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Keeping tigers in the green zone |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
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
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Why India must not celebrate the rise in tiger numbers |
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The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
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
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India has 2,500 tigers, global population is 3,890: Minister |
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Business Standard , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
India on Tuesday announced an increase in its tiger population -- with 2,500 tigers in the wild from 2,226 in 2014, while the global tiger population has risen from 3,200 to 3,890.
Environment Minist ...More
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India now has 70 percent of world’s tiger population |
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The Indian Express , Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
Efforts to save the tiger have pushed India’s population of the big cat to nearly 2,500, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said hailing the strides the country has made in this regard.
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Big cat population up by 690 |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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
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NGOs demand urgent steps to end tiger farming and trade |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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
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Tiger numbers see global increase first time in 100 years |
Subhayan Chakraborty |
Business Standard , Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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
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Pangolin poaching continues unabated in State |
VIJAYKUMAR PATIL |
The Hindu , Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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
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What is wrong with India's tiger management? |
NIKHIL M GHANEKAR |
DNA India , Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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
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Three Arrested for Poaching Pangolin |
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The New Indian Express , Monday, April 11, 2016 |
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
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