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 …
Reports of an adult tiger missing from the Ranthambore National park have rocked the region. Five wild cats have gone missing from the park in a year with the latest labelled as T-83 unseen for a month now. Though wildlife officials claim the tiger has not been poached, but the …
BARIPADA: The pug mark-based census will be carried out in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR) from January 5 to 10. This STR is home to 101 Royal Bengal tigers and 127 leopards as per the 2004 census. Pug mark-based headcount of the big cats has been directed by Principal Chief …
Mumbai The tiger safari at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) got a new attraction on Sunday. Two royal Bengal cubs born in captivity were released into safari cages, creating a lot of excitement. Over a thousand visitors reached the park to catch a glimpse of the cubs on the …
Reports of an adult tiger missing from the Ranthambore National park have rocked the region. Five wild cats have gone missing from the park in a year with the latest labelled as T-83 unseen for a month now. Though wildlife officials claim the tiger has not been poached, but the …
The wandering big cat has outsmarted all efforts of forest department to catch it. While the beast has successfully managed to cross various regions, forest officials have only failed attempts to count for. A strong will to capture the animal safely is a bigger requirement for tiger rescue operation than …
The lurking tiger has managed to hoodwink the forest officials. The combing operation at Gauriaghat village in Gosainganj ended in vain on Sunday as the forest officials, mounted on elephants, failed to trace the big cat. The tiger had reached Gauriaghat village on Saturday and was believed to have taken …
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: After searching in vain for an elusive male tiger at large for the past several days, forest officials are now pinning their hopes on an elephant to trap the animal. The tiger, who had wandered into human habitat after venturing out of the forests in Pilibhit district …
LURKING BIG CAT REMAINS ELUSIVE Postponed Harvesting, Low Attendance In Schools, Midnight Vigils Become A Routine The two primary schools in Saili Kiratpur village of Barabanki division have witnessed a sudden lowering of attendance since Monday. Parents are wary of their children stepping out of homes even for attending the …
A three-member team from Global Tiger Forum today visited Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary to make an assessment of the gamepark. Headed by S.C. Dey, the secretary-general of the forum, the team will be assessing various aspect of the sanctuary like its development since the creation of the state. During the assessment, …
Udhagamandalam: The decision to bring the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary near here under the Project Tiger umbrella cannot be reversed, said Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Field Director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, here on Friday. Speaking to newspersons, he said that those affected by the project will be suitably compensated. To assist their rehabilitation …
Assam has earned the distinction of being the State in the country with highest forestland under encroachment. The State has an estimated 3.5 lakh hectares of land under encroachment. The reports came in even as the Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to take over of eight new forest areas under …
Foresters at the tiger census in Neora Valley. (Biplab Basak) Siliguri, Dec. 2: Foresters associated with the tiger census at Neora Valley National Park have completed field work and are now busy compiling data.
The old pugmark is transforming into a digital footprint. With real time information available through observation of tigers fitted with satellite collars, GPS collars and radio VHF collars, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is for the first time creating a system for a central database on tiger movement and …
Nov. 23: The Cy6erabad police on Sunday recovered a tiger skin at Yadgaarpally near Keesara. The Keesara police inspector, Mr T. Manohar Reddy, said, "A passerby informed us that a tiger skin was lying in the bushes beside Yadgaarpally road near Keesara. We inspected the area end found a tiger …
Forest officials have started the tiger census with renewed vigour in Neora Valley Sanctuary, spanning over 113 sq km area in north Bengal. The census, which began from November 20, will end on Novemeber 25. A total of 33 teams, comprising both government and NGO representatives, are conducting the survey.
Two years after an amendment in the Wildlife (Protection) Act that makes formal notification of tiger reserves mandatory, The Indian Express has found that three states in the country are yet to notify their tiger reserves. A 2006 Amendment in the Wildlife (Protection) Act said tiger reserves should be notified …
Nagpur : Lack of staff in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) may mean that tourists will not be able to visit the place this season. On Monday, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) B Majumdar issued an order to close down TATR for tourists from November 25 onwards.
Alipurduar MP Joachim Baxla looks at a monkey that was injured by a vehicle on NH31C on Sunday. Baxla informed foresters and vets from Rajabhatkhawa started treatment to save the animal. Pictures by Biplab Basak and Anirban Choudhury Alipurduar, Nov. 16: An
The Department of Wild Life Reserve has begun the census of spotted tigers in Wild Life Reserves and Sanctuary across the country from Saturday. In Parsa Wild Life Reserve, 12 elephants and 30 officials have been deployed for the task. They will count tigers through camera trapping or directly visiting …
