27
May
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27 May 2010, Thursday
Twelve Tiger Poachers Convicted
16 people were arrested with three tiger skins and 75 kg of tigers bones
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20
May
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20 May 2010, Thursday
TOFT Interview on IBN CNN
An interview by IBN CNN with TOFT Chairman Julian Matthews
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18
May
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18 May 2010, Tuesday
No ban on tourism in Tiger Reserves
MOEF for Ecologically Sustainable tourism
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05
May
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05 May 2010, Wednesday
Tourists help keep poachers away from tiger reserves
Tiger numbers have come down from an estimated 3,642 in 2002 to 1,411 in February 2008
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28
Apr
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28 Apr 2010, Wednesday
India to stop tiger tourism in attempt to prevent species extinction.
Tourism is to be phased out in the core regions of the 37 tiger reserves
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24
Mar
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24 Mar 2010, Wednesday
PM approves separate dept for wildlife and forests
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a separate department for wildlife and forests
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10
Feb
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10 Feb 2010, Wednesday
Loving the Tiger to Death
This year, five tigers have died and one tiger skin has been seized
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08
Jan
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08 Jan 2010, Friday
China wakes up, calls for protection of tigers
Indias newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well
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08
Jan
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08 Jan 2010, Friday
Poachers set to cash in on Year of the Tiger
February 14 marks the start of the Year of the Tiger and there are fears this will fuel the illicit trade in the body parts of Indias magnificent big cats
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08
Jan
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08 Jan 2010, Friday
On A Long Journey
Homesick tiger puts MP forest officials in fix
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09
Dec
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09 Dec 2009, Wednesday
TOFT Willdife Tourism Awards 2010
Applications can apply for one of six prestigious Awards, some with cash prizes, in a variety of categories that focus on wildlife tourism in partnership with wilderness conservation
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27
Oct
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27 Oct 2009, Tuesday
Tigers may vanish from 7 more parks
Unless we take immediate steps, we’ll lose the tigers in these reserves
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21
Oct
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21 Oct 2009, Wednesday
tigerHerding big cats – Farmed Tiger economics
Farming tigers in order to save them may turn out to be the equivalent of herding cats: an impossible undertaking with too many variables for sustained success
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18
Sep
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18 Sep 2009, Friday
Tiger numbers can be doubled in South Asia.
A group of researchers recently examined 157 reserves
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15
Sep
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15 Sep 2009, Tuesday
TOFT State govts reluctant to bring the cheetah to India
The cheetah is perhaps the only animal to have gone extinct since independence
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08
Sep
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08 Sep 2009, Tuesday
Counting Tigers
How does one count India’s tigers which straddle wetland, grassland, mountains and mangroves?
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04
Sep
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04 Sep 2009, Friday
Fears for Indian tiger after Chinese green light for sale of animal products
The world’s dwindling population of tigers could be pushed closer to extinction
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11
Aug
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11 Aug 2009, Tuesday
Sariska poacher Sansar Chand’s brother arrested
A team of forest and police officials waited outside and no sooner did he step out of the court, the Rajasthan team arrested him
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11
Aug
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11 Aug 2009, Tuesday
Old guards plague Ranthambore
The scarcity of staff forces us to deploy the guards round the clock
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11
Aug
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11 Aug 2009, Tuesday
The unsung hero of harit Rajasthan
This is a single mans crusade to protect the green cover in Ranthambore
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28
Jul
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28 Jul 2009, Tuesday
Tiger Poacher Arrested in Katni
Durru, aged about 30 years, is believed to have killed dozens of tigers and leopards in Karnataka and Maharashtra
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28
Jul
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28 Jul 2009, Tuesday
Reserves not clear on tiger numbers, one may be denotified
Of the 37 tiger reserves in the country, there is no information available on the number of tigers
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30
Jun
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30 Jun 2009, Tuesday
Panna loses, but Bihar reserve gains big cats
Home to at least 40 tigers six years back, Panna is left with no big cat which has shocked many animal lovers
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17
Jun
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17 Jun 2009, Wednesday
Sariska tigers mate, first litter by monsoon end
Hopes are high that the Sariska Tiger Reserve will finally have its own tigers again
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10
