In unusual behaviour, a male tiger in Panna reserve is caring for cubs after their mother’s death

Camera traps have found the four cubs playing with the male tiger and sharing kills.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Jul 08, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Tiger found dead in Kaziranga after ‘accidental firing’ by forest guards

The director of Kaziranga National Park said a preliminary investigation showed that forest guards fired in self-defence.

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· Jun 18, 2021 · 09:15 pm

A thermal power plant in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur has become home to a group of tigers

The abundance of cattle and the dense tree cover around the plant have provided a suitable environment for the breeding of big cats.

Saurabh Katkurwar

· Sep 07, 2020 · 01:30 pm

India’s first tiger relocation project hasn’t taken off even two years after its launch

In 2018, two wild cats were translocated to Odisha. One died, and the other will soon be returned.

Manish Kumar

· Jul 29, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Tiger spotted in Gujarat after nearly 30 years

The tiger may have migrated from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan or Maharashtra, state minister Ganpatsinh Vasava said.

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· Feb 13, 2019 · 02:01 pm

India’s first ‘snow tigers’ spotted in upper reaches of Dibang Valley, says camera-based study

A scientist involved in the research said he believed that the next phase of the study would confirm existence of the animal at even higher altitudes.

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· Dec 03, 2018 · 12:39 pm

A study says there are more sub-types of tigers than thought. Here’s what it means for conservation

Researchers from China and the US looked at the whole genomes of 32 representative tigers and found that there were six surviving subspecies of the big cat.

Tara Pirie, The Conversation

· Oct 31, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Corbett tiger deaths: Uttarakhand High Court orders CBI investigation

The state has lost 40 tigers and 272 leopards in the last two and a half years, according to a batch of petitions that the court is hearing.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 08:12 pm

Photos: How tigers adapted to thrive in dissimilar corners of the world

These remarkable cats have found ways to persist over evolutionary time.

Jonathan C Slaght

· Dec 17, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Counting on smartphones: India’s tiger census to go digital in 2018

An Android-based mobile application could help streamline collection of field data on tigers and prey, but concerns remain.

Deepa Padmanaban

· Dec 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm

How researchers helped repopulate a tiger habitat in Nepal

Babu Ram Lamichhane led a team that documented a threefold increase in Parsa’s tiger population in just three years.

Mike Gaworecki

· Aug 20, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Uttarakhand’s tiger count has gone from 163 to 242 in a year

While 63 additional tigers were discovered in the Corbett and Rajaji reserves, another 11 cubs were born in the same time period.

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· Jul 27, 2017 · 04:27 pm