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
Wildlife

Wild tiger population could treble if action taken, scientists say

Tigers could soon be making a roaring comeback, according to the latest forecast by experts.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2016
Age (Australia)
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, Endangered Species, WWF, Asia, Deforestation, Habitat, Poaching
Wildlife

World's 1st White Tiger Safari in MP opens

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday inaugurated the world's maiden 'White Tiger Safari' at Mukundpur in Satna district in the state's Vindhya region where the feline was f

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Tiger, Satna (D), Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Forests still large enough to double the world's tiger population, study finds

Satellite maps show tiger habitat is being lost but still adequate for meeting international goal of doubling tiger numbers by 2022

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, Endangered Species, Forests, Habitat, Asia, India, Poaching, Hunting
Wildlife

Wildlife to be theme for EC campaigns

The rich natural heritage of the geographically-diverse West Bengal has now become a motif for the Election Commission to attract voters to polling booths.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2016
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Tiger, Political Parties, Jalpaiguri (D), Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Burning bright: UNDP and GEF in the tiger landscape

This publication highlights the unique contribution of ten GEF financed, UNDP supported projects in six tiger range countries (Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand), demonstrating how conservation activities in tiger habitat can accomplish more than the preservation of one iconic wildlife species.

Publication Date: 
24/03/2016
UNDP - Global Environmental Finance
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Protected Area Conservation, Asia, India, UNDP, Ecosystem Services, Wildlife Trade, Poaching
Wildlife

No funds for tiger conservation in Telangana

Two tigers in core area and four to five in the buffer zone.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Kawal SA, Tadoba NP, Wildlife, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Forest dept could have prevented tiger poaching in CTR

DEHRADUN: A day after the special task force (STF) of Uttarakhand police seized the skins of five big cats from a gang of poachers, a red alert was issued in the entire Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR).

Publication Date: 
16/03/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tiger, Poaching, Corbett NP, Nainital (D), Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Lion Reserves, 15/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Lion Reserves, 15/03/2016. Asiatic Lions are found only in Gir forests of Gujarat. Total number of lions in Gir forest as per the last census carried out in 2015 was estimated as 523. As per information available with the Ministry, there is no case of death of lions due to poaching in Gujarat. Details of elephants and tigers killed due to hunting/poaching during last three years and the current year is given in the Annexure-I. Cases of poaching of other wild animals are not collated in the Ministry.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Lion, Tiger, Elephant, Poaching, India, Statistics, Parliament, Wildlife
Wildlife

More than 50 animal species critically endangered: Govt

NEW DELHI: Out of 96,000 animal species in the country, more than 50 have been assessed as "critically endangered" and 310 as "endangered", the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Amphibians, Fish, Birds, UNESCO, Tiger, Rhinoceros, Elephant

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