Tiger

Jaipur: A young calf tied to a tree just outside the Lakarda outpost may look strangely out of place at Ranthambore National Park. However, conservation has its strange stories in the wild. The calf was kept as a reserved food for Machli, the most famous tigress of the national park.

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Shivang Mehta & Kahini Ghosh Mehta take a close look at the economics of tiger conservation and seek freedom from it IT IS not a hidden fact that millions of dollars are being poured into the conservation of the striped wonders of India but the situation remains precarious. With fewer than 1400 left in the wild, India is going through its worst tiger crises. Human greed and selfish

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Dehradun: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been chosen brand ambassador of Uttarakhand’s Tiger Conservation Mission. He was also appointed honorary wildlife warden of Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Sunday. Dhoni will succeed wildlife conservator Bijendra Singh, Corbett’s honorary wildlife warden for the last 30 years.

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Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: A young calf tied to a tree just outside the Lakarda outpost may look strangely out of place at Ranthambore National Park. However, conservation has its strange stories in the wild. The calf was kept as a reserved food for Machli, the most famous tigress of the national park.

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The humble hardworking elephant is not an animal that usually likes to complain. But over the years, while higher-profile, more urgently threatened species have been the subject of widescale conservation efforts, elephant numbers have been allowed to dwindle.

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The Jim Corbett National Park, flaunting the most dense tiger population in the country, is all set to show the way towards protection of India’s national animal. A special tiger protection force comprising of commandos with latest weaponry to ward off poachers is in the offing in the park.

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State Puts Onus On NTCA For Formation Of Force Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: The delay in the formation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) for the Ranthambore tiger reserve may not only put the rising population of big cats in the reserve at the risk of poaching, but can also cause clashes between foresters and civilians. “On August 20, when the tiger stepped out of the national park int

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Chennai: Environmentalists in the southern states may well be doing a jig in the woods this year as the tiger population has reached healthy levels. In contrast, the tiger count in the northern states has seen a decline, say experts. According to the state chief conservator of forests, Dr V N Singh, Tamil Nadu is expected to show a 20% increase in tiger population.

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Following the suggestion of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, the Uttarakhand Government has decided to constitute a Jim Corbett Tiger Trust headed by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other 15-20 members.

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