Jun
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10 Jun 2009, Wednesday
Nature Tourism = Nature Conservation
View the latest TOFT film
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29
May
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29 May 2009, Friday
UNESCO Designates 22 New Biosphere Reserves
There are now 553 UNESCO Biosphere Reserve sites in 107 countries
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29
May
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29 May 2009, Friday
Responsible Tourism travel trade organisations extend support and solidarity towards cyclone-hit Sunderbans
many Responsible Tourism organisations in India have extended humanitarian assistance to victims stranded in the Sunderbans in West Bengal
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29
May
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29 May 2009, Friday
15% mangroves feared lost
A Dozen Sunderbans Tigers Feared Washed Away, Rest Face Starvation
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27
May
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27 May 2009, Wednesday
Wildlife at Panna National Park faces water crisis
Panna National Park is facing tough times as scorching weather and rising mercury has been parching the water sources
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22
May
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22 May 2009, Friday
INDIAN EXPRESS
MP shifts 3 tiger reserve chiefs
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22
May
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22 May 2009, Friday
INDIAN EXPRESS
Submit report on missing tigers
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20
May
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20 May 2009, Wednesday
STRIPES ON SALE
An American TV show backs commercial breeding of tigers. But farming the big cat, writes Jay Mazoomdaar, cannot save the species in the wild
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13
May
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13 May 2009, Wednesday
LION POACHING KINGPIN ARRESTED IN MP
On 10 May 2009, the alleged leader of the poaching gang that killed eight lions in and around Gir National Park, Gujarat, in 2007 was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
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13
May
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13 May 2009, Wednesday
Citizens for Earth
CNN-IBN launches Citizens for Earth - Call of the Tiger: A Special series on TOFT
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21
Apr
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21 Apr 2009, Tuesday
Tiger cub succumbs to injuries in Madhya Pradesh From ANI
Pancham was seriously injured on his forelimbs and was being treated with life saving drugs.
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14
Apr
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14 Apr 2009, Tuesday
Trouble in Tiger Country
Scratch the surface a little and there is huge evidence of mounting trouble in the heart of tiger country.
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08
Apr
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08 Apr 2009, Wednesday
Absence of proposed protocol stalls relocation of tiger in MP
The Madhya Pradesh governments plan to shift a male big cat to Panna Tiger Reserve is not likely to take place for now
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01
Apr
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01 Apr 2009, Wednesday
Govt orders probe into missing Panna tiger
Union government has ordered a probe into the disappearance of the lone tiger at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh
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31
Mar
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31 Mar 2009, Tuesday
Red rampage in Tiger reserve
Maoists Attack Similipal Forest Offices, Assault Officials And Tourists
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24
Mar
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24 Mar 2009, Tuesday
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau to probe tiger deaths
Ten tigers in Kaziranga, Assam, and seven in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, have died since November 2008.
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24
Mar
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24 Mar 2009, Tuesday
Save the tiger, says Tendulkar after ton
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Friday dedicated his 42nd Test hundred, which put India in command against New Zealand, to the cause of tiger conservation.
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20
Mar
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20 Mar 2009, Friday
Tendulkar bats for tiger conservation
Tendulkar said that the Indian cricket team supported the cause of the critically endangered species, whose numbers have been dropping alarmingly in the wild.
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18
Mar
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18 Mar 2009, Wednesday
Striped Mirages; No males, so tigress translocation a farce
Over the last fortnight, the Madhya Pradesh government moved two tigresses from Bandhavgarh sanctuary to the Panna tiger reserve.
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10
Feb
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10 Feb 2009, Tuesday
9 tiger deaths in Kaziranga in 3 months
If the disappearance of tigers from Sariska National Park was shocking, this news is absolutely chilling
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08
Dec
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08 Dec 2008, Monday
Business as usual is not an option
TOFT supported think tank comes up with a seven point list of recommendations to save the tigers.
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28
Nov
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28 Nov 2008, Friday
8 more forests to come under Project Tiger
Eight new forest areas secured under the flagship conservation programme Project Tiger.
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25
Nov
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25 Nov 2008, Tuesday
Disappearing Cats
In the last 10 weeks, six more tigers have perished due to poaching, electrocution, accident or natural causes.
