Palamu Tiger Reserve land diverted without ministry permission

All state governments and UTs are restricted from diverting forest land without prior permission

Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth

A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore

Fire recorded at 23,000 points across Odisha in one week: Forest Survey of India

Rise in forest fires across Odisha this year can be clearly attributed to a lack of proper planning

Climate action worst-performing area for Indian tiger reserves, confirms Centre’s report

Overall management performance improved compared to last analysis but key parameters remain backbenchers  

30,382 wildlife crimes recorded in India

Poaching and wildlife crimes have increased 52 per cent in India even though the environment ministry claims otherwise

How clean are our forests?

The inordinate focus on cities and towns seems to suggest that garbage doesn’t occur elsewhere. But that is hardly so

Back to basics

An air conditioning system that uses constant subterranean temperatures can become an ecofriendly alternative to conventional systems

The Lewa Conservation Way

In East Africa,meat and tusk are livelihood for many. In this milieu, Lewa, Kenya shows how community involvement aids conservation

Happily uprooted

A well-calculated compensation plan eases relocation pain of forest dwellers from the core area of Melghat Tiger Reserve

Sariska Fire: IAF fighting blaze with choppers; no tigers harmed, says official

The fire started on March 27 afternoon and has gone out ofcontrol

Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa

Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water

Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief

The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official

40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits

People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires

DANGEROUS ROAD

How tiger got its white coat

A mutated gene holds clue

Supreme Court lifts ban on tiger tourism

Directs states to prepare tiger conservation plans in six months

Breaking the ice

The long-standing people-wildlife dispute in Sariska Tiger Reserve is closer to a resolution

Royal deaths

Was the real killer an infection or negligence?

Back to life

Thailand

Simmering

Forest fires, tribal discontent in Melghat Tiger reserve

Tiger farming: India debates China experiment

Tiger terror in Terai

Panna to get two tigresses

International Big Cat Alliance headquarters will be in India; Centre allocates Rs 150 crore

The grouping’s structure will consist of an Assembly of Members, Standing Committee and a Secretariat; its statute has been drafted …