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 …
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has curtailed Corbett funds by rupees one crore. In comparison to last year's fund allocation of Rs 7.5 crore, this year only Rs 6.5 crore was given. The officials said that the decrease would impact their patrolling, salaries and maintenance of infrastructure. Saket Badola, deputy …
JAIPUR: Sariska is basking in the glory of increasing tourist footfall these days, but here is some more good news for the tiger reserve. In the management effective evaluation (MEE) report for the country's 47 tiger reserves, Sariska has improved its status in the past four years, thanks to its …
The pangolin is gifted with a unique defence mechanism of rolling into a ball that protects it against predators, but is helpless against better equipped poachers.The toothless mammal, also called scaly ant-eater, was the most traded species in the country last year. A recent study by TRAFFIC -India, a wildlife …
Hoping that they will get the approval in the next couple of months, project in-charge Ramesh said flying missions can start operations in the next six months. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is awaiting a final nod from the Ministry of Defence to start its ambitious drone monitoring project …
Workshop on Asian elephants and tigers on at KVASU The significance of conserving Asiatic elephants and tigers were stressed at an international veterinary workshop on Asian elephants and tigers that began at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) headquarters at Pookode in the district on Monday. The four-day workshop, …
A proposed revision to China‘s Wildlife Protection Law is being criticized by conservationists who fear it could legitimize the commercial exploitation of endangered species, such as tigers, bears and pangolins. “This is not a step forward,” said Toby Zhang, director of Ta Foundation, an animal protection organization based in Beijing. …
Officials in northeast China are planning a resident resettlement and afforestation project to double the size of a key migration corridor for wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards that has become overpopulated with the endangered cats. Chinese and Russian conservationists estimate their protection has taken the number of tigers and …
Dwindling prey and skewed gender ratio a concern, says study The good news is there are tigers in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in West Bengal. But, the worrying part is the scarce prey-base for the national animal. Net result is that the few big-sighted cats roaming are only a …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken strong exception to Uttar Pradesh government’s non-compliance of the Supreme Court order directing eviction of residents from colonies of Kalagarh, which lie within the most sensitive core area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The apex court, in December 2013, had directed the Uttar …
BHUBANESWAR: As the Odisha government is all set to start its big cat count in the first week of February, the authorities are likely to skip the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary that has of late turned into a hot-bed for the Maoist. The tiger census in the sanctuary, in Nuapada district, …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Union ministry of environment and forests, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the state government over non-implementation of the guidelines prepared by the NTCA in 2012 in compliance with the Supreme Court directions for enhancing the safety and conservation of tigers …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said conservation of tigers was important but could not be at the cost of movement of human beings from one place to another and general economic development of the country. The court was critical of NGOs which rush to challenge development projects, in …
The move is expected to control poaching in non-tiger reserve areas, which account for a sizeable tiger population. While the recent deaths of tigers in Maharashtra sparked off concerns, the state government is planning to deploy a special tiger protection force (STPF) for big cats outside the reserve areas. The …
Fostering local community tolerance for endangered carnivores, such as tigers (Panthera tigris), is a core component of many conservation strategies. Identification of antecedents of tolerance will facilitate the development of effective tolerance-building conservation action and secure local community support for, and involvement in, conservation initiatives. We use a stated preference …
Big cat numbers in Karnataka may be on the rise but on the flipside, the state also tops the country in terms of the tiger mortality rate Of the 69 deaths documented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2015, Karnataka accounted for the highest with 15. The mortality …
The thriving big cat population at the Jim Corbett National Park might be a show piece for successful conservation, but the famous wild life sanctuary's tigers and leopards might be at risk from canine diseases from some 17,000-odd dogs living in villages in the 5km buffer zone. A first of …
Beyond the realms of Ranthambhore’, a status report on tiger and its prey in the wildlife habitats of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, aims at enabling improved and precise conservation strategies. The Ranthambhore National Park, located in WWF-India’s Western India Tiger Landscape is the westernmost arid zone range for wild tigers …
Satpuda Foundation, a NGO working for the last 15 years in Central Indian Satpuda tiger landscape for wildlife protection, conservation and tribal development, has urged union environment minister Prakash Javadekar to take effective mitigation measures to stop frequent wild animal deaths due to NH6 cutting through Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) …
As India is home to nearly 70 per cent of world’s tiger population, the Union Environment Ministry is planning to relocate some of the big cats to Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar, where they have either become extinct or are on the verge of it. Experts from these countries recently took …
Koraput: The Koraput forest division has decided to install 20 camera traps for tiger census in six forest ranges under its jurisdiction. "The cameras will be installed at places frequented by the animals and near water holes. We are seeking the advice of experts in this regard," said divisional forest …
