Panna tiger reserve Diamond mine gets the go-ahead Enlarge View Supreme Court revokes ban on diamond mine in tiger zone the Supreme Court on August 13 gave the go-ahead to the National Mineral Development Corporation (nmdc), a public sector undertaking, to resume diamond mining operations in the

A tiger, on his usual territorial stroll in Katarniaghat in Terai area of Bahraich district in UP, was besieged by something entirely alien: a train. The tiger was transfixed and taken completely by surprise. And as he stood frozen, the train, running through the Katarnia ghat Forest Reserve, dragged the animal along and killed it. An FIR was lodged against railway officials by the Forest Department on charges of negligence.

Deepa Kozhisseri

Masinagudi residents are apprehensive of what Mudumalai tiger reserve holds for them.

On July 15, inside the core of Mudumalai tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, a group of workers waited for a jeep to take them to Masinagudi

Aizawl, Sept 9: The World Bank is expected to give Rs 1,700 lakh for maintenance of Mizorams Dampa Tiger Reserve.
The Dampa Tiger Reserve, situated on the western part of Mizoram along the international border with Bangladesh, about 127 km from Aizawl, is one of the six approved tiger reserves across India to received the WBs aid.

KOCHI: Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), the first wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, has turned 75. The year-long platinum jubilee celebrations of the sanctuary will begin with a two-day national seminar on ``People and Tigers - Shifting Trajectories of Ecology and Co-existence

Teena Thacker

New Delhi, September 2: The Government has issued strict restrictions on the sale of drug diclofenac, used to treat animals, after evidence emerged that the drug indirectly caused the death of vultures that fed on the carcasses of these animals.

Dead Ranthambore tigress

PALAKKAD: The Government will initiate steps to declare the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary as the second tiger reserve in the State by the end of the current financial year, according to Forest Minister Benoy Viswom.

The Minister was speaking after flagging off the four safari buses to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary at a function held in Aanapady on Tuesday.

He said that the first reserve was the Periyar sanctuary.

Tiger reintroduction in Sariska After a gap of about four years, tigers are back in Sariska. Two tigers

Masinagudi residents are apprehensive of what Mudumalai tiger reserve holds for them On July 15, inside the core of Mudumalai tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, a group of workers waited for a jeep to take them to Masinagudi

The only relocation on the anvil is for 320 tribal families in the core area. These families want relocation and have even petitioned the Madras High Court. The only tribals who will continue to live in the core are those employed by the forest department as anti-poaching watchers and mahouts. The captive elephants once used for timber extraction are now used for eco tourism, patrolling for anti

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