
WWF-India to conserve turtles in Ramganga: TNN | Jan 7, 2015
JANUARY 8 (THURSDAY)
Centre aborts Cheyyur and Bedabahal UMPP bids to avoid Public sector: Thursday, 8 Jan, 2015
Ranganathittu's 'Bird Man': Mysuru, Jan 8, 2015
J&K reels under intense cold wave: Thursday, Jan 8, 2015
JANUARY 9
78 tigers killed in 2014, says NTCA report: Chamarajanagar, Jan 9, 2015
JANUARY 10
Kargil freezes at minus 17.2 degrees Celsius: Saturday, January 10, 2015
More birds visit Chilika Lake this winter: Jan 10, 2015
Second rhino killed in Assam in 2015 - in Nagaon district: Saturday, January 10, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214691&dtP=2015-01-10&ppr=1#214691>
JANUARY 11
Temperature Plummets across Odisha : 11th January 2015
Lambasingi in Vishaka agency shivers at Zero degree Celsius: Jan11, 2015
Deadly trap for wildlife - NH-209, esp. the 28km stretch from Hasanur to Dimbum: Jan11, 2015
Bid to save birds during kite-flying fete: January 11, 2015
JANUARY 12
Greenpeace activist stopped at Delhi airport: January 12, 2015
Environmental Groups Come Together to Develop Origin of River Shalmala : 12th January 2015
Migratory birds throng Koraput Reservoirs : 12th January 2015
Kashmir valley continues to reel under dry weather, awaits snow: Jan 12 2015
Poachers killed two more rhinos at KNP, army help sought : Monday, January 12, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214880&dtP=2015-01-12&ppr=1#214880>
JANUARY 13
Frost in Munnar Tea Plantations to Impact Production: 13th January 2015
Herd of 13 elephants strike terror near Kuppam: January 13, 2015
Delhi records 4 degree Celsius: January 13, 2015
Idamalayar irrigation project to go on stream after 34 years’ delay: January 13, 2015
Forest Minister, Rakibul Hussain blamed for unabated killing of rhino: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=214979&dtP=2015-01-13&ppr=1#214979>
Rare Rusty-spotted cat spotted: January 13, 2015
Elephant-proof trench in Mudumalai core zone shocks naturalists: January 13, 2015
JANUARY 14
Uttarakhand under threat of avian flu: Jan 14, 2015
Trained elephants led by Balarama chase away wild elephant in Mysuru district: Jan 14, 2015
Flamingos have started flocking to Dhanushkodi: TNN | Jan 14, 2015
NGOs against Tipaimukh Dam: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/cachar/story.php?sec=2&subsec=12&id=214998&dtP=2015-01-14&ppr=1#214998>
Kaziranga guards kill 3 poachers in encounter: January 14, 2015
Nippy weather continues in Chennai: January 14, 2015
JANUARY 15 (THURSDAY)
Forest owlet sighted in Madhya Pradesh: January 15, 2015
Shimla receives fresh snowfall: Jan 15, 2015
JANUARY 17
Odisha HC Stays Auction of Non-Coal Mines: 17th January 2015
Dismal tiger count in Buxa Tiger Reserve - may be home to around five tigers: TNN | Jan 17, 201
PAKKE PAGA Festival begins: January 17, 2015
The first Pakke Paga Festival began on Jan.16 at General Ground, Seijosa in East Kameng.
The festival has been initiated primarily to popularize the role played by the local Nyishi people in conserving hornbills in Pakke and surrounding areas. The festival also seeks to focus on the importance of conservation of hornbills and wildlife in the state as well as to create interest and awareness among urban Indians and foreign visitors about the cultural and wildlife heritage of Arunachal Pradesh especially of Pakke Tiger Reserve and its surrounding areas. Paga means hornbill in the Nyishi language. It is also to focus on the importance of conservation of hornbills and wildlife in Arunachal Pradesh (the need to reduce hunting and logging and come up with policies to provide alternative source of income).
