Stripe strikes

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

‘Man-eater’ tiger shot dead near Mudumalai reserve

Special task officials say efforts to tranquillize the animal failed

Tiger poaching spirals, Uttarakhand registers maximum cases

Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December

Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden  

How Maharashtra’s dam on ‘Human’ river threatens tigers

The dam proposed at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve threatens to submerge more than 90 per cent of a 7-km forest area

Only 3,000 tigers left in the world, says IUCN

While India has registered an impressive growth in the tiger population, studies reveal that the big cats could be wiped off the face of the …

Another suspected poaching incident in Pench

Authorities fail to keep check

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

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 …

Global tiger population up by 22 per cent

India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population

3 tigers found dead in Corbett in a week

Post mortem report awaited

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents

On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found 

Bihar man-eater shot: ‘We need to put down problem animals for wildlife conservation’

Shafath Ali Khan, who was engaged by the Maharashtra government in the operation to eliminate Avni in 2018, released a book this year to narrate …

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

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

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 …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

Parliamentary Digest (August 8, 2022): India generates plastic wastes of 3.46 million tonnes

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Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

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

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

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