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Time to save the tiger |
Lakshmi Vishwanat |
Deccan Herald , Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
In the movie Life of Pi, Piscine ‘Pi’ Patel’s father tells him that when you look into the eyes of a tiger, you are seeing your own emotions reflected back at you — nothing else.
But about 90 minut ...More
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Whiff of international drugs network in rhino killings |
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The Times of India , Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
GUWAHATI: Conservationists and wildlife crime experts suspect that an international narcotics network, working with militants and poachers, is behind the killing of rhinos at Kaziranga National Park a ...More
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Latest gadgets, additional staff to curb poaching |
Himanshu Kaushik |
The Times of India , Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: The forest department has decided to equip the only Ramsar site in the state - Nalsarovar - with the latest equipments and additional staff. The department has directed the deputy conservat ...More
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An eye on the Hangul |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz |
The Hindu , Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
A first-ever satellite telemetry tracking of Hanguls in Kashmir’s Dachigam National Park to study the deer’s behaviour and the reasons behind its falling numbers
The Dachigam National Park, habitat o ...More
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Poachers at Similipal forest aim different |
Siba Mohanty |
The New Indian Express , Friday, April 12, 2013 |
With the “Mahabishuba Sankranti” only days away, Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) is on high alert. In the last 10 days, the authorities have thwarted at least 50 attempts of poachers entering the reserv ...More
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Tigress found dead in proposed Mahendri sanctuary |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Economic Times , Friday, April 12, 2013 |
NAGPUR: It was a bad day for wildlife. Two villagers were mauled to death by a problem leopard near Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), while a full grown tigress was found dead on Wednesday in propo ...More
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More bird remains found at lake |
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The Times of India , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: The forest officials including deputy conservator of forests, Sasi Kumar were shocked to find remains of birds which were poached or killed in the past 12 months. The department also found ...More
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Madhya Pradesh tigers to head for Sariska sanctuary |
Manjari Mishra |
The Times of India , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh tigers could soon be heading for Rajasthan to repopulate the Sariska sanctuary. The decision has already been taken at a meeting of the technical committee of National Tiger C ...More
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Activists at loggerheads over tiger reserve status |
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The Times of India , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
COIMBATORE: Hardly a month after Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary was converted as the state's fourth tiger reserve, rights activists and green groups in the region are now at loggerheads over the fu ...More
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Forum measures for wildlife protection |
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The Assam Tribune , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
GUWAHATI, April 10 – In view of the worsening scenario vis-à-vis rhino poaching in the State, the Assam Environmental NGO Forum has recommended a number of measures to the forest department and the Ka ...More
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Tigress dead in proposed Amravati reserve |
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The Indian Express , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
A TIGRESS was found dead Wednesday in Mahendri reserve forest of Amravati division, a proposed sanctuary.
Chief conservator of forest (Amravati) Mohan Jha said: "All body parts of this six-year-old ...More
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‘Tiger Tiger’ coming, watch out! |
Santanu Sanyal |
The Hindu Business Line , Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
TIME magazine called him “the Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection” and BBC made a documentary on his work. Afer having travelled the world over, Alan Robert Rabinowitz, the world’s leading big cat co ...More
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Poacher injured in Orang firing |
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The Times of India , Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
GUWAHATI: A poacher, identified as Abdul Rashid, got injured in a cross-firing between forest guards and a group of three poachers in the Bejimari camp of Orang National Park on Tuesday.
Abdul, alo ...More
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Wanted poacher caught with 60 live birds |
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The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 09, 2013 |
Forest officials at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary have caught a poacher and his associate red-handed with 60 live birds (their wings and legs broken) after four failed attempts over the past three months. ...More
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Assam rhino poachers may have killed Buxa jumbo |
Pinak Priya Bhattacharya |
The Times of India , Tuesday, April 09, 2013 |
JALPAIGURI: A day after an adult tusker was shot dead at the South Raidak range in Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) by some poachers, forest department officials suspect that gangs involved in poaching of rhi ...More
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Drones to check rhino poaching in Kaziranga |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, April 09, 2013 |
The unmanned aircraft will fly at regular intervals to prevent rampant poaching in the park
Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in Assam to protect t ...More
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Test flight of unmanned aerial vehicles at KNP |
Abdul Gani |
Assam Times , Monday, April 08, 2013 |
Kaziranga National Park, for the first time is to witness a test flight of the much anticipated unmanned aircraft on Monday in presence of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Scientist, Dr. K. Ramesh wh ...More
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