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‘Why keep Zeenat in zoo’: NTCA tells Bengal to send tigress to Similipal reserve
1 week, 4 days ago

‘Why keep Zeenat in zoo’: NTCA tells Bengal to send tigress to Similipal reserve

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The National Tiger Conservation Authority on Monday asked the West Bengal forest department why tigress Zeenat was shifted to the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata after being tranquilised and not transferred back to Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. The apex body tasked with tiger conservation in India has also told the Bengal forest department to immediately shift the tigress to …

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Odisha leopard census reveals rising population in state forests
3 months, 1 week ago

Odisha leopard census reveals rising population in state forests

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s leopard population has seen a notable rise, with the latest census revealing that 696 leopards are currently thriving in the state's forests. While the NTCA’s assessments were based on statistical models and limited camera placements in key areas like Similipal and Satkosia, the state’s effort was more extensive, with camera traps installed across 47 forest divisions. According to …

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SC highlights ‘public concern’ about cheetah deaths, but leaves their welfare to experts
1 year, 5 months ago

SC highlights ‘public concern’ about cheetah deaths, but leaves their welfare to experts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the “public concern” about the deaths of six of the 20 adult cheetahs, translocated from South Africa and Namibia, at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Ms. Bhati said an 11-member expert committee had been formed by the Centre to monitor the health of the surviving cheetahs. ‘Winter coats’ …

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Inquiry into cheetahs’ deaths points to natural causes, Centre informs SC
1 year, 5 months ago

Inquiry into cheetahs’ deaths points to natural causes, Centre informs SC

The Hindu  

The environment ministry and the National Tiger Conservation Authority on Monday informed the Supreme Court that a provisional diagnosis of the deaths of eight cheetahs at Kuno National Park “point towards natural causes”. The affidavit submitted that besides the Kuno National Park and its extended landscape of 6800 per sq.km, the NTCA has requested Madhya Pradesh on June 28 to …

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NTCA seeks ‘factual report’ from govt. on temple fair inside Bandipur
2 years, 1 month ago

NTCA seeks ‘factual report’ from govt. on temple fair inside Bandipur

The Hindu  

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has requested the State government to furnish a factual status report to it on the annual temple fair inside Bandipur. This follows a complaint by conservation activist Giridhar Kulkarni who drew the attention of the NTCA to the jathra of Beladakuppe Sri Mahadeshwara Swamy temple which is located in the core area of Bandipur tiger …

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EXPLAINED: Why 2021 Saw Highest Tiger Deaths In Decade And What That Means For Efforts To Save The Big Cat
3 years ago

EXPLAINED: Why 2021 Saw Highest Tiger Deaths In Decade And What That Means For Efforts To Save The Big Cat

News 18  

It’s a high India would have loved not to end the year on, but 2021 has registered biggest margin of drop in tiger numbers in a decade at more than 120 of the big cats having fallen prey to everything from poachers and accidents to natural causes with man-animal conflict, too, extracting a toll. India now accounts for 75 per …

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SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve
3 years, 3 months ago

SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve

Hindustan Times  

Supreme court-constituted Central Empowered Committee has directed Uttarakhand’s chief secretary and secretary Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change to send their replies “at the earliest” on allegations of illegal felling of thousands of trees for Pakhrau tiger safari, construction of structures and water body in Corbett tiger reserve landscape, officials said. “Contrary to its undertaking, forest department officials …

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Tiger deaths in 2018 lower than previous years, but habitat loss, poaching still pose threat
6 years ago

Tiger deaths in 2018 lower than previous years, but habitat loss, poaching still pose threat

Firstpost  

Nearly half of the total tiger deaths in 2018 – 49 to be precise – were outside tiger reserves By Mayank Aggarwal In 2018, for the third year in a row, India has recorded at least 100 tiger deaths. India is home to about 70 percent of the global tiger population, but the population of the endangered animal is threatened …

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