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Poachers, rebels target tuskers [1]

Jamshedpur, March 31: Elephant poachers in Saranda have found a friend in Maoists. This startling fact came to light during a probe conducted by the forest department in West Singhbhum.

The report reveals that poachers killed at least four tuskers between March 2008 and February 2009 by administering poison.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Telegraph (Ranchi) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Elephant [4], Poaching [5], Jharkhand [6], Paschim Singhbhum [7], Orissa (Odisha) [8], Keonjhar (D) [9]
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