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K ULLAS KARANTH
Tiger biologists debunk report on increase in populationUsing flawed survey methodologies can lead to incorrect conclusions, an illusion of success, and slackening of conservation efforts, when i...- Dr AJT Johnsingh's wildlife experiencesAfter retiring as dean of the Wildlife Institute of India, he continues his association with the jungles through the NCF and WWF India, as ...
- Line transect method apt for elephant count: researchersResearchers have strongly favoured the line transect method for estimating elephant population with greater accuracy in order to boost cons...
- Government seeks withdrawal of research paper questioning tiger populationThe Wildlife Institute of India — an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests —is now learnt to have writt...
- The roar is real: Experts back tiger census resultsHitting back at critics who have questioned India's tiger census methods, experts involved in the process said the big cat numbers revealed...
- Meow, not roar: Experts maul census dataOfficially, big cat population in the country went up from 1,706 in 2010 to 2,226 in 2014. These results have been interpreted to mean that...
- Tiger census: Expert group questions methodology adoptedThe Environment Ministry released the latest census report saying the tiger population in the country has risen to 2,226 in 2014, a 30 per ...
- Tiger numbers grow by 30% in 4 years: Can forests sustain India's Big Cat boom?Experts say although more than 5,000 tigers can be accommodated across Indian forests through effective protection, a manageable number wou...
- Tiger numbers grow by 30% in 4 years: Can forests sustain India's Big Cat boom?Experts say although more than 5,000 tigers can be accommodated across Indian forests through effective protection, a manageable number wou...
- ‘Maneaters must be swiftly killed’Following the capture of a man-eater tiger in Bandipur forests of Karnataka last week, noted wildlife biologist K Ullas Karanth has stirred...
- Did forest officials’ folly lead to Kerala tiger attack?A tigress captured over a week ago amid high drama in Kerala’s Wayanad district, after it had injured five persons, has been found to be th...
- Did forest officials’ folly lead to Wayanad tiger attack?A tigress captured on Sunday amid high drama in Wayanad district of Kerala, after it had injured five persons, has been found to be the sam...
- Rules shot down to kill Kerala tigerWildlife experts have concluded that the tiger shot dead in Wayanad district of Kerala on Sunday by forest officials, under pressure from a...
- Karnataka villagers come to trapped tigeress’ rescueA tiger or leopard accidentally trapped near human settlements often meets a violent end. Invariably, raging mobs gather to attack the anim...
- New panel to ready tiger tourism norms in 10 daysAnother panel has been set up by the ministry of environment and forests to decide eco-tourism guidelines in core areas and peripheral buff...
- 'Maneater of Nagarhole' caught on cameraA tiger that killed a woman on Saturday outside the eastern boundary of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve in Karnataka and was captured by a forest d...
- Tigers bounce back, 16% rise in populationThe striped predator, whose population touched a low of 1,411 in the last census, has shown a 16% rise in numbers with the latest count rel...
- Govt reconstitutes tiger conservation bodyThe government has reconstituted the National Tiger Conservation Authority with prominent wildlife activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi as one...
- 66 tigers dead in 8 monthsStatistics collated from different parts of India by a prominent wildlife NGO show that between January 1 and August 19 this year, at least...
- Tigers shining in KarnatakaThe dwindling population of tigers in the country is a major concern. But Karnataka gives reason to smile: a recent study reveals that the ...
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