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 …
Concerned over 14 big cats dying in the last three months, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has decided to convene a three-day meeting of wildlife officials of tiger-range states to review protection strategy in national parks. DH Photo by Ramu MThe meeting, to be chaired by NTCA Member Secretary …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: In a sure indication of growing man-animal conflict in the environs of the world famous Ranthambhor National Park, a wood- cutter was mauled to death by a tiger in the periphery of the reserve. Only a fortnight back two tiger cubs, which had developed the habit of …
The tiger has become the latest expression of political correctness. Look around: schoolchildren on roads, national icons on screens and big brands in campaign mode. The government has pumped in additional funds. Conservation NGOs are mushrooming in all corners of India. Green blogging is catching on like wildfire. Under the …
Sunny Sebastian One of the young male tigers found dead outside the Ranthambhor National Park over the past weekend JAIPUR: Seasoned conservationist Harsh Vardhan has cautioned the Rajasthan authorities against more tiger deaths on account of man-animal conflict in the environs of the world famous Ranthambhor tiger reserve. About a …
RASHME SEHGAL The poisoning March 10: The poisoning f two tigers on the outskirts f Ranthambore National Park has once again trigered a fresh debate etween tiger conservationsts and the government's wn forest officials maning the key tiger sanctuares in the country. The latter insist that Ranthambore Park, with its …
NARAYAN BARETH JAIPUR The forest authorities in Rajasthan have said that two tigers cubs were found dead near the famous Ranthambhore National Park. "It seems to be a case of poisoning. We have ordered a probe," said chief wildlife warden R.N. Mehrotra. According to the forest department, the bodies were …
Jaipur: Even as India struggles to keep its tigers alive, in a shocking incident, two 17-month-old cubs were found dead, allegedly poisoned by villagers on the outskirts of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Sunday. Forest officials said it could have been revenge by the villagers, upset over the killing of their …
Intelligence inputs suggesting that a staggering amount up to Rs 10 lakh is being offered to poachers for tiger skin, has worried wildlife authorities at Ranthambhore National Park. Numbers of the big cat have increased at the park following steps initiated by the authorities to protect the animal. There are …
Seventeen tiger states have, for the first time, simultaneously launched a massive year-long wildlife census to come up with an accurate estimate of the tiger population in the country. The exercise christened
The Ranthambhore National Park and Tiger Reserve is back on news again. On the one hand, the Rajasthan Government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for a tiger reserve at Darrah, but on the other, it is going to destroy a vital and only forest corridor between Ranthambhore National …
For the first time, India will host World Tiger Summit next year where wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of diminishing striped cats in the wild.
NEW DELHI: India will host the World Tiger Summit next year and wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of the diminishing striped cats.
The Indian Fox is a widespread animal of arid and semi-arid areas, especially partial to grasslands. It is mostly crepuscular and nocturnal in habit and rarely wanders around during the day.
A pat on the back for wildlife officials is due, as the tiger count in Rajasthan's sanctuaries has increased to 44. Three years back, tiger lovers in India and other parts of the world were aghast when news came in that tigers had vanished from the Sariska Sanctuary of Rajasthan, …
Here is some good news for wildlife enthusiasts. The number of tigers as also herbivores in the state has gone up this year. The number of tigers has shot up from 32 in 2008 to 44 in 2009, excluding two cubs. A recent wildlife census reveals that the Ranthambore National …
