Tribals launch protests against eviction from 54 tiger reserves

Thousands of tribals residing in the core zones of India's tiger reserves have launched protests against the government's directive to accelerate their relocation from these areas. A tiger seen......

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife......

Why did India plan to pick cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan?

India considered sourcing new cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan and other range countries closer to the equator or in the Northern Hemisphere to avoid biorhythm complications observed in big......

Cheetahs set to roam free in Kuno after a year

Currently, only one cheetah, named Pavan, is roaming free. IMAGE: A male cheetah, Pavan, is in the wild but very difficult to spot and capture. Photograph: ANI Photo African cheetahs brought to......

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights......

Govt doubles allocation for tiger conservation

Conservation of the big cats continues to remain a priority for the government which has doubled the budgetary allocation for the Tiger Project to Rs 184 crore (Rs 1.84 billion) in 2009-10 from Rs......

Oil at $75 a barrel?

One of the joys of writing a regular column is you get an opportunity to write outrageous headlines, like the one above. Of course, you can't simply be gratuitous - extravagant forecasts are only......

Rs 50 cr for tiger conservation: FM

"The number 1,411 should ring the alarm bells," is how Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram voiced his concern over the depleting number of tigers in the country as he announced a special grant to......