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 ...

Dec

19

Sundarban and the dangers to its existence

• Posted 19th December 2019

Considering the above fact, it may be pointed out that tigers are getting a double whammy — greater human encroachment on the one hand and a worsening climate and associated sea-level rises on the other. At present, management of tigers is a response to global conservation crisis. Range contraction, population decline, habitat fragmentation, prey loss, and poaching cause and aggravate this crisis.  More on this well written article can be seen by following the link below.

Dec

14

Are tigers finally extinct in Laos!

• Posted 14th December 2019

> That’s the conclusion of a detailed new study that found no evidence wild tigers still exist in the country.  What researchers It appears that tigers have now paid the ultimate price for the snaring crisisThe loss of tigers in Laos was an avoidable, if not unexpected, tragedy. The most recent 

Dec

02

Longest recorded walk of young male tiger

• Posted 2nd December 2019

Experts believe the two-and-a-half-year-old male is possibly in search of prey, territory or a mate. It was then tracked travelling back and forth over farms, water and highways, and into a neighbouring state.   ...

Nov

16

Tadoba Tiger Reserve

• Posted 16th November 2019

This was to be my fourth visit to Tadoba where I had always enjoyed very successful wildlife sightings in past years. Once again I was not to be disappointed while during my 10 day stay I saw and photographed 4 different female tigers and 2 male tigers plus other very interesting wildlife. When visiting Tadoba I always hope to see the tigress known as 'Myer' who is now about 9 years of age and known locally as the 'Queen' of Tadoba. Sadly of the 2 cubs from her last litter only ...

Oct

26

Hopes increase for another Tiger reserve in Rajasthan

• Posted 26th October 2019

A final proposal has been submitted to chief wildlife warden for the same. Following the state government’s direction, assessment report on the potential for relocation of the big cats at the sanctuary was prepared by the department. Five tigers, including two males and three females, might be brought to the reserve and they could possibly breed because of which population of 20 tigers can be achieved in a period of 10 years.  More on this encouraging report can be seen by foll ...

Oct

24

Notorious Tiger and bear poacher caught

• Posted 24th October 2019

The man, known as Yarlen, had been on the run for years. The nomadic Pardhi-Behelia tribe he is part of believe the animal's penis is an aphrodisiac, said Ritesh Sirothia of the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department. He was a suspect in several cases involving the poaching and trading of endangered wild animals, including tigers, in central and western India.  ...

Oct

15

Jaguar emerging from its cover.

• Posted 15th October 2019

I have just returned home after spending 10 exciting days at The Pantanal photographing over 25 different Jaguars and other indigenous wildlife. During my time at this magical environment I saw many different bird species and mammals including the Giant river otter, Capybara, Caiman, and Howler monkeys.  The photograph shows a Jaguar leaving its forest cover to hunt Caiman and Capybara along the river banks.  ...

Sep

15

Tragic death of half the tigers saved from the cruel temple in Thailand

• Posted 15th September 2019

  More than half of the 147 tigers seized from a Kanchanaburi temple three years ago have died of laryngeal paralysis, which causes upper airway obstruction in the animals. Laryngeal paralysis detected when animals were first brought from Kanchanaburi site linked to wildlife trafficking.  The disease, commonly found in tigers and cats, is caused by immune deficiencies from inbreeding. However last year, an official said in an interview the disease could have been caused by stress. ...

Sep

14

Almost 350 thousand trees to be lost in Jharkhand's tiger reserve

• Posted 14th September 2019

Sadly approval has been granted for thousands of trees to be cut down in Jharkhand's only tiger reserve to make way for a new dam to be created. Parts of Palamau tiger reserve will be lost by this wanton destruction of precious forest where India's National animal resides.  More on the report can be read by following the link below. https://bit.ly/2mgGMeq ...

Sep

01

'Avani's female cub shortly to be released into the forest.

• Posted 1st September 2019

Avni’s cub to be released in the wild after a year of foster care ...

Aug

29

Netherlands-August 2019

• Posted 29th August 2019

I returned home from the Netherlands on the 28th August having spent 4 days photographing wild birds at a forest setting in the Noord-Brabant district of the country. I was principally there to photograph the Goshawk and I was certainly not disappointed. While patiently waiting in a forest hide I managed to see 2 juvenile female Goshawks' at different times as they devoured a couple of pidgeons and later drank at a reflection pool. There were also a good number of interesting smaller birds ...