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RTI reveals missing evidence, delays in 88 tiger death cases; NTCA move to close files sparks concern

RTI reveals missing evidence, delays in 88 tiger death cases; NTCA move to close files sparks concern

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Documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act have flagged serious lapses within the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), with 88 tiger mortality cases from 2020-21 still marked “pending” or “under scrutiny.” The development has raised concerns among conservationists as the authority moves to “force-close” these cases, a step critics say may undermine accountability for wildlife. Pending cases The NTCA’s response to an RTI filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Ajay Dubey points to a wide geographic spread of unresolved deaths across key tiger habitats. Dubey said Chhattisgarh remains a blind spot, with cases in Bastar, Bhanupratappur, and Kawardha, including unresolved seizure cases. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Proud Second-Time Mother’: Namibian Cheetah ‘Aasha’ Gives Birth To 5 Cubs At MP’s Kuno National Park | Cities News

‘Proud Second-Time Mother’: Namibian Cheetah ‘Aasha’ Gives Birth To 5 Cubs At MP’s Kuno National Park | Cities News

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Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 13:57 IST Calling it a ‘moment of immense pride and joy,’ Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said Aasha gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park. AI-generated image used for representation Cheetah Aasha has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park, marking another milestone in India’s Project Cheetah programme. With the new additions, the country’s cheetah population has risen to 35. Taking to X, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav called it a moment of “immense pride and joy”. “A moment of immense pride and joy for Project Cheetah as Aasha, the Namibian cheetah and a proud second-time mother, gave birth to five cubs on 7th February 2026 at Kuno National Park. With this, the tally of Indian-born surviving cubs rises to 24, marking the eighth successful cheetah litter on Indian soil—a significant milestone in India’s cheetah conservation journey, undertaken and nurtured under the environmentally-conscious leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi,” he wrote on X. “This joyous achievement stands as a shining testimony to the unwavering dedication, skill, and …

Explained: Tiger traders switch to rhino horn routes, enforcement plays catch-up | Explained News

Explained: Tiger traders switch to rhino horn routes, enforcement plays catch-up | Explained News

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For decades, the tiger mafia in India preferred the shortest routes to China’s demanding markets: through Nepal and Tibet. The longer northeastern route to Myanmar, meanwhile, was the mainstay of rhino horn traders who took consignments out of Assam. Since the 1990s, periodic seizures of pangolin scales in Meghalaya and Mizoram did point to the northeast route for wildlife contraband sourced from central India although tiger traders started significantly realigning their supply lines only just before the Covid pandemic. But even as the Myanmar route got busy with consignments of tiger bone and skins by 2022, the agencies tasked with busting them continued to operate in trenches. So much so, a string of arrests and seizures across India since mid-2023 failed to blow the lid off these new-age poaching syndicates — until this January. By then, as an investigating officer said, “the damage was done.” It is not difficult to see why. Story continues below this ad A tiger caught on camera (above) in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur forests showed up as a skin-and-bone consignment (top) in …

Why has India got another tiger reserve?

Why has India got another tiger reserve?

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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 behind setting up tiger reserves? While tigers were historically abundant in India, hunting, poaching and the colonial exploitation of forests for timber started a precipitous decline in their numbers in the early 20th century. It was estimated in 1964 that there would have been around 40,000 tigers in the country at the turn of the 20th century. By the 1960s, these numbers were down to between 2,000 and 4,000, attributed to wanton hunting aided by a proliferation of gun licences issued in the years following 1947, improved access to the forest, clearing of large tracts of forests for various purposes, mushrooming of the new businesses of “Shikar Companies” and fur trade. Following an alarm raised by naturalists, the Indian Board …

“Forest officials don’t hate animals”: SC on Raj order to kill man-eater leopard | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Thursday said forest officials don’t hate animals while hearing a petition challenging the order by the Rajasthan government to shoot man-eating leopard on sight. The Rajasthan government has hired an expert shooter to kill the man-eating leopard. (PTI file photo) The development comes at a time when the Rajasthan government has hired an expert shooter to kill the man-eating leopard. A bench headed by justice Bhushan R Gavai said, “The order also provides that an attempt should be first made to tranquilise and trap. Don’t think forest officials hate these animals. They love them and are not anti-animals.” The court was hearing a petition filed by wildlife activist Ajay Dubey who challenged the shoot-at-sight order issued by the state authorities on October 1. The bench, also comprising justices PK Mishra and KV Viswanathan permitted the petitioner to approach the Rajasthan high court. Also Read:Leopard declared ‘man-eater’ in Udaipur after 8 people killed in 12 days Advocate Siddharth R Gupta appearing for Dubey said that he apprehended danger to the leopard’s life …

NTCA letter to expedite forest relocation from tiger zones draws activist ire

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A tiger is seen yawning in a pond amid the monsoon season, at Assam State Zoo, in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: ANI A recent letter by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) — the apex body tasked with tiger conservation — asking 19 States to “prioritise” the removal of villagers who are residents in the core tiger zones has drawn the ire of several organisations and activists, who have written to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav protesting these directions. “It has been observed that 591 villages comprising 64,801 families are still residing in the core area (of the tiger zone). The progress of village relocation is very slow and it poses grave concern in the light of tiger conservation,” said the letter written by G.S. Bharadwaj, Additional DGF (Project Tiger) and Member Secretary, NTCA to Subhash Malkede, Chief Wildlife Warden, Karnataka on June 19 this year. Though The Hindu has only viewed this letter, similar letters have been sent to other States too. Karnataka has 81 villages in the core zone with 1,175 families having …

Amid setbacks, NTCA approves web series on Project Cheetah to ‘showcase efforts to world’ | Web Series

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New Delhi, The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved a proposal for the filming of a four-part web series on Project Cheetah to “showcase the efforts of the country to the world”, official records show. Amid setbacks, NTCA approves web series on Project Cheetah to ‘showcase efforts to world’ It is learned that the filming is likely to start in September, around the second anniversary of Project Cheetah on September 17. In a letter to the chief wildlife warden of Madhya Pradesh on July 21, Vaibhav Chandra Mathur, Deputy Inspector General of the NTCA, wrote that the eighth technical committee of the authority accorded approval to the proposal for a web series on the world’s first intercontinental translocation of a large carnivore Project Cheetah. “In this regard, it is requested to kindly facilitate M/s Shen Films and Planting Productions to undertake and complete filming at the Kuno National Park and the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary as per standard terms and conditions, so that efforts of the country can be showcased to the world,” the letter …

10 tigers die in a month in Nilgiris: Six cubs starve to death, two poisoned | Latest News India

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New Delhi: At least 10 tigers died in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu between August 16 and September 19, the union environment ministry has informed Rajya Sabha. Of the 10 deaths, six tiger cubs died due to starvation, two adult tigers died due to infighting and two were poisoned. (Representative photo/HT archives) Of these six tiger cubs starved to death and two adult tigers died due to infighting; the death of two other tigers was due to poisoning and the accused has been arrested by the forest department, union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said. Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now Yadav was responding to a question by Tamil Nadu MPs, Vaiko and M Shanmugam on whether it is a fact that more than 10 tigers recently died at the Nilgiris Biosphere in Tamil Nadu; if so, whether any team or committee was formed to investigate the deaths after conducting post-mortems on the tigers, including the cubs; whether the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocols were followed while …