Wildlife

Punitive action against Corbett officials to be taken in tiger poaching case

Dehradun: Chief conservator of forest Dhananjay Mohan, who was assigned as an investigative officer for a case pertaining to recovery of five tiger skins near Rajaji Tiger Reserve in the month of M

Publication Date: 
20/06/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Poaching, Tiger, Corbett NP, Rajaji NP, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Crime Bureau, Wildlife
Environment

Ken-Betwa green clearance deferred, MoEF panel seeks more studies

The controversy hit project intends to divert water from Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh for irrigation and it will submerge 5,258 hectares of forest land including 4,14

Publication Date: 
06/06/2016
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Ken, Betwa, River Linking, Environment Clearance (EC), Uttar Pradesh, Panna NP, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Riverine Ecology, Environment
Wildlife

Tiger relocation plan at Rajaji to be reality soon

Forest officials visit Panna Tiger Reserve for training

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
Jotirmay Thapliyal
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tiger, Rajaji NP, Reocation, Tiger Reserves, Panna NP, Madhya Pradesh, Wildlife
Wildlife

NGT orders eviction of 800 settlers from Corbett

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked both the Corbett Tiger Reserve authorities and Uttar Pardesh government to follow the instructions of the NGT and take required action before t

Publication Date: 
26/05/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Corbett NP, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Tiger Reserves, Forest Encroachments, Wildlife
Water Resources

Ken-Betwa link a threat to tiger habitat: panel

A team of wildlife experts submitted a crucial report Monday on which hinges the fate of the first-ever inter-State river linking project since India’s independence.

Publication Date: 
17/05/2016
Jacob Koshy
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Ken, Betwa, River Linking, Panna NP, Tiger Reserves, Ministry Of Water Resources, Water Resources
Water Resources

Ken-Betwa gets wildlife go-ahead before site visit report

The Rs 10,000-crore project requires diversion of 5,258 hectares of forest land, including 4,141 hectares of Panna Tiger Reserve.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Ken, Betwa, River Linking, Panna NP, Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Water Resources
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Increase in wild tiger count, 02/05/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Increase in wild tiger count, 02/05/2016. In India, it has shown increasing trend with subsequent estimations which got initiated in the year 2006, wherein count was 1411 in 2006, 1706 in 2010 and 2226 in 2014. The details are at Annexure-I.

Publication Date: 
Monday, May 2, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Reserves, India, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds under Project Tiger, 02/05/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds under Project Tiger, 02/05/2016. The names of the States wherein Project Tiger is in operation at present alongwith the details thereof, State-wise, is at Annexure-I. The details of funds provided to the State Governments for the maintenance of each Tiger Reserve under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger from the year 2013 to 2016 are at Annexure-II.

Publication Date: 
Monday, May 2, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Project Tiger, Tiger Reserves, India, Finance, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

MP loses its 17th tiger, and this time its famous 'blue eyed one'

Madhya Pradesh has lost yet another tiger on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2016
P Naveen
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh NP, Pench NP, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife
Wildlife

Ranging, activity and habitat use by tigers in the mangrove forests of the Sundarban

The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the highest human densities and experiences severe human-tiger conflicts. We used GPS-Satellite and VHF radio-collars on 6 (3 males and 3 female) tigers to study their ranging patterns and habitat preference.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
06/04/2016
Dipanjan Naha, Yadvendradev V. Jhala, Qamar Qureshi & et al
PLoS ONE
1-16
Tags:
Tiger, Mangroves, Sundarbans, People - Animal Conflicts, Remote Sensing, Tiger Reserves, West Bengal

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