Elephant cannot be shifted as it is aggressive, state tells HC
PTI
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that it has not been possible to shift elephant ‘Sunder’ of Jyotiba Temple from Warnanagar in Kolhapur to a sanctuary in Bangalore because it was not cooperating.
Hearing a petition filed by People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA), the court had earlier ordered the state to shift the pachyderm to a Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore in accordance with an order passed by Forest Department …
Zee News – Thursday, December 26, 2013, 19:06
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Greenpeace Activists Start Getting Visas To Leave Russia
By Mark Memmott
The next step has been taken in what some observers say is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bid to burnish his country’s reputation before February’s Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: …
Alabama Public Radio – 8:18 am Thu December 26, 2013
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‘Scientific’ Whaling’s Political Battle Begins
BY MAREX
The Governments of Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States have jointly issued a statement saying they condemn any actions at sea that may cause injury, loss of human life or damage to property or the marine environment during the 2013/14 Southern Ocean whaling season. The statement notes specifically the harshness and remoteness of the waters …
The Maritime Executive – December 25, 2013
www.maritime-executive.com/art…
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