Noted wildlife filmmaker Subbaiah Nallamuthu on Monday said instead of blaming the government, the onus should be laid on individual efforts towards protecting the tiger and spreading awareness for

Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey has said if a step in this direction was not taken soon he will move to court

Even after death of 58 tigers in last five years, Madhya Pradesh was yet to form a special tiger protection force (STPF). Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey has said if a step in this direction was not taken soon he will move to court.

As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya Pradesh.

The number of tigers is likely to go up in the Dudhwa reserve this year as eight to ten big cats have been captured on the cameras installed in the territory.

In 2006, 1,114 tigers roamed the country's forests. In 2010, that number rose to 1,706. Come 2014, will Waghpurians and other tiger lovers across the country have a reason to rejoice?

Even as India is striving hard to save the big cats, the country has lost fifty tigers so far this year against 72 tiger deaths in 2012.

Tiger conservationist Belinda Wright has slammed the idea of large-scale tourism in the Sunderbans, saying "it would be a complete disaster".

Tiger conservationist Belinda Wright has slammed the idea of large-scale tourism in the Sunderbans, saying "it would be a complete disaster".

Even as India is striving hard to save the big cats, the country has lost fifty tigers so far this year against 72 tiger deaths in 2012.

Heading the list is Karnataka with the loss of 13 tigers till now, followed by eight in Maharashtra, seven in Uttarakhand and five in Madhya Pradesh. Out of the five tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh, two are from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, two from Pench Tiger Reserve and one from Katni forest division.

“Loss of reproduction owing to disturbance on account of heavily-used infrastructure like highways” is one of the reasons for decline of tiger population, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan sa