Study to determine tiger's presence in GoaGoa will soon initiate a study to ascertain the presence of tiger in the state, forest minister Alina Saldanha said today.
05 Oct, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
Saldanha confirms tigers' presence in Goa's Mhadei wildlife sanctuaryGoa forest minister Alina Saldanha has confirmed the presence of tigers in the state wild even as chief minister Manohar Parrikar has been ...
04 Oct, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
- Union ministry of environment and forests panel in Goa to verify encroachments, tiger presence
Officials of two committees of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) arrived in Goa on Wednesday.
26 Sep, 2013, 02.40 AM IST
Goa submits report to MoEF on 54 mapped mining leasesThe first lot of the survey report which was sent to the MoEF has only one mine falling within a wildlife sanctuary, the official said.
23 Jul, 2013, 02.22 PM IST
Tiger sightings in Sattari on the riseThere could be further evidence of a tiger prowling the forests of eastern Goa, when a cow killed in the village of Coparde, Sattari, is be...
29 Mar, 2013, 02.13 AM IST
- Goa should be part of Tiger Reserve complex: Wildlife Institute of India
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested inclusion of Goa as a part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries i...
11 Sep, 2012, 11.58 AM IST
- Goa to be part of Tiger Reserve complex?
When contacted, additional principal chief conservator of forests Richard D'Souza told TOI, "The WII report has not given specific numbers ...
26 Jun, 2012, 04.09 AM IST
- Mhadei tiger reserve pro-people: NBW member
National Board for Wildlife (NBW) member and conservationist, Prerna Singh Bindra, has thrown her weight behind the proposal to declare Mha...
23 Jul, 2011, 03.30 AM IST
- Different voices over tiger reserve likely to delay proposal
Even though the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked the Goa government to submit a proposal for a tiger reserve in M...
20 Jul, 2011, 05.15 AM IST
- Greens roar with delight at tigers' permanent status
Protection of the flagship species like tiger in Mhadei wildlife sanctuary is a golden opportunity for Goa not only to conserve the big cat...
03 Jul, 2011, 06.56 AM IST
- Goa wildlife lovers turn to e-campaign to save tiger reserve
After failing to move the state establishments, wildlife lovers in Goa have finally put their faith in e-campaign to secure state's forest ...
21 Jan, 2010, 03.33 PM IST
- WCCB to probe tiger killing if Goa govt recommends: Tejaswini
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has said that it will probe the tiger killing case in Goa only if state government recommends for the sam...
08 Sep, 2009, 04.23 PM IST
- Goa to probe death of wild animals
Goa forest department has initiated a probe to find out whether poaching led to the recent death of two wild animals in the state's wildlif...
11 Aug, 2009, 09.01 PM IST
- Goa forest dept finds evidence in Keri village
The Goa forest department, probing the tiger poaching case in Mhadei Wildlife sanctuary have found a jaw and teeth among other things from ...
01 Jun, 2009, 06.33 PM IST
- Wildlife sensitization programmes for paramilitary forces
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau is organizing workshops to sensitize paramilitary forces deployed on the international borders and airpor...
29 May, 2009, 05.01 PM IST
- Tiger poaching case: NTCA frowns at Goa forest department
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has said that it was officials from Karnataka who informed about the tiger killed in Goa.
28 May, 2009, 05.43 PM IST
- Goa's sanctuaries be recognised as tiger habitat: Experts
Environmentalists in Goa feel that wildlife sancutaries in the coastal state should be declared as habitat fit for tiger survival since a s...
17 Mar, 2009, 07.45 AM IST