Category: Conservation

Indian Women That Protect Our Forests: A Big Thank You!

November 17, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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Women in the wild: Here are five ladies who have dedicated their lives to saving forests.

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While there are many crusaders, here are five women who have dedicated their lives in saving our forests and wild animals for a greener future.

Latika Nath: Known as India’s tiger princess, Latika is the country’s first wildlife biologist to hold a doctorate on tigers. She is just a tiger conservationist, and a wildlife photographer who, at seven, knew that she wanted to be an ecologist. Latika’s work has been featured in a documentary called The Tiger Princess and another programme called Wild Things. She has also contributed to films like Sita’s Story and A Tale of Two Tigers.

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Commentary

Many people work in (tiger) conservation. But not many women.

This article gives the credits to a few of them, giving their best to save our tigers or our forests.

A big thank you!

#tiger #tigernews

Indian Tiger Authority Supports Traffic Ban In Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

November 17, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The New Indian Express

NTCA to support Bandipur traffic ban.

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Officials of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will submit its affidavit to the Supreme Court agreeing to the proposal to strengthen and upgrade the alternative Mysuru- Mananthwadi Road via Gonikuppa.

While the NTCA, in its affidavit, is proposing to upgrade the alternative road to national highway standards, in the next step, it will propose putting some restrictions on the movement of vehicles on this road during night hours as it passes through the buffer zone of Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

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Commentary

The Indian tiger authority NTCA supports an alternative route to move traffic out of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

This case is a true Human Tiger Conflict.

#tiger #tigernews

Different Rules For Pregnant Tigers?

November 15, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The New Indian Express

National Tiger Conservation Authority must frame rules for pregnant tigers: Karnataka vets.

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Just after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) released its revised guidelines, veterinarians are now questioning why no decision was taken with regard to lactating or pregnant carnivores.

According to Karnataka Forest Department officials, NTCA needs to issue guidelines on what needs to be done if a tiger has strayed out of a defined forest area and is searching for a new territory. This has become more important after some cases of sub-adult tigers venturing outside forest areas in search of a new territory resulted in man-animal conflicts. The decision on these two subjects and many others will be taken at the NTCA meeting to be held on Thursday and Friday, where heads of all the tiger reserves will participate.

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Commentary

After the new NTCA guidelines ventinarians wonder why there are still no guidelines on how to deal with pregnant tigresses, in case of problems.

Maybe the NTCA can look into this easy matter soon?

#tiger #tigernews

China Wants A Big Yellowstone Park To Conserve Tigers.

November 14, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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USA – Inkstone News

China wants its own Yellowstone National Park.

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China plans to develop a unified national park system by 2020, after gathering inspiration from wilderness recreation areas in the United States.

Chinese officials in charge of the project have visited Yellowstone National Park and other protected areas and met with conservation experts to prepare for the task.

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Commentary

China is improving in many ways when it comes to wildlife and nature conservation.

After a series of trials with 10 National Parks China wants to have a large area focused on protecting threatened plant species and animals such as the giant panda, Amur tiger and Amur leopard.

#tiger #tigernews

No More Maneaters.

November 14, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The Hindu

One year after Avni’s death, Centre revises guidelines.

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Over a year after T1, popularly known as Avni the tigress, was shot dead by father-son — Shafat Ali Khan and Asghar Ali — who were ‘prima facie guilty of unauthorised shooting’, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has come out with a revised standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with a similar situation.

The communication dated November 11 chalks out the revised ‘SOP to deal with emergency arising due to straying of tigers in human-dominated landscapes.’ It has made several replaces in the course of action and said “usually a time lapse of 10-15 minutes should be given prior to taking any further action on the darted animal as the induction time varies based on physiological status of the animal, which should be left to the judgement of the veterinarian present in the team.”

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Commentary

The Indian Tiger authority (NTCA) has skipped the word maneater from their guidelines.

Problem tigers will now be called: animal dangerous to human life.

#tiger #tigernews

NTCA Admits Mistake: No More Hired Gunmen.

November 14, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Mid-Day.com

Mumbai: Murderous hunters won't tranquilise tigers anymore.

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The era of bloodthirsty shikaris (hunters) invited by forest departments of various states to shoot wild animals in conflict with humans is set to end, as the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has introduced new guidelines for this. As per the rules, a confirmed problem animal should be eliminated only by a government department sharp-shooter and not trigger-happy outsiders as in the case of tigress T1 who was killed last year.

