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The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the reintroduction of tigers into Telangana's Kawal Tiger Reserve. Forest officials plan to relocate five tigers from Maharashtra after strengthening habitat conditions, aiming to revive the reserve's tiger population under the Centre's Vision 2047 roadmap.

A tiger was found dead in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, with officials suspecting it died in a territorial fight with another big cat. The eight-year-old tiger, nicknamed Pujari, showed injury marks, and an investigation is underway following NTCA guidelines

A tigress was killed by a train in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve buffer zone. Authorities launched a probe to identify the train and assess compliance with National Tiger Conservation Authority speed norms in forest areas

A tigress, MT-7, was tranquilised, radio-collared, and shifted from a five-hectare to a 21-hectare enclosure at Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve to monitor her adaptability and hunting skills as part of a phased rewilding plan 

Once a thriving tiger habitat, the forests of Adilabad have witnessed a drastic decline in tiger populations over the past 25 years. Rampant teak smuggling, poaching, and widespread encroachments have contributed to habitat degradation, forcing tigers to migrate to neighboring states.

The tiger population in Amrabad Tiger Reserve rose from 33 to 36, including a spike in breeding females. The findings follow Phase IV monitoring by the Forest Department and reflect the success of Project Tiger and ongoing conservation efforts

A tiger conservation reserve is a stretch of forest cover connecting two or more tiger habitats, allowing movement of tigers, prey and other wildlife

Officials are expecting that the tigers would make the reserve as their home considering their efforts to create suitable conditions for their inhabitation.

Forest officials said that the NBWL suggests construction of the special bridges to reduce disturbance caused by movement of vehicles in the forests that are inhabited by wild animals, in particular tigers

The scrutiny focused on conservation, anti-poaching measures, and staff welfare.

After the inspection, the NTCA will compile a report and submit the same to the head office, besides making some recommendations to the State Forest department on its observations.

Since March this year, six out of the 20 adult cheetahs relocated to Kuno from Africa have passed away, with the latest incident occurring on Wednesday.

Deputy Director of the Reserve Digant Nayak said that the exact cause of Tigress death will come to know only after the post-mortem comes.

Climate change is having a devastating impact on both wildlife and communities, said Anish Andheria, member of the NTCA

An expert committee supervised her entire rewilding experiment and as per its decision, a proposal was sent to the NTCA for her release, which was approved.

The tigress from Maharashtra, named S6, and her two cubs were seen happily wandering in the forest and making a meal of the carcass of an animal

District Forest Officer Shantaram said that the cow was accidentally killed by the big cat when it was grazing in a dense forest

Kumram Bheem-Asifabad: Forest Department officials in Kaghaznagar Division intensified efforts to capture the killer tiger in the wake of loss of two human lives recently. Sensing trouble, the tigers are not showing any interest to kill the bait set by the foresters in the trap cages to capture the carnivores. This has prompted the officials […]

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