429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI replyAs many as 429 tigers have been poached and killed since 2008 across the country, with the maximum of 71 in Madhya Pradesh during the perio...
16 Jan, 2019, 08.16 PM IST
429 tigers killed by poachers since 2008, reveals RTI replyThe WCCB is a statutory body formed to combat organised wildlife crime in the country. In 2018, 22 tigers were killed, down from 25 in 2017...
16 Jan, 2019, 05.14 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh loses 17 tigers in 2017: NTCAThe wildlife activists have blamed the bureaucracy's lethargy for the death of tigers, a charge denied by the state's top wildlife officer.
06 Oct, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Tigers at risk of poaching over sharing locations on social mediaField directors of tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh and other states have been asked to take steps to prevent circulation of pictures and v...
19 Jun, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh loses 16 tigers in last 12 monthsMadhya Pradesh has lost nearly 16 tigers, including seven in Pench reserve, due to poaching and others reasons in the last one year.
08 Apr, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
- Satpura radio-collared tiger killed for witchcraft
After month-long investigation, Special Task Force (STF) of Madhya Pradesh forest department confiscated a hide of radio-collared tiger, wh...
17 Oct, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Lack of "political will & gross neglect" led to tiger extinction: Former Sariska Field DirectorLack of "political will" and "gross neglect" by the management had led to the extinction of tigers from Wildlife Centuries, particularly Sa...
04 Sep, 2015, 09.59 PM IST
Government seeks proposals for five more tiger reservesIn a written reply in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said final approval has been accorded to three others for declaring them as tiger reserves.
13 Aug, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Tiger, leopard poaching cases pending for 40 years in MP courtsThe highest number of 58 tigers was found dead in 2009, followed by 56 in 2011, 36 in 2008 and 28 each in 2007 and 2002.
12 Jan, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
- Despite evidence, MP refuses to book tiger poachers
Even as Maharashtra forest department officials are fighting to ensure that gangs of poachers they arrested remained behind bars, TOI learn...
26 Sep, 2013, 02.35 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh on global poaching map, officials wink, smugglers revelMadhya Pradesh is a crucial link in the international poaching corridor straddling Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal and Tibet.
19 Sep, 2013, 01.31 AM IST
Leopards vanishing faster than tigers in Madhya PradeshThanks to poaching, retaliatory killing, conflicts with farmers followed by weak investigations, the spotted feline may soon qualify for 'v...
24 Jul, 2013, 01.19 PM 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
- Madhya Pradesh forest team in Nagpur to quiz Katni-based poachers
A team of forest officials from Madhya Pradesh reached Nagpur on Sunday to interrogate the three Katni-based poachers, who were arrested by...
17 Jun, 2013, 02.01 AM IST
- MP's Pardhi linked to international tiger poaching syndicate again, three held, 30 on run
A section of Pardhis from Madhya Pradesh have yet proved to be the biggest threat to wild life; particularly the big cat population in Indi...
11 Jun, 2013, 08.03 PM IST
13 tiger deaths in MP, Jayanthi Natarajan asks Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take preventive stepsExpressing serious concern over 12 tiger deaths in just 10 months in Madhya Pradesh, minister for environment and forest Jayanthi Natarajan...
15 Feb, 2013, 01.21 AM IST
- Madhya Pradesh yet to form tiger protection force
A Special Tiger Protection Force (SPTF), aimed at protecting the big cats from poachers, is yet to be constituted and deployed in Madhya Pr...
14 Oct, 2012, 12.48 AM IST