Survival of tigers is dependent on conservation and management efforts. To gauge the success of conservation efforts as well as to guide management inputs, it is important to assess the effectiveness of management of Tiger Reserves. This publication aims at compiling management issues and key recommendations evolved from different cycles …
After five human kills, the Chief Wildlife Warden BK Patnaik declared the Lakhimpur tiger a maneater here on Thursday. The Chief Wildlife Warden, earlier in the day, has said that all options were being kept open in dealing with the rogue cat. The Forest department was forced to take the …
The population of tigers in North-East has come down to 84, while in Assam it dangling between 60-80 number, according to the latest refined all India tiger estimation carried out by National Tiger Conservation Authority. The disclosure by Minister of State for Environment and Forest, S Reghupathy in a Rajya …
Thirty-nine tigers and 16 lions were killed across the country -- most of them by poachers -- since 2006, Government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. As many as 29 tigers and nine lions were killed by poachers, Minister of State for Environment and Forests S Regupathy said. He said …
Reported to have been injured earlier, the stray tiger was again shot at by Foresters in the forests of Kumarganj tehsil of Faizabad district early on Tuesday morning. Despite the injury on the shoulder, it jumped towards a nullah and virtually disappeared within the thick foliage. The fact whether the …
Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009. The Government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left. Delhi-based Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) says that apart from six tigers …
Bhopal: Shooters of a different kind will soon be on the prowl in tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh. Forest authorities have, in a unique experiment, invited tenders for exclusive filming rights of the proposed translocation of two tigresses to Panna tiger reserve. The first tigress will be captured in Bandhavgarh …
Five pointer crossed dogs were used to track the stray tiger at Kumarganj tehsil of Faizabad district on Monday. However, the search turned out to be a difficult task with the dogs getting frightened of the elephants and vice-versa. Also with the five dog handlers having to mount the elephants …
The latest report of the Parliamentary standing committee on environment & forests presented to Rajya Sabha on Feb 17, 2009. Expresses serious concern over the ineffective implementation of Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan. This report of the committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Environment …
LUCKNOW: The tiger operation might get a boost in the coming week. The top guns from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) are expected to visit the place of action on Monday. Vice-president WTI Ashok Kumar, while talking to TOI, had said about …
With the number of cases of tigers straying into urban habitats on increase in Uttar Pradesh, the Centre has asked the State Government to expedite the process of finalising Pilibhit forest as tiger reserve for saving the big cats. "After initially showing keenness to create a home for the endangered …
In a first for the tiger conservation effort in the country a Special Tiger Protection Force under the aegis of the National Tiger Conservation Authority is all set to provide the much-needed boost to preserve the dwindling tiger population. The proposal, formulated by the Home Ministry and the Ministry of …
In the wake of tiger deaths in Kaziranga National Park, there is now a glimmer of hope. An initial survey under an ambitious project by the conservation group Aaranyak suggests that the park now possesses a healthy and stable population of tigers. If the present survey, part of a bigger …
LUCKNOW: Nothing seems enough to trap the wandering big cat. Not even the handful of baits. The forest staff has so far tied as many as 11 baits to lure the tiger into the trap but the feline has shown no appetite for them. In fact, it has not even …
After an inordinate delay, the Kaziranga National Park would finally receive funds under the Project Tiger. An amount of nearly one crore rupees, sourced from the Union Government has been released by the State Government. Well-placed sources in the Department of Forest, Assam, told The Assam Tribune that although late …
LUCKNOW: The tiger has fortune on its side. Forest official's frantic shot could only hit it on the tail. Foresters failed to trail even the injured tiger but WTI men spotted the feline with a bruised and bleeding tail crouching behind the bushes in Kumarganj forest. The tiger was shot …
