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Tiger, tiger burning bright in the Sunderbans |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Wednesday, May 04, 2005 |
At a time when India is facing its worst tiger crisis ever, the mangrove forests of the Sunderbans are teeming with the magnificent carnivore.
The riverine island of Sunderbans harbour the highest ...More
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Review the management of tiger conservation |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Wednesday, May 04, 2005 |
What went wro, ng with the sar~ iska reserve?
The task force has discovered that the tigers there vanished because of poaching. This is the only explanation for the disappearance of tigers; if there ...More
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Act on petition to save tigers, SC asks Centre |
Legal Correspondent |
The Tribune , Monday, May 02, 2005 |
New Delhi, May 1
Concerned over the disappearance of tigers from sanctuaries like Sariska in Rajasthan and considerable fall in their population in other reserve forests, the Supreme Court has direct ...More
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More lions in Gir |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, May 02, 2005 |
GANDHINAGAR, April 30. — There are 359 lions in Gir, known as the “last abode of the Asiatic Lion,” according to the latest census, an increase of 32 since the last one four years ago. The break-up is ...More
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Tiger resource centre coming up in Bhopal |
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Deccan Herald , Sunday, May 01, 2005 |
A tiger resource centre, part of regional natural history museum, is coming up here and it will act as a nodal point for research and studies in issues related to tiger conservation. This centre will ...More
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Tigers close to extinction: Indian expert group |
Staff Reporter |
The Indian Express , Saturday, April 30, 2005 |
New Delhi, April 29: The head of India's new task force, fighting to save the nation's dwindling stock of tigers, said on Friday the big cats were on the verge of extinction, because of rampant poachi ...More
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Tiger task force seeks action plan to deal with poaching |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Saturday, April 30, 2005 |
NEW DELHI: The task force on tigers agrees the crisis facing the animal is serious.
One of the members of the task force, Samar Singh, was blunt in his criticism of the way tiger conservation had ...More
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Staff shortage, lack of weapons hit conservation |
R. Vimal Kumar |
The Hindu , Friday, April 29, 2005 |
TUTICORIN: Inadequate field staff and lack of sophisticated weapons as well as boats are hampering the efforts to check coral mining and poaching in the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Created in ...More
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MPs form tiger caucus, to meet PM by weekend |
Staff Reporter |
The Indian Express , Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
NEW DELHI, APRIL 27 : Even before a Parliamentary Standing Committee slammed the Ministry of Environment and Forests on April 22 for failing to check growing incidences of poaching, Jyotiraditya Scind ...More
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MPs’ forum on tiger meets minister |
Staff Reporter |
The Statesman , Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
NEW DELHI, April 27. — A meeting of all field directors of tiger reserves and Chief Wildlife Wardens of states will be convened in early May to discuss the measures that need to be taken to enhance th ...More
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Tracking down of tigers begin |
Staff Reporter |
Central Chronicle , Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
Chennai, April 26 In preparation for the 'Tiger' census, which will commence later this year, the Tamil Nadu Wild Life department has commenced the task of tracking down the wild cats in the State tig ...More
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Forest officials seek sanctuary for Black Bucks |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
ERODE: The Sathyamangalam Forest officials have asked the Tamil Nadu Government to grant permission for the formation of a "Black Buck (deer) sanctuary" in the Sujilkarai forest area at Sathyamangalam ...More
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Concern over disappearance of tigers |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, April 26, 2005 |
NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment and Forests has expressed concern over the sudden disappearance of tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Ra ...More
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Alert against tiger poachers |
Vani Doraisamy |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 24, 2005 |
CHENNAI: The Forest Department has sounded an alert in all national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State against tiger poachers. The vigil has been stepped up after a Project Tiger Steering Com ...More
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Man vs elephant: Orissa's growing trauma |
Prafulla Das |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 24, 2005 |
BHUBANESWAR: As the Orissa Government began a three-day exercise on Saturday to count the wild elephants in the State, a prominent wildlife organisation warned that the very survival of the wild pachy ...More
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Alert sounded against tiger poachers |
Vani Doraisamy |
The Hindu , Sunday, April 24, 2005 |
CHENNAI: The Forest Department has sounded an alert in all national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State against tiger poachers. The vigil has been stepped up after a Project Tiger Steering Com ...More
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Big cats vanish from Jharkhand forest |
Nityanand Shukla |
The Pioneer , Saturday, April 23, 2005 |
If the census reports are to be believed, the wildlife, particularly the tiger is in danger in Jharkhand. The census report says that the population of tigers, cheetals, sambhars, ass and other animal ...More
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Anti-poaching camps in more forest ranges |
Ignatius Pereira |
The Hindu , Friday, April 22, 2005 |
KOLLAM: The successful performance of the anti-poaching camp located deep inside a forest location at Upper Moozhiyar, coming under the Goodrikal Range, has made the Forest Department think on the lin ...More
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Poachers nabbed with animal traps, antlers |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Thursday, April 21, 2005 |
In a major crackdown against poaching in the areas adjoining the Panna National Park, the Police and Forest Department arrested more than half a dozen persons and seized animal merchandise, traps, wea ...More
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