Mystery deaths
With understaffed forest departments and the lack of qualified wildlife veterinarians, the cause for 55 per cent of tiger deaths remains unknown
‘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 …
Project Tiger merges with Project Elephant — but questions on fund split unanswered
Amalgamation will squeeze already dwindling fund flow, say experts; similar plan was rolled back in 2011 after experts raised concerns
DTE Coverage: International Tiger Day 2023
DTE puts together new analysis and insights on the world's biggest and most charismatic cat
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
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
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 …
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
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
International Tiger Day 2023: Should India cap its big cat population? Here is what experts say
Are India’s forests nearing their carrying capacity to support tigers, who are apex predators? DTE puts the question to scientists
Why is India considering translocating tigers to Cambodia?
Successful reintroduction will increase tourism income and restore ecological balance for Cambodia
World Tiger Day: The tiger was not endemic to India; it came here from China
As the world celebrates the largest felid today, here are some frequently asked questions on how the tiger came to be in the Indian subcontinent &…
Nandan Kanan: 3 tiger cubs dead in a month
The cubs were being hand-reared before their deaths after being abandoned by their mother
Forest officials attacked in the Sundarbans
A party of officials led by the Divisional Forest Officer in the South 24 Paraganas were attacked with sticks when they tried to arrest an …
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.
Endangered Species Day 2023: Elephants to buffaloes, creatures around us that are in danger
Animal conservation in India brings creatures like tigers to mind. But many commonly talked about creatures are in need of public attention as …
Conservationists have a problem with tiger relocation to Satkosia
The reserve’s officials have not been held accountable for the collapse of the tiger population in the park, which has led to translocation;…
Tiger poaching in India has risen by 63% in two years
Despite the government spending Rs 15,000 crore on tiger conservation between 2014 and 2016, poaching cases rose by 63 per cent
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
International Tiger Day 2023: Just when and how did today’s big cats evolve
Big cats have been associated with human history since our inception. But where do their origins lie?
Royal Bengal tiger that stoked panic in Bihar villages caught
The tiger had strayed 130 km from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in villages of East Champaran district, Bihar
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …
Body parts of hundreds of tigers seized between 2016 and 2018
Around 150 seizures were made from countries across the world, even from those that are not home to tigers
The green crusader
On the centenary of Indira Gandhi's birth, Down To Earth reveals her hitherto unknown role, that of an environmentalist