4 migrated tigers return to original habitat after failure to get prey
1 year, 9 months ago

4 migrated tigers return to original habitat after failure to get prey

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The four migrated tigers returned to their original habitat, the Thippeshwar Tiger Reserve, since they did not get prey in the Gollaghat area in Bheempur mandal -- where project works were currently ongoing. Field-level forest staff found pug marks of these tigers near the river, indicating that they reentered their original habitat. The Adilabad forest staff set up two camps where tiger movement was found and advised the villagers and farmers against any activity that would harm the tigers. However, forest staff says there is no reserve forest in the area and the tigers were moving into the private agricultural lands and staying in caves on the banks of River Penganga.

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Three Tigers Migrate From MP to Chhattisgarh Reserves
2 weeks ago

Three Tigers Migrate From MP to Chhattisgarh Reserves

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: A tiger from Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh has moved to Achanakmar wildlife sanctuary in Chhattisgarh by covering around 450 km. The big cat, spotted for the first time in the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve recently, has been identified as T-200 of Kanha National Park by the Wildlife Institute of India, field director, ATR, Manoj Pandey told this newspaper …

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District
3 weeks ago

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest staff intensified the tracking of the tiger, suspected of killing a woman and injuring a man in two successive days last week, through 40 camera traps, two drones and nearly 100 field staff along Telangana’s border with Maharashtra in the Kagaznagar forest division in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday. Speaking to media personnel, Asifabad district forest …

Three villages set to relocate from Kawal Reserve in Telangana
1 month ago

Three villages set to relocate from Kawal Reserve in Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Villagers from Alinagar, Dongapalli and Mallial have expressed their readiness to relocate from the core area of Kawal Tiger Reserve in erstwhile Adilabad district. Mancherial District Forest Officer Shiv Aasheesh Singh, along with revenue officials, visited Mallial village in Jannaram mandal and organised a meeting with the tribals, who agreed to relocate. Big cats migrate from Tadoba Reserve to …

Second tigress translocated to Similipal Tiger Reserve
1 month, 1 week ago

Second tigress translocated to Similipal Tiger Reserve

Deccan Chronicle  

Tigress Jinat, a three-year-old from Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, was released into a soft enclosure at Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Friday. This marks the second tigress to be translocated as part of Odisha’s inter-state tiger relocation project, which aims to enhance genetic diversity within Similipal's tiger population. Similipal Tiger Reserve remains the primary hub, with 24 …

Tiger Attacks Cattle in Adilabad, Farmers on High Alert
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tiger Attacks Cattle in Adilabad, Farmers on High Alert

New Indian Express  

Farmers in Adilabad region are on high alert after reports of tiger attacks on cattle. A tiger attacked cattle and goats in the Hazipur forest area, while another tiger was spotted in the jungles near Boath. The farmers are afraid of going to their fields but have to go as it is harvesting time for paddy and cotton. The forest …

Odisha Translocates Tigress from Maharashtra to Similipal Tiger Reserve
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Translocates Tigress from Maharashtra to Similipal Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

Odisha government successfully translocated a tigress from Maharashtra into Similipal Tiger Reserve. The tigress, two and a half years old, was flown 900 km from Maharashtra to Similipal. The translocation is part of an effort to improve the genetic diversity of Similipal tigers. The tigress will be radio-collared to monitor its movement and a six-member team will be trained to …

Tigers from Maharashtra Enter Adilabad Seeking Mates: A Threat to the Ecosystem
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tigers from Maharashtra Enter Adilabad Seeking Mates: A Threat to the Ecosystem

Deccan Chronicle  

Two tigers from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary have migrated into the former Adilabad district in search of mates. The animals face life-threatening dangers from live electric wires installed by farmers to protect their standing crops from wild boars in forested areas and on the forest fringes. Forest officials are monitoring the movements of these tigers to ensure their safety and security.

Tigress Makes 400km Journey to Find New Territory in Chhattisgarh
2 months ago

Tigress Makes 400km Journey to Find New Territory in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

A tigress from Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh covered around 400 km to find its new territory in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Chhattisgarh. The six-year-old tigress was first spotted in Lormi forest range in ATR in December 2023 and later in May-June this year, ATR field director Manoj Pandey told this newspaper on Sunday.

