NGT orders Bengal govt to close all hotels, restaurants in Buxa Tiger Reserve in two monthsIn its order on May 30, the tribunal mentioned that the stand of the state government is hotels, restaurants/camping stations are not permi...
05 Jun, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
- Six tigers to be relocated in Buxa Tiger Reserve
Sighting of tiger was not reported for long in Buxa even as forest department claimed the presence of at least three tigers in BTR, which i...
30 Apr, 2017, 10.17 AM IST
- Tiger habitat in Buxa has shrunk: foresters
Amid concerns that tigers may have disappeared from West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve, foresters have claimed that the habitat of the big ca...
14 Jul, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Hamlets in Buxa responsible for decline in tiger populations: Forest MinisterThe minister said Buxa's environment does not favour the tigers now because small hamlets have surrounded the forests.
28 May, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Steps to improve habitat, security at Buxa as experts doubt presence of tigers"Decision has been taken to improve the habitat, prey base and ensure surveillance and protection," chief wildlife warden of the state Azam...
24 May, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
West Bengal government contests method adopted for counting tigersThe West Bengal govt has written to the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests pointing to the discrepancy in the tiger count in Buxa tige...
12 May, 2015, 06.07 AM IST
No sign of tiger in Buxa, says studyWII scientists, who have conducted the all-India exercise spanned over four years, said they didn't find any tiger sign in the North Bengal...
27 Apr, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
- Sariska encore? Scientists find 'no sign of tigers' in Buxa
Sounding an alarm, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientists, who have conducted the all-India exercise spanned over four years, said th...
27 Apr, 2015, 09.39 AM IST
Rarely seen clouded leopard photographedOne of the most elusive cats in the world, the clouded leopard, has been photographed in North Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve.
03 Aug, 2014, 05.32 AM IST
Where have all the Buxa tigers gone?Is Buxa going the Sariska way? The presence of 19 big cats in the north Bengal tiger reserve, as claimed by the foresters, may well be a ‘b...
03 Nov, 2013, 04.18 AM IST
Tiger sightings raise hope in Buxa, BengalThere have been several reports of tiger sighting by both villagers and forest staff of the reserve. But the authorities have so far failed...
23 Jul, 2013, 03.25 AM IST
- No saviour for Buxa tiger reserve
For Raju Karki (name changed) of Raimatang, one of the 12 villages dotting the core area of Buxa Tiger Reserve, sneaking into the forest on...
23 Jun, 2013, 07.13 AM IST
3 elephants killed, 2 injured as train crashes into herdThree jumbos -- an adult female and two young males -- were killed and two calves injured when the speeding Guwahati-bound Jhaja Express cr...
06 Jan, 2013, 05.13 AM IST
Phantom sightings keep the roars in Buxa aliveWhile foresters in North Bengal claim there are frequent tiger sightings in Jaldapra Wildlife Sanctuary and Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) nowada...
08 Oct, 2012, 01.36 AM IST
- Manas link Buxa’s boon & bane
Buxa’s bane - low tiger density - may prove to be its boon as foresters hunt for a suitable home for tiger cubs that have been abandoned or...
26 Aug, 2011, 06.06 AM IST
- Tiger census in North Bengal this year
Tiger census in North Bengal forests and sanctuaries has been scheduled in phases from November 20, the Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild ...
17 Nov, 2008, 02.50 PM IST
- WB blames locals for tigers straying into human habitat
Residents who breached fencing in core areas of the Sundarbans for fishing were to be blamed for tigers straying into human habitats, West ...
25 Jul, 2008, 05.26 PM IST