National Board for Wildlife in coordination with other concerned authorities, including the National Tiger Conservation Authority may issue appropriate guidelines with regard to such events in the vicinity of other National Parks in the country, preferably within one month. If any such guidelines have been issued, the same may be updated with further inputs, if any. Compliance may be ensured by the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, Sawai Madhopur, said the NGT.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday termed the re-introduction of Cheetahs from South Africa to India as the biggest event for wildlife in this decade.
Windhoek [Namibia], September 15 (ANI): A customised jet has arrived in Namibia to bring cheetahs to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be re-introduced in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17.
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Member Secretary S P Yadav said that the first batch of cheetahs is being brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh on September 17.
Kaziranga (Assam) [India], February 19 (ANI): A 3-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger was found dead at Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) in Assam on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Central government on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with media reports regarding deaths of tigers in 2021 saying that though the figures used are correct, the reports do not take into account the processes that go into dealing with tiger death in the country and the natural gains that have been made in tiger conservation, as a result of sustained technical and financial interventions by the Government of India.
New Delhi Dec 30 PTI As many as 126 tigers died in India in 2021 the National Tiger Conservation Authority NTCA said on Thursday asserting that it is looking into the cause of the recent death of a big cat in Madhya PradeshA tiger was found dead in Chhindwara of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday taking this years toll in the state to 44 According to reports two days ago a tigress died in the states Dindori area allegedly due to poisoningAn official from the NTCA said the number of tiger deaths has increased in 2021 and investigations are ongoingThe official who did not wish to be named said several measures are being taken to protect tigers which include patrolling and arresting people for poachingHe said there can be many causes for the death as the population of tigers is huge and a standard operating procedure SoP is followed to ascertain the reasonsThe official said the tiger death is under scrutiny of the state as well as the NTCAThe official also rejected reports that claimed the tigress in Madhya Pradesh died due to poisoning in Dindora saying they are mere assumptions as scrutiny takes timeOngoing process to protect tigers like patrolling is going on and a lot of people have been arrested for poaching too We are doing everything to protect the tigers but we should also understand that nearly 30 per cent of them are outside tiger reserves the official saidAs per the NTCA the maximum tiger deaths this year took place in Madhya Pradesh 44 followed by 26 in Maharashtra and 14 in Karnataka PTI AG IJT
Guwahati Aug 24 PTI The contribution of frontline forest staff in the field of tiger conservation in Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam during the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn praise from the National Tiger Conservation Authority NTCA an official statement said here on Tuesday The work done by the staff has put the reserve in the running for the NTCAs Bagh Rakshak award for 2021 it added The Inspector General of Forests Project Tiger Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Amit Mallick has appreciated the contribution made by frontline personnel of Manas Tiger Reserve in the field of tiger conservation the statement said In a letter to the Field Director Manas Tiger Project Mallick expressed his admiration on behalf of the NTCA for the efforts of the forest frontline force at Manas Tiger Reserve during the extraordinary times of COVID-19 pandemic Mallick added that the Manas Tiger Reserve is in the reckoning for the NTCAs Bagh Rakshak award for 2021 As per phase-IV monitoring the tiger population has increased to 48 this year under the Manas Tiger Project the statement said Further stating that there has been a reduction in wildlife and forest offences it added that in 2019 a total of 20 offenders were arrested while the number of arrests in 2020 was 15 In 2021 till date two wildlife offenders were arrested The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve had bagged CATS Conservation Assured Tiger Standard Accreditation Certificate on Global Tiger Day on July 29 this year It had also received the Global Tiger Conservation Excellence Award under Category 1x2 and Conservation Excellency 2020 - jointly awarded to Royal Manas National Park Bhutan and Manas Tiger Reserve India the statement said It had also bagged the Hemchand Mahindra Foundations Wildlife Warrior Award on April 3 this year under which eight frontline staff were paid Rs 50000 each Besides Manas was awarded the IUCN-WCPA International Ranger Award for which 12 frontline protection personnel were conferred with highly commended certificates PTI SSG RG RG
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