On March 9, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced that the Centre had declared the Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh as the country’s 58th tiger reserve. This is the ninth tiger reserve in the State, the highest among the States. Maharashtra has six; Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka have five each. What is the rationale … Read more
A pet German shepherd died fighting off a tiger to protect its owner, forcing the big cat to retreat into the forest in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district. The incident happened on February 26 near the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Shivam Badgaiya was outside his house with his pet German Shepherd when a tiger strayed from the … Read more
Remember the 2009 cult classic comedy “Hangover”, where three friends wake up in a trashed hotel room and find a full-grown tiger in their bathroom? Something similar allegedly happened to a woman in India. In a video that’s been widely shared online, a woman opens the door of her room and finds a tiger inside. … Read more
Shivamogga A tiger was found dead in Ramadevara Halla near Belur in Hassan district on Sunday (February 10, 2025) evening. Villagers spotted the animal and informed the officers of the Forest Department. By the time officers reached the spot, it was dark. They could not conduct a post-mortem. Sourabh Kumar, Divisional Forest Officer of Hassan, … Read more
President Trump arrived in New Orleans on Sunday, the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, with the wind in his sails. He started the day on the course with the golf legend Tiger Woods (they’ve both been working on a merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit). He issued … Read more
Activists allege that lack of patrols curtailing speeding drivers, steep embankments preventing wildlife crossing and lack of speed breakers is leading to more frequent collisions between wildlife and vehicles | Photo Credit: Rohan Premkumar Environmentalists are urging the State Highways to work with the Tamil Nadu forest department in formulating road design that will minimise … Read more
Bengal florican in Manas National Park. Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT GUWAHATI A natural process of change in grassland type, hastened by human interference, is robbing the critically endangered Bengal florican of its hiding and mating spaces in the best of its remaining few habitats in India, a new study said. Among the heaviest of the flying … Read more
3 hours ago By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter Getty Images Mosquitoes can spread disease from person to person, and from place to place An invasive species of mosquito has been found in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their discovery to a rise in dengue fever in Europe. Climate change … Read more
India are playing Pakistan in their second Group A clash in New York on Sunday, 9 June. Pakistan come into the match after their shock loss against USA in Texas. The 2022 finalists lost in the Super Over vs the co-hosts, who are playing their first-ever T20 World Cup. While many believe that Pakistan are … Read more
Despite being located on March 17 by Forest department personnel, the tiger managed to escape after attempts to tranquilise the animal failed. (image for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A tiger that was spotted near a rubber plantation recently at Adakkathodu in Kelakam panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala continues to evade … Read more