The Telegraph
London
20 May 2013
Indian tigers are facing extinction because of lack of variety in partners and the resultant lack of genetic diversity.
Scientists compared data from modern tigers with the big cats from the British era to arrive at the conclusion.
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The Times of India,
London
20 May 2013
A diminishing gene pool is posing a grave threat to Indian tigers. Scientists say the famed big cats of India are facing a serious threat of extinction owing to a `collapse` in the variety of their mating partners.
Welsh researchers say tigers were nearly wiped out in India during British Raj. The predominant cause of this was mechanized trophy hunting, which reduced tiger numbers from 40,000 t...
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The Sunday Guardian
New Delhi
19 May 2013
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Thirty-six tigers have lost their lives in the country since the beginning of this year. More than 20 of them have been killed by poachers according to official records.
Of these 36, a male tiger was shot dead by the forest staff in Maharashtra`s Gondia because it had turned into a man-eater. Two cubs died in the Tadoba reserve after they were hit by a train.
"In addition to the cases of con...
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The Pioneer
New Delhi
18 May 2013
The fate of Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as the next tiger reserve of the country hangs in the balance despite over a year since the announcement for its creation by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna.
Even the member secretary National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had visited the park soon after to take stock of the situation. However, despite the hype the National Park figures nowher...
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