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TIGER NEWS FOR JANUARY 2012
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| White Tigers to Get New Home in Rewa |
| Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, home of last white tiger in wild, Mohan, will be the new experimental home for breeding the unique species of big cat, who will eventually be released into semi-wild habitats. The environment ministry has given in-principle... |
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| Siberian Tiger Shot in East China |
| A rare Siberian tiger escaped from an east China zoo, frightening locals in a downtown public park before she was shot dead by more than 12 police, the official Xinhua news agency said. The nine-year-old endangered cat fled her cage in Wuhu city, Anhui province when a zoo... |
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| Indonesian Paper Firm Logging Tiger Sanctuary |
| A coalition of environmental groups headed by WWF accused Indonesia's biggest paper producer Asia Pulp & Paper Wednesday of clearing forest in a tiger sanctuary set up by the company. The report published satellite maps showing cleared land within the Senepis tiger... |
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| Highway to Threaten Tiger Population |
| The proposed expansion of India's National Highway has sparked outrage amongst conservationists, as the four-lane road threatens a crucial tiger habitat. The proposal to expand India's National Highway to a four-lane road has been vigorously rejected by conservationists... |
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