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| Blame game begins over loss of ‘Tiger State' tag |
| With the dethroning of MP as Tiger State by Karnataka now the focus has shifted to find who was responsible, writes Vivek Trivedi |
| The Pioneer , Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
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It was always on the cards. Wildlife lovers, conservation activists and others saw it coming except for the authorities, which mattered the most. Now, there will be heated debates, allegations, co ...More
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| A new initiative for the tiger |
| Isabel Guerrero |
| Live Mint , Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
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India, with more than half of the world’s wild tigers, has a key role to play to save this iconic species from extinction. At India’s invitation, representatives of the 13 tiger range countries and th ...More
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| Tiger count goes up |
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| The Tribune , Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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THE dwindling number of tigers, which stood at a dismal 1,411 in the last census, has been a cause of concern for some time. In the light of the plummeting tiger population, the recent figures that sh ...More
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| Saving India’s national animal |
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| Live Mint , Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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Until a few years ago, the long-term prospects for the survival of the tiger, India’s national animal, seemed bleak. The shock of the discovery that Sariska National Park in Rajasthan had been emptied ...More
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| Number of India’s big cats increases by 295 |
| Vibha Sharma |
| The Tribune , Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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New Delhi, March 28
India’s tiger population is up from the last tracked figure of 1,411, when the last Census was conducted. The big cat count in the country is now up to a soothing 1,706 with the a ...More
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| Contiguous forests boost tiger population |
| Subhash Chandra N S |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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A rich, dense and contiguous forest cover across the Western Ghats is the principal reason behind the burgeoning population of tigers in Karnataka.
The tiger’s natural habitat across the Western Gha ...More
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| More tigers, less space |
| Chetan Chauhan |
| The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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Call it a tiger paradox. The number of tigers in India has increased from 1,411 to 1,706 in four years but the total tiger area has shrunk from nine million hectares to seven million hectares.
Tiger ...More
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| Contiguous forests boost tiger population |
| Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, DHNS |
| The Deccan Herald , Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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A rich, dense and contiguous forest cover across the Western Ghats is the principal reason behind the burgeoning population of tigers in Karnataka.
The tiger’s natural habitat across the We ...More
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| Spot the tiger |
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| The Indian Express , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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There could finally be a glimmer in what has so far been a rather disheartening story of tiger conservation in India. The latest tiger census, to be officially released today, shows a marginal increas ...More
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| More tigers, less turf! |
| Pioneer News Service | New Delhi |
| The Pioneer , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Latest census shows 1,706 big cats in the wild
The all-India tiger census released on Monday has projected 1,706 tigers in the wild, marking an increase of 295. Interestingly, Sundarban forests h ...More
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| Panna reserve gets another tigress |
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| The Hindu , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Bhopal: A tigress was on Sunday relocated to Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, as a part of the ongoing efforts to revive the tiger population there, a top forest official said.
“A six—year ol ...More
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| Tiger numbers up, but habitat a worry |
| Chetan Chauhan |
| The Hindustan Times , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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The government on Monday will announce that India’s tiger population has increased but it may not be a reason for cheer with inviolate space for the big cat decreasing.
Environment minister Jairam Ra ...More
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| Tigress translocated to Panna released in wild |
| Vivek Trivedi | Bhopal |
| The Pioneer , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Tigress T4 that was translocated to Panna from Kanha tiger reserve on Saturday, was released in the wilderness on Sunday morning. The Forest Department is claiming that this endeavor would be a mile ...More
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| KNP saw 68 rhino deaths in 2010 |
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| The Assam Tribune , Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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GOLAGHAT, Feb 27 – In the world famous Kaziranga National Park altogether 68 rhinos, 11 elephants and five tigers had died in the year 2010. During the same period several poachers were also killed by ...More
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| Is the double sampling tiger census accurate? |
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| The Hindu , Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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"The full process of how these tiger numbers are generated for individual tiger populations and landscapes, has not been made public in a scientifically acceptable manner," conservationist Ullas Karan ...More
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| Citizens get in'site' into wildlife conservation |
| Subhash Chandra N S |
| Deccan Herald , Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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Wildlife Matters (WM), a City-based organisation has launched a website to encourage public participation in wildlife conservation.
Claimed to be a first of its kind initiative in the country, the ...More
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| Panna reserve in MP to get another tigress |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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BHOPAL: One more tigress would be relocated toPanna Tiger Reserve in the state on Saturday, as a part of efforts to revive the tiger population there, a top forest official said.
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| RNP tiger count tops 32, no thanks to Van Gujjars |
| Paritosh Kimothi | Dehradun |
| The Pioneer , Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
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The number of tigers in Rajaji National Park (RNP) has risen to over 32 but biotic pressure, especially from the population of Van Gujjars living in the national park, is damaging environment in t ...More
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