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government has instructed the authorities of a national park to catch the tiger that killed an armed home guard on August 28 and transfer it to the zoo. “We have issued an order to trace and transfer the tiger to a zoo, if necessary,” Assam’s Forest and Environment Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said after Asom Gana Parishad …

Project Tiger to displace 5.5 lakh tribals, says rights group report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Project Tiger to displace 5.5 lakh tribals, says rights group report

The Hindu  

Project Tiger will displace at least 5.5 lakh Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers, a report released by a New Delhi-based rights group on the International Tiger Day on Monday said. Visual story: Waking to the call of the wild According to the report by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group, some 1,60,000 people out of about 2,90,000 people to …

Orphaned tigers to be released into wild in Rajasthan: Officials
7 months, 1 week ago

Orphaned tigers to be released into wild in Rajasthan: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Rajasthan forest department is likely to release two orphaned tiger cubs from captivity into the forest next month, following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, officials aware of the matter said on Saturday. Following the passing of their mother, tigress T-114, in February last year, the cubs were relocated from Ranthambore National Park to Abheda Biological Park in …

Uttarakhand to translocate four tigers to Rajasthan, says official
9 months ago

Uttarakhand to translocate four tigers to Rajasthan, says official

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government has agreed to translocate four tigers to Rajasthan following a request from the authorities of the western state. The process of selecting the tigers for relocation to Rajasthan has already begun, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sameer Sinha told PTI on Saturday. The requests from the Rajasthan and the Odisha governments for the translocation of tigers were …

‘Tigers belong where they can meet their existing needs’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Tigers belong where they can meet their existing needs’

The Hindu  

“Tigers belong where their feet take them; where their senses tell them that they are safe to occupy an area. They belong where they can meet their existing needs,” said Pranav Chanchani, national lead for tiger conservation at the World Wide Fund for Nature, India. Delivering a talk on ‘Tigers amidst People, People amidst Tigers: Making Conservation Work in Multi-Use …

Strayed Tiger Returning Home Habitat at Papikonda National Park
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Strayed Tiger Returning Home Habitat at Papikonda National Park

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: An adult tiger, whose pug marks were found a few days ago in the farm fields at Yerrayagudem village of Buttayagudem mandal in Eluru district, is found to be returning home at the VR Puram-Chintur-Papikonda National Park. Additional principal chief conservator of forests Shantipriya Pande said the tiger’s natural habitat is VR Puram-Chintur-Papikonda National Park and it strayed into …

Sariska tiger that revived reserve’s population dies
11 months, 1 week ago

Sariska tiger that revived reserve’s population dies

Hindustan Times  

Tigress ST-2, the first to give births to cubs that repopulated tigers in Sariska after all tigers vanished in the reserve in 2008 due to poaching, has died, officials said. HT Image ST-2, 19, was cremated after post-mortem today in presence of Rajasthan’s forest minister Sanjay Sharma, Sariska field director RN Meena and other forest officials. District forest officer, DP …

Tiger corridor planned to facilitate movement from Maha to Kawal reserve
1 year, 1 month ago

Tiger corridor planned to facilitate movement from Maha to Kawal reserve

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Forest authorities of Maharashtra and Telangana, in a bid to track tiger movement and curb timber smuggling along the Penganga River, have decided to develop a tiger corridor from the Tipeshwar tiger reserve to Kawal. Following the decision, the officials of both states will submit a project report to develop the corridor via Bheempur mandal, under the Tiger Conservation …

Two breeding tigresses from Maharashtra to be relocated to core area of KTR
1 year, 3 months ago

Two breeding tigresses from Maharashtra to be relocated to core area of KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: The Kawal Tiger Reserve would translocate two breeding tigresses into the core area of the Tiger Reserve from bordering Maharashtra. KTR field director Vinod Kumar told Deccan Chronicle, “We are preparing a project report aiming to translocate two breeding tigresses into the core area of the tiger reserve from bordering Maharashtra. We have developed grasslands in the core area …

Tiger which migrated from Rajaji reserve found in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Tiger which migrated from Rajaji reserve found in Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

A tiger that migrated from the Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has been tracked in the Renuka forests of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The tiger has been spotted in the Renuka forests of where it arrived in the middle of August, the official said. It was a long-distance migration that saw the tiger cover hundreds of kilometres …

Tigress spotted with cubs in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: Official
1 year, 6 months ago

