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On the night of Tuesday, April 30^th, a wild adult tiger, attracted by mating calls of captive female tigers at the Nandankanan Zoo on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in Orissa, entered the zoo through emergency gates deliberately left open by zoo officials in order to trap the animal.

For Earth Day, Sanctuary and the Student's Sea Turtle Conservation Society (SSTCN) organised hatchling releases in Chennai.

On March 21, 2013, a Kids for Tigers rally was held in Delhi at Rajghat. Over 1,000 children participated in the event which was a lead up to Earth Day on April 22, 2013.

In a time rife with stories of corruption, nepotism and apathy, there are some who show us the only way forward. These are our foot soldiers who remain steadfast in their determination to defend Northeast India’s most vital heritage – our rapidly degrading natural habitats.

The students of Maria Public School in Guwahati celebrated Earth Day with much gusto!

Sanctuary, the Environment Conservation Group, Bosh and Brookefields organised an Earth Day event in Coimbatore.

Over 250 parents and children gathered at the Sewri Jetty on April 14, 2013 for a Sanctuary Flamingo and Wader Watch.

April 2013: In February and March every year, Gujarat’s Amreli district police conducts firing practice in Khambha town, barely half a kilometre away from the Mityala Wildlife Sanctuary, home to seven Asiatic lions (as per the census conducted in 2010).

April 2013: A study conducted by a team of 200 experts for the Zoological Society of London, in conjunction with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, indicates that out of the world’s estimated 10,000 species of turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodiles and other reptiles, 19 per cent, almost one in five, faces the risk of extinction.