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Third tiger death in Ranthambore: No decision yet on panel’s advice to shift three ‘raised’ tigers

June 11, 2025 7:40 am

In less than three months, the three fatal attacks on humans took place within a radius of less than 500 metres inside Ranthambhore

Report flags tiger-human conflict risk as prey base shrinks in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha

June 04, 2025 5:34 am

To revive prey populations, the report recommends on-site breeding of chital and sambar in secure enclosures designed to keep out predators

Gone girl: Tigress brought to Odisha to improve gene pool ventures off to Jharkhand

December 10, 2024 6:56 am

The three-year-old tigress was brought from Maharashtra and released in the core area of Similipal on November 24, after keeping it in a soft enclosure for 10 days.

Scheduled Tribes panel to seek report from NTCA on villages’ relocation from tiger reserves

November 05, 2024 8:22 am

Commission to seek action-taken report from ministry and NTCA on its recommendations to revise compensation for relocated villagers.

India formally joins IBCA: Know about Big Cats

Wildlife Week 2024 Special: International Big Cat Alliance and India

October 11, 2024 1:59 pm

India recently joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). In this Wildlife Week, let's learn about Big Cats, their habitats, the significant steps taken by the government for their conservation, and more.

Odisha rejects NTCA report on leopard count, to conduct survey in May

March 01, 2024 10:44 pm

Not convinced about the count in Odisha, Odisha Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, Susant Nanda, raised doubts about the NTCA report.

NTCA recommends Karnataka government to take action against violations in Bandipur Tiger Reserve

November 22, 2023 6:30 pm

The Assistant Inspector General of Forest submitted its report to the NTCA on November 17.

Wildlife conservationist proposes 'Project Displaced Persons' Certificates’ to ease pressure on Karnataka forests

September 21, 2023 3:11 pm

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had in 2010 issued guidelines asking all states to follow the example of Maharashtra in issuing such certificates to the rehabilitated forest dwellers and tribals.

‘Mekedatu dam project could pose threat to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary’: NTCA issues warning based on tiger census

August 04, 2023 6:33 pm

Conceived in early 2000, the project envisages constructing a dam near Ontigondlu, about 1.5 km from Mekedatu in Ramanagara district of Karnataka at the confluence of the Cauvery and Arkavathi rivers.

Centre merges Project Tiger and Project Elephant ‘without any discussion’; experts demand PM intervention

July 22, 2023 11:27 am

Forest officials and wildlife experts say that Project Tiger will soon lose its edge in conserving endangered tigers as it will be bogged down in bureaucratic quagmire. They say that Project Tiger was given a quiet burial with the merger.