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73 districts are tiger poaching hotspots, finds study
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Saturday, September 27, 2014

NAGPUR: Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India, finds a latest study conducted by Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) and Snow Leopard Trust. It identifies 73 districts in ...More


Environmentalists halt felling of tree in Coimbatore
People urged to alert NGOs about any attempts to cut down trees
The Hindu , Friday, September 26, 2014

: Environmentalists halted the felling of a tree at Race Course here on Thursday. According to R. Mohammed Saleem, president of Environment Conservation Group, residents of Race Course area had info ...More


Study lists 73 districts as tiger poaching hotspots
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014

NAGPUR: Poaching, prey depletion and habitat destruction have decimated the world's wild tiger population to fewer than 3,200. Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India - home to more ...More


Main accused in deer poaching racket held
TNN
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014

MAPUSA: The main accused in the interstate poaching racket, Santosh Dhuri, 38, was arrested by officials of the Pernem forest department at Kalne, Dodamarg, in Maharashtra. He has been accused of p ...More


Study lists 73 districts as tiger poaching hotspots
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Friday, September 26, 2014

NAGPUR: Poaching, prey depletion and habitat destruction have decimated the world's wild tiger population to fewer than 3,200. Poaching continues to be the key threat to tigers in India - home to more ...More


Lion poaching probe came handy for the investigator of tiger poaching case in Maharashtra
Parth Shastri
The Times of India , Wednesday, September 24, 2014

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat cadre IPS officer Keshav Kumar whose scientific investigation into the Gir lion poaching case seven years back had led to the conviction of the poachers, has now helped the Maharash ...More


Tigers take a back seat post split
Rohit Pillandi
The Times of India , Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The bifurcation of the state has put the tigers of Telangana in peril. With the chaos of division yet to settle, the state's two tiger reserves - Kawal and Nagarjunasagar (NSTR) - are missing key offi ...More


Wildlife corridors: State to partner with firms
Divya Gandhi
The Hindu , Monday, September 22, 2014

The Forest Department will soon ink an agreement with private companies to acquire wildlife corridors around tiger reserves. A tripartite agreement between private companies, tiger reserve directors ...More


Nilgiri tahr faces threat in Western Ghats
M. Vandhana
The Hindu , Monday, September 22, 2014

Eucalyptus cultivation and temple tourism exert pressure on habitats The Wildlife Protection Act, enacted in 1972, safeguarded Nilgiri tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, from extinction. Yet, the ...More


Forest dept tries to explain away missing tigers
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014

Nagpur: Six days after TOI reported 40 tigers missing in Maharashtra, based on information received under the RTI Act, the forest department on Saturday tried to explain away the discrepancies. It ter ...More


Forest department tries to explain away missing tigers
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014

NAGPUR: Six days after TOI reported 40 tigers missing in Maharashtra, based on information received under the RTI Act, the forest department on Saturday tried to explain away the discrepancies. It ter ...More


Big cat count reaches upper limit
Krishnendu Mukherjee
The Times of India , Monday, September 22, 2014

KOLKATA: The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity. The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, ...More


Project 'Kindness Skies' to save migratory birds floated
TNN
The Times of India , Thursday, September 18, 2014

VISAKHAPATNAM: Come September and it's nesting time for migratory birds from Scandinavian countries that flock the bird sanctuaries of Telineelapuram and Telekunchi on the Andhra-Odisha border. But Oc ...More


Forest dept trying hard to avoid bail for tiger poachers
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Thursday, September 18, 2014

Nagpur: After heated arguments over the bail application by Madhu Sawalkar, who allegedly harboured tiger poachers in Melghat, on Wednesday, district and additional sessions judge SD Jagmalani posted ...More


Global wild tiger population to be counted by 2016
AFP
Business Standard , Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed today to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered big cats are left and improve policies to protect them. ...More


Global wild tiger population to be counted by 2016
AFP
The Times of India , Wednesday, September 17, 2014

DHAKA: Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed on Tuesday to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered big cats are left and improve policies to prot ...More


Narendra Modi government ignores 'jumbo' task of appointing a head for Project elephant
Mayank Aggarwal
DNA India , Tuesday, September 16, 2014

While NDA government is going full throttle to clear projects and ease green clearance norms, it seems wildlife conservation efforts are on backburner as over 100 days have passed but there seems to b ...More


Hunting the tiger
Manjunath Hegde
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Rampant and systematic killing of tigers reportedly began in the 19th Century after North Kanara (now Uttara Kannada) district came under the rule of the British, during which time, large-scale fore ...More


Poached? Over 40 tigers go missing in Maharashtra
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Monday, September 15, 2014

NAGPUR: Tigers seem to be fast disappearing from several habitats in Maharashtra. Preliminary findings of the 2014 tiger census and figures obtained through RTI of last year's state-level count reve ...More


Solar chullahs for Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary
Riyan Ramanath V
The Times of India , Monday, September 15, 2014

BHUBANESWAR: The state government will provide solar chullahs to 500 households inside Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary. This was done to reduce load on firewood, which the villagers collect from the sa ...More


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