Project Tiger

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh National Park attributed to Kodo poisoning, 10/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025. An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" …

Call to evict encroachers from Orang

In the face of the threat posed by encroachment in Orang National Park by illegal Bangladeshi migrants, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramen Deka has urged the Centre to prevail on Assam Government to increase the manpower for patrolling and security. Tabling a notice under Rule 377 in the Lok …

Saving the tiger needs putting people First

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

Project Tiger is indebted to him for its success

One of the greatest legends in the world of the tiger is no more. For me, it is the loss of my best friend and a man who opened for me the windows of a lifetime with tigers 35 years ago. He was bigger than life itself and lived his …

Global Tiger recovery 2010-2022

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 …

15 tiger deaths in less than two months

All is certainly not well with the big cats, as 15 tigers have died in less than two months this year. According to Project Tiger officials, the number of deaths is much higher as compared to the previous year. Most of the deaths have been termed as natural. In 2010, …

MoEF Project Tiger in Kaziranga: Row erupts

The recent removal of encroachments around Kaziranga triggered strong protests by the Kaziranga Jeep Safari Association and other stakeholders. The efforts of the Feb. 16: The efforts of the environment and forests ministry declare Kaziranga national park, which has the world

Project Tiger under threat in Kaziranga

GUWAHATI, 16 FEB: Implementation of Project Tiger in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has been threatened by protests by stakeholders of the tourism and hotel industry, who fear it would adversely affect their livelihood. Kaziranga Jeep Safari Association and the Kaziranga Resort Association with support of 20 other organisations had …

22 organizations to organize public awareness campaign against Project Tiger

Jorhat, Feb 10: Apropos the implementation of the Project Tiger in the Kaziranga National Park, 22 organizations including the Kaziranga Anchalik Students

Illegal mining threatens Sariska

In Spite Of SC Ban, 30-40 Mines Operating Inside Sanctuary Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and Project Tiger, illegal mining activity is back in full gear in the protected area of Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.

Illegal mining threatens Sariska

In Spite Of SC Ban, 30-40 Mines Have Begun Operating Inside Sanctuary Jaipur: Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and Project Tiger, illegal mining activity is back in full gear in the protected area of Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.

Funds for Assam tiger reserves - Delhi releases first instalment, seeks use according to agreement

The Centre has released the first instalment of conservation funds sanctioned for three tiger reserves in Assam with the rider that they utilise it according to the agreement signed with it and Dispur last year. The Centre has released Rs 573.08 lakh for the current fiscal, of which Rs 272.72 …

Bringing the Tiger back from the brinkThe six percent solution

 Much has been done to try to save the world’s largest cat — threatened by hunting, habitat loss and the wildlife trade — but their numbers have continued to spiral downward for nearly two decades according to this study published in the latest issue of PLoS Biology journal. The Tiger …

Foresters blame itinerant tigers

Tigers from Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh disappeared because they wandered out of the park and got poached. The forest department could not be held responsible for the loss because its jurisdiction ended within the park, says a state government committee report.

MoEF panel against mining in MP area

If Project Tiger has its way, there will be no more coal mining in Chhindwara

Changing Their Stripes

Tribals as first line of defence in Project Tiger? Nallamala offers a complex case. It

Tiger density highest in Kaziranga, says study

A non-government society for bio-diversity conservation, Aaranyak, has found that the sprawling Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has 32 highly-endangered tigers per 100 sq km area within the park and the figure is much more as compared to 20 in the Corbett National Park. Tiger density in other reserves …

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