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 …
'Huli,' developed by Forest department helps consolidation of data on the trail: A Forest department official with the tablet used for tiger census in BRT Tiger Reserve, Chamarajanagar district. The tiger census in Karnataka has gone hi-tech with the Forest department making use of indigenously developed “Huli” software for the …
The tiger census has kicked off in the state and there’s hope it’ll show that conservation efforts have paid off. But Karnataka has been losing more tigers to poachers than anywhere else in the country. According to information of the ministry of environment andforests(MoEF),Karnataka, which has a tiger population between …
The Forest Department on Tuesday deployed 48 teams into the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve for undertaking tiger census in the seven ranges in Sathyamangalam and Hasanur divisions on an expanse of 1,400 square kilometres. Sixty three volunteers among the field staff were oriented on the methodology of enumerating the presence of …
Population of panthers, other carnivores, and herbivores to be ascertained As the integrated census of tigers living in Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) commenced on Tuesday, a group of volunteers scanning an area at Kalakkad division collected the pugmark of a big cat. When the volunteers and students of Sarah Tucker …
It is based on ‘direct-transect count’ methodology A two-day census operation to enumerate wildlife commenced at Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary to coincide with the all-India tiger census in tiger habitats across the country. The census is being held in all protected areas and buffer zones to ascertain the species count …
The third synchronized all India tiger census that is held once in every four years will begin on Monday. For the next seven days, wildlife activists and forest lovers will traverse tiger habitats across the country and collect images and pug marks of big cats. Volunteers and forest staff would …
The last survey had identified 100 tigers in the 1,200-sq km Bandipur Tiger Reserve As many as 700 people have volunteered for the most-awaited tiger census to be conducted across all tiger reserves and protected forest areas in south India. Karnataka has an average population of 300 tigers, the highest …
The forest department has started its preparation for counting tigers at Katarniaghat reserved forest area. The department would start the work from January 6. About 80 cameras would be installed in the forest area besides two teams on patrol. Katarniaghat reserved forest area is spread across 551 square meters. Tigers …
Stage is set for the All India Tiger Census a quadrennial event where not only the big cats (tigers) are counted even the other carnivores and herbivores in the parks along with habitat is surveyed. Though state tiger project officers survey the tigers every year, this is a national Tiger …
The population of major animal species like lions, tigers, elephant and rhinos has increased in the country, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday. "The estimated population of lions has increased from 359 in 2005 to 411 in 2010. The population of tiger has increased from 1411 in 2006 to …
The state has indefinitely postponed the release of the Sunderbans tigress that is undergoing treatment in captivity at Sajnekhali. Chief wildlife warden N C Bahuguna said that following a recent directive of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which ruled out the release of the big cat at the moment, …
A wildlife photographer with a mission, Mona Patel has taken it upon herself to start a campaign to save the tiger. And she has begun her drive from Gujarat, as she thinks it sets a good of animal conservation. All on her own, the photographer from Gandhinagar has been visiting …
In a major success, the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) management relocated 32 families from two settlements located in the core critical area of the tiger habitat. Inhabitants of two tribal settlements from the core of STR which include 22 families of Upper Barahkamuda and 10 families of Balnaghar were shifted …
After identifying possible routes used by tigers to migrate, a 30km corridor has been constructed on the western part of the district, merging with the Indian territory for safe passage of the animals. The corridor was constructed to fulfil an international commitment made as part of the ‘Save Tiger Campaign’. …
Tigers are getting too close for comfort: three human deaths in five days have once more brought the man-animal conflict into focus. Statistics with TOI show the state has seen 30 human deaths since April this year. While 23 were killed in elephant attacks, the rest succumbed to attacks by …
Bangladesh has approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal, becoming the first country in South Asia to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. …
19.6 million people lack access to toilets in Nepal, with devastating consequences, in particular, for the well-being, health, education and empowerment of women and girls, reveals a report published on the World Toilet Day. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Nepal State of the Environment Report …
They Use Jaw Traps To Kill Big Cats Mysore/Bandipur: The Bandipur Tiger Reserve has managed to end the menace of major poachers, but is now facing the threat of nomadic tribes from North India. These tribes have pitched camp on the forest periphery and are targeting tigers. Forest officials claim …
An Environment Ministry panel has denied permission to state governments to build new roads and widen existing ones in Wildlife Sanctuaries and other Protected Areas, where animals continue to die in road accidents. The report of the panel, noting roads have “detrimental ecological effects on both terrestrial and aquatic natural …
Kolhapur: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the tiger conservation plan for the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, targeting sustainable development of one of the major forest areas of the state for the next 10 years. NTCA inspector general of forests H S Negi recently gave his written approval to …
