Tiger Reserves

Mining undermines Tiger forest

It was reported in November 2007, that the Ministry of Coal allotted M/s Adani Power Ltd. a block for open cast coal mining in Lohara, Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. The block is six kilometres from Chandrapur city and measures 1,750 ha. This vast area is a combination of 1,598.71 ha of Reserve Forest, 86.66 ha of government owned land and 64.63 ha of private land.

Publication Date:

30/06/2009

Author(s): Rushikesh Chavan, Sanjay Karkare

Source: Hornbill

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Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, Ministry of Coal, Mining, Coal, Chandrapur (D), Maharashtra, Tadoba NP, Andhari SA, Tiger Reserves, Migratory Species, Wildlife

Wildlife

Evaluation of tiger reserves by wildlife experts likely every yr

Starting this year, an evaluation of tiger reserves by independent wildlife experts like Belinda Wright, Valmik Thapar and Ullas Karanth besides a host of others could become an annual feature.

The Environment and Forests Ministry is expected to take a final decision on the issue along with the dates for the Tiger Census 2009 in the next few days.

Publication Date:

30/06/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Panna NP, Tiger Reserves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Wildlife

45 tigers killed so far this year

New Delhi: The government has been making all the right noises about its efforts to save the tiger. But the results, so far, have been little to roar about -- 2009 has, in fact, been the deadliest in recent years for the big cats. There is also a worrying trend of tiger deaths due to man-animal conflict, and not just poaching.

Publication Date:

30/06/2009

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tiger Reserves, People - Animal Conflicts, Sunita Narain, India

Wildlife

Missing Panna tigers: Ramesh promises accountability

New Delhi: A Day after The Indian Express reported that all tigers in Panna have been poached as found by a Central Special Investigative Team (SIT) probe, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said

Publication Date:

25/06/2009

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, Panna NP, Tiger Reserves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Madhya Pradesh

Wildlife

Minister spots the tiger, clears aircraft and sensors for Corbett

CORBETT: Years ago, he went to Periyar tiger reserve in Kerala, Sunderbans tiger reserve in West Bengal and Ranthambhore tiger reserve in Rajasthan, but he couldn

Publication Date:

16/06/2009

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, Corbett NP, Periyar NP, Tiger Reserves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Wildlife

Forest dept proposes third Tiger Reserve in UP

The Forest department has sent a proposal to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for a third tiger reserve in the State.

The location of the proposed tiger reserved was identified at Amangarh in Bijnore adjacent to Corbett National Park

Publication Date:

12/06/2009

Source: Pioneer (Lucknow)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tiger Reserves, Uttar Pradesh

Wildlife

Kaziranga tiger reserve deprived of direct flow of Central funds

Guwahati: The Assam government is yet to constitute the Kaziranga Tiger Foundation, due to which the tiger reserve has been deprived of the direct flow of funds from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The reserve is also yet to have a full-fledged Tiger Conservation Plan.

Publication Date:

10/06/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Kaziranga SA, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tiger Reserves, Assam

Wildlife

Core area for tiger reserve defined

G. Prabhakaran
Forest Department to seek State government

Publication Date:

10/06/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Paramikulam SA, Tiger Reserves, Kerala

Wildlife

Rs 97.65 lakh given to Tiger Foundation

Wildlife Conservation Trust, Mumbai has provided Rs 97.65 lakh 65 thousand to Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation for strengthening the basic structures of conservation in tiger reserves in the state. Minister of State for Forests and chairman of Tiger Foundation Society Rajendra Shukla informed that these funds would be utilised in Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench Tiger reserves.

Publication Date:

06/06/2009

Source: Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Tiger Reserves, Madhya Pradesh

Wildlife