Tigress spotted with cubs in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: Official

Hindustan Times  

Tigress T-124 was spotted with her cubs on Wednesday morning in a camera trap in the Rajbag forest area under zone 3 of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, said a senior forest official. Another Ranthambore tigress, T-117 delivered three cubs on April 15 in the Sarmathura forest area in the Dholpur district, which adjoins RTR, said the official, adding that …

Surviving a tiger attack: How hunters became the hunted
1 year, 6 months ago

Surviving a tiger attack: How hunters became the hunted

The Independent  

Despite living all his life in a remote backwater of India’s Sundarbans, 52-year-old Mihir Sardar’s only experience of tiger attacks was through stories circulated among his fellow villagers. “Now that I have survived the tiger attack, I cannot let another member of my family go through the same.” open image in gallery Boats at Sundarbans Wild Animal Park, Jharkhali There …

Rajasthan: NCTA approves relocation of tigresses from Ranthambore
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan: NCTA approves relocation of tigresses from Ranthambore

Hindustan Times  

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved shifting three tigresses from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to two other state reserves, forest officials said on Saturday. Confirming the development, RTR field director Sedu Ram Yadav said the technical committee of the NTCA has approved the state’s request for shifting three tigresses. However, after five tigers, including three cubs, died and one male …

Tiger from Rajasthan’s Ranthambore reserve spotted in MP’s Kuno National Park
1 year, 7 months ago

Tiger from Rajasthan’s Ranthambore reserve spotted in MP’s Kuno National Park

Hindustan Times  

A tiger from Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan, who has been roaming around in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur forest for the past two months, has entered Kuno National Park, a forest official said on Monday. Around half a dozen tigers from Ranthambore have entered Kuno in the past eight years The male tiger named T-136 has been trying to make its …

Maharashtra: Two orphaned tiger cubs get their permanent home in Pench reserve
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: Two orphaned tiger cubs get their permanent home in Pench reserve

India TV News  

Two orphaned tiger cubs that were rescued from the Pandharkawada forest range in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, got their permanent home as the authorities moved them to Pench Tiger Reserve for “rewilding”. According to Prabhu Nath Shukla, deputy director of Pench Tiger Reserve-Maharashtra, the 8-month-old tiger cubs were on Wednesday released into the Titralmangi enclosure at the protected forest for rewilding. …

Andhra: Tiger Cubs Reunification Looks Bleak, Forest Officials on Verge of Giving Up
1 year, 9 months ago

Andhra: Tiger Cubs Reunification Looks Bleak, Forest Officials on Verge of Giving Up

News 18  

After failing to reunite the abandoned tiger cubs with the mother, the Andhra Pradesh Forest department is almost on the verge of giving up efforts to prefer in-situ conservation, an official said. Forest officials attempted a reunification of the all-female litter of four cubs, found more than four days ago at Gummadapuram village of Nandyala district, for about three hours …

Tiger cubs \'rescued\' by villagers being sent to Tirupati zoo
1 year, 9 months ago

Tiger cubs \'rescued\' by villagers being sent to Tirupati zoo

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The four female tiger cubs ‘rescued’ by the villagers in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh were being sent to the Sri Venkateswara Zoo Park in Tirupati, meaning, they might spend the rest of their lives in captivity. The four cubs were found by the inhabitants of Pedda Gummadapuram village in Atmakur mandal, Nandyal district, on March 6. On Wednesday …

Tigers on the loose worry Adilabad farmers
1 year, 9 months ago

Tigers on the loose worry Adilabad farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

GUNJALA: The farmers of Gollaghat-Tamsi village in Bheempur Mandal, who were panicked with the movement of four tigers in their locality, burnt dry grass in their agriculture fields to chase the migrated big cats away from their agriculture fields and the area in Adilabad district on Saturday. Fearing that the farm works and the crops will be affected by the …

Four tigers migrated from Maha spotted in Adilabad
1 year, 9 months ago

Four tigers migrated from Maha spotted in Adilabad

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Four tigers were found moving in the forests of Gollaghat Thamsi village in Bheempur mandal, and it is believed that these tigers migrated to Adilabad district by crossing the Penganga River from Maharashtra's Thippeshwar Tiger Reserve. According to forest officials, the tigers may have migrated to the Gollaghat Thamsi area in search of drinking water and prey because deer …

