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The new NTCA guidelines to catch such animals are progressive. They should now be applied for leopards too read more

Out of 142, 80 died natural deaths, six died unnatural deaths not attributed to poaching, 13 deaths are under scrutiny while 31 were killed by poachers read more

Camera trapping has shown tiger presence in Kedarnath at about 3,600 metres above sea level. In Sikkim also their presence has been confirmed at about 3,300 metres above sea level. read more

The cub will be mature enough by then to take care of herself, state forest department and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) officials said. read more

A wiser move would be to adopt the NTCA’s model of benefit-sharing with indigenous people living on the fringes of reserves, as laid down in the forest rights act (FRA). read more

Mining and linear projects pose a threat to both tiger corridors and habitat. read more

The All India Tiger Estimation results for 2018 will be released on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with a report evaluating the effectiveness of tiger reserves. read more

Under the original tiger reintroduction program of National Tiger Conservation Authority started in 2008, around 20 tigers were to be reintroduced in Sariska Tiger Reserve read more

While some forest officials attributed ST-16’s death to a heat stroke, others said administering the tranquilliser in the afternoon heat may have proved fatal. read more

Spread across 148 sqkm, Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is home to four adult tigers – one male and three female, nine sub-adult tigers, and seven cubs (all three to four months old). read more

The tigress, named T-4, was injured in the neck by a nylon wire snare in September 2017. T-4, since then, had remained elusive and was spotted again on May 5, 2018. read more

A committee investigating the killing of tigress Avni, or T-1, in a Maharashtra forest has determined that controversial hunter, Asghar Ali Khan, was guilty of shooting her to death without being authorised to do so by the state’s chief wildlife warden... read more

Authorities at the Sariska Tiger Reserve said the government is yet to release the budget for the current financial year despite several reminders. read more

A total of 23 leopards died in road accidents in the state — the highest in the country. read more

On November 2, Avni was shot dead by a team of forest staff members, and Asghar Ali, the son of independent sharpshooter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan, who was hired by the forest department. The department wanted to either tranquilise the animal or kill it,... read more