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Wildlife Week 2019: India's tiger numbers have increased by 33% in 5 years, but that's not necessarily good news
Valmik Thapar •In 1968, a ban was implemented on tiger hunting and it was quickly followed by a ban on the export of skins.
International Tiger Day 2019: India's tiger numbers have increased by 33 percent in 5 years, but that's not necessarily good news
Ankitavirmani •Conserving tigers goes beyond the boundaries of a tiger reserve and the efforts of other stakeholders.
International Tiger Day: India's rising tiger numbers commendable, but many challenges lie ahead
Aarushi Agrawal •Bringing tigers back from the brink of extinction to steady growth in population, India now faces new challenges as tiger and human populations are in conflict over limited land.
Rajasthan's Sariska may become tiger-less again, fear experts, as male relocated to reserve dies; forest department sends SOS to NTCA
Ajay Suri •The Rajasthan Forest Department has requested the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in New Delhi to review the entire translocation done so far and suggest a viable option.
The striped mystery of Gujarat
Ajay Suri •Guest of Gujarat this tiger may be, but the buzz it has started attracting refuses to die down
Increased tiger population brings new challenges; dealing with habitat loss, man-animal conflict is key
Ankitavirmani •Many tiger reserves in the country are either reaching the saturation point or have attained one. So, does that mean we don’t have space for new tigers?
Tiger deaths in 2018 lower than previous years, but habitat loss, poaching still pose threat
Mongabay India •Nearly half of the total tiger deaths in 2018 – 49 to be precise – were outside tiger reserves
Maharashtra tiger deaths: Male tiger found dead in Melghat reserve, taking toll of big cats to four in one week
Fp Staff •This death of the tiger in Melghat comes within a week of two tigers being found dead in Maharashtra's Umred-Karhandla-Paoni Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagpur.
India's tiger population rises, but shrinking forests raise chances of man-animal conflict manifold
Nikita Doval •As the tiger population grows in our finite wildlife reserves and parks, the scourge of man-eaters returns to reignite the man-animal conflict debate.
Death of Royal Bengal tiger Mahavir in Odisha reserve deals a blow to translocation of big cats; govt orders probe
•After the death of Royal Bengal tiger Mahavir, the NTCA advised the Odisha government to temporarily halt the inter-state tiger translocation programme, till an investigation is completed.