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All Stories for Project Tiger
Jim Corbett was a remarkable man, and deserves every honour we can bestow on him
Valmik Thapar • 3 years agoPolitical will for wildlife conservation is largely missing today. But Corbett Park, being a part of our history, must be protected.
Corbett Park name change controversy blown out of proportion, it's conservation that matters
Himanshu Joshi • 3 years agoWith 14 tigers per 100 sq km, Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand reports the highest tiger density among India’s 50 tiger reserves
Wildlife Week 2019: India's tiger numbers have increased by 33% in 5 years, but that's not necessarily good news
Valmik Thapar • 5 years agoIn 1968, a ban was implemented on tiger hunting and it was quickly followed by a ban on the export of skins.
International Tiger Day: India's rising tiger numbers commendable, but many challenges lie ahead
Aarushi Agrawal • 6 years agoBringing tigers back from the brink of extinction to steady growth in population, India now faces new challenges as tiger and human populations are in conflict over limited land.
Tiger deaths in 2018 lower than previous years, but habitat loss, poaching still pose threat
Mongabay India • 6 years agoNearly half of the total tiger deaths in 2018 – 49 to be precise – were outside tiger reserves
India's tiger population rises, but shrinking forests raise chances of man-animal conflict manifold
Nikita Doval • 6 years agoAs the tiger population grows in our finite wildlife reserves and parks, the scourge of man-eaters returns to reignite the man-animal conflict debate.
Could designated safari enclosures for tiger spotting take tourist pressure off India's wildlife parks?
Rashmesehgal • 7 years agoIndia’s tiger population has grown slightly thanks to conservation efforts. But numbers remain fragile. Any path moving forward will have to maintain a balance between tourism growth and protecting our wildlife.
Centre sees environment as a burden not a societal obligation, says Jairam Ramesh
Indiaspend • 8 years agoJairam Ramesh, 63, has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2004 and held several portfolios, including rural development and drinking water and sanitation, during the second term of the UPA regime from 2009-14. But he is best-known, and still remembered, for his stint as environment minister.
Project Cow: BJP leader Hansraj G Ahir plans cow protection scheme on lines of Project Tiger
Ians • 8 years agoAmid the controversy over the central notification that effectively bans the sale of cattle for slaughter, Hansraj G Ahir said the Centre was initiating 'Project Cow' on the lines of Project Tiger
Population rebound: India is now a proud host of nearly 2,500 tigers, says Prakash Javadekar
• 9 years agoHighlighting the need for protecting tiger corridors, he announced incentivising project proponents to give land for compensatory afforestation in Tiger corridors.