Healthy reserves key for tiger conservation

Population of big cats is declining in states that has much of its geographical area under forest cover — Chhattisgarh (44.1%), Jharkhand (…

India's tiger map

In 4 of the 5 states where the number of tigers fell, large areas of forests were diverted to mining

Simply put: Tiger census

Roars in lost land

As tigers are sighted in high mountains scientists wonder if they have always lived there or are migrants in search of a better habitat

India's tiger census 2018 may set a Guinness record

There is an application in with the Guinness Book of World Records to see if this is the largest wildlife survey ever conducted anywhere in the world

Most number of tigers seized from poachers in India in 2 decades: Report

Over 1,000 poachers apprehended in India but only 87 jailed

India's killer wire snares

New analysis reveals the damage done to wildlife by poachers' wire snares over the past one decade 

Translocation project shelved after Satkosia loses second tiger from MP

While Sundari was recently captured after it killed two people, Mahavir was found dead yesterday 

Mystery deaths

With understaffed forest departments and the lack of qualified wildlife veterinarians, the cause for 55 per cent of tiger deaths remains unknown

Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

The jury is still out on how many types of tiger are found across Asia

Tiger pathways

Future of tigers depends on how well forests are connected, facilitating gene flow

‘Russia will do its best to protect the Amur tiger’

Sergey Aramilev is the Deputy Director of the Vladivostok-based Amur Tiger Centre. He is in Delhi to attend the third Asia Ministerial Conference …

Simply Put: Tigers & tribals

The sexual world of the tiger has been invisible to the world: Valmik Thapar

Down To Earth talks to veteran conservationist Valmik Thapar about his book 'The sex life of tigers', the cat’s mating rituals and why his …

Tiger poaching issue reaches Uttarakhand High Court

The court has asked the respondents to file their independent replies on the seizure of five tiger skins in March 2016

‘Wild tigers could be back in Kazakhstan by 2026’

Igor Chestin is the head of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s Russia chapter. He is in Delhi to attend the third Asia Ministerial …

RTI reveals MoEF&CC cleared 3 highway proposals disregarding WII’s views

Ranthambhore tigers, Chambal gharials and a host of other species could be in trouble due to the clearance given to the highway proposals

IN PHOTOS: This Kolkata journalist uses matchboxes to contribute to tiger conservation

Gopi De Sarkar, a phillumenist, has over 9,000 matchboxes, many of which depict tigers

Simply put: Climate change will wipe out the Sundarbans till 2070

Tiger transfer

Run-up to World Tiger Day: Can India become a tiger utopia?

The country should put more emphasis on educating people and changing their attitudes, so that a doubled tiger population can thrive with lesser …

3 tiger cubs mowed by train in Vidarbha forest

The bodies were discovered on Thursday morning; the mother is suspected to be in the vicinity

To conserve tigers, 2 villages in Jharkhand to be relocated

While forest dept says the villagers have agreed to move, activists call it a lie

The catch in conservation

Ullas Karanth has many lessons to offer to make wildlife management in India more scientific

'Mission Tiger will make an emotional appeal to poachers to save the big cat'

Poachers come from very poor backgrounds and some poach for as meagre as Rs 2000 per tiger