Sad news came from Kipling Country, Kanha Tiger Reserve. Kanha Tiger Park was always my 1st love I have almost spend 3 years working in this park,.
One more tigress was found dead in the Kopedabri beat of Kisli Range of Kanha National Park .
This is the seventh tiger death of which fifth tiger death attributed to infighting among big cats within this year in the K.N.Park.
The 16 months old tigress was killed and eaten from the rear end by a male tiger of the area.
“The park staff found pug marks of a male tiger near the spot where the body was found. They also found langurs raising alarm calls that points to the presence of the tiger in the vicinity,” Mr Negi said.
As per the post-mortem report the death was due to attack by another carnivore as per the forest official.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
One of My Favorite Tigress Died in Bandhavgarh National Park
A Sad News came from one of my favorite destination Bandhavgarh National Park, also known as Tiger Country with highest density of Tigers.A 5 years old Tigress found Dead at Bamhera Dam Area comes under Pathor Range.
She was daughter of Chardhara Female she was born with 1 female and 2 male tigers in year 2004 at Bandhavgarh Fort.
I have photographed her till the age of 2 years later she changed her territory and movd to Bamehra Dam. I did not get a chance to photographed her after moving from charkdhara to bamerha dam as that area was closed for tourist recently in 2008 bahmera dam opned for tourist excursions.
She mated with one the male tiger and gave birth to 3 Cubs now they are 7 months (one male and two female cubs). After the death of Tigress these 3 cubs are untraceable.
Bandhavgarh National Park has lost 3 tigers in year 2009 sad news for all nature and tiger lovers.
I have attached the tigress pic I clicked it when she was 18 months old.
Save Tigers
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Top Five Reasons Why You Must Act to Save the Tiger
1. Tiger Supports Livelihood
Tourism is the world’s biggest industry. On the ecotour front, the tiger is a star attraction for not just the Indian tourists but also for the people coming from other countries. There are foriegners who come to India only to have a glimpse of the tiger and then there are others who return more than once for another such opportunity.
The look in the eyes of a canter that has just come out of a National Park after sighting a tiger is very different from the look and feel of a canter that could not sight any. This eventually impacts the tourist influx thus impacting everyone from the tour companies to the local tour guides. A healthy tiger population thus supports livelihoods as well.
2. Tiger Protects Genetic Diversity
Tiger is an umbrella species. It’s conservation automatically ensures the conversation of a large number of flora and fauna and entire ecosystems. Thus, a properly planned tiger conservation programme is actually a programme to protect and save large number of species.
However, a dwindeling tiger population and news of declining number of tigers only implies an immediate threat to what is remaining of our natural ecosystems. A healthy tiger population thus also protects all that remains of our natural ecosystems.
3. Tiger brings Rain
A tiger is a both a guardian and an indicator of a healthy forests. A healthy forests. Few understand that a live bird or insect is far more important to the economy than a dead one. A live tiger brings rain – a dead one brings nothing but devastation.
4. Tigers Prevent Climate Change
A healthy tiger population lives in large forests – which are nothing but the natural sinks of Carbon. The more tigers we can save, the more healthier reserves we have, larger is our national carbon sink. A tiger should therefore be entitled to carbon credits in the form of protection.
And last, but never the least…
5. Tiger is a symbol of our National Pride
This is what India.gov.in has to say about our National Animal:
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Courtesy:- Delhi Green
Sunday, August 9, 2009
My 1st Partial Solar Eclipse Shot
It was always my dream to take some Solar Eclipse shot and I was waiting for the day to come. Finally on 22nd July 2009, I am able to take some images.
I use to wake up early in the morning but on 22nd July 2009 I wake 30min early at 4:30Am . I made my camera ready for the shot but when I look in the sky I found sky is full of clouds and no sign of sun.
I waited for more than an hour at 6:15am I saw sky is getting clear and sun is visible I started clicking the images but it give me only 30 sec to take the images, in 30 sec I took near about 20 pics of solar eclipse it some out good.
I am happy now as I have few shots of solar eclipse.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tigress Shifted To Bhadra Sanctuary Found Dead
A sad news come from Bhadra Tiger Reserve. In Bhadra National Park (Karnataka) where I have spent lots of Time while studying about Mammals population and helping Wildlife Conservation Society of India (WCS) in their wildlife population census, I was happy that the tigress was trans located to Bhadra but sad news came just after 2 days.
CHIKMAGALUR: The three-year-old tigress which was captured near the Nagarahole National Park and then relocated to Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary was found dead on Friday.
The tigress was captured last Tuesday after it terrorized villagers with its frequent attacks on the cattle. The cause for the death will be known only after the post-mortem report.
