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 …
Jaipur: Safari at the Ranthambore tiger reserve becomes bigger, literally! In a bid to decongest the tiger reserve, the forest department has added a new zone at the reserve. “We have been working on zone number 10 for about two or three months and sprucing it up. It is now …
Fresh tiger estimation would be carried out in South 24 Parganas Forest division of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve with the first study providing interesting results. Recently, the governor of West Bengal M K Narayanan sighted two tigers in the Sundarbans during his visit to this unique mangrove forest and arguably, the …
Canine distemper virus, common in dogs and deadly to other carnivores, has killed at least four tigers in past year India is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but deadly to other carnivores. In the past year …
Fifty-three cases of tiger poaching and 160 cases of killing of leopard are being tried in various courts in Madhya Pradesh, some for over four decades. A case of tiger death registered on May 17, 1975 in Kanha National Park in Mandla district is still pending decision in the court. …
The country lost 63 tigers in 2013 with Karnataka alone losing 16 big cats. The data released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority states that poachers accounted for the death of 48 tigers in different parts of the country last year. In comparison, 72 tiger deaths were reported in 2012. …
From zero tigers in early 2009, the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh now faces a problem of plenty. The number of tigers at the reserve was 23 at last count, including the five that were initially shifted from other reserves. The park authorities are now worried about a skewed …
Poaching was the cause of most deaths, says National Tiger Conservation Authority The country lost 63 of its wild tigers in 2013. The first tiger death of the year was reported from the South Brahmapuri forest range of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, on January 6, 2013 caused by suspected poaching. The …
Even though we may celebrate increased number of tigers in the country, there is disturbing news on conservation front. A report released by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, says that tiger occupancy area in the country shrunk by 12,000 sq km, or more than …
With a large chunk of the funds remaining unutilised till the end of the fiscal, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked the two tiger reserves of the State to send in their annual plan of operation (APO) before March 31 beginning this year. Two senior officials of …
HYDERABAD: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority have joined hands with the State Forest Department to undertake the first ever intensive census of tigers at the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) on Wednesday. A six-member team of experts from WII, Dehradun, arrived in the city …
A considerable increase in the number of direct sighting of tigers was recorded in the eight-day tiger population estimation taken up in four tiger reserves in the State. According to wildlife authorities in Aanamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Pollachi, three tigers were directly sighted and a similar number was reported …
Having completed the field work of tiger census for a week in the Sathyamangalam forests, the Forest Department is now in the process of compiling data for submitting it to the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. There were a number of positive indications implying the presence of elephants, spotted deer, …
Fifty direct sightings reported during the recent census increasing tribe? The sighting of cubs with mother in various forests during this time, according to the officials, indicates the presence of breeding tigers. With more than 50 direct sightings reported in the Karnataka tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries during the National …
RAIPUR: With forests of Bhoramdeo and Achanakmar becoming safe spots for pregnant tigresses of neighbouring Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, there are indications that Chhattisgarh's Bhoramdeo may soon be declared a tiger corridor. With frequent sighting of tigers in these regions, Wildlife Trust of India now plans to conduct …
Luckiest Member Of The 800-Strong Census Team Says There’s No Adventure Sport To Beat The Thrill Bangalore: There is nothing that distinguishes Gopala Krishnaiah, 60, from the nearly 800 volunteers who were part of the tiger census that concluded on Monday. But the oldest of the volunteers was blessed with …
The second phase of the tiger enumeration exercise will commence in the first week of January and entail camera-trapping of tigers and leopards in Bandipur. The first phase of the census concluded on Monday with the volunteers dispersing after six days of data collection pertaining to carnivores, herbivores, and the …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has refused to give its nod for reintroduction of white tigers in Madhya Pradesh saying they have no "conservation value", a decision that may come as a setback to the state's efforts to secure these rare species. The decision was taken sometime ago during a …
WCD: The wildlife conservation division will conduct the first nationwide tiger survey next month, making Bhutan the fourth country to conduct such a survey using camera traps. Studies done in the past were limited to specific locations, which did not give the whole picture of the big cat’s presence in …
As many as 371 tigers have died in the country in the past five years — 119 of which were victims of poaching, a report published on the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) website stated. The NTCA, in association with some international organisations, is striving to ban the trade in …
Kozhikode: Forest officials conducting tiger census in the interior forests of Wayanad, amidst reports of frequent Maoist sightings in the region, fled for safety after hearing a gunshot from close quarters on Thursday. The incident took place at Velleripadam under Mundakai section of the Meppadi forest range at 11.40 am. …
