Tiger census kicks off with more cameras, mobile appThe last census, in 2014, had estimated India’s tiger population at 2,226, up from 1,706 in 2010. Most experts expect the growth trend to c...
07 Feb, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
In a first, India, Nepal and Bangladesh to sync 2018 tiger censusThe NTCA, which is responsible for conducting the exercise in India, has proposed major changes including uniformity in counting of big cat...
04 Nov, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
Tiger population in Bangladesh falls to 106 from 440 in 2004Bangladesh has only 106 tigers in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, a sharp decline from 440 in 2004 due to unchecked po...
27 Jul, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
- India's tiger census method flawed, says Oxford study
Celebrations in India over the revival in its tiger population may be premature and the result of a measuring error, according to a team Br...
25 Feb, 2015, 06.28 AM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2015, 07.25 AM IST
- India's tiger population increases by 30% in past three years; country now has 2,226 tigers
The population of tiger has increased in India from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.
20 Jan, 2015, 07.26 PM IST
Latest tiger census 'positive': OfficialA senior environment ministry official said today that preliminary indications suggest that the overall figure of tigers in India has impro...
16 Jan, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
Tiger census through camera-trapping on at Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger ReserveThe Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority have joined hands with the State Forest Department to u...
31 Dec, 2013, 05.23 AM IST
With 26 direct sightings, recent tiger census brings cheer to wildlife activistsWith 26 tigers having been directly sighted in the Nilgiri hills, including the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), the All India Tiger Census 2...
23 Dec, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
- 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.
16 Dec, 2013, 07.58 AM IST
- 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?
19 Sep, 2013, 05.54 AM IST
- Tigers bounce back, 16% rise in population
The 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...
29 Mar, 2011, 01.04 AM IST
Nepal has 155 adult tigers, 5% of world populationThe number of adult tiger has reached 155 in Nepal's forests, an increase of 28% over last year's population, a top official has said.
29 Jul, 2010, 05.02 PM 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
12 tigers missing from Rajaji national parkNearly 12 tigers have gone missing from the Rajaji national park, forest department officials said on Monday.
12 Oct, 2009, 08.28 PM IST
Census to revise tiger head countA year after "scientifically" estimating the big cats population at nearly 1,411 in the country, National Tiger Conservation Authority is g...
31 Mar, 2009, 02.51 AM IST
- Tiger count on a rise in TN
The tiger population in Tamil Nadu has increased while it had been dwindling in most parts of the country.
14 Mar, 2008, 01.41 PM IST