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The Indian Express had sought the chain of communication between the NTCA and Rajasthan government over the moving of T24, through an RTI plea filed to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The continuing sad saga surrounding the cruel capture of Ustad T.24 from his forest home and subsequent incarceration at a zoo. Follow link below to read the report in the Indian Express.
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The arrival of a couple of wild cats, a male and a female, within a span of three months has already had conservationists raising toasts. “More tigers will come as they feel safe here,” predicted KTR wildlife researcher Jogu Yellam. “A lot of effort has gone into strengthening anti-poaching activity,” he stated, giving reasons for tigers to arrive at KTR in the coming months. Please follow the link below to read this exciting good news in The Hindu.
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Ustad had not been keeping well for the last 10 days. He was suffering from an intestinal block and had not been eating much. In fact, Rajasthan Chief Wildlife Warden R K Tyagi confirmed that the tiger has been struggling with health issues since being brought to the Sajjangarh park in May. Please follow the link below to the report in the Indian Express on Ustad.
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Endangered Amur tigers filmed in Russian forest. This 20-second video, published by the , shows a mother and her three grown cubs ambling along an overgrown forest road in the 988,422-acre Sikhote-Alin , a stronghold for the hard-to-find animal. Please follow th elink below to read the good news in USA Today.
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In view of the escalating man-animal conflict involving tigers around Bandipur-Nagarahole belt, the authorities are wondering if the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), which spreads from dogs and can be deadly for big cats, has been affecting wildlife. The virus is contagious and has no cure once it affects tigers or leopards, though the dogs have chances of survival. The afflicted wild animal gets disoriented, loses fear of human beings and tends to lurk closer to human habitation. This leads to t ...
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