Wildlife

Uttar Pradesh to set up Tiger Protection Force soon

Uttar Pradesh will set up a special Tiger Protection Force to combat the poaching of tigers and smuggling of their organs.

Publication Date: 
24/11/2016
Subhash Mishra
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Tiger, Dudhwa NP, Endangered Species, Poaching, Wildlife
Wildlife

29 tigers killed in poaching this year, says govt

Twenty-nine tigers have died in poaching activities this year, the government on Tuesday said while asserting it has taken several steps for conservation and protection of the big cats.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Poaching, Wildlife Act 1972, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

The road ahead: protecting tigers from Asia’s infrastructure development boom

With massive infrastructure plans threatening all tiger landscapes and risking recent gains in tiger conservation, Asian governments must adopt a sustainable approach to infrastructure planning and construction or drive tigers toward extinction, according to a new analysis by WWF.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2016
WWF
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Infrastructure Development, Wildlife, Asia, India, Tiger Reserves
Wildlife

Tiger deaths see 25 per cent increase from last year

Tiger deaths have registered an increase of 25 per cent this year, with the toll recorded at 98 compared to last year's 78.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Jharkhand, Endangered Species, Poaching, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Kaziranga SA, Wildlife
Wildlife

Tiger census kicks off in Baridya, its numbers expected to increase

BARDIYA, Nov 21: Census of endangered tiger has begun in Bardiya National Park from Sunday.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2016
Republica (Nepal)
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, Endangered Species, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Nepal, South Asia
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of tigers, 21/11/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of tigers, 21/11/2016. Based on the country level All India Tiger Estimation done once in four years, the number of tigers in different tiger range States are at Annexure-I. The tiger reserve-wise number of tigers, as per latest estimation is at Annexure-II. Several steps have been taken by the Government of India to conserve and protect tigers and other wildlife in tiger reserves, which are at Annexure-III.

Publication Date: 
Monday, November 21, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Tiger Conservation, India, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of tigers, 21/11/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of tigers, 21/11/2016. Based on the country level All India Tiger Estimation done once in four years, the number of tigers in different tiger range States are at Annexure-I. The tiger reserve-wise number of tigers, as per latest estimation is at Annexure-II. Several steps have been taken by the Government of India to conserve and protect tigers and other wildlife in tiger reserves, which are at Annexure-III.

Publication Date: 
Monday, November 21, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Tiger Conservation, India, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

Reduced to skin and bones re-examined: full analysis

India has recorded the highest number of seizure of tigers and parts among all 13 tiger range countries, accounting for 44 per cent, according to a report by wildlife trade monitor.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2016
Sarah Stoner, Kanitha Krishnasamy, Talia Wittmann, Steven Delean, Philip Cassey
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Tiger, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Wildlife, India, Global, Poaching
Wildlife

Satkosia looks at Tadoba tie-up to boost tiger count

With Satkosia Tiger Reserve almost counting its last big cats, Wildlife Wing of the Odisha Government is busy working on a tiger restocking plan for the habitat.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2016
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Tiger, Tadoba NP, Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Wildlife
Wildlife

PTR begins tiger census from today

Pilibhit: The annual phase four counting of tigers at the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), jointly conducted by PTR and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will begin from Thursday.

Publication Date: 
10/11/2016
Keshav Agrawal
Times Of India (Bareily)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Tiger, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Pilibhit (D), Tiger Reserves, WWF, Wildlife

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