However, wildlife conservationists, experts and veterinarians say that as per section 11(1)(a) of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW) has the authority to declare any wild animal as a threat to human life and hence fit to be killed – but can invite a private hunter. They say only the new NTCA guidelines should now be followed.

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Commentary

The NTCA admits a mistake they made earlier (hiring outside and trgigger-happy gunmen) with a modification of their guidelines:

no more shikaris!

#tiger #tigernews

Tigers On The Move.

November 11, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Times of India

1,160 & 450km: Two trekking tigers walk into record books.

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Two young male tigers, both on epic journeys of their own, are walking their way into record books. One has logged 1,160km so far and the other 450km, which are among the longest recorded distances covered by any tiger in the country.

C1, a radio-collared tiger from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Pandharkawda in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal had stepped out of the sanctuary in search of a new “home” on June 21, 2019, after being radio-collared on February 27, 2019. It has so far travelled 1,160km through six districts in two states, Telangana and Maharashtra , moving through human-dominated landscapes virtually without being seen.

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Commentary

Two young male tigers went out for a walk, independently of each other. Both have walked a considerable distance: one did 1160 km and the other 450 km.

One might wonder why they travel so far?

#tiger #tigernews

Avni Cub Settled Down – Needs Support To Prevent To Be Taken Out Of The Wild!

November 8, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Times of India

Over 1-year-old hunt to capture T1’s cub to end.

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The longest-ever hunt, to capture Pandharkawda tigress T1 aka Avni’s male tiger cub (C1), will end as the tiger seems to have settled down, and there has not been any case of conflict over the last one year.

The cub is also not dependent on baits anymore. Sources said forest officials too are now contemplating whether the cub still needs to be captured, especially when it is not killing baits or cattle. It is also not involved in conflict with humans.

State chief wildlife warden Nitin H Kakodkar said, “No decision in this regard has been taken yet. We are still monitoring the animal.”

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Commentary

A tiger cub, that saw his mother being shot, was on the run for more than a year.

A.K. Mishra, the responsible man for killing Avni, also ordered to shoot her cubs.

But now one year later, the male cub still is on the loose and not causing any problems.

Now within the Forest Department and the Indian tiger authority talks are going on what to do with the cub.

There is only one answer possible of course: just leave him alone.

#tiger #tigernews

The Hearth Warming Panna Tiger Recovery.

November 8, 2019 by admin·Comments Off

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India – The Better India

0 to 54: The Untold Story of How Panna Got Her Tigers Back in Just 10 Years.

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In 2009, there were no tigers left in Panna Tiger Reserve. What happened in the next 10 years is really heartwarming at a time when the world’s tiger population is under a serious threat. #WildIndia #Respect

Set up in 1981, Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh became a tiger reserve in early 1994. Fifteen years later, in 2008, Panna’s official tiger count stood at a shocking zero.

The revelation created a public furore, with forest department officials facing a nationwide backlash. They stood dejected; the damning statistics shattered their morale. The state committee set up to probe into the matter suggested the transfer of all the existing forest officials at Panna. But IFS officer R Sreenivasa Murthy, the newly instated Director of Panna Tiger Reserve, opposed the move, stating that the current officials already possessed a hands-on knowledge of Panna and her tigers.

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Commentary

Panna Tiger Reserve in India had lost all its tigers in 2008. But due to perseverance, understanding the local tribes and conservation and cooperation with government and NGOs, the reserve is back on track. And how!

Nowadays more than 50 tigers roam in Panna Tiger Reserve.

A job well done and an example for many countries!

#tiger #tigernews

Humans Versus Tigers – When Will It End?

November 7, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The Wire

How the FRA Is the Last Line Against the Environment Ministry's Arbitrariness.

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Forests were originally a state subject but were elevated in 1976 to the Centre’s attention by bringing them under the concurrent list (42nd amendment to the Constitution). So forest and wildlife, once with the Ministry of Agriculture, became the full-fledged Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985, and included climate change in 2014.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) is today tasked with protecting and conserving the country’s natural resources – its biodiversity, forests and wildlife – and with controlling pollution.

However, its longstanding authority over forests came to an unceremonious end in March 2006 when the Centre moved “all matters, including legislation, relating to the rights of forest dwelling Schedule Tribes on forest lands ” to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, to the delight of forest-dwellers across the country. However, the MoEFCC refuses to heed this order and continues to defy the law and by extension Parliament.

