A sad and hard hitting article on the 'dog's' life faced by tigers in captivity. See link below to read the story in The Pioneer.
http://bit.ly/1cN1Oiu ...
Forensic reports of the dead tiger whose carcass was discovered on 23 December 2012 was poisoned and poaching cannot be ruled out. See link below to story in India Today.
http://bit.ly/1cGCqL7 ...
A tigress at Ranthambhore National Park in India has given birth to 3 cubs. Their arrival has been recorded on a camera trap as at this very early age their mother will keep them well hidden. Excellent news. See link below to read the story in The Times of India.
http://bit.ly/KlIouD ...
A hard hitting report on the tragic numbers of tiger mortalities that have taken place in India during 2013. See link below to read the CEE4LIFE report.
http://cee4life.org/cee4life.php ...
Encouraging news from Tamil Nadu where there has been a considerable increase in tiger sightings recorded during the eight day tiger census within the State's four tiger reserves. See link below to the report in The Hindu.
http://bit.ly/1ljU4JZ ...
Dec
27
Iceland in December 2013
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I returned from a short trip to Iceland in December, where I had been hoping to photograph the Aurora Borealis. This did not come to fruition and It was disappointing for me at my particular site but apparently others in the north of the island were successful. I was, however, able to photograph the dramatic Icelandic scenery.
A small selection of photographs from the trip can be seen by following this
A very encouraging start to the tiger census in the Indian State of Kanrataka. Some excellent tiger sightings have been reported from many of the forest habitats. See link below to read the story in the Deccan Herald.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/376564/tiger-population-rise-state.html#top ...
The numbering of of more recent additions of young tigers at Ranthambhore is now complete going up to 70. However the number of tigers at Ranthambhore is about 48. See link below to read the story in The Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Ranthambhore-tiger-numbering-completes-goes-up-to-70/article ...
Depressing figures released on the number of tigers that have been poached in 2013. In all probabilty these figures are on the low side as I feel sure that many such cases have gone undetected by the authorities. In my view the answer to the ongoing problem is threefold. 1. Stiffer custodial sentences to those convicted of tiger poaching. 2. Educating young people on the importance of saving the remaining number of wild tigers-after all the tiger is India's national animal. Thirdly a benef ...
The Sumatran Tiger, on the brink of extinction, to get a new conservation zone. However in my opinion the cost of the new 'conservation zone' would be better spent on giving the remaining number of wild tigers and other indigenous wildlife increased protection from poachers and loggers. See link below to read the story in the Jakarta Globe.
http://www.thejakartaglobe. ...
A fascinating report in National Geographic by Dr Ullas Karanth.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/03/rare-video-captures-tiger-making-its-kill/ ...
Well done India for helping to create additional forest space for its National Animal.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Rs-21-64-boost-for-Tadoba-village-relocation/articleshow/26543471.cms?#write ...
Oct
20
My seven day visit to The Pantanal and a subsequent three days at the Iguassu Falls was amazing. At The Pantanal I was lucky to see the rare and endangerd Jaguar each day and on one day my small group saw three different Jaguars. During our visit our small boat stopped along the river at the headquarters of Panthera where we met two senior members of staff who gave us an insight into the important conservation work that they are carrying out in helping to save the Jaguar from this region of Br ...
Excellent news from Russia on the increase in the population of Amur tigers in Primorye. See link to follow the story.
http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_09_28/Population-of-Amur-tiger-in-Primorye-is-growing-7333/ ...
The ongoing tragedy of human and tiger confrontation over cattle predation-see link to read story.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Two-arrested-for-poisoning-tiger-at-Kaziranga-park/articleshow/22639222.cms ...