For the first time, India will host World Tiger Summit next year where wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of diminishing striped cats in the wild.
NEW DELHI: India will host the World Tiger Summit next year and wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of the diminishing striped cats.
The Indian Fox is a widespread animal of arid and semi-arid areas, especially partial to grasslands. It is mostly crepuscular and nocturnal in habit and rarely wanders around during the day.
A pat on the back for wildlife officials is due, as the tiger count in Rajasthan's sanctuaries has increased to 44.
Three years back, tiger lovers in India and other parts of the world were aghast when news came in that tigers had vanished from the Sariska Sanctuary of Rajasthan, where at one time they numbered a dozen.
Here is some good news for wildlife enthusiasts. The number of tigers as also herbivores in the state has gone up this year. The number of tigers has shot up from 32 in 2008 to 44 in 2009, excluding two cubs.