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18
Nov
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18 Nov 2008, Tuesday
Notorious Tiger & Leopard Trader Convicted
Notorious Tiger & Leopard Trader Convicted
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18
Nov
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18 Nov 2008, Tuesday
Man and tiger in deadly conflict amid floods and shrinking territory
Man and tiger in deadly conflict amid floods and shrinking territory
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18
Nov
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18 Nov 2008, Tuesday
An Interview with Leading Indian conservationist Valmik Thapa
Leading Indian conservationist Valmik Thapa says that poaching has left fewer than 1,500 tigers in the wild
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13
Sep
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13 Sep 2008, Saturday
27 leopard skins seized in 45 days
27 leopard skins have been seized in the past 45 days, showing up the untrammelled trade in protected species
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07
Sep
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07 Sep 2008, Sunday
Protecting the tiger
Twenty-one families were relocated from the core area of Sariska Tiger Reserve to a newly built township last year
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02
Sep
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02 Sep 2008, Tuesday
Tigress found dead in Ranthambore national park
An eight-year-old tigress has been found dead in the Ranthambore national park in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, a forest official said Tuesday
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30
Aug
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30 Aug 2008, Saturday
Tiger poacher arrested
On Wednesday 27th August, WPSI assisted in the arrest of a notorious tiger poacher called Om Prakash
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29
Aug
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29 Aug 2008, Friday
Gaur found near Bandhavgarh
On the eve of an expensive translocation project - a herd of Gaur (otherwise known as Indian bison) have turned up close to Bandhavgarh National Park
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02
Aug
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02 Aug 2008, Saturday
Madhya Pradesh Parks Opening dates
This year; the parks in MP will open on 1st October
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05
Jul
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05 Jul 2008, Saturday
Tigers to Sariska
A second tiger, a female, was tranquilised and successfully airlifted from Ranthambhore to Sariska yesterday.
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20
May
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20 May 2008, Tuesday
Tigers, Leopards & many more....India is loosing them!
A tiger which was injured after being ensnared in a trap laid by poachers
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20
May
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20 May 2008, Tuesday
Impacts of Decentralised Governance on Biodiversity: Lessons from Participatory Conservation in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Nepal’s participatory conservation policies and practices are well recognised both nationally and internationally. Such policies were adapted since the early 1980s in the Annapurna Conservation Area Project
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13
May
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13 May 2008, Tuesday
Sariska to get back its tigers soon
The much-maligned Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district of Rajasthan is going to get back its flagship species soon
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25
Mar
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25 Mar 2008, Tuesday
SAVE ONE, SAVE ALL
Travel Operators for Tiger (TOFT) was awarded for its work with the Indian wildlife tourism industry. Neerja Singh takes a look at the immense possibilities India offers for this nascent sector.
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02
Mar
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02 Mar 2008, Sunday
Budget 2008-09 - Rs. 500 million alloted to help critically endangered tiger
Conservationists and wildlife department officials across India have welcomed Finance Minister P Chidambaram's announcement on Friday to allocate Rs 500 million to help the critically endangered tiger
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12
Feb
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12 Feb 2008, Tuesday
Only 1,411 tigers in wild
It's official now. India is left with only 1,411 tigers in the wild
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30
Jan
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30 Jan 2008, Wednesday
Rs 600 cr for tiger protection
In a major boost to its tiger conservation programme, the Government on Wednesday enhanced the budget for Project Tiger by more than four times and decided to the create eight new reserves in the country.
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22
Nov
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22 Nov 2007, Thursday
Kanha Tiger Traps
Two tigers were spotted limping after snatching away from foot traps set by poachers
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22
Nov
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22 Nov 2007, Thursday
Tiger Tourism Potential
With eco-tourism and wildlife being the buzzword the world over, India is looking to tap into its vast natural reserve
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10
Nov
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10 Nov 2007, Saturday
Latest Tiger strenthening measures
Project Tiger, now the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), has been updating the all India tiger estimation since 2002
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17
Oct
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17 Oct 2007, Wednesday
No Benefit toTigers from Tourism
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12
Sep
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12 Sep 2007, Wednesday
Tigers rediscovered in Forest !
