Tourists throng tiger reserves on first day of season

TNN | Oct 2, 2011, 10.22AM IST JAIPUR/ALWAR: Living up to expectations, the Ranthambore tiger reserve saw a huge turnout of tourists, after a three month hiatus, on the first day of the season. Tourism also increased at the Sariska tiger reserve with 55 persons, including eight foreigners, making their way into it. According to [...]

Indian tiger trail: The famous four

Tiger at Bandhavgarh National Park (Image Courtesy: Syna Tiger Resort, Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh) IPSHITA MITRA Sep 16, 2011, 12.00am IST “And when my eyes saw the big cat approaching stealthily from the dense bushes, the moment was ecstatic…amidst the dark of the night and twittering crickets, seated on the safari jeep, when our torch lights [...]

A hub for tourism

Vaibhav Ganjapure, TNN | Mar 27, 2011, 06.04am IST Located in the heart of India, Nagpur offers the best location to take off to the forests of Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh. No wonder tourists usually pass through the city. Chartered accountant Indranil Dani believes that declaring Nagpur as a tiger capital is the need of [...]

Canary Hill tiger safari project gets state nod

TNN, Oct 10, 2010, 12.31am IST HAZARIBAG: People will soon enjoy tiger safari at Canary Hill zone reserve forest on the outskirts of the Hazaribag town. The decision which state forest department officials term “historic” was taken by the State Wildlife Advisory Board at its meeting headed by chief minister Arjun Munda on October 7. [...]

India faces worst tiger crises

India faces worst tiger crises 7 Sep, 2010, 01.59AM IST By Shivang Mehta & Kahini Ghosh Mehta It is not a hidden fact that millions of dollars are being poured into the conservation of the striped wonders of India but the situation remains precarious. With fewer than 1400 left in the wild, India is going [...]

No tourist entry inside core tiger territory

No tourist entry inside core tiger territory TNN, Aug 15, 2010, 04.18am IST LUCKNOW: Tourism will have to be kept out from tiger havens. The National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) latest instructions to field directors of tiger reserves could be a reaction to what MP government had ordered recently — opening tiger reserves, sanctuaries and [...]

No takers for rising tourism in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve

No takers for rising tourism in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Neeta Kolhatkar / DNASunday, June 27, 2010 0:01 IST The sudden surge in tourists at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur, 150 kms from Nagpur, has left forest officials helpless and compelled them to limit the number of vehicles and tourists to TATR. They [...]

India eyes pact with China to save tigers

India eyes pact with China to save tigers By James Lamont and Amy Kazmin in New Delhi Published: May 12 2010 02:33 | Last updated: May 12 2010 02:33 India wants to agree on a pact with China to protect its fast dwindling tiger population from extinction, as part of an attempt to capitalise on [...]

No plan to stop tiger tourism says India

No plan to stop tiger tourism says India Hannah Gardner, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: May 03. 2010 11:06PM UAE / May 3. 2010 7:06PM GMT NEW DELHI: India’s environment minister yesterday denied reports that the government was planning to phase out tourism in the country’s world famous tiger reserves. Hundreds of thousands of visitors from [...]

As tiger tours in India are curbed, what’s the best way to travel?

As tiger tours in India are curbed, what’s the best way to travel? The danger to the tiger’s habitat must be weighed against the benefits to the animals of holidaymakers’ income Tracy McVeigh The Observer, Sunday 2 May 2010   The chances of spotting a Bengal tiger in the wild were reduced dramatically after a [...]