Tiger Population News

Under the current green cover, habitats reach tiger-saturation points far too early. If tigers are to survive, they need free space—and lots of it

The National Tiger Conservation Authority is conducting the fourth assessment of the tiger population in India's 50 tiger reserves spread across 18 states. Here's a look at what the process involves

The survey, released on Wednesday, stressed that most of these sites are in Southeast Asia where tiger populations have suffered the most dramatic decline in the past decade

Wildlife experts feel a joint census by India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh will lead to not only more verified numbers but also greater tiger conservation efforts

With a spate of development projects threatening to shrink tiger habitats in India, there may not be much to celebrate on International Tiger Day tomorrow

An average of 11 tigers died every month in the first half of 2017 in India, indicating that at this rate tiger deaths this year could cross the 2016 figure

Besides 150 guards, two drones have also being used to monitor suspicious movement along the southern fringes of the Corbett Tiger Reserve park

The aim is to ensure 'appropriate action to deal with livestock carcasses being fed upon by tigers, to avoid undue interference with the natural process prevailing in the habitat'

21 tigers fall prey to poaching and death of another 45 remains a mystery

Environment ministry says 73 tiger deaths have been recorded in India till 20 July since the start of the year