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 …
The brutal killing of an adult male tiger on August 12 in Bandipur Tiger Reserve points to a clear cut case of poaching, say wildlife conservationists from this area. They say that the continuing delay in investigations and tardy progress, in fact, raises many questions as lax and ineffective patrolling …
Wildlife experts and volunteers have been scouring the forest, trying to locate the 250-kilogram tiger, who was last spotted on April 18. As the hunt for tiger Jai continued after it went missing from Umred Karhandla wildlife sanctuary near Nagpur, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today said he would write …
Kawal measures around 2,000 sq. km in area but has just around 30-40 base camps with four-five unarmed guards. Hyderabad: Two tigers, a male and a female, which inhabit the Kawal Tiger Reserve, are under severe threat from poachers. In the past five months three poaching incidents have occurred in …
Concerned over the increasing number of tigers in non-protected areas, wildlife conservationists have said that it was high time the forest department shifted its focus to these areas as tigers were most vulnerable here. As per estimates, Maharashtra's tiger reserves have 139 big cats while there were around 58 tigers …
Report says alarmingly shrinking forest land poses a threat to the animal Despite the growth in population of tigers in the country and elsewhere, a global report has warned that the big cats are still not out of the woods due to shrinking forest land which are converted into motorways …
The country's first tiger cell will soon take shape at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) campus in Dehradun. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the setting up of the cell will be signed between the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and WII on Saturday. The cell will house a …
DEHRADUN: A few days after the Uttarakhand forest department disclosed that there were sightings of a tiger at 12,000 feet in the Askot wildlife sanctuary in Pithoragarh, the first time the presence of a wild cat was recorded at such altitudes anywhere in the country, there came reports on Wednesday …
The world’s top land carnivores such as tigers, lions and jaguars are coming under threat as their prey dwindles in number, according to the first global study of feeding patterns. There are only 17 four-legged predators — big cats, wolves and wild dogs — that weigh more than 15 kilos …
Over hundred rhinos, 45 tigers and 85 elephants across the country have fallen prey to poachers in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Environment and Forests Anil Dave said as per the reports received by his ministry, 20 tigers were poached …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Population, 02/08/2016. The country level tiger estimation using the refined methodology is done once in four years. As per the assessment of the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey, 2014 using the refined methodology, the tiger number has shown 30% increase countrywide with …
Many of the world's biggest and iconic animals such as the Bengal tiger could be extinct by the end of the century if drastic conservation measures are not taken, a new study has warned. The threat is particularly dire in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, where much of the world's …
With over 10,000 tigers including other big cats in captivity globally, rampant tiger poaching in India, shrinking green-corridors in Asia and three sub-species extinct, experts see "no happy times" for the feline on International Tiger Day on Friday. "There were some 100,000 tigers a century back, now there are around …
Bhopal: Nine months on, Madhya Pradesh forest department is still clueless on reasons behind movement of tigers from Ratapani wildlife sanctuary towards Bhopal instead of Singori and Khiwni sanctuaries. On November 19, 2015, National Green Tribunal (NGT) had raised concerns over possible man-animal conflict as three tigers had strayed into …
Chennai: He is a concern those concerned with reducing man-animal conflicts in the state on the eve of International Tiger Day (July 29). As many as 4,000 families still live in the core areas of Anamalai, Sathyamangalam, Kalakkad-Mundanthurai and Mudumalai tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu. Worse, only in the Mudumalai …
Some 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the crisis-stricken South American nation. The fatalities at the Caricuao zoo in Caracas include Vietnamese pigs, tapirs, rabbits and …
The world's largest mammals could go extinct if humans don't do more to protect their ecosystems, according to an international team of conservation scientists. Animals including gorillas, rhinoceroses and bears could be wiped out if challenges such as expanding livestock and crop operations, illegal hunting, deforestation and human population growth …
Zamrud National Park encompasses an area inhabited by a variety of birds, fish and mammals in Riau on the island of Sumatra. More than 40% of Riau’s forests have been cleared for industrial concessions since 2001, according to the World Resources Institute. A wildlife reserve and surrounding areas on Indonesia’s …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Population of Tigers, 26/07/2016. Three major species of big cats are found in India, namely, tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus) and Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica). As per the assessment of the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey, 2014 using the refined …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Poaching of tigers, 25/07/2016. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Population of tigers, 25/07/2016. The details of tiger population in the country for the years 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I. Several milestone initiatives have been taken by the Government of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority for protection and conservation of tigers …