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Commentary

India wants to save tigers and to protect them they want humans out of the tiger areas.

So humans living in the areas are being translocated. But they don’t want that and protest about it.

So the situation in India is getting more intense.

But remember: There are only app. 2967 in India. And 1,371,255,893 humans living in India, absorbing more and more tiger and other wildlife habitat.

#tiger #tigernews

Indian Tiger State Madhya Pradesh Looses 11 Tigers In 10 Months.

November 5, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Hindustran Times

Alarm bells after 11 tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh this year.

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Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest tiger deaths— at least 11—in the first 10 months of a year in five years, according to state forest department officials.

The deaths have alarmed officials as Madhya Pradesh this year reemerged as the state with the highest number of tigers in the country after eight years.

According to the 2018 All India Tiger Estimation report released in July, Madhya Pradesh had 526 tigers followed by Karnataka (524). Officials said that the report has boosted tourism in the state

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Commentary

Indian state Madhya Pradesh has shown beautiful tiger numbers at the last tiger census.

But the flipside of the coin is that in the first 10 months of 2019 already at least 11 tiger deaths were recorded. Electrocution, poaching, poisoning, territorial fights.

Sad but true.
And a call for more action.

#tiger #tigernews

Marathons In Indian Tiger Reserve: Where Is The Respect?

November 4, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Times of India

Marathon organisers flout rule in Mukundra tiger reserve.

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In blatant violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, the forest department has allowed marathon organisers to set up a stage and use hand-held loudspeakers on the fringes of Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) core area on Sunday.

Tents were also put up for distribution of food near the critical tiger habitat. After TOI highlighted this issue, the forest department had on October 28 ordered that the marathon would be held only on the motorable road and no activities would be allowed. The order, however, appeared to be an eyewash as the organisers in presence of forest staff violated the norms blatantly near the core area.

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Commentary

In India something definitely goes wrong with tiger conservation.

Now a permit has been given to have a marathon in a tiger area.

How crazy can it get?

#tiger #tigernews

Another Trans-State Tiger Translocation In India.

November 3, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Valliant News

Male Royal Bengal tiger translocates from Madhya Pradesh to Odisha.

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A 3-year-old male Royal from Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been successfully translocated to Satkosia Tiger Reserve on Thursday. In the conservation history of India this is for the first time any tiger is being translocated from Kanha tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh to another state for reintroduction, forest officials said.
“The tiger is safe, healthy and moving,” said principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF), Sandip Tripathy.

The transportation of the tiger was done through a specialized vehicle from Madhya Pradesh accompanied by two veterinary doctors from Madhya Pradesh along with their team.

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Commentary

History shows that translocating tigers to Odisha is not always a success.

Now another tiger has been translocated from Madhya Pradesh to Odisha state Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

Let’s hope this one will be allright!

#tiger #tigernews

Now Cub of Avni Is Being Cornered.

November 3, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Times of India

Startled by chance encounter, tiger C1 injures man by reflex.

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Tiger C1 — startled by a chance encounter with a group villagers — injured a resident of Sukali village, in Sengao taluka of Hingoli district, on Saturday. This was not a case of tiger attack, clarified senior forest department official. The animal reacted aggressively as it was surprised by a group of four villagers, who too were unaware of the big cat’s presence in the area, they said.

“The tiger was hiding in a dense bush on a narrow lane going towards the fields, about 2km from the village. The locals suddenly came across the tiger. In panic, they reacted. Caught off guard, the tiger hurt one of the villagers while escaping into a nearby field,” said Hingoli district forest officer Keshav Wable.

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Commentary

C1, the cub of tigress Avni that could not be captured after the killing of Avni, attacked a local far away of his home, exactly one year after his mother was assassinated.

Considering the content of this article C1 is being cornered more and more.

It seems like the Avni-case more and more.

#tiger #tigernews

Tiger Back In Indian Area After 40 Years!

November 2, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Times of India

Tiger spotted in Marathwada after over four decades.

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A tiger has been spotted in the Marathwada region for the first time in more than four decades. The state forest department confirmed the presence of a young male tiger in Hingoli district of the region, who has travelled nearly 200km in five months so far while crossing huge tracts of farmland and even a swollen Painganga river. Tiger C1, who is more than 3 years old, is from the Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary in Pandharkawda of Yavatmal district .

