Madhya Pradesh, once famous as the “Tiger State,” lost 453 animals over the last decade. And how many culprits did the government bring to book? Just two. Recently accessed documents reveal only two cases of poaching reached their logical conclusion of conviction during this period, as of March 2012.

Sample the facts: according to the conservation programme ‘Project Tiger', the population of big cats in Madhya Pradesh in 2001-02 stood at 710. However, the 2011 census revealed there were only 257 tigers left in its six reserves — Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench.

Bhopal : Ahead of the hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking banning of tourism in Madhya Pradesh’s tiger habitats by the apex court, wildlife experts Monday slammed the idea, term

Following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by three Seoni-based volunteers, the Jabalpur High Court on Wednesday served notices to several parties, including the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest and the State Government, involved in the formation of the Pench-Kanha corridor.

Apart from the Union Ministry and the State Government, other parties to be served the notices are the Di

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Having generated over Rs 5 crore in donations to help conserve the endangered tigers in the country, a 12-hour live telethon based on the

Two tigresses have given birth to eight cubs in Madhya Pradesh

Pench National Park is ushering scientific and standardised way of wildlife census in the State by working on the process with the help of special software that analyses census data accurately.

Nagpur: Saving the tiger has received a fillip as two more wildlife sanctuaries in Vidarbha are to get tiger reserve status. Maharashtra already has four reserves at Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Melghat in Vidarbha as well as Sahyadri in western Maharashtra.

Tiger conservation took a major hit when senior forest officials found the president of the local Eco (logical) Samiti carrying four tiger paws to the house of a local tantric in order to conduct a special puja in the Chindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh here today and urged him to get Maheshwar hydel power project and other projects sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest at the earliest.