Tiger Population

50 years of Project Tiger: India earns its stripes by restoring the roar

Nation does not believe in conflict between ecology & economy: PM in Mysuru

Decoded: How are tiger deaths investigated and what are the major causes

30 tigers have died in India in the first two months of 2023

In census yr 2022, MP loses more than double big cats compared to Karnataka

Facing the challenge of retaining the status of India's tiger state, Madhya Pradesh lost 34 big cats in 2022 as compared to just 15 in Karnataka, its nearest competitor in housing the number of tigers in the country, according to official data. The deaths were reported in the survey year for the country's tiger census, whose results will be announced later in 2023. A senior forest department official said it is a mystery as to why Madhya Pradesh has recorded higher tiger deaths than the southern state though both had almost the same number of big cats as per the 2018 count. Karnataka, home to 524 tigers as per the 2018 census, is competing with Madhya Pradesh (526) for the tag of India's tiger state'. The national tiger census is conducted once in every four years. The latest All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) was conducted in 2022 and its report is scheduled to be released this year, a forest department official said. As the country eagerly awaits findings of the quadrennial count

As number of tigers rises in Assam, risk of human-tiger conflicts grows

India is home to over 65% of the global tiger population (4,500) with 2,967 tigers as per the four-yearly tiger census conducted last in 2018.

UP plans to upgrade Amangarh tiger reserve, rename it 'New Jim Corbett'

As part of its drive to protect wildlife, UP government is planning to upgrade Amangarh tiger reserve, located adjacent to Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, and name it 'New Jim Corbett'

Study suggests habitat loss is leading to inbreeding of Indian tigers

Indian tigers have the highest genetic variation compared to other subspecies of the feline across the world

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve gets global award for doubling tiger population

The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have bagged the first-ever international award, TX2, for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years

International Tiger Day 2020: Headcount, India status and other key facts

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions on tigers, International Tiger Day

India's 2018 Tiger Census makes it to Guinness Book of World Records

The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared to the nation on Global Tiger Day last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Call of the wild

National Park tourism must evolve beyond the tiger

Tigers and growth

Prosperity is good for the environment. For a start, it endows the government with greater financial resources to address the challenge of environmental degradation

Tiger population up, but who will care for the bulls of Dalal street

Many stockbrokers and investors attempted to trend #savethebull amid a continuous downward slide in the equities market

It's a dog's life for Sher Khan as humans mess up Corbett Tiger Reserve

Anjuli Bhargava morphs into a big cat and finds out how difficult it is to survive as one at the once-iconic habitat

Tiger population rose to 2,967 from 2,226 in 2014, says PM Modi

PM Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation at his official residence in New Delhi

Most tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra over eight years

Tigernet data do not assign any confirmed cause of death for more than 50% of the incidents reported during the period