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Ranthambore's lost tigers | The missing stripes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ranthambore's lost tigers | The missing stripes

India Today  

The initial news came as a shock—a report by the Rajasthan forest department dated October 14 stated that 25 tigers in the famous Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Reserve were “missing”. NTCA member secretary Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj led a team to Jaipur to assess reports on tigers spotted in direct sightings and on trap cameras, the usual methods—along with assessing …

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SC lauds Centre’s conservation drive as India’s tigers see 6% growth
4 months, 1 week ago

SC lauds Centre’s conservation drive as India’s tigers see 6% growth

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday commended the Union government for its significant efforts in tiger conservation, noting a steady growth rate of 6% and an increase in the tiger population to 3,682 in 2022. Good work has been done,” a bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and PV Sanjay Kumar said after reviewing the data and measures implemented by …

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NTCA Yet to Clear PM's Hospitality Bills, Says Minister
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NTCA Yet to Clear PM's Hospitality Bills, Says Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The National Tiger Conservation Authority is yet to settle Rs 80 lakh exclusively spent on the stay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a luxury hotel in Mysuru city in April, 2023, said Minister for Forests and Environment Eshwar Khandre. The Minister said the total expenses stood at Rs 6.33 crore and officials concerned of NTCA cleared Rs 3 …

Karnataka Tiger Project Minister Project Tiger Mysuru Event
Odisha to establish a melanistic tiger safari – a first of its kind in the world
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha to establish a melanistic tiger safari – a first of its kind in the world

The Hindu  

The Odisha Government on January 24 announced to establish a melanistic tiger safari — a first of its kind in the world. “Glad to announce that Odisha is setting up an exclusive melanistic tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj. According to Susanta Nanda, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, the site is about 15 km from the Similipal Tiger …

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Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris tigers died due to natural causes, says NTCA report
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris tigers died due to natural causes, says NTCA report

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: There was nothing alarming about the recent death of tigers – 10 of them had died between August 16 and September 19 – in the Nilgiris if one were to take into account the current population growth and the dispersal dynamics in the landscape, the National Tiger Conservation Authority said in its report. The report released on Friday said …

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Tiger deaths in the Nilgiris ‘not alarming’, says NTCA report
1 year, 3 months ago

Tiger deaths in the Nilgiris ‘not alarming’, says NTCA report

The Hindu  

The increase in the number of tigers in the Western Ghats and the spillover of their population from Mudumalai and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserves into the Nilgiris forest division are exposing them to higher chances of natural and unnatural causes of mortality, a recent investigation by the National Tiger Conservation Authority into the deaths of 10 tigers has said. It has …

India Forest Report Tigers Ntca Division Nilgiris
India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: experts
1 year, 5 months ago

India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: experts

The Hindu  

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on the lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. OPINION | Snap judgement: On India’s Project Cheetah They emphasised that young adult cheetahs are more adaptable …

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National Tiger Body Claims Decrease in Telangana's Numbers, Officials Dispute Claim
1 year, 5 months ago

National Tiger Body Claims Decrease in Telangana's Numbers, Officials Dispute Claim

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of big cats in Telangana’s protected areas of Kawal and Amrabad tiger reserves decreased from a total of 26 in 2018 to 21 in 2022, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Telangana has a transient tiger population that is not reflected in the numbers released and these are tigers outside of the two reserves,” a senior …

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Explained | Why is there concern about the tiger population in the Western Ghats?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Why is there concern about the tiger population in the Western Ghats?

The Hindu  

April 15, 2023 05:41 pm | Updated April 17, 2023 11:07 pm IST The story so far: To commemorate 50 years since Project Tiger — a landmark conservation programme to save Indian tigers from extinction — Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an International Big Cat Alliance conference in Mysuru where he also revealed that India had a minimum of 3,167 …

India Population 2018 Survey Western Project Tiger Protected Areas
Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a stop to all construction activities in the core areas within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, amidst the recent controversy over the Uttarakhand government’s proposal to construct animal enclosures inside the Jim Corbett National Park. Until further orders, the authorities are restrained from making any constructions within the core areas of national …

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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 …

Kulkarni Temple Ntca Bandipur Numbers Inside
DC Impact: Forest department reclaims 5-acre tiger reserve land
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Impact: Forest department reclaims 5-acre tiger reserve land

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Forest Department has reclaimed possession of a five-acre parcel of land in Nirmal district, which is in the heart of the Kawal Tiger Reserve. Deccan Chronicle had on July 7 reported that the Nirmal district administration has begun building the sports complex in the forest within the Buttapur village limits of Nirmal’s Dasturabad mandal. Following this, NTCA …

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NTCA to call technical committee meet on Rathambore’s rising tiger population
2 years, 5 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 …

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NTCA to send official to Kawal for inspection
2 years, 6 months ago

