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Country's national bird may be extinct soon [1]

JODHPUR: Unabated killing of peacocks is gradually pushing the national bird on the brink of extinction and lack of stringent measures to put a check on their poaching is making the situation worse.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur) [2]
Tags:
Rajasthan [3], Bhilwara (D) [4], Ajmer (D) [5], Poaching [6], Peacock [7], Environmentalists [8], Wildlife Act 1972 [9], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [10], Birds [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-jaipur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhilwara-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ajmer-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/peacock
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds