India

 Tiger controversy

the tiger census conducted by the authorities in Madhya Pradesh has come in for a lot of criticism. The census report released in 1998 stated that the number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh had gone

Publication Date: 
14/05/1999
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Tags:
Tiger, NGO, Madhya Pradesh
India

 Blues for the big cats

Everyone knows of the tiger s endangered status, but the government seems unwilling to face the reality. So far, it has tried to resolve the issue through conferences and meetings, but there has been no concrete action

Publication Date: 
14/05/1999
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Tags:
Mining, Endangered Species, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Tourism, Legislation, India
Environment

  Burning bright

The Global Tiger Forum becomes functional at a millennium tiger conference

Publication Date: 
30/03/1999
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Tags:
Endangered Species, Tiger
India

  Tiger concern

this month a high-level delegation from the uk will investigate tiger poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts in

Publication Date: 
30/03/1999
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Tags:
CITES, Trade, Endangered Species, Tiger, India
Poverty

 Dying on the edge

To reduce human animal conflict, a 14 km long wall will be built along the southern border of Corbett Tiger Reserve. But wall will cost Rs 4.5 crore, is not a very sound idea, feels a senior forest offcial.

Publication Date: 
30/01/1999
Kazimuddin Ahmed
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Tags:
Elephant, Tiger, Corbett NP, Life Science, Animal Menace
India

 Big cats are fine

despite accusations that the tiger population is being revived, the actual numbers of big cats across India stand at 3,232. Though the Union government is yet to release the 1997 Tiger Census

Publication Date: 
14/01/1999
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Tags:
Population, Tiger, India
Wildlife

The Oxford anthology of Indian wildlife: volume I - hunting and shooting

The jungles of the Indian subcontinent, home to an amazing array of wildlife, attracted many hunters and naturalists, several of whom have recounted their encounters with animals in the wild. This anthology brings together a wide-ranging selection of writings, covering mainly the period of the British Raj, about the hunt in its myriad forms.

Publication Date: 
Jan 1999
Mahesh Rangarajan
Oxford University Press
Tags:
Wildlife, Mammals, Tiger, Sanctuaries, Poaching, India
Wildlife

The Oxford anthology of Indian wildlife: volume II - watching and conserving

The last century has witnessed a remarkable change in attitudes to wildlife, with the focus shifting from conquest for slaughter towards conservation. The new class of naturalists gives equal attention to smaller animals and trees, as evident in the pieces on the blackbuck, the wild dog, the turtle, the cobra, and the comings and goings at a waterhole in summer.

Publication Date: 
Jan 1999
Mahesh Rangarajan
Oxford University Press
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Poaching, India
Mining

 Nowhere to go

THE Central Zoo Authority of India has asked the officials of the Madhav National Park at Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh to wind up their "tiger safari". The park is home to eight tigers, all offspring

Publication Date: 
14/12/1998
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Tags:
Tiger, Madhav NP, Madhya Pradesh
India

 BIG CATS FACE EXTINCTION

The tigers in Nepal may be extinct in the wild by 1999 unless India and the other range states declare an open war on poachers and illegal traders and throw in all the resources required into the

Publication Date: 
14/06/1998
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Tags:
Deforestation, Endangered Species, Tiger, Nepal

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