Uttarakhand forest minister blames UP poachers for tiger deaths in Corbett

Minister Harak Singh Rawat said increased fencing and drone surveillance will be introduced to curb poaching

Maharashtra High Court quashes shoot-at-sight order against tiger

The court observed that the order was passed in violation of guidelines issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority

Community forest rights in critical tiger habitats under threat

NTCA's order to deny forest rights in tiger habitat has become a contentious issue

Bright and black

Female tigers at the Similipal reserve in Odisha are increasingly giving birth to black or melanistic breeds and catching rare worldwide attention

Tiger death rate in India highest since 2010

Even in the neighbouring Bangladesh, declining tiger population is a major concern

Top 10 facts about Machli, the Tigress Queen of Ranthambore

Between 1998 and 2009, the extraordinary popularity of Machli helped the Indian government earn nearly US$100 million.

'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

Ken-Betwa river link given go-ahead; expert committee yet to submit report

The project would require diversion of 52.58 square kilometers of forest land, including 41.41 square kilometers of Panna Tiger Reserve

‘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 …

Tiger pathways

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

Tiger conference: snow leopard, big cat conservation and tackling wildlife crime high on radar

Participants focus on 2017 Snow Leopard Summit, tiger recovery programme and poaching

‘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 …

India’s tiger population up from 2,226 to 2,500: Javadekar

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar spoke of the positive trend in tiger population at the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference

Global tiger population up by 22 per cent

India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population

Tigress and two cubs found dead in core area of Pench Tiger Reserve

The initial autopsy report suggests poisoning

Apex court rejects petition against NH-7 widening project

Petitioners have been asked to appear before the Bombay High Court and inform it about the measures needed to be taken for tiger conservation

Lurking in danger zone

Wild animals are increasingly moving out of protected areas. What should the government do to ensure their safety?

New eco-tourism guidelines likely to favour tourism industry

MoEF panel recommends opening up to 20 per cent of core tiger habitats in reserves for tourism; earlier guidelines proposed only community-based …

Wildlife tour operators, resorts to shell out conservation fee

Fund so collected will be spent on conserving forests, managing human-wildlife conflict and generating livelihood for local communities

Endangered in Sariska

Death of a translocated tiger highlights the task force was not heeded

Mystery deaths

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

India's tiger habitat declines by 41 per cent, says IUCN

The report warns that a similar decline could be expected over the next 20-30 years if conservation effort are not scaled up

Supreme Court gives Centre time till September 27 to review tiger tourism guidelines

Till then ban on tourism in core tiger habitats will prevail

Centre dilutes eco-tourism guidelines

Presents the new guidelines in Supreme Court; next hearing on October 3

India now has 1,706 tigers

At the last count their number was 1,411; experts doubt latest census