Tiger Reserve

Forest Rights Act: Why are Chhattisgarh tribals up in arms over non-implementation of legislation, Centre's new conservation policy?

Even a written assurance may not hold good in a region where informed consent is a remote concept and the tribes can be plucked out of the forest and dumped just about anywhere

As forests, wildlife and tribals exist in uneasy equilibrium, could lions be prey to sixth mass extinction?

We are in the middle of the sixth great mass extinction in Earth’s history. To put this in perspective, Earth lost the dinosaurs in the last great mass extinction event, 65 million years ago — so this is kind of a big deal | #FirstCulture

Tiger conservation: After Panna reserve success, 6 big cats to be relocated in Bengal's Buxa from Assam

Tapping into the scientific and management skills gained from the successful tiger relocation exercise at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife experts and forest officials have proposed the introduction of big cats in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve from Assam.

It's official: Chhattisgarh gets new tiger reserve

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given in-principle approval for creation of Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh.

MP teacher mauled to death by tiger

A tiger in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, MP, mauled a local teacher to death when he went into the forest to collect firewood.

Centre clears fifth tiger reserve for Maharashtra

Maharashtra will soon have its fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, a senior official said in Mumbai.

After losing 24 rhinos, Kaziranga gets just Rs 1 lakh for info on poachers

With poaching at its peak, Kaziranga receives a princely Rs 1 lakh for intelligence gathering as part of the central assistance worth Rs 9.33 crore for 2013-14.

Uttarakhand's Rajaji Park likely to become tiger reserve in a month  

Uttarakhand's famous Rajaji Park which recently got the status of a National Park is likely to become a tiger reserve in a month, a senior forest official said today.

Three Corbett tigers dead in a week: Victims of 'revenge' killings?

With three tigers found dead in the Corbett Tiger Reserve within a week, preliminary investigations have raised questions about the cause of death.

Tiger tourism: SC relents but what did the ban achieve anyway?

If the fuss was about reining in mushrooming resorts and unruly tourists, the ban achieved nothing.