Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Guwahati, July 3: Manas National Park, which recently shed its world heritage site in danger tag, will now work towards an integrated ecosystem-based monitoring of its wildlife population that will allow continuous observation and documentation of a wide range of flora and fauna. The integrated approach was recommended by the …
The Management Effectives Evaluation (MEE) process is a global framework to evaluate the performance of protected areas. India is among the select countries in the world that has institutionalized the MEE process for its network of protected areas. India has not only independently assessed the effectiveness of 28 tiger reserves …
World Bank will provide 36 million US dollar (approximately Tk 254 crore) loan to Bangladesh for conservation of the wildlife, including tiger. Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said this while he was talking to newsmen after a meeting with World Bank Country Director Ellen Goldstein at his Secretariat …
The carcass of a tigress, believed to have been killed in a fight with another tiger, was discovered in Corbett National Park on Tuesday morning. The latest tiger death has once again raised questions regarding delay in formation of a special tiger protection force and expansion of the park area …
A total of 48 CCTV cameras are to be installed in the 1,026 square kilometre of the Palamu Tiger Reserve, segmented into 30 zones, field director SEH Kazmi said. Training to this effect was given at Betla on Monday. Forty tiger reserve personnel attended the training session in this regard …
Wildlife experts said that the government should focus on conserving the existing number of tigers rather than trying to increase the number as proposed by last year
KOCHI: The Periyar and Parambikulam tiger reserves in Kerala have been adjudged two of the best managed reserves in the country. The National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had jointly evaluated the 41 reserves for its management effectiveness, including tiger conservation programmes. The reserves, …
KOLLAM: As part of the moves to strengthen tiger conservation efforts, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will monitor tigers across the 41 tiger reserves in the country annually instead of the four-year cycle tiger Census. The annual monitoring system, which will begin in November this year, has been …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has batted for special incentives for its forest field staff deployed in the tiger reserves (TRs) and an immediate approval for raising a special tiger task force. In the just-concluded meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Orissa Government demanded free ration and medical assistance to the …
India's tiger habitats may be shrinking but its tiger population has increased, claims the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). On March 28, the ministry announced 295 tigers have been added to the previous estimate—the 2006 count had estimated 1,411 tigers in the wild, spurring corporate-sponsored save-the-tiger campaigns revolving …
INDIA’S tiger habitats may be shrinking but its tiger population has increased, claims the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). On March 28, the ministry announced 295 tigers have been added to the previous estimate—the 2006 count had estimated 1,411 tigers in the wild, spurring corporate-sponsored save-the-tiger campaigns revolving …
Conservation efforts set in motion in 1973 paying rich dividends now Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiri landscape is ideal for conserving wild animals, observed the Field Director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Rajiv K. Srivatsava, here on Monday. Presiding over a workshop on
The celebrations unfolding about 16% increase in tiger numbers (to 1,706) across the country deserve a closer look. To demand such scrutiny is not to deny the essential fact that the central government and some of the states have taken important steps to conserve tigers after the debacles of 2004-2006. …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority in association with its various partner organisations declared the official tiger estimate in India for 2010. This latest tiger census puts estimated tiger population in the country at 1636. See Also Report: Status of the tigers, co-predators, and prey in India Document: MoEF on Tiger …
The much hyped meeting of global experts on tiger conservation proved to be a disappointment for experts on Monday as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh expressed his helplessness against the backdrop of political realities. Ramesh, who chaired the meet, said the ultimate responsibility of tiger conservation lies with the respective State …
In the recent meeting of the apex National Tiger Conservation Authority, members pointed out seven specific instances where Forest Rights Act has been violated in an attempt to hastily declare an area free of people. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said he would investigate each claim and allegation of violation of …
MAKING RESIDENTS OF TIGER FORESTS PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION IS KEY TO SECURING THE FUTURE OF THE BIG CAT M D Madhusudan & Pavithra Sankaran Since 2006, the environment ministry has demarcated and declared 39
Former Ranthambore Field Director Fateh Singh Rathore, one of India's foremost wildlife conservationists, died due to cancer on Tuesday. JUST 10 days ago, on February 18, tiger conservationist Belinda Wright was at Sawai Madhopur to meet ailing Fateh Singh Rathore. The frail Rathod couldn't speak, but with gestures expressed the …
Wild tigers are at a tipping point and action, or inaction, in the coming decade will decide their fate. Action will lead to the tiger’s recovery; inaction or mere maintenance of the status quo will lead to its extinction. The GTRP represents the last best hope for the survival of …
