Jun

12

Increases in both the human and tiger population causing problems

• Posted 12th June 2020

Authorities in Maharashtra fear there could be a sharp increase in instances of man-animal conflicts or wildlife officials being called in to capture tigers responsible for killing humans if steps aren’t taken to control the tiger population across central India.  Nitin Kakodkar, the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) of the state, said more incidents of tigers being captured or man-animal conflicts should be expected without population control measures in place acros ...

May

28

Some male tigers might be sterilised or relocated.

• Posted 28th May 2020

Even as the state forest department’s proposal for conservation translocation of 50 tigers from Chandrapur district has stirred up a debate among greens, another idea to sterilize 20 male tigers to control their growing numbers has been floated. More on this interesting article can be seen by following the link below .https://bit.ly/2X7U5he   ...

May

23

Tigers at risk over vast roadwork planned across Asia

• Posted 23rd May 2020

Tiger habitats are under threat from nearly 24,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) of new roads to be built by 2050.  The explosion of new roads is driven in part by global development strategies such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative.  Road construction contributes to three major threats to tigers: degradation of habitat, prey depletion, and poaching.  More on this worrying trend on destroying tiger habitat by following the link below. https ...

May

10

Death of 23 Asiatic Lions in Gujarat's Gir

• Posted 10th May 2020

Babesiosis outbreak in Gujarat’s Gir causes death of 23 Asiatic lions.  All the big cats, who died, were from one small part of the park and may have got infected by consuming an animal, an official said.  An outbreak of Babesiosis caused by a protozoan parasite has reportedly caused the death of several lions in India’s only wild abode for Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir National Park, in the last three months, officials said on Thursday. See the link below to ...

May

07

Increase in tiger numbers in West Bengal's Sundarbans

• Posted 7th May 2020

The Sundarban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal has witnessed the highest increase of Royal Bengal Tigers since 2016. The West Bengal Forest Department released the 2019-2020 census of Royal Bengal Tigers of Sunderbans and according to it, eight tigers have increased compared to 2019. The number of tigers increased to 96 in 2020 compared to 88 tigers in 2019.  The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove delta and only mangrove tiger habitat in the world. The landscape comprises two divisions--1) Su ...

May

03

A sad time for the tigers and environment in India

• Posted 3rd May 2020

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Apr

28

Efforts to save wild tigers must be redoubled

• Posted 28th April 2020

A hard hiting thesis by tiger expert John Goodrich on more efforts that need to be made to help save and increase wild tiger numbers in Asia.  See the link below to read John Goddrich's most interesting and well thought out theory on moving tiger conservation forward. https://bit.ly/3bLdd9E ...

Apr

08

The increased threat to tigers and other wildlife due to lockdown

• Posted 8th April 2020

An extract of an article written by world renowned tiger authority Dr.K.Ullas Karanth on the increased danger to tigers and other wildlife due to the present lockdown.  "However, I do believe from the perspective of wild tiger conservation in India, that the issue is being blown out of proportion in the media although this may be out of genuine concern. Although I am not a specialist in viral transmission, it is well known that coronaviruses do affect other mammal species and transmi ...

Apr

08

Increased threat of tiger poaching due to lockdown

• Posted 8th April 2020

An extract of an article written by world renowned tiger authority Dr.K.Ullas Karanth on the increased danger to tigers and other wildlife due to the present lockdown.  "However, I do believe from the perspective of wild tiger conservation in India, that the issue is being blown out of proportion in the media although this may be out of genuine concern. Although I am not a specialist in viral transmission, it is well known that coronaviruses do affect other mammal species and transmi ...

Apr

01

Tigers roam unseen in the wild as lockdown keeps tourists out of the reserves

• Posted 1st April 2020

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Mar

10

Concern for tigers from canine distemper

• Posted 10th March 2020

WWF-Malaysia Tiger Landscape Lead Dr Mark Rayan Darmaraj told the  that in the case of an outbreak, dogs living in close proximity to the forest fringes, particularly in villages, plantations and logging camps, could be tested for the presence of CDV antibodies and vaccinated if the tests came back positive.  ...

Mar

10

Philbhit tigers living in sugar cane fields may be relocated

• Posted 10th March 2020

The Uttar Pradesh forest department has given in-principle approval to a plan to relocate 10 tigers that have made the sugarcane fields outside the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve their home. The effort is to minimise the danger of human-animal conflict in an area where human casualties are among the highest in the vicinity of a wildlife sanctuary in India.  The tiger population inside the horseshoe-shaped reserve is at the saturation level, prompting 10 of the big cats to make their home in the s ...

Feb

09

India can never turn its back on tigers

• Posted 9th February 2020

Over half the worlds wild tiger population remain in India but require constant monitoring and protection says wildlife biologist George Schaller.  biologist, conservationist and author, has spent a lifetime studying some of the world’s most elusive species: mountain gorillas in central Africa, snow leopards in the Himalayas, giant pandas in China, and jaguars in South America. He is senior conservationist at the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).  There has be ...

Feb

01

Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary being notified at a Tiger Reserve

• Posted 1st February 2020

The current area of this prposed new tiger reserve is approximately 149sqkm and with about a further 40sqkm of adjoining forest without any villages being scheduled to be added where already an existing tiger population resides. There are 10-12 resident tigers at large in the sanctuary.   NTCA guidlines maintain that viable tiger populations and life support ecological systems in natural wilderness areas require a minimum inviolate space of 800-1,000 sqkm to support a viable population ...

Jan

20

Ranthambhore's well known tiger passes away.

• Posted 20th January 2020

A famous male tiger named Zalim T25 was found dead in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan. He was the same tiger who reared two small orphan cubs.  Hindustan TimesZalim will continue to be remembered for a rather heartwarming and rare act that he did - that of rearing orphan twin cubs of T-5 tigress who died in 2011. The two female cubs - around three-months-old at that time - named Bina -1 and Bina-2 were 'adopted by Zalim who kept all other animals away from them. Without ...