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 (…

Bright spots in backyard: Now India’s neighbours do their bit to up tiger count

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal hold 76% of world’s tigers, says new IUCN report

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

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

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 

Vietnam proposes legalising use of tiger parts in traditional medicines

International community, activists say move will undo tiger conservation efforts 

US tiger coronavirus positive; wildlife and zoo alert in India

Zoo keepers not to be allowed in vicinity of animals without safety gear

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?  

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

Around 20 tigers poached in Corbett national park in last two years: wildlife warden

The number of confirmed cases of tiger poaching in Uttarakhand has been the highest in the country

Simply Put: Two is company

Environment ministry favours tiger safari in buffer zones

Says will help in conservation efforts

Bihar to get its second tiger reserve in Kaimur soon

Officials have been working towards obtaining the National Tiger Reserve Conservation Authority’s approval for declaring Kaimur Wildlife …

A megafauna bias in India’s carnivore research is hampering the country’s conservations efforts

For many smaller and less charismatic carnivores like the fishing cat, even basic ecological data like distribution range remains unclarified

India’s 52nd tiger reserve, Ramgarh Vishdhari notified

Ramgarh Vishdhari, spread across Bundi, Bhilwara and Kota districts in Rajasthan, will be a major corridor connecting tigers of Ranthambore and …

In the shadow of the tiger, its co-predators are suffering  

Hyenas, dholes, wolves, jackals and sloth bears’ ranges are shrinking and a tiger-centric policy cannot revive them, a new report shows

Tiger Census 2018: None found in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa reserves

The presence of tigers in these reserves was scarce in 2014 too; nation-wide population up 30 per cent

Lack of scientific debate and involvement of all stakeholders will not help Project Tiger succeed

As we envision the next 50 years of Project Tiger, it is imperative to build on the lessons learned and address the gaps identified

Is the tiger still ‘rajah’ of Java’s jungles? New study raises hopes

A single hair strand found in a village on the island in 2019 found to be genetically belonging to subspecies

Simply Put: Tigers & tribals

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 …

Escalating tiger-human conflict haunts Karnataka’s Mysuru, Chamarajanagar districts. Is big cat population spike to blame?

Five deaths reported in last three months

Shoddy translocation of tiger Sundari leads to bloodshed

India's first interstate tiger translocation was done in violation of the protocol

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

Conservation not enough for the highly inbred Ranthambore tigers — they require genetic rescue

There is a need to facilitate active ‘gene flow’ into the Rajasthan tiger population from Central Indian tiger landscapes