Film on R’bore tiger wins 3 awards in US

Anindo DeyAnindo Dey, TNN | Oct 11, 2011, 02.28AM IST JAIPUR: In a rare laurel for Ranthambore National Park, a documentary film on a tiger at the park has recently won three awards including that of the ‘best film award’ at a film festival in Jackson Hole, US. The film christened ‘Broken Tail’ is the [...]

Tiger tale wins $40K non-fiction book award

Last Updated: Monday, January 31, 2011 | 6:19 PM ET The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival is the winning book. (Knopf Canada) Vancouver’s John Vaillant has won British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction for his book The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. The $40,000 award, Canada’s richest prize [...]

‘Tiger Queen’, wildlife flick shot in HD, vies for green crown

Claire Antao, TNN, Nov 28, 2010, 06.23am IST PANAJI: “This is not a ‘Save the tiger’ campaign film,” said S Nallamuthu before anyone even suggested it, “I think there are more NGOs working for the cause of tiger protection than there are tigers left in India. I don’t want to be in the crowd.” Nallamuthu [...]

Tiger, tiger, burning brighter than ever

Tiger, tiger, burning brighter than ever   Vancouver’s John Vaillant on the largest of the big cats   By Joe Wiebe, Vancouver Sun September 4, 2010A Siberian tiger photographed this year in northeastern China. In his new book, John Vaillant writes eloquently about the noble creature. Photograph by: Getty Images Files, Vancouver Sun  According to [...]

When the tiger takes centre ‘stage’

When the tiger takes centre ‘stage’   Sujata Chakrabarti / DNA  Saturday, May 1, 2010 11:38    Theatre director Jaimini Pathak is not convinced that the nationwide Save The Tiger campaigns are doing enough for the cause of the animal. So he decided to do his bit through a medium that he is familiar with [...]

Jay Leno Cuddles With a Tiger on ‘The Tonight Show’

Jay Leno Cuddles With a Tiger on ‘The Tonight Show’ March 10, 2010 – Aired: March 9, 2010 By: Jane Boursaw We always love it when large animals invade the set of ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ (weeknights, 11:35PM ET on NBC). Jay Leno‘s got some chutzpah to handle the big kitties, like he [...]

8 DAYS editor responds

8 DAYS editor responds 05:55 AM Feb 13, 2010 SINGAPORE – The editor-in-chief of 8 DAYS magazine has responded to concerns raised by conservationist groups over its use of photographs featuring actress Wong Li-Lin draped in a tiger pelt. “The tiger pelt was loaned to 8 DAYS specifically for the shoot,” said Ms Lau Kuan [...]

Anger over ‘tiger skin’ shots

Anger over ‘tiger skin’ shots By Victoria Vaughan Feb 12, 2010 ANIMAL conservation groups and others are up in arms after pictures featuring Singapore actress Wong Li-Lin draped in a tiger pelt appeared in the weekly celebrity magazine 8 Days. Among the strongest reactions were those from Singapore’s branch of the World Wide Fund For [...]

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