Wildlife figure in ICU after being clawed

March 29 2012 at 12:20pm By Kamcilla Pillay and SAPA John Varty gives close contact comfort to an abandoned cub. (John Varty/ JV Images) South African documentary film-maker John Varty sustained two broken ribs, lacerations to his hands and legs and puncture wounds after a tiger attacked him on his farm near Philippolis, in the [...]

Tiger attack in zoo leaves three-year-old boy critical

By METRO WEB REPORTER – 5th January, 2012 A three-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being attacked by a tiger at a travelling zoo in Russia. The child had been posing for a photograph with the big cat next to a small fence when he was clawed in the head by the tiger, [...]

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 [...]

Bengkulu farmer killed in tiger attack

The Jakarta Post | Mon, 09/12/2011 8:00 AM Jakarta: The body of Milyan, an 18 year-old resident of Pino Baru village in South Bengkulu Regent, Bengkulu, was found dead after apparently being mauled by a tiger, his family reported. “He was attacked when he was alone in the coffee plantation,” Milyan’s aunt Surainah said Sunday, [...]

With 200 tigers, Corbett turns a proud 75

A majestic Royal Bengal Tiger in the Corbett National Park, which completes 75 years this year. IANS | Sep 11, 2011, 01.48PM IST One of the nurseries of India’s tiger conservation movement and Asia’s first endeavour to have a national park, the Corbett National Park turns 75 this year, marking a string of successes despite [...]

Five-year-old boy mauled by tiger cub in South Africa

Five-year-old boy mauled by tiger cub in South Africa By Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg 4:21PM BST 19 Jul 2011 A five year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by an apparently tame tiger cub at a holiday resort in South Africa. Finlay Holden was stroking the six-month old Bengali tiger’s back when it [...]

Owner of Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester, Iowa attacked by tiger during feeding time

From correspondents in Manchester, Iowa From: AP July 18, 2011 9:04AM The owner of a small US zoo has been taken to hospital with injuries from a tiger attack. The Delaware County sheriff’s office says 52-year-old Tom Sellner suffered lacerations to his head and torso during the Sunday morning attack (local time) at Cricket Hollow [...]

Tiger population: Headache for wildlifers

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 26, 2011 The government on Monday will announce that India’s tiger population has increased but it may not be a reason for cheer with inviolate space for the big cat decreasing. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh will announce an increase of over 100 tigers as first reported by HT [...]

Quick relief for tiger attack victims now

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN, Mar 19, 2011, 04.26am IST NAGPUR: At a time when man-animal conflict is at its peak, the state government has come out with relief to tiger attack victims by providing compensation without waiting for funds. A GR issued by the state government recently states that legal heir of victims who die in [...]

Tiger kills man in Nagbhid tehsil

TNN, Mar 20, 2011, 12.35am IST CHANDRAPUR: A tiger killed a person and partially ate his body in the fields near Menha Kirmiti village in Nagbhid tehsil during midnight hours of Friday. Body of Shriram Atram (55) was recovered later in the same night by the villagers, but the reason of his visit to the [...]