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07
Sep
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07 Sep 2007, Friday
Hotels and Lodges to pay for Conservation of Tiger
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21
Aug
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21 Aug 2007, Tuesday
Panna Female Tigers Vanish
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17
Jul
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17 Jul 2007, Tuesday
Tiger Cenus to be ready by Oct 2007
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29
May
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29 May 2007, Tuesday
Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon
Tigers lower now than before launch of Project Tiger in 1972
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23
May
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23 May 2007, Wednesday
Tigers Far Fewer in numbers than thought!
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19
May
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19 May 2007, Saturday
Sariska Tip of Iceberg says Government
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30
Apr
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30 Apr 2007, Monday
17 lions poached in Gir in last four months
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04
Apr
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04 Apr 2007, Wednesday
Lions Poached in Gir - Latest
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17
Dec
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17 Dec 2006, Sunday
Tiger caught in Leg Trap in Kanha
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17
Dec
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17 Dec 2006, Sunday
Ranthambhore closure - latest
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20
Jun
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20 Jun 2006, Tuesday
Miss the trees for the wood - Ashish Kothari
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29
May
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29 May 2006, Monday
China, India to sign MoU to protect tigers, chirus (The Tibetean antelope)
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18
May
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18 May 2006, Thursday
India seeking China help to protect tigers
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16
May
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16 May 2006, Tuesday
India's tiger count falls by half - Bahar Dutt
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15
May
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15 May 2006, Monday
Royal encroachment of Panna Tiger Reserve
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10
May
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10 May 2006, Wednesday
No progress on Wildlife Crime Bureau - Ajmer Singh
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12
Apr
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12 Apr 2006, Wednesday
Tiger Tourism - Hunting down the hunter: A dying breed (Stanley Johnson)
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11
Mar
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11 Mar 2006, Saturday
Just 1,200 tigers left?
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10
Feb
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10 Feb 2006, Friday
Tibetans Burns Animal Skins to show they care
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25
Sep
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25 Sep 2005, Sunday
Devastating Tiger Skin Trail to Tibet
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08
Sep
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08 Sep 2005, Thursday
Relocating Tigers from Ranthambhore to Sariska
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08
Sep
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08 Sep 2005, Thursday
Tiger skins flood Lhasa
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19
Aug
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19 Aug 2005, Friday
Report on Task Force to PM of India
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19
Aug
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19 Aug 2005, Friday
TASK FORCE REPORT - Link to Report itself
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19
Aug
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19 Aug 2005, Friday
Tiger Tourism takes the Lion share of the Cash
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25
May
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25 May 2005, Wednesday
Project Tiger has Failed - Valmik Thapar
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23
May
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23 May 2005, Monday
Tigers disappear from Ranthambhore's next door sanctuary
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10
Apr
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10 Apr 2005, Sunday
Poachers Empty Tiger reserves - Saturday Telegraph
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24
Mar
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24 Mar 2005, Thursday
Walking down the Crisis Catwalk. 12th March newspaper
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24
Mar
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24 Mar 2005, Thursday
Panna Tiger Reserve - Tiger Loss in Madhya Pradesh
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08
Mar
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08 Mar 2005, Tuesday
Tiger Crisis - Recent News articles in Indian papers
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02
Feb
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02 Feb 2005, Wednesday
Ranthambhores Lost Tigers?
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07
Nov
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07 Nov 2004, Sunday
Ranthambhore's Tourism chaos at the start of the season
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05
Oct
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05 Oct 2004, Tuesday
Why is the Government continuing to Clear Critical Wildlife habitat? An Open letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forests
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03
Sep
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03 Sep 2004, Friday
KARNATAKA CONSERVATIONISTS HARASSED
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29
Jul
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29 Jul 2004, Thursday
Kanha and Pench development plans
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30
Jun
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30 Jun 2004, Wednesday
Kazaringa tiger jumps on elephant
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28
Mar
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28 Mar 2004, Sunday
Spotting stripes in Mowgli's jungle - Sunday Times
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04
Mar
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04 Mar 2004, Thursday
Ranthambhore is 'endangered'
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07
Jan
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07 Jan 2004, Wednesday
Blow dealt to tiger, leopard survival with huge haul of skins in Tibet
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16
Nov
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16 Nov 2003, Sunday
Fewer visitors to be allowed into Corbett this season
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01
Jan
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01 Jan 1900, Monday
Ranthambhore & Sariska tiger poacher arrested
Prahlad is a notorious tiger poacher who has been operating in Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger Reserves for several years
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