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Tiger travels 200 km to Marathwada, attacks 5 persons

November 03, 2019 2:54 am

Reported to be on the move for the past few months, the two-year-old male tiger has covered Kawal sanctuary in neighboring Telangana and Penganga sanctuary in Yavatmal district before it was sighted in Hingoli on Thursday, officials said.

Tiger kills one in Brahmapuri forest in Chandrapur district

June 15, 2019 1:16 pm

Incidentally, this is the fourth fatal attack by big cats in June alone. Two have been killed by leopards in Gadbori village also in Sindewahi range while two were killed by tigers.

Maharashtra: One more killed in tiger attack in Chandrapur

June 10, 2019 12:20 pm

The Sunday attack was the tenth victim of wildlife attacks in Brahmapuri division this year so far, according to Singh, who added that most of the attacks were either by tigers or leopards.

Making of a conflict zone: humans vs tigers in a Maharashtra forest

May 23, 2019 12:04 am

Among the reasons for Brahmapuri emerging a hotspot for human-wildlife conflict, the most obvious is the growth of tiger numbers, from about 15-16 in 2013 to 41 now.

Maharashtra: Shadow of tiger attacks on villages in Brahmapuri

May 20, 2019 7:12 am

The human-wildlife conflict in Chandrapur, first documented by The Indian Express in 2007- 2008, had been growing since 2005. While there were just three deaths in Brahmapuri in 2005, the numbers have risen almost ever year since

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Not Burning Bright

November 14, 2018 12:52 am

India’s national animal has fallen prey to human-tiger conflict

Uttarakhand HC asks CBI to probe tiger deaths, says it has 'sufficient material' that shows officer-poacher nexus

Big cats in Odisha’s Satkosia Tiger Reserve may be under threat from panicked locals

August 28, 2018 5:51 pm

In June, a 195 kg tiger was shifted from Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to Satkosia, a first case of inter-state relocation. Days later, a tigress was also relocated from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

Seminar held on tiger conservation in Mumbai

Chandrapur tiger attacks: Five deaths in five months, forest dept gears up to trap the big cat

June 19, 2018 8:39 pm

"We have intensified patrolling in the area and have also summoned Special Tiger Protection Force to man the area and provide security to people, who have got busy with sowing operations now," Deputy Conservator of Forest (Brahmapuri) Kulraj Singh said.

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What conservation action report on UP forests says of man-animal conflict

April 25, 2018 8:32 am

The report includes information collected in the last nine years by the Forest Department and WTI as a part of the Big Cat Conflict Mitigation Project. It analyses the patterns of attacks, and outlines the circumstances in which these shy animals injure or kill humans.