UP's 4th tiger reserve proposed in Chitrakoot
LUCKNOW: The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing
Panna NP
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Panna: Tigress found, 2 cubs still missing
While the search for the two missing cubs in Panna reserve continues, the forest authorities on Tuesday claimed that they have managed to track down the tigress that had gone missing for the last few days.
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Two cubs still missing after fighting between relocated tigers in Panna
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Two fighting big cats, one wounded tigress, and two missing cubs at the Panna reserve have raised questions about some aspects of the tiger relocation programme
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Bringing the Tiger back from the brinkThe six percent solution
<p> Much has been done to try to save the world’s largest cat — threatened <br /> by hunting, habitat loss and the wildlife trade — but their numbers <br /> have continued to spiral downward for nearly two decades according to this study published in the latest issue of PLoS Biology journal.</p>
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Foresters blame itinerant tigers
Tigers from Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh disappeared because they wandered out of the park and got poached. The forest department could not be held responsible for the loss because its jurisdiction ended within the park, says a state government committee report.
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No immediate plan to relocate 3 remaining tigers to Panna
Maintaining a keen vigil over the progress of the tiger revival plan at Panna National Park, the State Forest Department has said that the aim of the project, to revive the number of big cats in the sanctuary, would be realised in due course of time.
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MP govt put on hold plan to relocate tiger to Panna sanctuary
Worried over safety of four new-born tiger cubs, the Madhya Pradesh government has put on hold its plan to relocate a new male big cat to Panna sanctuary. "If we shift a male tiger as planned earlier, it might devour the hapless cubs which are less than two months old," HS Pabla, principal chief conservator (wildlife), Madhya Pradesh, told reporters.
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Tiger poaching continues; funds misused: Conservationist
Panna: Tiger, the national animal of the country, is being poached regularly in almost all reserves and authorities are sitting idle, eating up the the funds meant for the animal's welfare, said a tiger conservationist. Addressing a news conference here at Panna this afternoon, Shehla Masood said the tigers are being killed by the poachers and nobody is stopping them.
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Presence of fourth tiger cub at Panna National Park confirmed
Vivek Trivedi | Bhopal At a time when the Bandhavgarh tigress death case is deeply entangled in controversy, the news of a fourth cub being spotted inside Panna National Park has given animal lovers many reasons to smile. Earlier the park administration had revealed that that Bandhavgarh tigress trasnlocated to Panna, had given birth to three cubs, which were spotted on May 7.
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Balance necessary between wildlife conservation and states developmental activities
Chief Minster Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a meeting of State Wildlife Board here today which recommended setting up of National Dinosaur Fossil Park near Bagh in Dhar district. More than 100 dinosaur eggs were found in Bagh in Dhar district in the year 2006, which are estimated to be 6.5 crore to 7 crore years old. Besides, fossilised dinosaur nests have also been found in the district.
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Tiger reserves going Panna way
Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh said most of the tiger reserves in the country are in a bad shape and are going Panna and Sariska reserves way, which have no tigers left.