Sunda Tigers: Genetically isolated by the sea levelSunda tigers are distinguished by heavy black stripes on their orange coats, giving them the perfect camouflage to mimic light reflection o...
24 Feb, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
Tiger census shows positive trend; but what about deaths of the endangered species in non-protected areas?Between 2012 and 2018, 657 tiger deaths were reported.
08 Aug, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Head to Ranthambore for tiger citingsRanthambore Wildlife Sanctuary is known for its tigers & is one of the best places in India to see these animals in their natural jungle ha...
29 Dec, 2016, 05.18 AM IST
Ex-minister Kamal Morarka's book Roar: Asiatic lions, Indian tigers & the wildThe book features rare photographs, like that of the Siberian cranes that travelled to India from the Arctic of Russia.
02 Dec, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Surviving on the edge: Animals brought back from the brink of extinctionAfter relentless conservation efforts and re-discovering initiatives, these animals were brought back from the brink of extinction.
04 Sep, 2016, 10.45 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh working on environmental biography of Indira GandhiHis work also narrates steps taken by Gandhi to protect fragile forests, including Kerala's Silent Valley,a unique preserve of natural rain...
30 Aug, 2016, 05.26 PM IST
50 Siberian tiger cubs born in China's Heilongjiang parkThe park has over 1,000 Siberian tigers. Scientists handpick certain tigers, using a DNA database, to breed the next generation every year,...
08 Aug, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
- There are only two tiger sub-species not nine, says new study
The conventional classification of tigers into nine sub-species has been challenged by an international group of scientists after detailed ...
30 Jun, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Vladimir Putin's tiger kills 15 goats in northeast ChinaA rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin raided a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province a...
26 Nov, 2014, 06.36 PM IST
Tiger set free by Putin still roaming in ChinaOne of the rare Siberian tigers set free by Russian President Vladimir Putin was spotted near the Sino-Russian border, a month after it str...
15 Nov, 2014, 05.11 AM IST
China on lookout for Siberian tiger released by Russian President Vladimir PutinRussian media reported that the tiger, named Kuzya, was among three rare Siberian tigers set free by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ma...
09 Oct, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
China steps up protection of tigersUnder attack for not cracking down on the use of tiger body parts in traditional medicine, China has finalized two separate agreements with...
30 Jul, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
Vets to study virus turning tigers into maneatersBritain’s Wildlife Vets International (WVI) plans to study whether a virus common among Indian dogs was infecting tigers of the Sunderbans ...
12 Jun, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
Russian team in Pench, Kanha to learn tiger conservationNational Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Russia have already formed a subgroup on tiger and leopard conservation and signed a pact....
20 Feb, 2013, 01.00 PM IST
Wildlife vacations can bring out the child in adultsSpotting a tiger at a watering hole, wild dogs taking down a chital deer, rhinoceros and hippopotamus bathing in the sun - the experience h...
30 Aug, 2012, 08.52 AM IST
- 11 Siberian tigers starved to death after assult on keeper at China zoo
At least 11 Siberian tigers have died for want of food at the Shenyang Forest Wild Life Zoo, a private enterprise in northeast China's Liao...
13 Mar, 2010, 10.11 AM IST
- Ancient tigers migrated along the 'Silk Road'
DNA from an extinct sub-species of tiger has revealed that the ancestors of modern tigers migrated through the heart of China, along what w...
15 Jan, 2009, 09.33 AM IST