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Commentary

After a period of 40 years, the last tiger was killed in 1972, a tiger was spotted in the area around Marathwada in Indian state of Maharashtra.

The authorities keep a close eye on the tiger, that has killed already many livestock in search of a new territory.

#tiger #tigernews

Sumatra Has More And More Human Tiger Conflicts. But Don’t Know How To Solve It.

November 1, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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Indonesia – Antara News

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict.

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Syamsidar, WWF’s Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts arising between humans and Sumatran tigers (panthera tigris sumatrae) in Pelangiran Sub-district, Indragiri Hilir District, Riau Province.

Syamsidar stated on Friday that the best way forward would be to keep Sumatran tigers in their original habitat since it was yet not known with certainty on whether they can adapt themselves to new locations.

He pointed to another cause for concern wherein the new locations might also become deforested, degraded, and be encroached upon by people someday.

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Commentary

A WWF spokesman says that human-tiger-conflicts on Sumatra cannot be solved by relocting problem tigers.

The only solution will be to stop palm oil plantation to destroy tropical rainforest any further, as well as humans encroaching the protected forests for human activities.

#tiger #tigernews

Tiger Numbers Up, Vegetation Down In India.

October 31, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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USA – Weather.com

Tiger Numbers Fine, but Vegetation Declining in Tiger Reserves: Study.

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A new study has warned that all may not be well with tiger reserves in the country. It has found that while the reserves are good at protecting animals, the vegetation conditions within are far from satisfactory. The study, which used open-source satellite data, has reported drastic decline in vegetation, with extensive drying of forests inside tiger reserves, thus raising question marks on their long-term viability.

Governments declare reserved forests as national parks or wildlife sanctuaries with focus on one or the other top animal species such as tigers, lions or elephants, on the assumption that protecting the flagship species would indirectly help protect the ecosystem as a whole. They invest heavily in resources and financial support to manage protected areas. Tiger reserves particularly get extra attention.

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Commentary

Alarming report on the vegetation of the Indian forests shows that the health of the forests (the vegetation) is getting worse.

An important indicator that India needs a change of policy!

#tiger #tigernews

Fashion Designer Supports Tigers.

October 31, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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Australia – AFR

Top fashion designer leads a double life saving tigers.

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Anyone who follows Kim Jones on Instagram (@mrkimjones) will know that the creative director of Dior Homme, who is widely considered the leading menswear designer on earth, basically posts on two subjects: Dior – desining collections, collaborating with artists, winning multiple awards while his best mates David Beckham, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell wear the clothes; and obscure animals – be these humpback whales (he recently swam with them in Tahiti) or pangolin (spotted on a trip to Namibia).

Jones grew up in the Amazon, Ecuador and Botswana with his father, who was a hydrogeologist. While entirely comfortable in the fashionable world of Paris, he is equally adept at being off-grid.

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Commentary

Top fashion designer of Dior Homme, Kim Jones, is an advocate for tigers and supports conservation charities, like Save Wild Tigers.

#tiger #tigernews

More Tigers Die Despite Growing Numbers.

October 31, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The Tribune

More tigers die in Maharashtra even as their population doubled.

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Touted as a success story in tiger conservation after the population of the big cat doubled in Maharashtra between 2010 and 2019, the state has seen a big spike in their deaths over the past few years.

According to information available from the National Tiger Conservation Authority sourced by the Maharashtra forest department, Maharashtra lost 14 tigers in the whole of 2017 and 20 in 2018.

The death toll of the feline in the nine months of this year is already 17, according to sources. Officials say, most of the deaths are caused by natural causes. Around five of the tiger deaths this year have been caused by poaching, say officials.

“The number of tigers dying in accidents is also increasing as a number of infrastructure projects are being taken up near the tiger reserves,” says a forest department official.

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Commentary

Despite doubling its number of tigers Indian state Maharashtra witnessed an increase in tiger deaths.

More poaching, electrocuting by farmers (also poaching) and more and more infrastructural projects near the tiger reserves are the main causes.

#tiger #tigernews

Wonderful News: Two New Amur Sub-Adults Registered in Russian Far East!

October 31, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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Russia – The Siberian Times

Double joy as two new cubs of endangered Amur tiger registered in the Far East of Russia.

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Two healthy cubs – a male and a female – were pictured running along forest paths and following their mother at the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Nature Reserve.

Last time one of the world’s rarest big cats lived in this area of Khabarovsk region was in 2007.

