Tiger

March in Bangladesh against Sundarbans plant

Hundreds of Bangladeshis began a four-day march on Thursday from the capital to the Sundarbans in a last-ditch protest against plans to build a coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage-listed

Publication Date:

11/03/2016

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Sundarbans, Bangladesh, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Endangered Species, Tiger, India, Forests, Environmental Security, Industrial Pollution, Environment

Wildlife

9 tigers roam in every 100sqkm of Nagarahole reserve

Bengaluru: That the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is home to a good number of big cats was always known. But did you know that the forest area has a density of 8.6 tigers per 100 sqkm?

Publication Date:

10/03/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Nagarahole NP, Tiger, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Tiger Reserves, Endangered Species, Wildlife

Wildlife

Big cats get more cover in 2 projects

Jaipur: A Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) would now be established for Sariska Tiger Reserve and the Mukundara Hills Tiger Project.

Publication Date:

09/03/2016

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

Tags:

Rajasthan, Sariska NP, Tiger, Ranthambore NP, Project Tiger, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Endangered Species, Wildlife

Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Animal Conflicts, 08/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Animal Conflicts, 08/03/2016. The details of incidents of tiger attacks on human beings during the last three years and current year, in and around tiger reserves, as reported by States, State-wise, are at Annexure-I. Under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, funding assistance is given to the tiger range States / tiger reserves, based on their demand in the Annual Plan of Operation for various activities which, interalia includes provision for ex-gratia payment / mitigation of human-wildlife conflict.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

People - Animal Conflicts, Tiger Reserves, India, Statistics, Parliament, Tiger

Wildlife

To save wildlife, U'khand officials bar large groups from Beatles ashram

DEHRADUN: Forest officials in Uttarakhand have denied permission for a mega yoga gathering that would likely have seen over 1,000 participants from 70 nations converge on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Ch

Publication Date:

03/03/2016

Author(s): Seema Sharma

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tiger, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Rajaji NP, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife

Wildlife

BUDGET 2016-17 - Coal to fire 80% fund hike for Project Tiger

Biggest Boost For Feline In Recent Years

Publication Date:

02/03/2016

Author(s): Amit Bhattacharya, Vishwa Mohan, Indranil Basu

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Wildlife, Coal, Tiger, Environment, Compensation, Project Tiger, Mining

Wildlife

In-principle approval given to 4 new tiger reserves: Government

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given in-principle approval for creation of four new tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Assam and Chhattisgarh, Lok Sabha was informed on

Publication Date:

02/03/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Tiger, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), Assam, Forest Encroachments, Chhattisgarh, Wildlife

Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Conservation, 01/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Conservation, 01/03/2016. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 (range 1520-1909 tigers). The details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country for the years 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Tiger Reserves, India, Parliament, Statistics

Wildlife