New Delhi: India’s tiger population reached 3,682 in 2022, a significant increase from 2,967 in 2018, according to the report “Status of Tigers: Co-predators and Prey in India-2022,” released yesterday as part of the International Tiger Day celebrations. The report was jointly released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of…
Three-day mega event to showcase Centre’s big cat conservation efforts New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a three-day mega event on Apr. 9 in Mysuru to mark the completion of 50 years of Project Tiger and showcase India’s tiger conservation success globally. According to reports from New Delhi, the PM will also release…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 8-day protocol Phase-1 exercise for the annual Tiger Census began at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve yesterday. As a prelude, a refresher training about Phase-1 was held on Jan. 26 by Bengaluru Tiger Cell’s Vinay and Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) Nandan at Veeranahosahalli. The Phase-1 exercise will be held till Feb. 6. C. Harshavardhan,…
Hunsur: COVID-19 has cast a shadow on the participation of volunteers for the annual Tiger Census at Nagarahole National Park, which has commenced from May 1. About 150 staff, including Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Range Forest Officers (RFO) and Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) staff, are taking part in the annual census and they have already…
Mysuru: The Tiger census conducted at Bandipur Tiger Reserve since a week has concluded. The census was conducted at all 111 beats in 13 ranges with 60 volunteers and more than 250 forest staff participating from 6 am to 10 am everyday. The volunteers and the forest staff who set off on foot collected data…
Mysuru: Six tigers were sighted at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the third day of the State-wide tiger census yesterday. Today morning, one striped big cat was sighted near the Tiger Tank. The carnivore and mega herbivore sign survey taken up as part of All-India Tiger Estimation 2018 saw a surge in both carnivore and…
The ongoing Tiger Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Parks entered the second day this morning and according to Forest Department officials, the census has picked up pace. At the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, census was in progress at all the 12 zones including the core areas. Over 60 volunteers and 250 personnel from…
Gundlupet: The Forest officials of Bandipur Tiger Reserve along with volunteers began the Tiger Census-2018 this morning. The census will be held till Jan. 13 at Bandipur and Nagarahole and from Jan. 22 to 27 (the date might extend till Feb. 3) in territorial forest divisions. Nearly 60 volunteers and about 250 forest staff will…
Hunsur: The personnel of Nagarahole National Park and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve have made all preparations to conduct Tiger Census-2018. The census will be held from Jan. 7 to 13 at Nagarahole and Bandipur and from Jan. 22 to 27 (the date might extend till Feb. 3) in territorial forest divisions. The census includes study…
Mysuru: The Forest Department that had decided to close wild safaris at Bandipur and Nagarahole during the census from Jan. 7 to 13 has now decided to withdraw the order giving a chance for the tourists to go on such safaris. The Department, in its earlier notification, had said that as there were chances of…
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