Several years ago a young Amur tigress was first noticed in the area, and recently the team of the reserve was overjoyed to receive proof that she delivered two cubs.

‘Photo trap pictures confirmed it was a male and a female cub. They look healthy and very well-fed, with the female staying close to mother and the male being noticeably more independent.

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Commentary

Wonderful News!

In a nature reserve in Khabarovsk (Russia) where no tigers were seen in the last 12 years, two young sub-adult tigers were captured with cameras.

It’s always great to see!

#tiger #tigernews

No Consensus On Indian Tiger Census – Scientist Doubt Numbers.

October 30, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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USA – Nature

India’s tigers seem to be a massive success story — many scientists aren’t sure.

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The Maruti Gypsy 44 sped along a jungle track, jolting us out of our seats. We had signed up for a wolf safari, but the trip leader had another quarry in mind. The vehicle barrelled towards a pungent smell on a hillside — a fresh tiger kill.

The forest guide spoke to one of his colleagues in a different vehicle and then barked at our driver to rush towards a nearby meadow. A tigress and four cubs are at a watering hole just beyond our sights, he said.

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Commentary

Tiger numbers are going up in India. But behind this apparent success is a mist of intransparency and a cloud of tangible problems.

This excellent article reveals the doubts on the current policy of Indian tiger conservation and offers a good insight on what needs to be done to improve.

#tiger #tigernews

The Killing Of Avni

October 26, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Economic & Political Weekly

The Killing Of Avni.

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Another Sorrowful Story of Human–Animal Conflict One year on since tigress Avni was killed, a look at what the forest department should have done differently to resolve the territoriality conflict between humans and animals.

In Indian mythology, tigers have always been an iconic symbol of royalty, majesty, fearlessness, beauty, and strength. A Yajurvedic hymn compares the fire god Agni to the ferocity of a tiger, while some hymns compare domestic fire to tigers as protectors of their homes. Durga, the goddess of Shakti, sits astride a tiger while fighting evil; Ayyappa, the deity at Sabarimala, too is shown riding a tiger; and Shiva, the god of destruction is shown wearing or sitting on tiger skin.

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Commentary

Historical view on the killing of Avni, that took place already one year ago.

Interesting read.

#tiger #tigernews

Indian Tiger Star Munna Translocated.

October 26, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The Tribune
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Kanha star ‘Munna’ shifted to MP park.

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One of the country’s most photographed tigers, thanks to stripes on its forehead which seemed to make the words ‘CAT’ and ‘PM’, has been relocated to a park-cum zoo in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh after old age and loss of territory made it look for easy prey among humans.

Munna, a 16-year-old Royal Bengal tiger, was shifted to an enclosure in the Van Vihar National Park-cum-Zoo here after being brought from the Kanha Tiger Reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh where it killed a 14-year-old girl on October 18, prior to which he had attacked a man in the thicket close to the reserve, officials said.

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Commentary

Munna, the star of Kanha Tiger Reserve, is translocated to a park-cum-zoo to live the rest of his life.

The reason for this is that Munna gets old and lost his territory. It wandered too much through human habitat and killed a 14 year old girl and attacked a man.

#tiger #tigernews

New Tiger Reserve In India. Or Not?

October 20, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – The Arunachal Times

No talk on tiger reserve unless DWLS is re-demarcated: Mishmi organizations.

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Organisations including the Idu Mishmi Cultural & Literary Society (IMCLS), the apex organization of the community, have called for re-demarcation and review of the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DWLS) in Dibang Valley district.

The call came during a consultative meeting of members of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and officials of the state’s forest department with the community on 16 October in Anini.

The NTCA hopes to declare the Dibang Valley sanctuary as a tiger reserve. As of now, the community organisations say that any talk on declaration of the tiger reserve can proceed only after re-demarcation.

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Commentary

India wants to create a new tiger reserve in the Dibang Valley, bordering Tibet.

But… people oppose it. Already for a long time. A collection of groups now say they don’t want the reserve if the Indian tiger authority holds on to the demarcated borders of the reserve.

To be continued.

#tiger #tigernews

Translocated Tigress Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh Forest.

October 18, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – NDTV

Tigress Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh Forest Reserve.

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The mutilated carcass of a tigress was found in Sanjay Tiger Reserve’s Khokra forest area at Madhyra Pradesh’s Sidhi, a forest official said on Thursday. Director of the reserve Ashok Mishra confirmed the death of T-20 tigress, but said the exact cause can be ascertained only after an autopsy.

