There is good news in store for the lovers of wildlife and nature. Soon the wildlife sanctuaries of Kota, Darrah, Ramgarh, Bundi and Kubhalgarh will be improved and developed in the pattern of Ranthambhore National Park and the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of State Wildlife Advisory Board held on Wednesday.

Rajendra Sharma | TNN

Sariska: It is a chance for the Sariska tiger reserve to regain its lost glory.

Anindo Dey & Vijay Pinjarkar | TNN

Jaipur/Nagpur: Rajasthan has quietly turned down the offer' of a Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary to relocate three tiger cubs to the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

Jaipur: A young calf tied to a tree just outside the Lakarda outpost may look strangely out of place at Ranthambore National Park. However, conservation has its strange stories in the wild.

The calf was kept as a reserved food for Machli, the most famous tigress of the national park.

Chennai: Environmentalists in the southern states may well be doing a jig in the woods this year as the tiger population has reached healthy levels. In contrast, the tiger count in the northern states has seen a decline, say experts.

According to the state chief conservator of forests, Dr V N Singh, Tamil Nadu is expected to show a 20% increase in tiger population.

In politics, the dramatic always finds place in history's viewfinder. The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, has emerged as India's most spectacular green warrior.

Anindo Dey | TNN

Ranthambore: The state forest department has begun search for alternative tiger habitats in the state like the Sariska, following instructions from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

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New Delhi: The Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday gave green signal to reintroduce cheetah in three locations in the country. The project will cost around Rs 300 crore in the first year itself and will also displace over 100 settlements.