Leopard count touches 80 in Kawal Tiger Reserve
2 years ago

Leopard count touches 80 in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: While serious efforts are being made to increase the population of tigers in the Kawal Tiger Reserve, the number of leopards in the reserve has reached 80, pug mark and scat records reveal. They have been so far returning to Tadoba Andhari and Tippeshwar tiger reserves.” Forest officials of Jannaram say they have created more drinking water bodies and …

Tiger movement spotted in Chilla-Motichur corridor of RTR after 2 decades
2 years, 1 month ago

Tiger movement spotted in Chilla-Motichur corridor of RTR after 2 decades

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand forest department spotted the movement of a tiger in the Chilla-Motichur corridor of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve after two decades in a major development for wildlife conservation, said a senior official. A tiger was seen moving from the eastern fringe of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve to the forests on its western fringe through the corridor A tiger was …

Two Tigers from Ranthambore Reserve to Be Shifted to Mukundra, Sariska
2 years, 2 months ago

Two Tigers from Ranthambore Reserve to Be Shifted to Mukundra, Sariska

News 18  

Translocation of two tigers from Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to the Mukundra and the Sariska reserves has been cleared by the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, an official said here. “NTCA’s technical committee has cleared a proposal of the state forest department to translocate one tiger to Sariska and another to Mukundra,” Seduram Yadav, Field Director of …

Tiger sighted in agriculture fields in Adilabad
2 years, 3 months ago

Tiger sighted in agriculture fields in Adilabad

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: A tiger was sighted in the agriculture fields on the outskirts of Dhanora village in Bheempur mandal in the Adilabad district on September 21. Frequently, tigers are migrating into the border forests adjoining River Penganga in Adilabad district and returning to their original habitat after some time. Forest officials are making efforts to ensure the migrating tigers enter the …

NTCA to call technical committee meet on Rathambore’s rising tiger population
2 years, 4 months ago

NTCA to call technical committee meet on Rathambore’s rising tiger population

Hindustan Times  

The National Tiger Conservation Authority on Tuesday questioned the relocation of Ranthambore tigress T-102 to the newly sanctioned Ramgarh Visdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Bundi a week ago, officials said. The Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has seen a growth of 45% in big cat population in the last eight years. Calling the relocation legit, the state forest department has …

Elusive big cat heading to tiger habitat in Eastern Ghats
2 years, 5 months ago

Elusive big cat heading to tiger habitat in Eastern Ghats

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Based on pugmarks being tracked, with latest ones seen on shores of a reservoir on Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram border, the elusive tiger seems to be heading towards a proper tiger habitat in Eastern Ghats across the Andhra border. Sharing the latest status of the elusive tiger’s movement with Deccan Chronicle, Visakhapatnam forest officer Anant Shankar said fresh pugmarks of a healthy …

Ranthambore tigers move closer to human habitats as numbers rise
2 years, 5 months ago

Ranthambore tigers move closer to human habitats as numbers rise

Hindustan Times  

The Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district has seen a 45% growth in big cat population in last eight years, but it has added to concern as the felines do not have enough space to mark their territory, leading to a dozen moving out and posing danger to nearby human habitats, officials said. Of the total tigers, about …

NTCA approves Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve request for tiger transfer
2 years, 10 months ago

NTCA approves Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve request for tiger transfer

Hindustan Times  

The National Tiger Conservation Authority’s technical committee has approved Rajasthan’s proposal to shift two tigers to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve field director Sedu Ram Yadav said they had proposed shifting of male and female tigers; and releasing the reserve’s lone tigress, MT-4 from the enclosure. The reserve’s field director, Sedu Ram Yadav said the authority’s technical …

50% of disappearances in illegal mining zones
3 years, 1 month ago

50% of disappearances in illegal mining zones

Hindustan Times  

The Kundera and Talada ranges in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve accounted for half the 12 tigers gone missing since last year, wildlife watchers and forest department officials said on Thursday. Officials said six of the 12 tigers went missing between January 2020 and March 2021 from the Kundera and Talada ranges, spread across 125 sq km. Although forest department officials …

The mysterious case of ‘missing’ tigers of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
3 years, 1 month ago

The mysterious case of ‘missing’ tigers of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

