Hindustan Times
Kolkata
4 Sep 2010
Kolkata: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) along with the state forest department is planning to develop a scientific method to monitor the prey base of tigers in the Sundarbans.
With a sharp spurt in the cases of tiger straying in the recent times, experts have been often claimed that it is due to the dwindling prey base, among other possible reasons, that the cats are moving out in search of easi...
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The Pioneer
New Delhi
3 Sep 2010
The Jim Corbett National Park, flaunting the most dense tiger population in the country, is all set to show the way towards protection of India`s national animal. A special tiger protection force comprising commandos with latest weaponry to ward off poachers is in the offing at the park. The force is expected to start force is expected to start functioning by March 2011.
The Jim Corbett Nation...
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The Pioneer
Lucknow
2 Sep 2010
In another incident of man-animal conflict in Uttar Pradesh, a tiger that has so far mauled eight persons is on the prowl, forcing the forest officials to issue order to either tranquillise it or trap it.
This tiger has been on the continuous move from Deoria to Shahjahanpur in the past four months, and according to unconfirmed reports, claimed eight lives. The tiger’s pug marks were found on t...
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The Times of India
Chennai
2 Sep 2010
Chennai: Environmentalists in the southern states may well be doing a jig in the woods this year as the tiger population has reached healthy levels. In contrast, the tiger count in the northern states has seen a decline, say experts.
According to the state chief conservator of forests, Dr V N Singh, Tamil Nadu is expected to show a 20% increase in tiger population. “The last census, which was ...
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