Tigers in India

TIGERS IN INDIA NEWS

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

'Roar of the tiger goes silent': As Valmik Thapar passes away, tributes pour in for the wildlife conservationist and author

June 02, 2025 4:29 pm

"I am deeply saddened to learn that my friend and colleague of 32 years, Valmik has passed away," said Dr Ullas Karanth, zoologist and tiger expert.

Govt readies project to monitor tigers outside reserves, in 10 states first

March 29, 2025 3:47 am

The project seeks to monitor the tiger population outside the reserves, check poaching, address human-animal conflict, focus on community outreach and improve habitat.

UPSC Issue at a Glance | Why Tigers Matter: Environmental, cultural, and economic significance of India’s apex predator

April 08, 2025 1:18 pm

What comes to mind when you picture a tiger? Bold black stripes with a tawny coloured body, a revered cultural symbol, or a majestic embodiment of power? A tiger is all this and so much more. As this elusive big cat commands influence far beyond its own existence, here’s all you need to know about it.

Space crunch, threats, a natural tendency: Why tigers go on long walks

January 11, 2025 11:36 am

Dispersal is natural for the tiger, a solitary territorial animal that must eke out its own space with exclusive hunting and reproductive rights.

With Akash and Nagamani joining from Hyderabad, Darjeeling zoo now the only one in India to house 3 varieties of tigers

November 30, 2024 4:08 pm

White tigers Akash and Nagamani were brought to Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in special ambulances on Thursday.

India likely to send tigers to Cambodia later this year

May 24, 2024 8:56 pm

Another source said the plan is to reintroduce four tigers - one male and three females - into the Cardamom hills in the southwestern region of Cambodia.

Revival of the tiger: A joint effort, a cultural renaissance

January 06, 2024 4:10 pm

Its near extinction in 1973 was a pivotal moment in India’s conservation history. Now, Corbett has the highest density of wild tigers in the world

Interim tiger report signals bigger gain, some warnings

April 11, 2023 7:32 pm

Tiger numbers may be much more than latest figure of 3,167

50 years of Project Tiger: India considers translocating a few big cats to Cambodia

March 26, 2023 7:46 am

India, following the success of first-of-its-kind transcontinental translocation of the African Cheetahs last September, signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia in November to assist it with “all technical details and knowledge’’ regarding the reintroduction of tiger in the country.

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