Asian tigers get a boost: 10 countries pledge $1 billion over a decade for habitat conservation

Since 2015, tiger population globally has increased from 3,200 in 2015 to about 4,500 in 2022

DTE Coverage: Earth Day 2024

Our planet is in turmoil; Down To Earth reported on some major difficulties facing it

Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia

World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent  

Iconic Tiger Hill near Darjeeling under ‘development’ threat, NGT pulls up government departments

An environmentalist moved court listing several detrimental activities in the  area; departments nudge one another 

India must adopt holistic approaches to handle human-wildlife conflicts

Essential to integrate conservation goals with community welfare

Move beyond tiger numbers

Project Tiger must now take a holistic approach to benefit the wild cats and communities 

Lack of scientific debate and involvement of all stakeholders will not help Project Tiger succeed

As we envision the next 50 years of Project Tiger, it is imperative to build on the lessons learned and address the gaps identified

Protect India’s scrublands to save the caracal: Dharmendra Khandal & Ishan Dhar

Down To Earth speaks to Dharmendra Khandal and Ishan Dhar of Tiger Watch about their new book on the caracal

Is the tiger still ‘rajah’ of Java’s jungles? New study raises hopes

A single hair strand found in a village on the island in 2019 found to be genetically belonging to subspecies

Bihar’s only tiger reserve using green energy to provide water to wildlife during summer

Solar-powered pumps are being used to fill waterholes in the grasslands of VTR to provide water to tigers and other wildlife

Conservation not enough for the highly inbred Ranthambore tigers — they require genetic rescue

There is a need to facilitate active ‘gene flow’ into the Rajasthan tiger population from Central Indian tiger landscapes

The lost glory of Rajasthan’s tigers can be restored

The government has resolved to make landscape-scale tiger conservation a success; moving forward in this direction, Rajasthan already has five …

Simply Put: International Tiger Day 2023

Bihar: Reduced human activity, including mining bans, helped increase tiger numbers in Valmiki reserve

Reduced activities increased grassland cover; this supported more herbivores & consequently, tigers

How robust is India’s tiger census?

Government officials and independent experts help decode the riddle of tiger estimation

India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI

India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year

Simply Put: Two is company

Escalating tiger-human conflict haunts Karnataka’s Mysuru, Chamarajanagar districts. Is big cat population spike to blame?

Five deaths reported in last three months

60% increase in overall tiger population, but habitat & biodiversity loss threatening Southeast Asian big cats

Countries submit population numbers from 2010-2022 to Global Tiger Recovery Program, CITES

Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants

The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000

Paris fumigated for 1st time as disease-carrying mosquito spreads, likely triggered by climate change

It has become easier for the species to thrive in a warming Europe

Simply Put: Caveman or forest staff

Simply Put: Broken Covenant

Waghoba: How the indigenous Warlis of western India find the Divine in big cats

The Warli worship of Waghoba and their co-existence with big cats is an example of what has been stated in recent years: Indigenous peoples are …

What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules

Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats