Idle activists

Substantial decline in tiger population

With a sharp fall in India's tiger population, the ministry of environment and forests has decided to set up special teams to deal with poaching.

Stripe strikes

The rising incidence of tiger poaching may be checked with the creation of a proposed strike force

Tiger strength

ON THE TIGER TRAIL

Counting tigers

The tiger census kicks off a row

Tigers terai.ht

Dark twist to bright tale

Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …

India’s tiger population bounces to 2,226 from a low of 1,411

Tiger census 2014 says cause for worry now is declining tiger populations in northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand

The multiple dangers of privately owning tigers and other big cats

Any presence of a big cat in private ownership is scientifically and morally wrong and poses challenges to human health, safety and security

Who will protect wildlife from the conservationists?

The environment ministry’s decisions on wildlife protection contradict the pledge for conservation

Global tiger population up by 22 per cent

India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population

Stop illegal eviction of tribes from Kanha Tiger Reserve, urge activists

While a few environmentalists claim that tribes encourage poaching in forests, others believe they help in conservation

3 tigers found dead in Corbett in a week

Post mortem report awaited

Supreme Court bans tourism in core tiger habitats

Court slaps fine of Rs 10,000 each on states that have not notified buffer zone around tiger reserves even after the deadline for it was extended …

Tiger cubs missing in Ranthambore

Tigers and tribals

क्या हसदेव अरण्य के कोल ब्लॉक्स ‘बेंडर’ की तरह नीलामी से बाहर होंगे?

हसदेव अरण्य क्षेत्र की ग्राम सभाओं द्वारा लगाचार चेताया जाता रहा है कि इस अति संवेदनशील जंगल का संरक्षण किया जाना चाहिए न कि ...

जहां वनभूमि का ज्यादा हुआ डायवर्जन वहां घटी बाघों की आबादी

झारखंड, ओडिशा, छत्तीसगढ़ और आंध्र प्रदेश  (तेलंगाना) में बाघों की आबादी में बड़ी गिरावट है। इन चारों राज्यों में ही 2015 से 2018 के ...

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

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 28 – November 3)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Tigress killed

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 …

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