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PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE
Six tiger reserves worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore, says valuation studyThe six tiger reserves which were surveyed for this study are Corbett, Kanha, Kaziranga, Periyar, Ranthambore and Sundarbans.
- 6 tiger reserves worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore, says valuation study
In a first of its kind exercise, India has conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 ...
Butterfly survey in Periyar Tiger Reserve records 246 speciesA total of 152 volunteers, including scientists, naturalists and students, participated in one of the largest butterfly surveys in the tige...
Pilgrim crush endangers Periyar reserveThe masses that throng Sabarimala every year are causing ecological damage to the sanctuary in which it is situated.
- India set to count its tigers beginning Monday
The third synchronized all India tiger census that is held once in every four years will begin on Monday.
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh compete to increase tiger count
Can Karnataka retain its coveted tag of Tiger State after the census which gets under way after a gap of four years?
- Sabarimala nets Rs 178.53 crore in 2012-13
Pilgrims mainly throng the temple during the 'Mandala' and 'Makaravilakku' seasons stretching from mid-November to January 14.
Green passports in Kerala for young wildlife enthusiastsThe holders of this passport may play a key role in protecting the virgin green zones of the state in the near future.
- Cam traps to capture Periyar Tiger Reserve tigers
The forest department has set up 60 camera traps along the Sabarimala pilgrimage route in Azhutha and Pampa to track and count the number o...
- Stampede report: Blame game begins
The police, the forest department and the Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs the Sabarimala temple, have indirectly blamed other agen...
- Sabarimala: Deadly cocktail of politics, religion and commerce
Two days before Friday night’s stampede that took the lives of 102 pilgrims to the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, a...
- Centre for direct incentives to locals for preserving Tigers
In a first of its kind tiger conservation efforts, the Centre is mulling to give direct incentives to local communities to encourage them p...
- Tiger found dead in Periyar Reserves
A grown-up tiger was found dead with its stomach ripped open at Anjurili area in the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Kerala.
- Deccan teams up with Periyar Tiger Reserve
India's low cost airline Deccan has teamed up with Periyar Tiger Reserve to promote tiger conservation and ecotourism.
- Periyar Tiger Reserve to use cameras to monitor tigers
The Scientific Monitoring of Tigers exercise is likely to commence at the reserve that houses about 35 tigers in January.
- All women forest patrolling team in Periyar Tiger Reserve
They have no education to boast of and are simple housewives from poor backgrounds. But they are women on a mission -- protecting the fring...
- What about a poacher as your guide?
A group of 40 former poachers have been roped in by the state governments by offering them jobs as tourist guides and patrol personnel.