Pug marks confirm tiger in Saranda

B SridharB Sridhar, TNN | Feb 21, 2012, 07.28AM IST JAMSHEDPUR: Speculation over the presence of the big cat in the Saranda forest was put to rest,when the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, confirmed the presence of the tiger here recently. The divisional forest officer,K K Tiwary, however, clarified that the institute has not suggested [...]

Tiger trackers get their due

Relief for cash-strapped Palamau park A.S.R.P. MUKESH Ranchi, Feb. 20: The weekend has proved lucky for striking trackers at Palamau Tiger Reserve currently in a no-pay-no-work mode, with the forest headquarters releasing partial funds in a bid to grant wages pending for seven months and the state deciding to gift cycles to each. The 150 [...]

‘Toothless’ regional tiger cell meets today

Vijay PinjarkarVijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Feb 21, 2012, 06.11AM IST NAGPUR: With time running out for tigers and wildlife in particular due to poaching and the shrinking habitat, the regional tiger cell will meet on Tuesday after a gap of nine months to address various issues. PK Mahajan, deputy conservator of forests (DyCF) for Nagpur [...]

Two direct tiger sightings in Melghat during census

Vijay PinjarkarVijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Feb 21, 2012, 06.27AM IST NAGPUR: Tigers are always elusive in Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), fondly called ‘Kipling Country’. But two direct sightings during the nine-day Phase IV tiger estimation exercise has thrilled field staff and officials. This may be perhaps the first time such sightings have been recorded during [...]

Tourist sights tiger near Perunkundru hills

A tiger spotted by a tourist at Kadavusathi area in Anamalai Tiger Reserve near Top Slip. February 10, 2012 Officials confirm presence of tiger in the area An auditor from Pollachi, Vivek, who was on tour to Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in the second week of January, sighted a tiger near Kadhavu Saathi near Perunkundru [...]

Killer tiger resurfaces in Kodagu

TNN | Jan 10, 2012, 01.56AM IST MADIKERI: The tiger, which attacked and injured three buffaloes on Friday, killed a cow on Saturday night at Netkundh near Birunani in South Kodagu. Chottangada Rohith found the half-eaten carcass of his cow near its shed. People in South Kodagu are fearful because the tiger, which claimed several [...]

India’s first anti-poaching tiger force begins work

By Habib Beary Bangalore 4 January 2012 Last updated at 07:04 ET India’s first forest ranger unit charged specifically with preventing tiger poaching has gone into action. The 54-member force will patrol tiger reserves in national parks straddling the borders of Karnataka, Tamil Nado and Kerala states in the south. The Special Tiger Protection Force [...]

Tiger count in south states this month

Sreenivas Janyala Posted: Tue Jan 03 2012, 00:03 hrs Hyderabad: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will start conducting its annual estimation of tigers in Kawal and Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam tiger reserve (NSTR) along with other tiger reserves in southern states later this month. For Kawal tiger reserve where at least four to six tigers are known [...]

Saranda springs tiger surprise

Saturday, 15 October 2011 23:40 Sayantanee Choudhury If the inhabitants of the Asia’s biggest Sal forest, Saranda, and initial evidence are to be believed, then its good news in the offing for wildlife lovers. Contrary to the general perception that big cats never existed in Saranda, there are hints for the first time of a [...]

Fisherman killed by tiger in Sunderbans

Ananya Dutta KOLKATA, October 17, 2011 A fisherman was killed by a tiger deep inside the forests of the Sunderban Biosphere Reserve on Sunday.  Satyabrata Jana of Kultuli had gone fishing with four others in the Gazikhali forest area within the Sajnekhali wildlife sanctuary. They had spread their nets in the waters and were sitting [...]