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Tiger Density may rise at Kaziranga, census shows |
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Business Standard , Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said preliminary reports from the second nationwide tiger census, currently underway, were very encouraging and that Kaziranga in Assam could show an increase ...More
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Truth about tigers |
ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN |
The Hindu , Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
Here's a documentary on the tiger that takes you through its lifecycle. And also shows you how the odds are stacked against it for survival.
“The Truth about the Tiger” is by Shekar Dattatri, a Chenn ...More
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CORBETT MULLS SPECIAL TIGER POLICE |
Shishir Prashant |
BUSINESS STANDARD , Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
Amid mounting concern over the dwindling population of tigers in the country, a special tiger protection force has been mooted in the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. The force will assist th ...More
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Corbett mulls special tiger police |
Shishir Prashant |
Business Standard , Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
Amid mounting concern over the dwindling population of tigers in the country, a special tiger protection force has been mooted in the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. The force will assist th ...More
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Midway haven |
MARIANNE de NAZARETH |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
Nairobi's David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust provides a safe place for orphaned elephant calves to recover and find their emotional balance before they can be integrated into wild herds…
All my maternal ...More
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Bitter truth about tiger conservation |
John Sarkar |
The Financial Chronicle , Wednesday, April 07, 2010 |
Not just poachers, Ranthambhore's tigers are facing a threat from a weed
On enormous billboards, in cities and on highways, a strategically pla¬nned campaign recently announced that there are only ...More
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NEEDED, A MINDSET FOR CONSERVATION |
Chandan Mitra |
THE PIONEER , Sunday, April 04, 2010 |
Unless we are committed and emotionally attached to preserving our forests and wildlife, especially the tiger, no law or long-term planning can help us
My search for a mobile-free environment for ...More
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It is admired and revered yet decimated. Why? |
Prachi Aggarwal |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 04, 2010 |
India and China must take colossal measures to bring back the tiger from the brink of extinction
Apart from championing the cause of the developing countries at the Copenhagen Summit, India and China ...More
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IT IS ADMIRED AND REVERED YET DECIMATED. WHY? |
Prachi Aggarwal |
THE HINDU , Sunday, April 04, 2010 |
India and China must take colossal measures to bring back the tiger from the brink of extinction
Apart from championing the cause of the developing countries at the Copenhagen Summit, India and China ...More
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Be a conservationist, the simple Indian way |
Shoba Narayan |
Mint Live , Saturday, April 03, 2010 |
Here is how a tiger is killed in Ranthambore. First, the poachers lay leg traps on the tiger’s usual routes. They scatter small stones around the trap, knowing that the fastidious tiger will try to av ...More
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BE A CONSERVATIONIST, THE SIMPLE INDIAN WAY |
Shoba Narayan |
MINT , Saturday, April 03, 2010 |
Here is how a tiger is killed in Ranthambore. First, the poachers lay leg traps on the tiger’s usual routes. They scatter small stones around the trap, knowing that the fastidious tiger will try to av ...More
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Poaching takes ‘organised' form |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
Incident of violation of Arms Act reveals poaching of wild animals
ADILABAD: Poaching of wild animals continues to be a disturbing phenomenon in Adilabad as revealed by a sensational incident of vi ...More
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WHITHER RAINFORESTS? |
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THE TELEGRAPH , Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
Land under rainforests of the Western Ghats is being usurped for planting cash crops like coffee, cardamom, areca and rubber, leaving in their wake a rubble trail of lost biodiversity. The flagship sp ...More
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Whither rainforests? |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
Land under rainforests of the Western Ghats is being usurped for planting cash crops like coffee, cardamom, areca and rubber, leaving in their wake a rubble trail of lost biodiversity. The flagship ...More
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Factbox: Trade decisions by U.N. wildlife talks , Monday, March 29, 2010 |
Following are major decisions at a conference of the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha from March 13-25.
Many proposals to step up protection for co ...More
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‘China can't be blamed for tiger poaching' |
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The Hindu , Saturday, March 27, 2010 |
China cannot be held responsible for the poaching and poisoning of tigers in India, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Friday.
“It is true that there is demand f ...More
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