Tiger

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Protection of Tigers, 21/07/2015. The details of tiger mortality due to natural and other causes including poaching and seizure, as reported by States, tiger reserve-wise and State-wise is at Annexure-I (a) & I (b) respectively. Several milestone initiatives have been taken by the Government of India for conservation and protection of tigers and other wild animals and is at Annexure-II. The details of funds allocated and utilised for the protection of tigers during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-III.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

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

Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger/Elephant Reserves, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger/Elephant Reserves, 21/07/2015. The details of Tiger Reserves under Project Tiger and Elephant Reserves under Project Elephant in the country, State-wise, are at Annexure-I (a) & (b) respectively. In-principle approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of three new tiger reserves: (i) Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), (ii) Sunabeda (Odisha) and (iii) Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh).

Publication Date:

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Elephant, India, Statistics, Parliament, Project Tiger

Wildlife

Rhinos, Tigers May Be Protected by Heart Monitor Tracking Device

Rhinos, tigers and elephants could be saved from poachers by their own heart beats, a global-tracking device and a video camera.

Publication Date:

20/07/2015

Source: Bloomberg

Tags:

Wildlife, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Endangered Species, Poaching, Illegal Trade, Science And Technology, Africa

Wildlife

Tiger habitat in Buxa has shrunk: foresters

Amid concerns that tigers may have disappeared from West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve, foresters have claimed that the habitat of the big cat has shrunk to a small area on the foothills.

Publication Date:

15/07/2015

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Buxa NP, Tiger Reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Tiger, Wildlife

Wildlife

Maharashtra government forest department to celebrate Tiger Day on big scale

MUMBAI: The state government has decided to celebrate the International Tiger Day, on July 29 at large scale.

Publication Date:

10/07/2015

Author(s): Sujit Mahamulkar

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife

Wildlife

Smallest tiger reserve Bor to have 661 sq km buffer

NAGPUR: The 138.12 sq km Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR), 60km from here in Wardha district, will have a buffer zone of 661.16 sq km. This is nearly five times the tiger reserve area itself.

Publication Date:

07/07/2015

Author(s): Vijay Pinjarkar

Source: Times of India (Nagpur)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Wardha (D), Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Act 1972, Tiger Conservation, Tiger, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife

Wildlife