Poachers killed four tigers together at MelghatTill now the poachers had revealed and the officials believed only one tiger had been killed at the place.
08 Feb, 2014, 02.16 PM IST
- Research project on forest owlet in Melghat opposed
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) decision to allow capture of 20 forest owlets in east and west Melghat divisions outside Mel...
02 Dec, 2013, 03.03 AM IST
- Sahyadri is first reserve to get tiger plan approved by conservation authority
Of the four tiger reserves — Sahyadri, Melghat, Tadoba and Pench in Maharashtra — Sahyadri (741.22sqkm) was notified as a reserve on Januar...
29 Oct, 2013, 02.54 PM IST
- One more tiger poached in Maharashtra's Melghat
At a time Melghat forest officials are in the spotlight in poaching cases, one more tiger was found dead due to suspected poaching on Wedne...
11 Oct, 2013, 05.59 AM IST
- Poachers kill tiger and bear; consumed their meat too
Poachers accused of killing a tiger near Masondi in Ghatang range of East Melghat did not only kill the tiger and a sloth bear by laying st...
23 Aug, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
Notorious tiger poachers among 9 arrested in PuneA team of Melghat forest officials netted nine tiger poachers from Pune in the wee hours of Sunday.
13 Aug, 2013, 01.42 AM IST
- Charge sheet filed in tiger poaching cases
Ahead of ruling on the bail application by three organized poachers on Wednesday, the forest department on Tuesday filed a charge sheet in ...
07 Aug, 2013, 03.53 AM IST
- Spider numbers dip in Melghat forest reserve
The rich diversity of spiders in the Melghat forest reserve is facing severe threat from trading, urbanisation and forest fires among other...
21 Jul, 2013, 03.13 AM IST
- Experts want CBI to probe tiger poaching case
Poachers killed 10 tigers between 2002 and 2004 in Sariska in Rajasthan wiping out the entire population of big cats in the tiger reserve.
19 Jun, 2013, 02.16 AM IST
Not 5, poachers kill 9 tigers in 2 monthsA day after TOI reported that five tigers were killed by organized gangs of tiger poachers belonging to the notorious Baheliya community fr...
13 Jun, 2013, 01.39 AM IST
Two tiger poachers nabbed, confess to killing five tigers in MelghatThe two, who were nabbed from Mansar, are part of a 30-member gang, which claims to have killed five tigers in the region over the last one...
10 Jun, 2013, 02.10 AM IST
- NCSA volunteers show the way to protect forests
The volunteers of Nature Conservation Society, Amravati (NCSA), showed the way by extinguishing a major fire on the fringes of Pench Tiger ...
08 Apr, 2013, 09.17 PM IST
- Melghat tiger reserve has good scope for meadows
Melghat Tiger Reserve in Amravati district, one of the oldest tiger reserves in India established in 1973, has unique and excellent grassla...
17 Oct, 2012, 03.35 PM IST
Chief minister approves secret fund for anti-poaching activitiesThe state government will create a secret fund to pay for anti-poaching activities, including cash awards for informers.
12 May, 2012, 06.40 AM IST
- Officials to conduct tiger census in Melghat reserve
A tiger census will be undertaken in Melghat reserve from January 27, forest officials said.
04 Jan, 2010, 01.55 PM IST
No time for tigers in MaharashtraRTI query reveals that forest officers in Maharashtra spend just 50 days a year inside forests.
04 Sep, 2008, 04.50 AM IST
- You can chip in to save tigers
The state finance department has cleared proposals to set up TCF for three tiger reserves - Melghat, Tadoba-Andhari and Pench.
05 Jul, 2008, 05.27 AM IST