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A recent communication from the National Tiger Conservation Authority to all states to relocate tribals living in core zones of the Project Tiger areas has once again ignited a tiger vs tribals debate. About 65,000 families in 19 Project Tiger areas have to be relocated so as to free up the core inviolate areas from any disturbance to tigers. This …

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved orders on the proposed tiger safari plan at the Jim Corbett national park, observing that the Centre ought to have adopted a “cautious approach” in granting approval to the project. The Supreme Court observed that no animal from the zoo would be permitted to be brought into the wild but only injured, …

The government has trapped Project Tiger, now 50, in a tough spot | Explained

Launched in 1973, Project Tiger introduced India’s Tiger Reserves – which have since rapidly ascended in status. Today, Tiger Reserves are hailed worldwide as India’s miraculous success story in environment and forest conservation, especially in this age of climate change. The amendment also didn’t prohibit the diversion of a “tiger’s forest” for development projects, and allowed wildlife to be killed …

New committee formed to monitor cheetah project at Kuno amid recent deaths

National Tiger Conservation Authority has constituted an 11-member Cheetah Project Steering Committee and appointed Rajesh Gopal, secretary general of Global Tiger Forum, as its chairman. The current cheetah count at the Kuno National Park is 18 The move comes following the death of six cheetahs, including three newborn cubs, within a period of two and half months at Kuno National …

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Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, which has seen the death of two cheetahs in less than a month, has "inadequate space" for these felines brought from Africa, a former official of the Wildlife Institute of India has claimed. The National Tiger Conservation Authority, which is overseeing the ambitious cheetah reintroduction project in the country, has called a meeting in New …

Project Tiger Turns 50: PM Modi to Launch Mega Event; Here's How India Saved The Big Cat From The Brink

Commemorating the completion of the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the latest tiger census data and release the government’s vision for tiger conservation during ‘Amrit Kaal’ at a mega event in Karnataka’s Mysuru on April 9. India for Tigers, a Rally on Wheels, had a significant impact as it traveled through 51 tiger reserves …

Two newsworthy events will occur this year. Second, India’s most successful wildlife conservation venture, Project Tiger, will turn 50 this April, a milestone to be celebrated with another record estimate of tiger numbers. Tigers also don’t understand human-drawn boundaries or maps — national parks, wildlife sanctuaries or tiger reserves. A decade ago, Valmiki Tiger Reserve had fallen off the tiger …

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave its go-ahead to the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s project for the re-introduction of the African cheetah in MP’s Kuno wildlife sanctuary, which was earlier identified for translocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir forests. Gavai and Justice Surya Kant constituted a three-member committee comprising Ranjit Singh, wildlife expert, Dhananjai Mohan, director, Wildlife …

Conservation of the Royal Bengal Tiger has taken a hit in India’s easternmost tiger reserve. The authorities of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh have discontinued the services of 53 frontline staff, all casual employees. tiger reserve in Changlang district, bordering Myanmar, is now left with 113 casual employees, who were inducted under Project Tiger of the National Tiger …