International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023: The Orang Asli use traditional knowledge to save Malayan tigers

Down To Earth spoke to Phung Chee Chean, Kenyir Project Problem Analyst for Panthera, on the Orang Asli protectors of Malaysia’s last tigers

What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules

Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats

Mixed reactions from wildlife experts after ‘black tiger’ safari announced by Odisha government

Some have applauded the move; others dislike the idea of putting the rare felids on display in enclosures

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

Bihar’s only tiger reserve using green energy to provide water to wildlife during summer

Solar-powered pumps are being used to fill waterholes in the grasslands of VTR to provide water to tigers and other wildlife

Tigers in the Terai’s sugarcane fields are developing into an ecotype of their own: Rahul Shukla

Down To Earth speaks to conservationist who has documented and written about tigers growing up and surviving in the Terai landscape of northern India

Blame Stamford Raffles: How the British ended the Malayan tiger’s reign over Singapore

Island has lost 37% of its biodiversity in the 200 years since it was first colonised, says new study; this includes the Malayan tiger  

India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI

India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year

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

Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia

World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent  

International Tiger Day 2023: Panthera study finds Bangladesh ‘unexpectedly’ driving poaching for tiger parts

Wealthy Bangladeshi citizens seek tiger parts for medicinal, spiritual and ornamental purposes, including tiger bones, canines, meat, milk, …

World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert

Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about the situation regarding …

Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others

About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …

My bears and other animals: ‘The Wildlife Stories of An Armyman’ is a fine literary accomplishment

This book, given the experience and the range of experiences of the author, is long overdue and the narrative is both a historical and ecological …

The lost glory of Rajasthan’s tigers can be restored

The government has resolved to make landscape-scale tiger conservation a success; moving forward in this direction, Rajasthan already has five …

Odisha home to 30 tigers, 8 cubs, shows state census; 10 more than last NTCA count

National census report of 2022 put the tiger population at 20 in Odisha