Tiger Reserve

The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve situated in Assam, was opened for tourists on October 2. Reportedly, the park is partially open for keep safari in two ranges- Kaziranga Range, Kohora and Western Range in Bagori. The park was officially reopened for tourists this season (2022-23), by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru on September 23. Furthermore, CM Sarma also unveiled three rhino statues at Kaziranga’s Mihimukh. 

Four Tigers have been reported dead in different parts of Madhya Pradesh in the last 10 ten days. While the latest death was recorded on May 15 at the Panna Tiger Reserve of the state, earlier the dead bodies were found in Bandhavgarh, Balaghat and Kanha Tiger Reserve. However, the forest official has stated that the death in Panna Reserve was natural, no illegal activity has been suspected.

In a wildlife "shocking" incident, the Rajasthan Forest Department on March 19 stated six tigers in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve have gone missing. The officials informed that the tigers, including two cubs, were last seen during March-April 2020. "Almost all the tigers have gone missing from the Kundera range, which also seem odd," said TigerWatch's conservationist. Not ruling out the possibilities of their death, the officials are also… read-more

The Tamil Nadu government on February 8 announced to create its fifth and India's 51st tiger reserve. Named as 'Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve', the 1,00,000-hectare reserve will include forests of Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Srivilliputhur grizzled squirrel wildlife sanctuary. Announcing about the reserve, the government said that "ecosystem of predators and other species" will relatively help the growth of tigers. Reportedly,… read-more

Amid consistent protests for community rights by Kadars (a tribal group), Kerala Electricity Board has started felling eight-hectares forest for Anakkayam Hydropower project. The project is said to require blasting in the buffer-zone of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which can submerge stretches of evergreen-forests with highly endemic animal-species. Reportedly, no consent from Kadars was taken before commencing the project. Earlier, in 2014,… read-more