Illegal evictions from Indian Tiger Reserves
A new report by Survival International has revealed that the mass eviction of tribal people in India whose lands are being turned into tiger reserves is illegal under both national and international law.
Tiger Conservation
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Tigers thrive in Kerala forests, 175 individuals captured on camera traps in extensive survey
Conducted over the course of a year in 2017-18, the All Kerala Tiger Monitoring Programme identified a total of 176 individuals, 75 of them within the confines of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) alone,
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India can’t handle more tigers, say experts
As habitats shrink, country nears its capacity to manage the big cat, say experts While conservation efforts are aimed at increasing the tiger count in India, global experts and officials in the government
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding new road projects obstructing tiger corridors, 20/12/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in “The Times of India” Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled “String of new road projects in Maha to cut off
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Targeting restoration sites to improve connectivity in a tiger conservation landscape in India
<p>Maintaining and restoring connectivity between source populations is essential for the long term viability of wide-ranging species, many of which occur in landscapes that are under pressure to meet
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2,226 out of 3,890 big cats live in India
Marked as an occasion to raise public awareness and support for tiger conservation, Global Tiger Day — also known as the International Tiger Day — will be celebrated on Sunday. Srinivas Reddy, chief conservator
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Conservation Areas, 23/03/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Conservation Areas, 23/03/2018. Several milestone initiatives have been taken by the Government of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority for conservation
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Safe havens for wild tigers: a rapid assessment of management effectiveness against the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards
Only 13 percent of the tiger conservation areas meet the global standards of Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) according to a rapid survey of current management methodologies in 112 sites
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Panna fulfilled my dream to shoot a tiger with its reflection in water
Panna fulfilled my dream to shoot a tiger with its reflection in water It was a freezing winter morning and the Sun had just appeared on the horizon as we entered Panna for our first safari. The forests
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Nandhaur tries hard to crack tiger reserve list with 24 big cats
DEHRADUN: More than a year ago, the National Tiger Conservation Authority had recommended notifying Nandhaur wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve but soon after the proposal was met with opposition.