The worst-ever drought for the third consecutive year has proved to be a big challenge for the Prakasam district administration to ensure sufficient safe water to the teeming millions of people but also to the hapless wild animals inhabiting the Nallamala forests. See link below to the report in The Hindu.
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- the tigress fondly called by visitors to Pench Tiger Reserve
This tigress has so far given birth to total 26 tiger cubs. The latest bunch of cubs were spotted by patrolling squad a few weeks ago. ...
The endangered Bengal tigers, who have all previously been kept in gardens and caged conditions around the UK, now have a large enclosure to run around in, as well as a relaxation zone and a play room. See link below to read the story.
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Tadoba Andhari-March 2017
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I returned to this interesting tiger reserve on the 17 March where I remained for eight days. I enjoyed some wonderful wildlife sightings and managed to see nine different tigers . Perhaps the highlight for me was time spent in the buffer zone. In May of last year I had seen and photographed the tigress Madhuri and her four three month old cubs. Ten months on, I was ho ...
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Pench-March 2017
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After leaving Tadoba, I moved to Pench for my remaining five days in India. Sadly the tiger sightings at this reserve were not so numerous. Nevertheless I managed to photograph some of the park's beautiful indigenous wildlife. A photographic opportunity presented itself! A young leopard, about 12 months old, was sitting on a rocky outcrop together with her sibling and mother nearby. Above is an image of the leopard as she looked down at me from her vantage poi ...
Not only tigers but leopards need considerable protection from poachers and other dangers. See link below to read the story in Daily News Analysis
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In China, around 6,000 captive tigers are raised on “farms,” often under inhumane conditions, and their pelts sold for hefty sums in a poorly regulated market upheld through legal loopholes by the Chinese government. Breeding tigers on these farms is legal, but sale of their parts is not — something that may be about to change.
Long used in Chinese medicine, tiger products are now a status purchase for China’s wealthiest and most powerful. Collectors stockpile tige ...
He said seven Forest divisions of the state have now 40 Royal Bengal Tigers, including 13 male, 24 female and three cubs. While Similipal division has the highest number of 26 Royal Bengal tigers including 9 male, 14 female and three cubs and the Sundergarh Forest Division has only one female tiger. See link below to read the report in Web India 123.
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(NBWL), the top decision making body on projects falling in and around protected areas (PAs), has cleared diversion of 160.94 hectare forest area of Wan sanctuary inside Melghat Tiger ReserveEarlier, PK Srivastava, the then GM of SCR, h ...
Poacher fined $155,000 for illegal hunting of 6 endangered tigers, and 46 bears.
Police had discovered extraordinary evidence of the Nakhodka man's illegal hunting, including the tiger skins, body parts of no less than 34 Himalayan - or black - bears, and a ...
According to sources, CWLW gave a green signal late evening after a committee headed by Tadoba field director and six other local members including officials concerned, NGOs and a sarpanch sought formal permission to shoot the tigress. The committee was set up as per
were recorded in Karnataka last year, the second highest in the country after Madhya Pradesh (30), according to data of the state forest department.
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