In a world facing tremendous pressure on space and resources, a rise in the number of wild tigers is cause for cheer. The big cats are shy and react negatively to human presence. Any credible estimate ...More

Making a strong pitch for tiiger conservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the need for collaboration between governments at the highest level to check trafficking in body parts of t ...More

A day before the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation began in New Delhi on April 12, WWF International announced that for the first time after decades of decline, tiger numbers are o ...More

The number of wild tigers across the world has increased for the first time in over a century, growing to an estimated 3,890 as compared to 3,200 in 2010, a report by Global Tiger Forum (GTF) and Worl ...More

The number of wild tigers has gone up to 3,890, from the earlier 2010 estimate of 3200, according to the World Wildlife Fund and the Global Tiger Forum There is good news for wildlife enthusiasts ahe ...More

NEW DELHI: For the first time in almost a century, there has been an increase in the global tiger population. The number of wild tigers has increased to 3,890 in April from 3,200 in 2010 - an incre ...More

On January 20 last year, wildlife lovers were thrilled when the 2014 tiger estimation study said that tiger population in India had risen 30% from 1,706 in 2010 to 2,226 across 47 reserves. A decade ...More

Nagpur: As delegates prepare for the 3rd Asia ministerial conference on tiger conservation in Delhi, over 23 NGOs and bodies in the country want a commitment to zero demand for tiger parts in order to ...More

New Delhi: The big cat is clawing back, a century since its numbers started slipping. About 100,000 tigers roamed the forests of the world in 1900, but their numbers dwindled steadily, hitting a low ...More

Animal killed for its protective keratin scales covering its skin The arrest of three poachers with their kill near Jamgaon village within the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary limits of Khanapur taluk rece ...More

JAIPUR: The third Asia Ministerial Meeting on Tigers will occur in the national capital on April 12-14. In 2010, at the first such meeting at St Petersburg in Russia, ministers from 13 tiger range cou ...More

BELAGAVI: Forest officials claimed to have busted a pangolin poaching racket nabbing three accused in the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary jungles of Khanapur on Saturday. The accused have been identifie ...More

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has lost yet another tiger on Sunday. This time, it's the famous Bandhavgarh National Park (BNP) tiger with blue tinge in its eyes - fondly referred to as 'blue eyed'. While ...More

New Delhi: The world’s count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has gone up for the first time in more than a century, with some 3,890 counted by conservation groups and national go ...More

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the three-day 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation tomorrow in New Delhi. More than 700 tiger experts, scientists, managers, do ...More

NEW DELHI: The world's count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has gone up for the first time in more than a century, with 3,890 counted by conservation groups and national governm ...More

NEW DELHI: An ambitious e-eye surveillance system being implemented by the Centre may soon be expanded to keep track of tigers in wildlife sanctuaries and to prevent poaching and animal-human conflict ...More

ADILABAD: A tiger and her four cubs were detected in Sirpur (T) range in Khagaznagar forest division last month. The tiger had migrated from Tadoba Reserve forest of Maharashtra State and had set a de ...More

Dr Bilal Habib is a reputed wildlife scientist working with Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. A recipient of the prestigious UNESCO MAB Young Scientist Award for developing monitoring progr ...More

Today happens to be the day Disney's The Jungle Book released in India. Nationwide, people applauded the animated animals on screen, rejoiced the tender bond between a human child and the beasts of th ...More