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 …
Tigers from Madhya Pradesh could soon be heading for Rajasthan to repopulate the Sariska sanctuary. The decision was taken at a meeting of the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority on February 27 and the shifting will commence after getting over procedural formalities. Confirming this on Wednesday, forest …
Rs 280-Cr Plan Focuses On Rehabilitation Of Sahyadri Villages Kolhapur: The state forest department has submitted the first detailed conservation plan for Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) to the Union ministry of environment and forest. The Rs 280-crore plan focuses on the rehabilitation of villages on the fringe of the reserve …
Forty years of tiger conservation efforts in the country seem to have borne fruit with the number of big cats rising more than five times from 268 in 1973. "When project tiger was launched from Corbett's Dhikala range in 1973, tiger population in the country stood at 268. It has …
Tiger counts in four Maharashtra reserves show a dramatic increase. How did it happen? Once you sign up for a tiger safari, your fervent prayer is that the rare big cat obliges with a darshan. And if you are in Maharashtra, your chances just got a little brighter. A tiger …
Central Fund Scaled Down By 100cr Ahmedabad: The lion’s share of conversation funds in the country are meant only for the tiger. For the Asiatic lion, found only in Gujarat, the central government seems to have only peanuts. The Planning Commission has asked the Gujarat government to slash its project …
The vision to establish within the Terai-Arc Landscape (TAL) a contiguous tiger habitat is contingent upon extending conservation efforts beyond the Protected Areas. The Reserve Forests between the Gola and Sharda rivers (encompassing three Forest Divisions – Haldwani, Terai East and Champawat), henceforth, the Nandhaur region, provides a crucial link …
Increasing incidents of tiger deaths due to poisoning has made the officials of the tiger project to work out an action plan to end this menace of targeting big cats by mischievous elements. Death of two of the three tigers due to poisoning has left worried the officials. Of the …
In a bid to check poaching of tigers, the Odisha Government has initiated steps to constitute a Similipal Tiger Protection Force (STPF) as per the guidelines of the Union Government. Official sources said steps have already been taken to appoint as many as 112 persons in the STPF for protection …
Poachers have devised an ingenious way of killing tigers by electrocuting the big cats in the remote and wild areas of Maharashtra. Taking a serious note of the deliberate electrocution of tigers, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has suggested a coordination committee comprising of the Forest Department and MSEDCL officials to …
Tigers are thriving in the forests of southern India, thanks to the absence of organised poaching gangs here. Recent studies have confirmed that tiger reserves in the south have a better record of conservation that the northern reserves. Officials indicate that the tiger population in the south is on the …
Estimating the density of tigers in an area provides crucial information to conserve and manage tigers, its prey base and habitat. The population and density of tigers in Pilibhit forest division was estimated in a systematic scientific framework using the camera trapping technique. Thirty best sites were selected as camera …
Criticising the Planning Commission for taking “so lightly” its recommendation, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forests has asked it to provide adequate funds for tiger conservation programme and the Environment Ministry to push the case “forcefully” with the plan panel. “The Committee is of the view that the …
The Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) deployed at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is all set to get more teeth. The forest department has cleared appointment of 33 jawans (forest guards) to make up for the shortfall in STPF's strength. The guards also would get INSAS rifles along with a …
The Pench Jungle Lodges Federation has challenged the fresh comprehensive ecotourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The guidelines were notified on October 15, in the backdrop of Supreme Court hearing on a petition demanding ban on …
Around 200 high-sensitive cameras will join the search for the hitherto “missing” big cats at the 1,129.93sqkm Palamau Tiger Reserve. The recent discovery of pug mark, hair strands and a prey in Mahuadanr region of the reserve — one of the oldest and arguably the most neglected — has prompted …
Conservation can be achieved through the judicious and context-specifi c use of protectionist and inclusionary approaches either in seclusion or conjunction. A response to Nitin Rai, "Green Grabbing in the Name of the Tiger" (EPW, 20 October 2012).
Coimbatore ACME Round Table 133 on Tuesday gave away Rs. 50,000 in compensation to 15 farmers from three forest ranges in Sathyamangalam. The farmers would use the money to buy cattle in their effort to make good the loss of animals to tigers, said K.S. Sundararaman, chairman of the organisation. …
Tiger sighted after it was thrown open on Tuesday The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) was thrown open to tourists on Tuesday. The ad hoc committee, constituted on the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in accordance with a recent directive of the Supreme Court, had reviewed the situation …
There is good news for tiger watchers going to Dudhwa tiger reserve. The National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines, in view of the Supreme Court order, have not made much impact on its tourist map. Sonaripur range, Dudhwa national park and Sathiana range are open to tourists. The latest guidelines permit …
The forest department on Thursday indicated that it is thinking to adopt eco-friendly measures to attend to the needs of the field staff. What has come in handy for it is the successful adoption of eco-friendly and sustainable technologies for the construction of an anti-poaching camp at Bandipur, which is …
