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Very encouraging news on the increase in tiger numbers in Nepal
Nov

27

Very encouraging news on the increase in tiger numbers in Nepal

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Good news from Nepal as its tiger numbers are set to double by 2022 which was the target set for all 'Tiger States' at the St. Petersburg International Tiger summit in 2010.  During the last census in Nepal in 2013 tiger numbers recorded were 198. Much credit is due to the pro-active stance of the Nepalese government who have enlisted the help of its army and citizens plus WWF who have been encouraging local people to conserve its ...

Yet another tiger found dead in Madhya Pradesh
Nov

26

Yet another tiger found dead in Madhya Pradesh

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A young tiger has been found dead behind a school about 107Km from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve bringing the total death toll in 2017 so far to 23 tigers.   Experts say most of the tiger populations in well-established tiger reserves have reached carrying capacity, posing a fresh challenge of dispersals and conflicts. Tigers are either getting killed in territorial fights or moving more than 200km from their place of birth and meeting un ...

55 Tigers recognised on camera traps at Sathymangalam tiger reserve
Nov

17

55 Tigers recognised on camera traps at Sathymangalam tiger reserve

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In the Indian State of Tamil Nadu 55 tigers have been recognised using camera traps in the first ever excercise of this methodology. In addition 11 tiger cubs were also recorded. Besides tigers the park which spreads over about 1411.60sqkm is also home to elephants, leopards, wild boar, stripped hyenas and numerous species of deer. The camera ...

Electrocution the scouge of Indian wildlife
Nov

14

Electrocution the scouge of Indian wildlife

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Yet another tiger is electrocuted by farmers in Vidarbha trying to stop herbivores from entering their fields and eating crops.  In some districts farmers erect high voltage electric fencing around their farms to protect crops, and sometimes tigers become its victims. Sadly two tigers have met the same death this month alone.  A Forest dept. official has stated that an effort will be made to educate farmers to use solar ...

Tigress returns to its forest home after straying into a tourist resort.
Nov

08

Tigress returns to its forest home after straying into a tourist resort.

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A tigress walked into the grounds of a tourist lodge in Karnatika last weekend probably in search food but has since returned to its forest home having been tracked by forest dept.staff on elephants. It appears that the tiger may have been attracted by a substantial number of wild boar that are present on the edge of the forest. Unfortunately waste from some lodges are not disposed of properly and just left on the ground which in turn attracts ...

Indian tiger reserve to double in size.
Nov

06

Indian tiger reserve to double in size.

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Mudumalai tiger reserve is about to double in size with 367.59 sqkm of buffer forest land to be incorporated into its core area.  This will therefore increase the total size of the reserve to about 690 sqkm, which will allow greater movement for  tigers, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs plus herbivores such as elephants, bison and deer.  More on this good news article for tigers and other indigenous wildlife can be seen by fol ...

The Pantanal, Brazil. October 2017
Oct

24

The Pantanal, Brazil. October 2017

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I arrived at my lodge overlooking the Cuiaba river on the 8 October. This was my third visit to The Pantanal, Brazil, a huge wetland area approximately the size of France.  The top predator here is the Jaguar, the third largest feline in the world. During my ten days here photographing wildlife, we saw ...

17 tigers lost in Madhya Pradesh in 2017
Oct

07

17 tigers lost in Madhya Pradesh in 2017

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Statistics produced by India's National Tiger Consevation Authority (NTCA) show that at least 17 tigers have been lost this year in the once popularly known 'tiger state' of Madhya Pradesh. According  to NTCA figures over 71 tigers have been reported lost in India from the beginning of this year up until the 29 September. However in reality the figure is probably considerably higher with many tiger losses going unreported. Sadl ...

India and Nepal are co-operating on a joint tiger census
Oct

04

India and Nepal are co-operating on a joint tiger census

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For the first time India and Nepal are shortly to carry out a joint tiger count in their respective tiger reserves and protected areas. Camera traps will be installed in tiger habitats and buffer zones which should avoid the duplication of tigers that stray between both countries.  The last tiger census in Nepal took place in 2013 when about 200 tigers were recorded.  More on this report can be found by following this link to
Another interesting article on the importance of tiger corridors.
Sep

16

Another interesting article on the importance of tiger corridors.

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Although in recent years we have seen a modest increase in tiger numbers within India the worry that many conservationists have put forward is the lack of connectivity beween the protected areas. A good example is Ranthambhore which arguably is the most recognised tiger reserve in India and contains an estimated population of 60 tigers.  However the lack of a contiguous forest area between the reserve and its near ...

Kazakhstan to be the first country to reintroduce tigers into the wild
Sep

11

Kazakhstan to be the first country to reintroduce tigers into the wild

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It has been reported in The Guardian that Kazakhstan is to make ready a former tiger habitat where tigers are to be reintroduced after the last tiger was lost some 70 years ago.  Tigers will be introduced into an arra known as Ili-Balkhash which forms part of the tigers former historical range.  Much work needs to be carried out before the first tigers arrive ...






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