Wildlife

2 more tiger parks in Maha

Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said two more tiger reserves have been proposed in Maharashtra

Publication Date: 
14/09/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Maharashtra, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Wildlife
Wildlife

Bringing the Tiger back from the brinkThe six percent solution

 Much has been done to try to save the world’s largest cat — threatened
by hunting, habitat loss and the wildlife trade — but their numbers
have continued to spiral downward for nearly two decades according to this study published in the latest issue of PLoS Biology journal.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2010
Joe Walston, John G. Robinson, Elizabeth L. Bennett & et al
PLoS Biology
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Tags:
Tiger, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Tiger Reserves, Nepal, India, Tiger Conservation, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia, Project Tiger, Panna NP, Sariska NP, Poaching, Illegal Trade
Wildlife

Conservation in Mudumalai: Another politics

In response to Daniel Taghioff and Ajit Menon

Publication Date: 
03/09/2010
Tarsh Thekaekara
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Mudumalai SA, Human Rights, Tiger Reserves, Tiger Conservation, Forests, Forest Rights Act 2006, Conflicts, Tribals, Wildlife And People, NGO, Migration, Wildlife
Wildlife

Let tribals guard tiger reserves

LUCKNOW: Evicting tribals and traditional dwellers from tiger reserves is not always the solution. Creating a stake for them in reserves could also be an option. The biggest tiger reserve of the country, Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam has its security manned by its tribal folks `Chenchus'.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Tribals, Tiger Reserves, People, Wildlife, Uttar Pradesh, National Tiger Conservation Authority
Wildlife

While tiger count goes up 20% in TN, it dwindles in north

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.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, Tamil Nadu, Tiger Reserves, Sariska NP, India, Endangered Species, Karnataka
Wildlife

Discussion in Lok Sabha on Wildife (25/08/2010)

Discussion in Lok Sabha on Wildife (25/08/2010).

Publication Date: 
24/08/2010
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger Conservation, Zoos, Tiger Reserves, India, Relocation, Orissa (Odisha), Elephant, Poaching, Tribals, Kerala, Karnataka, Wildlife And People, Rhinoceros, Manas NP
Wildlife

Road work threat to wildlife

- BRO hill-cutting puts habitat of Sonitpur animal reserves in danger

Guwahati, Aug.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2010
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Wildlife, Roads, Sonitpur, Tiger Reserves, Elephant, Assam, Nameri NP, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Proposed tiger reserve in Pilibhit hits a roadblock

LUCKNOW: The proposed tiger reserve in Pilibhit, second in UP after Dudhwa, seems to have hit a roadblock.

Publication Date: 
20/08/2010
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Dudhwa NP, Pilibhit (D), Uttar Pradesh, Wildlife, Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Kishanpur SA
Wildlife

KNP Commercial boom posing threat to wildlife

KOHORA, Aug 18

Publication Date: 
19/08/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Wildlife, Kaziranga SA, Assam, Tiger Reserves, Karbi Anglong, Sanctuaries
Wildlife

Graveyard Park

This could be the road to another tragic Sariska, albeit of elephants, not tigers. In a span of about 45 days across April-May, at least 10 elephants have been confirmed killed at the Simlipal National Park, a tiger reserve in Orissa

Publication Date: 
15/08/2010
Debarshi Dasgupta
Outlook (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Elephant, Simlipal NP, Poaching, Mayurbhanj, Tiger Reserves

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