Half of the 12 missing tigers from Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve over the last year disappeared from one place amid a growing trend of vanishing big cats, forest department officials have said and blamed congestion at one of India’s most crowded reserves for it. “When the density of tigers increases, territorial fights are obviously leading to the exit of the …

Rajasthan may get another tiger reserve in the Kumbhalgarh area of Udaipur division
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan may get another tiger reserve in the Kumbhalgarh area of Udaipur division

Hindustan Times  

The four-member committee constituted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority has found Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary in Rajasthan as a potential tiger reserve, officials said. Representative Picture After conducting a survey of the area in the last two months, the committee has found sanctuary potential as the fifth tiger reserve but also raised certain concerns. A senior official of the forest department …

3 tiger cubs added to Ranthambore reserve, officials wary of rising numbers
3 years, 3 months ago

3 tiger cubs added to Ranthambore reserve, officials wary of rising numbers

Hindustan Times  

Three tiger cubs, spotted for the first time at Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, have taken the big cat population to 74 at the sanctuary located at Sawai Madhopur. Tigress T-105 was spotted with her three new born cubs at the Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan. The tigress T-105 was sighted with 3 cubs on Wednesday evening in Tapkan-Sultanpur area in …

Tigers get relief and security as human movement reduced in Covid times
3 years, 7 months ago

Tigers get relief and security as human movement reduced in Covid times

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: The second wave of Covid pandemic has brought relief and security to tigers in Telangana state as the human movement has largely reduced. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has advised officials of tiger reserves and the wildlife sanctuary and reserve forests to keep tourists off tiger reserves in view of the threat of Covid19 spread to animals, especially tigers. …

Tiger Spotted For First Time in Maharashtra’s Guatala Autramghat Sanctuary in 81 Years
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiger Spotted For First Time in Maharashtra’s Guatala Autramghat Sanctuary in 81 Years

News 18  

A tiger has been spotted in Guatala Autramghat Wildlife Sanctuary for the first time since 1940, with officials on Friday stating the big cat has strayed from Tipeshwar Sanctuary in Yavatmal, some 330 kilometres from here, in search of prey. “This tiger, which is a fully grown male, came to the sanctuary around March 11-12 and was spotted in a …

Four tigers missing for a year from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
3 years, 9 months ago

Four tigers missing for a year from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

Four tigers, including two sub-adults, have not been sighted in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for a year now, people aware of the matter said. The reserve’s administration is trying to locate the tigers and has written to authorities in nearby districts and the Madhya Pradesh forest department for help. Tigers named T-42 Fateh and T-47 Mohan have been missing from …

Uttarakhand: Rajaji reserve officials look for missing tigress
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand: Rajaji reserve officials look for missing tigress

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old tigress has not been camera trapped for over four months at Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve even as a tiger translocation process is underway there to repopulate the reserve’s western part. Puneet Tomar, the reserve’s deputy director, said the western part had two adult tigresses before a four-year-old radio-collared tigress was shifted there last week from the Corbett National …

Sariska Tiger Reserve revival: As villagers relocate, conditions improve
3 years, 11 months ago

Sariska Tiger Reserve revival: As villagers relocate, conditions improve

Hindustan Times  

The relocation of several villagers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in the past four months to the outskirts has resulted in better visibility of tigers and more inflow of tourists in the habitat, which lost all its native tigers in 2005, forest department officials said. “Also, our children will get schooling facility at Sariska Tiger Reserve and later employment there,” …

Uttarakhand: Four teams deployed to search for missing tigress in Rajaji Tiger Reserve
4 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand: Four teams deployed to search for missing tigress in Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

After not being able to sight a 20-year-old tigress for almost two months, Uttarakhand forest department has now deployed four teams on elephants to search for her. The tigress went missing from the western part of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and has not been sighted or camera trapped in almost two months. Teams have been deployed to find the tigress.” …

Corbett has most tigers in India; none left in Dampa, Buxa and Palamu reserves, says report
4 years, 4 months ago

Corbett has most tigers in India; none left in Dampa, Buxa and Palamu reserves, says report

Firstpost  

In the state-wise distribution of tigers, Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of the big cats at 526 followed by Karnataka at 524 and 442 in Uttarakhand New Delhi: The Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has the highest number of 231 big cats in the country, and while there are t he reserves in Mizoram, West Bengal and Jharkhand have …

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