In a fresh salvo, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for "taking credit" for development of the state. "Gujarat was always ahead in terms of development and progress that is visible. It did not happen overnight", Singh said referring to Modi's claims of bringing a turnaround in Gujarat during his rule. ...
12:45 AM, Apr 03, 2013
A US woman tourist was arrested for allegedly trespassing in the prohibited area of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, official sources said on Monday. ...
03:04 PM, Mar 18, 2013
What we feared has come true. Pathological reports have confirmed that the four-year-old tiger that died in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve two weeks ago (January 13) was a victim of rat poison. According to R Gokul, Director, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve pathological reports have confirmed that zinc phosphide was found in the viscera of the tiger. ...
04:33 PM, Jan 29, 2013
While the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) laments the growing number of tiger deaths in Indian reserves, there seems to be an increase in population in Karnataka. Virtually every month a transient tiger has been caught in the precincts of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve. ...
07:20 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The death of a robust four-year-old tiger in the Nagarhole tiger reserve on Sunday has put the Karnataka forest department in a dilemma. However, the cause of death is uncertain. ...
08:48 PM, Jan 14, 2013
A four-year-old tiger succumbed to injuries in an apparent territorial fight in the Nagarhole tiger reserve in Karnataka. ...
10:53 PM, Jan 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift its ban on tourism in the core areas of tiger reserves saying that the ban will continue until the National Tiger Conservation comes up with guidelines on tourism-related activities at sanctuaries. The apex court said that it will not pass any orders until the guidelines were framed. The next hearing in the case is on October 16. The Centre had...
02:58 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to give its final ruling on whether tourism should be permitted in core tiger reserves or not. The Centre had earlier filed an affidavit asking the court to lift the ban. The Centre says tourism should be allowed in 20 per cent of core areas and that the states should evolve guidelines to protect tiger habitat and tigers. The apex court had earlier...
11:23 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Bangalore: A tigress was found dead in the Billigiri Ranga Temple tiger reserve in Karnataka by forest staff on Sunday. Unlike in past instances when the claws had been removed from the carcass, every part of the animal's body was intact, ruling out any human interference. According the Dr Vijay Mohanraj, field director,BRT tiger reserve, the seven- year-old tigress had died of natural cause. "Our beat staff discovered a dead...
02:43 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to give its final order on whether tourism should be allowed in tiger reserves or not. The court had banned tiger tourism in core breeding areas. But the Environment Ministry recommended lifting the ban and allowing tourism in 20 per cent of the area, and asking the resort owners to pay a "conservation fee". The apex court had earlier slammed the government for...
09:30 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Panaji: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested including Goa as part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which would help the coastal state in conserving wild cats. The Dehradun-based Institute, which submitted its report on the status of wildlife in Goa to the state forest department, has established that tiger occupancy in Goa is about 322 square kilometres. Goa can be potentially...
01:03 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given the Environment Ministry four weeks to finalise eco-tourism guidelines in the forest and non-forest areas. It has also asked all stakeholders to submit their comments within a week. Meanwhile, the ban in 41 tiger reserves will continue. The apex court had earlier slammed the government for its re-think on the ban on tourism in core tiger areas. The Centre's affidavit had virtually urged...
02:23 PM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre is expected to tell the Supreme Court its plans on tiger tourism. The apex court had earlier slammed it for its re-think on the ban on tourism in core tiger areas. The Environmental Ministry may ask for more time. The Centre's affidavit had virtually urged the apex court to review its July 24 interim order banning tourism in the core areas of the wild cats until...
08:58 AM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim ban on tourism in tiger reserve core areas till next hearing on August 29. The Supreme Court was critical of Central government's new plan on revisiting guideline for tourism in core areas of tiger sanctuary. The apex court asked the government, "You have brought down the number of tigers from 13000 to 1200. Please tell us how you will save...
02:38 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Citing concerns expressed by States, the Centre has sought the Supreme Court's permission to review existing guidelines for conservation of tigers in the wake of its order banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves across the country. The Centre's affidavit virtually urged the apex court to review its July 24 interim order banning tourism in the core areas of the wild cats until final orders. It claimed...
09:36 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Udhagamandalam: Protesting the closure of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), following a Supreme Court order, shops remained shut and tourist jeeps were off the road in Masinagudi, Mavanallah and Vazhaithottam near Mudumalai on Friday. Traders and drivers while appealing to the forest department to take steps to reopen the tiger reserve, said that their livelihood depended on the flow of tourists. The forest officials had asked the drivers not to transport...
12:42 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Bangalore: The state Assembly on Thursday passed an unanimous resolution opposing UNESCO heritage tag for Western Ghats and shot down Centres proposal to declare Kudremukh National Park (KNP) as tiger reserve. The state government will now approach the Centre to delist Western Ghats from UNESCOs world heritage site list. Despite state governments opposition, the Centre had approved UNESCOs proposal to accord heritage tag to Western Ghats. We will not accept...
12:18 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Coimbatore/Nilgiris: Acting swiftly on the Supreme Courts order, forest authorities in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday shut down the three tiger reserves in Anamalai (ATR), Mudumalai (MTR) and Kalakkad Mundanthurai (KMTR) for tourists. The Apex Court had on Tuesday banned tourism in core areas of tiger reserves in the country. Holidayers who had visited the tiger reserves were caught unawares when they were asked to leave. Private resorts were in a...
01:20 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Bangalore: Even as the Supreme Court's order to ban tourism in core areas of tiger reserves is being hailed by wildlife conservationists, disconcerting news trickles down from Madumalai and Bandipur tiger reserves that hard-core poachers are still at large in the forests of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Close on the heels of ten notorious poachers being arrested from the BR Temple tiger reserve, a poacher was arrested deep inside the...
04:07 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Coimbatore: Tourists have been banned in two major Tiger reserves in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts, following the ban ordered by Supreme Court on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves across the country. Tourists were thronging major spots like 'Monkey Falls,' 'Top Slip' and Valparai coming under Anamalai Tiger Reserve in the district, as also some places of Panchalingam river and Amaravathi Dam near Udumalpet in Tirupur district. Considering the...
02:08 PM, Jul 25, 2012
