A tiger that had entered the lion’s territory in the jungles of Gir, was found dead. Though only a detailed post-mortem of the tiger’s body would reveal the exact cause of its death, yet it is widely believed that lions do not socially accept tigers in their territory and often kill them. Another reason for […]
An estimated 1,000 people — 300 local villagers and at least 500 state forest staff — too joined in fire-fighting efforts even as dry, windy conditions continued to fan the flames and officials grappled with a lack of local sources of water. IAF to help Karnataka govt put out fire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve BENGALURU: […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked 16 states to implement their own orders rejecting 11.8 lakh claims over forest land by Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (OTFDs) that were found baseless, and passed eviction orders to free lakhs of hectares of forest land. It is not clear from the state affidavits whether each […]
MELBOURNE: Sundarbans- the iconic Bengal tiger‘s last coastal stronghold and the world’s biggest mangrove forest – could be destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels over the next 50 years, scientists say. Spanning more than 10,000 square kilometres, the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh and India is the biggest mangrove forest on Earth, and also […]
AHMEDABAD: It’s officially confirmed now. A tiger has indeed entered the lions’ den in Gujarat – which is home to the Asiatic lion‘s last abode. Six days after a school teacher clicked a tiger on his mobile phone, the striped big cat was captured on Tuesday morning by the forest department in the area. The tiger […]
By Sandra E. Garcia It was like “Home Alone,” but instead of an 8-year-old boy setting traps to keep burglars away, a 2-year-old tiger stopped a marijuana smoker from lighting up in its house. The big cat was found by someone who had tried to sneak into the house to smoke marijuana and reported the […]
BHOPAL: Supermom ‘Collarwali’ – the incredibly fertile tigress at Madhya Pradesh’s Pench Tiger Reserve – has delivered four more cubs. This is her 8th litter and she has so far mothered an amazing 30 cubs — a record for any tigress in Madhya Pradesh. Nicknamed by visitors because of her radio collar, the latest litter […]
There are close to 500 reptiles in two ponds on the Sardar Sarovar Dam premises. The forest department has removed 15 so far. These animals are among the most endangered species and fall under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act.
HIGHLIGHTS The leopard was sighted in the area few days ago The sighting had caused panic among residents Forest department officials caught the leopard around 4:30 pm on Sunday The leopard has now been moved to Surajpur forest nursery. The forest department will shift him to Shivalik forest on January 21.
Highlights: ‘’The animal that got killed seems to be a tigress while the cannibal is a tiger. Though there have been instances of cannibalism among animals, but in tigers, it is rare,” said Kanha’s field director said. According to experts, the hunting tiger did not mean to satiate its hunger by eating the tigress. “It […]
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