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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Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. Former head of Project Tiger, he told Sumana Narayanan the department
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Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
“We found several pugmarks had the toes rounded off. We realized the park staff were creating pugmarks with casts ” When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. Former head of Project Tiger, he told Sumana Narayanan the
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Radio collars can't kill tigers: BNHS
Mumbai: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) stands firmly behind the method of radio-collaring as an efficient tool in preservation of big cats.
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NMDC likely to resume mining at Panna before Aug 15
The country's largest iron ore producer, NMDC, is likely to restart mining operations at the Panna diamond reserves in Madhya Pradesh by August 15 and is currently undertaking trial runs at the site.
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Oppn walkout over tiger decline
The opposition Congress in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly today shouted slogans and staged a walkout over the issue of illegal poaching of tigers and decline in the population of the big cat. Opposition members had brought posters, with pictures of tigers, along which they wore as a jacket. Below the picture of tigers in the poster, was written 'Save Me'.
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MP refuses to take Panna blame, tells tiger authority to change policy
While refusing to act against officials responsible for the tiger going extinct in Panna, Madhya Pradesh on Monday joined issue with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), advising it to take more effective steps to increase the tiger population in the country.
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Jairam expresses concern over depleting tiger population
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The depleting population of tigers in the country is
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MP agrees but says only 4 fell prey to poaching
Jairam Ramesh
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Panna tigers lost to poaching: Jairam
Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday finally confirmed what was first reported by The Indian Express that there are no tigers left in the Panna tiger reserve and that they have been poached. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Ramesh said tigers in India were facing various threats, including poaching, insurgency and even
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Ready for relook at Wildlife Protection Act: Ramesh
ADMITTING the