According to a forest official, they were unable to track the location of the three-and-a-half-year-old tigress for the last one week.

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Commentary

A translocated tigress from Panna Tiger Reserve in Indian state Madhya Pradesh was found dead in her new ‘home’ (Sanjay Tiger Reserve) after foresters lost track of her for more than a week.

The body was found heavy mutilated, together with the body of another animal.

An autopsy must ascertain the cause of death.

#tiger #tigernews

Conservation Success Leads To Tiger Exfiltration.

October 17, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – WIO News

Growing tiger numbers leads to big cats spilling out of forests in Karnataka.

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In July 2019 India had reasons to cheer after the Prime Minister announced the All India Tiger Estimation results of 2018. In four years, India had seen an increase of 700 of these big cats. But with the growth in tiger population, bigger challenges now face the forest departments.

On October 13, a 4-day operation by the Karnataka Forest department led to the capture of a young tiger from around the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The tiger had been tormenting villagers, by killing 2 people and over a dozen cattle. 6 veterinarians, multiple teams and forest department elephants identified the tiger using camera traps and pug marks and managed to tranquilise it.

But while the department has been lauded for capturing the big cat, the problems are bigger than that.

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Commentary

Because Indian state Karnataka has been successful with tiger conservation some of the forests are filled with tigers.

So they go looking for other places, also entering human habitats. The result: increasing human-tiger conflicts.

The state of Karnataka refuses to expand the tiger areas in a real progressive way, getting more and citizens jeopardized by growing chances on human tiger conflicts.

#tiger #tigernews

An 80 km Journey To Get Captivated.

October 16, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – Star of Mysore

From Nagarahole to Bandipur: T-18’s 80-km journey.

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The tiger that was tranquillised and captured near Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Sunday is under close observation at the Chamundi Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre set up by Mysuru Zoo at Koorgalli on the outskirts of Mysuru. The middle-aged tiger is in a healthy condition, Forest Department officials said.

In a massive hunting operation lasting five days, the tiger was traced and captured on Sunday in the forest with the help of Soliga tribals, who are experts in hunting wild animals on foot.

The tiger remained elusive since Oct.9 after claiming farmer Shivappa as its second victim a day earlier and a month after mauling Shivamadaiah, another farmer to death inside the forest. It had also killed 14 cattle heads during the last two months.

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Commentary

The Bandipur tiger was a young, sub-adult tiger that was looking for a new home, as it appears now.

T-18 was from Nagarahole, a tiger area some 80 kms from where it was captured. Because it needed a place to live, not able to fight with adult tigers, it most probably lived at the fringes of forests to avoid other tigers, where it could get easy prey too – before mating and setlling somewhere definitely.

#tiger #tigernews

India Wildlife Is Losing The Battle Against Human Development.

October 15, 2019 by All credits to the original author·Comments Off

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India – ScoopWhoop

In This Battle Of Environment Vs Development, Our Wildlife Is Losing The Fight For Their Homes.

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Human beings and wildlife have been co-existing on this planet for centuries. But recent instances of felling of trees in the name of development have put a question mark on the existence of wild animals.

Imagine someone encroaching on your home and destroying it to pieces. It feels terrible, right? Now think of what we are doing to forests and other protected areas where lakhs of wildlife species reside.

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If you wanna know how India is doing with its wildlife conservation, please read this article.

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Bandipur Tiger Is Healthy – But Does It Matter?

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4th Tiger Reserve For Rajasthan?

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India – Times of India

Rajasthan all set to get fourth reserve for big cats.

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Rajasthan is poised to get its fourth tiger reserve with the forest department deliberating on upgrading the Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary. A proposal has been drafted and is likely to be sent to the chief wildlife warden this week for approval.

The upgrade in the status is expected to strengthen the ongoing tiger conservation efforts in the state. In 2013, the Rajasthan government had upgraded Mukundra hills sanctuary as the third tiger reserve.

The total area of 1017 sqkm that has been identified as the reserve area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara, territorial forest block of Bundi and Indargarh, which falls under buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).

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Good news: Indian stata Rajasthan will get a 4th tiger reserve!

This will be the Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, including some other forests.

This is necessary because Rajasthan has a problem with tigers in Ranthambore. Due to the conservation success Ranthambore has too many tigers and they need to be relocated.

Keep up the good news India!

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