Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
The tiger census to be carried out in 2010 will see more camera traps being installed in the field to capture the movements of big cats. This, among other strategies, will be employed for census. The training of UP Forest officials conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India under Project …
Nainital: In a bid to monitor tours taken by the patrolling party in the dense parts of the sanctuary, the Corbett National Park will be using Global Positioning System. According to Corbett National Park Director Vinod Singhal, it is for the first time in Uttarakhand that this advanced technology is …
Dehradun: With growing concern over dwindling population of the big cats in the country, a specialized tiger protection force is being set up in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The Corbett Tiger Protection Force would assist the existing staff at the national park, in keeping a close watch on poachers, Uttarakhand
DEHRA DUN: A male tiger measuring about nine feet was found dead between Durga Devi and Mohaan on the periphery of the Corbett National Park on Sunday.
A prolonged dry spell, forest fires and water crisis have turned Uttarakhand hills into mountains of discontent. Team TOI reports on the situation across the state During the dry summer, days can get hot in Pithoragarh. But like numerous other hill stations in Uttarakhand, nights remain cool and refreshing in …
CORBETT: Years ago, he went to Periyar tiger reserve in Kerala, Sunderbans tiger reserve in West Bengal and Ranthambhore tiger reserve in Rajasthan, but he couldn
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Jim Corbett is held in great esteem in India as a compassionate man who had exceptional environmental awareness. A closer look however shows that this image is misleading and that he was in fact a fully paid-up imperialist. The continuance of the Corbett myth is indicative of our failure to …
Nainital: For the second time in a week, officials at the Corbett Tiger Reserve recovered the carcass of a 10-year-old tiger at Hathidangar in the reserve
An international project undertaken the rangers of the Jim Corbett National Park have found an increase in the vulture population. The report assumes significance in view of the growing concern that vultures may soon be extinct. According to P.K. Patro, divisional forest officer in Ramnagar in Uttarakhand, "There is little …
The dawn OF 2009 only brought despair for the tiger. One shocking revelation was the unprecedented poaching in the past three months. From November to January, skins and bones of seven tigers have been seized, plus three killed by poachers. Seventeen tigers have been found dead
Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009. The Government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left. Delhi-based Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) says that apart from six tigers …
Man-animal conflict has become a cause of serious concern for wildlife conservators, especially as exploitation of wild habitats for commercial purposes has worsened matters. In Corbett Tiger Reserve, as the tourist arrivals have increased in recent years, environmentalists have raised concern over increased movement in this hitherto secluded forest reserve …
Dehra Dun: The gates of the Jim Corbett and Rajaji National Parks may not open on Saturday after the long monsoon break with the Uttarakhand Forest Guard Federation on Friday threatening not to allow visitors into the reserves until their demand for better wages are accepted by the authorities. The …