NTCA to send official to Kawal for inspection

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Tiger Conservation Authority which sought an action taken report from the Kawal Tiger Reserve officials over allowing unauthorised construction of a playground complex in the core area of the reserve, is expected to send one of its senior officers for an inspection to the reserve soon. The unsealing of the office took place after the forest department …

Office Forest Panchayat Forest Land Por Ntca Raj
DC IMPACT | Tell us about tiger reserve sports complex, NTCA tells state
2 years, 6 months ago

DC IMPACT | Tell us about tiger reserve sports complex, NTCA tells state

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked for an explanation on how the Telangana Forest Department and the Kawal Tiger Reserve officials allowed the construction of a playground complex in the core area of the tiger reserve. Following the NTCA directive, the tiger reserve staff also filed a Preliminary Offence Report against three officials of the panchayat raj department …

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Uttarakhand HC tells Centre, state to inspect Corbett tiger reserve, file report
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand HC tells Centre, state to inspect Corbett tiger reserve, file report

Hindustan Times  

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday ordered the union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the state’s top officials for forest and wildlife to inspect the Corbett Tiger Reserve and submit its action-taken report by November 9 on complaints about illegal constructions and felling of trees in the tiger reserve, and in context of a previous report …

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

Rajasthan Big Cats Forest Committee Area Ntca Udaipur
Capture Tiger T23 alive, Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu forest department
3 years, 3 months ago

Capture Tiger T23 alive, Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu forest department

Firstpost  

The fourth human death had prompted chief conservator Shekar Kumar Niraj to release an order to hunt down the tiger on 1 October A tiger, coded T23, has been responsible for the death of four humans and around 20 cattle in the Gudalur-Mudumalai Forest Range in Nilgiris. The fourth human death had prompted chief conservator Shekar Kumar Niraj to release …

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Central Zoo Authority seeks report from over illegal felling in Corbett
3 years, 3 months ago

Central Zoo Authority seeks report from over illegal felling in Corbett

Hindustan Times  

The Central Zoo Authority has issued notice to the chief wildlife warden of Uttarakhand on allegations of illegal cutting of thousands of trees in the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Kalagarh division for the Pakhrau Tiger Safari. The development follows legal notice sent by Gaurav Kumar Bansal, wildlife activist and advocate of Supreme Court, in which, he urged the CZA and …

Uttarakhand Tiger Forest Central Ntca Authority Safari
NTCA seeks status report on opening part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists
3 years, 4 months ago

NTCA seeks status report on opening part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists

Hindustan Times  

National Tiger Conservation Authority has written to the Uttarakhand forest department seeking a factual status report on opening a part of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve for tourists. NTCA sought the report after Gaurav Kumar Bansal, a wildlife activist and advocate in Supreme Court, sent a legal notice to the NTCA member secretary on September 6, alleging that “allowing tourism in …

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NTCA seeks reports on ‘illegal constructions’ in Corbett
3 years, 4 months ago

NTCA seeks reports on ‘illegal constructions’ in Corbett

Hindustan Times  

National Tiger Conservation Authority has sought a status report from chief wildlife warden, Uttarakhand and director, Corbett Tiger Reserve on the allegations of illegal construction of bridges and wall in Corbett Tiger Reserve, officials said. Gaurav Bansal said he sent a legal notice to member secretary NTCA to draw his attention to two issues-illegal construction of bridges and wall and …

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Annaburroo Station, Beatrice Hill Research Station report arrow killings of cattle and buffalo
3 years, 11 months ago

Annaburroo Station, Beatrice Hill Research Station report arrow killings of cattle and buffalo

ABC  

Northern Territory Police are investigating a spate of cattle and buffalo killings on properties along the Arnhem Highway, south-east of Darwin. Key points: Three brahman cattle and two buffalo have been shot dead with arrows in the NT Cattle at Annaburroo Station were targeted twice this month, sparking a police investigation The NTCA says crimes of this nature often go …

Phillips Station Ntca Shot Darwin Cattle Annaburroo
Tiger Corridors Need Urgent Attention to Sustain Conservation of Wild Cat, Govt Report Warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Tiger Corridors Need Urgent Attention to Sustain Conservation of Wild Cat, Govt Report Warns

News 18  

After a long delay, the Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar released the detailed 656–page report on the All India Tiger Population Estimation, 2018, on the eve of Global Tigers Day. Though the tiger population has increased over the year, the government’s detailed report has flagged several issues which need immediate attention, as these issues have the potential to sour the …

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SC Forms Committee Of Experts To Conduct Survey For The Best Location To Introduce African Cheetahs In India
4 years, 11 months ago

SC Forms Committee Of Experts To Conduct Survey For The Best Location To Introduce African Cheetahs In India

Live Law  

A Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India, S.A. Bobde, and Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant have issued directions for the formation of a Committee of Expert to supervise and survey Centre's plan to introduce African Cheetahs in the territory of India The National Tiger Conservatory Authority had filed an application for permission to introduce …

India African Centre Ntca Cheetahs Introduce Conduct Survey