Wildlife
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Kashmir’s nomads rue loss of rare animal species
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s nomadic Gujjar and Bakarwal tribes have lost 12 “rare indigenous” species of sheep, goats, horses and dogs during...
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Kashmiri man escapes death by bear attack
Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR, Dec 4: A man in Kashmir’s summer capital nearly escaped death after a bear attacked him on Monday evening...
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205Kashmir bear escapes ‘burning’ death
Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR, Nov 24: A bear in south Kashmir nearly escaped death after villagers, angered over the killing of nearly two...
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89Dog menace to grow in Kashmir capital as winter sets in
Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR, Nov 20: The menace of stray dogs in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, is all set...
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‘Pushed by LoC fence’, Kashmir leopards, bears stalk villages
Kainaat Mushtaq SRINAGAR, Nov 13: Angry villagers living near the foothills of Kashmir valley are up in arms against authorities. They are riled...
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251‘Dragon’ rumours spread fear in Kashmir capital
Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Authorities in Kashmir have launched a hunt for a ‘large mysterious’ lizard, which created panic in a...
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Leopard mauls baby girl to death in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 4: A four-year-old baby girl was dragged away by a leopard to a forest in north Kashmir and later only...
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658Zanskari horses to ferry pilgrims to Kashmir’s Amarnath shrine
Peerzada Ashiq SRINAGAR, Aug 3: The world famous Zanskari horses, with ability to trek more than 19,000 feet high arduous tracks with...
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139Rare hangul sighting cheers Kashmir conservationists
Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR, Aug 3: The critically endangered red deer, hangul, has been sighted outside its protected zone in Kashmir, indicating that...
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221Dangerous ferns ‘invade’ Kashmir’s Dal Lake
SRINAGAR, Aug 2: Kashmir’s famed Dal Lake is meeting a new threat that could jeopardise the population of aquatic species in the...