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panna tiger reserve news

Scavengers: Endgame - Why the dying vulture should really worry you

Gyps vultures at the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Data indicates that vultures have vanished from nearly 75% of historical nesting sites in India (though they have appeared in some new ones). (Adobe Stock)
Published on Dec 12, 2025 07:13 pm IST

Asia’s oldest elephant Vatsala dies at 100 in Panna Tiger Reserve

In her final days, Vatsala had been battling age-related issues.
Published on Jul 10, 2025 10:36 pm IST

Experts flag concerns over Ken-Betwa project in Panna Tiger Reserve

The project, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 last year, envisions channelling excess water from Ken River into Betwa to provide access to drinking water to around 6.5 million people in MP and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 09, 2025 07:22 am IST

Panna Tiger Reserve’s tigress T2, mother to 21 cubs during 2010-2020, dies

Panna Tiger Reserve’s Tigress T2 died on May 28
Published on Jun 03, 2025 10:09 pm IST

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, in Khajuraho on Dec 25 (PTI/narendramodi.in)
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 02:17 pm IST

India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam

A tripartite agreement for the implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link project was signed among the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and the central government on March 22, 2021. (Representative Image)
Published on Jan 31, 2024 08:17 pm IST

IFS officer shares ‘conservation success story’ of Panna Tiger Reserve. Watch

A family of tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Published on Dec 13, 2023 05:54 pm IST

Madhya Pradesh election: Ken-betwa river project looms over poll arena

Environmentalists said the Ken-Betwa river inter-linking project will submerge 40% of the Panna Tiger Reserve. (HT file photo)
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 06:04 am IST

'Treat to watch': Visitors at Panna Tiger Reserve surprised by a tiger family

Tigers at Panna Tiger Reserve.
Published on Oct 19, 2023 09:19 pm IST

Male tiger raises 4 cubs after death of their mother tigress

The mother of the four cubs died in May.
Updated on Jun 26, 2021 12:51 am IST

UNESCO declares Panna Tiger Reserve a biosphere reserve

Representational Image.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 01:37 pm IST

Panna Tiger Reserve: Autopsy report indicates tiger was killed by poachers

The reserve has been repopulated with big cats a decade after it lost all its tigers in 2009.
Published on Sept 12, 2020 05:18 pm IST

Roosting site with rare vultures found near Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve

The officer’s rare spotting included 150 to 160 vultures of four species, along with the critically-endangered white-rumped vulture and endangered Egyptian vulture, roosting off the Katni-Panna highway, about 60 km from the Panna Tiger Reserve.
Published on Jun 01, 2020 05:24 pm IST

Ken Betwa project could hit wildlife: Report

A report by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has observed that the first phase of the Ken Betwa River linking project could threaten Panna Tiger Reserve’s status as a source area for tigers, or an area with high density of the big cats.(HT file photo)
Updated on Sept 08, 2019 10:51 am IST

Why MP is one of India’s top tiger states

Wildlife experts say that Madhya Pradesh has the potential to have more tigers and better quality wildlife tourism. To ensure that, the forest department needs more staff, including senior officials who are interested in wildlife management.
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 09:50 pm IST

Vulture count rises by 12 per cent in MP

Vulture at Panna national park HT photo...
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 02:19 pm IST

Why the learning deficit should not surprise us

While problems related to physical infrastructure and mid-day meal schemes in schools are discussed widely, I don’t find much discussion on another key issue that has a serious bearing on the learning levels of students: availability of textbooks before the start of an academic session
Updated on Mar 28, 2018 01:00 pm IST