The Pench Jungle Lodges Federation has challenged the fresh comprehensive ecotourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the ministry of enviro

Around 200 high-sensitive cameras will join the search for the hitherto “missing” big cats at the 1,129.93sqkm Palamau Tiger Reserve.

The Kerala high court on Friday asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to explain its stand on a petition seeking a CBI enquiry into the killing of a tiger at Wayanad recently.

Having failed to catch the leopard that was rescued from a borewell for more than a month ago, the Forest Department has decided to ban the entry of general public at the Tiger Safari.

Although the State has lost five tigers since June this year, the Madhya Pradesh Government is optimistic about the State getting back its prestigious ‘tiger state’ status after the next census of

The State Government (Department of Forest) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forests on allotting 20,000 hectares of forestland to convert it into a tiger sanctuary in Kanyakumari district.

However, it is objected to by farmers as well as Kani tribes as the formation of the tiger sanctuary will definitely affect their livelihood. According to a cross section of farmers who depend on agriculture, particularly cash crops, say that the conversion will disastrously affect the lives of more than 5 lakh people who are dependent on this forestland and hence, they have demanded the immediate cancellation of the proposed project.

Notwithstanding the recent death of four tigers in Madhya Pradesh due to electrocution and poaching, the state government is hopeful of winning back the 'tiger state' status from Karnataka after th

Heavy influx of elephants; more than 150 sighted in 16 places

With human-animal conflict heightening in Valparai due to the influx of a number of elephants, Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials have stepped up conflict mitigation efforts by deploying more forest personnel to monitor herd movement and alert people. The officials embarked on a mapping exercise to bring in conflict mitigation mechanisms in Valparai town and surrounding areas, said Rajiv K. Srivastava, Field Director of Anamalai Tiger Reserve.

Environmental organizations have alleged that state forest department has no blueprint for the conservation of the rich wildlife diversity in south Assam.

In the third incident of poaching reported since last November, a partly decomposed and skinned carcass of a tiger was found in the forest area of Umaria approximately 25 kilometers away from Bandh