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 …
A year after a wild tiger walked into Nandankanan Zoological Park here, the Forest and Environment Department is toying with the idea of releasing it into Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) without arranging its radio collaring. Reliable sources informed that Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray has issued an order for …
A two-member team of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), headed by its chief Rajesh Gopal, arrived here on Monday to finalise the Tiger Conservation Plans (TCPs) of State’s two tiger reserves (TR) in Similipal and Satkosia. Gopal, accompanied by IG of NTCA HS Negi, proceeded to Baripada from where he …
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NAGPUR: Children from buffer villages of Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) recently attended a nature camp at Sillari in east Pench and learnt lessons on nature and tiger conservation. The camp was organized by Satpuda Foundation, a central India NGO working for wildlife conservation. Children from two zilla parishad schools in …
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala is located in one of the most important tiger landscapes in the world harbouring perhaps the largest contiguous tiger population in India. Apart from tigers, these forests are home to a diverse array of floral and faunal species underlining the status of the Western …
The Kanha-Pench complex harbours around 120 tigers along with several important floral and faunal assemblages. The landscape also supports diverse land use, forest protection regimes and traditional forest dwelling tribal communities. The conservation significance and potential for long term viability of the tiger population in this landscape has been recognized …
Pilibhit Forest Division in the state of Uttar Pradesh is a unique site for tiger conservation because it supports a breeding tiger population even though the forests are narrow and disturbed. Believe that the persistence of tigers in this Reserve Forest has been aided by its proximity to other prominent …
Reliable estimates of status and population trends are critical for the conservation of large terrestrial carnivores as they play an important role in evaluating effectiveness of conservation efforts and also provide benchmark data for future management decisions. The only tiger reserve in the state of Bihar, the Valmiki Tiger Reserve …
In bid to check menace of poaching and provide better protection, the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), which turned 40 last year, has proposed setting up of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF). MTR chief conservator of forests (CCF) and field director Dinesh Kumar Tyagi said a proposal in this regard was …
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Sunday said the report prepared by the Western Ghats ecology expert panel (WGEEP) has been misinterpreted by vested interests. Speaking on the sidelines of the State-level seminar on saving Western Ghats, Gadgil said: “Rumours are rife that if our report is implemented, development will lag behind. …
The village eco-development committees (EDCs) set up in Maharashtra side of Pench Tiger Reserve have geared up for involving community participation in conservation of forest and tigers. Satpuda Foundation, a leading NGO in Central India, said these committees in Pench buffer villages are now generating community actions for tiger conservation. …
The German government has sanctioned 20 million euros (Rs 166.94 crore) to the International Union of Nature Conservation (IUCN) for conservation of tigers in India and a few other Asian countries. The aim of the funding is to help increase the number of tigers in the wild and improve the …
2,000 Officials Deployed As Part Of Nation-Wide Exercise A team of 50 forest department officials, scouting for the presence of tigers, entered the dense forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve on Monday morning and were in the reserve till sun down. They will begin afresh on Tuesday, foraying into the …
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 …
Maharashtra government on Thursday issued notification of Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR). This is the fifth Tiger Reserve in the state after Melghat, Tadoba, Pench and Sahyadri. The 656.36 sq km reserve comprises Navegaon National Park (129.55 sq km), Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary (122.75 sq km), Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (152.58 sq km), …
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’. …
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 …
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a grant to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for a bold initiative to help Nepal double the population of wild tiger by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. The award was presented on the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit. The …
WildTeam’s efforts in tiger conservation include empowering more than 350 village volunteers around the forest edge to save human, livestock, and tiger lives through the Village Tiger Response Teams Photo- Wikimedia WildTeam, founded in 2003 by a group of Bangladeshi nature lovers, has been chosen as the lead partner for …