Sanctuary authorities said the tigress died naturally and was not involved in any territorial fight. They suspect that the wild cat may have died either because the tranquilizer dose may have been in excess or due to the stress while acclimatizing to its new territory.
Authorities in Nagarahole national park had consulted wildlife experts before releasing it to Bhadra. They had assured the authorities that the Bhadra prey-predator base was balanced and the tigress would not have any problems in acclimatizing itself to the new territory.
News Courtesy:- Times Of India
CHIKMAGALUR: The three-year-old tigress which was captured near the Nagarahole National Park and then relocated to Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary was found dead on Friday.
The tigress was captured last Tuesday after it terrorized villagers with its frequent attacks on the cattle. The cause for the death will be known only after the post-mortem report.
Sanctuary authorities said the tigress died naturally and was not involved in any territorial fight. They suspect that the wild cat may have died either because the tranquilizer dose may have been in excess or due to the stress while acclimatizing to its new territory.
Authorities in Nagarahole national park had consulted wildlife experts before releasing it to Bhadra. They had assured the authorities that the Bhadra prey-predator base was balanced and the tigress would not have any problems in acclimatizing itself to the new territory.
News Courtesy:- Times Of India
Madhya Pradesh (Land Of Tigers) Sets Up Special Force To Protect Tigers
BHOPAL: With its tiger population dwindling sharply over the last two years, a worried Madhya Pradesh government will deploy a Special Tiger
Protection Force in its three tiger reserves of Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench to arrest the big cat's rapid decline.
The state government took the decision as it does not want to lose its 'Tiger State' tag to Karnataka due to the falling number of the big cats, according to a forest department official. The number of tigers in the state is reported to have dropped from 300 in 2007 to 232 in 2009, he said.
A tiger census conducted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2007 put the number of big cats in Madhya Pradesh at 300, followed by Karnataka with 290. However, another census conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in 2008 has put the population in five tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh at 232 - with 89 big cats in Kanha, 47 in Bandhavgarh, 39 in Satpura, 33 in Pench and 24 in Panna.
However, in April this year a four-member central inquiry committee announced that Panna had no tigers since January. "It is regrettable that not even one tiger is left in Panna," committee chairman and former NTCA director P.K. Sen had said after visiting the tiger reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Concerned over the report, the Madhya Pradesh government formed a six-member committee to look into the matter. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also transferred the field directors of Panna, Kanha and Bandhavgarh national parks late last month. "Now a Special Tiger Protection Force is on the anvil to protect the big cats in the various tiger reserves of the state," a senior wild life official said, not wishing to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media.
The state Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, H.S. Pabla, admitted that the tiger population in Panna had decreased but said the figure has remained constant in other reserves of the state.
Minister of State for Forests Rajendra Shukla last week instructed departmental officers to expedite the constitution of the Special Tiger Protection Force. Every company of the force would comprise 112 jawans, three sub-inspectors and six head constables and be headed by a deputy superintendent of police.
Constables of the force will be on deputation from the local police department and be below 40 years of age. Their deputation will continue till the police department creates permanent posts for the force.
The force will work under the control and guidance of the tiger reserve's Field Director, who will send a monthly report about it to the National Tiger Protection Authority. The cops will be exclusively for tiger protection and be empowered to use firearms in dealing with poachers and organized criminals within the periphery of the reserves.
Officers of the state police department and central forces will impart training to the constables on skill development, dealing with poaching and acting on information.
News Courtesy:- Economy Times
Protection Force in its three tiger reserves of Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench to arrest the big cat's rapid decline.
The state government took the decision as it does not want to lose its 'Tiger State' tag to Karnataka due to the falling number of the big cats, according to a forest department official. The number of tigers in the state is reported to have dropped from 300 in 2007 to 232 in 2009, he said.
A tiger census conducted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2007 put the number of big cats in Madhya Pradesh at 300, followed by Karnataka with 290. However, another census conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in 2008 has put the population in five tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh at 232 - with 89 big cats in Kanha, 47 in Bandhavgarh, 39 in Satpura, 33 in Pench and 24 in Panna.
However, in April this year a four-member central inquiry committee announced that Panna had no tigers since January. "It is regrettable that not even one tiger is left in Panna," committee chairman and former NTCA director P.K. Sen had said after visiting the tiger reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Concerned over the report, the Madhya Pradesh government formed a six-member committee to look into the matter. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also transferred the field directors of Panna, Kanha and Bandhavgarh national parks late last month. "Now a Special Tiger Protection Force is on the anvil to protect the big cats in the various tiger reserves of the state," a senior wild life official said, not wishing to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media.
The state Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, H.S. Pabla, admitted that the tiger population in Panna had decreased but said the figure has remained constant in other reserves of the state.
Minister of State for Forests Rajendra Shukla last week instructed departmental officers to expedite the constitution of the Special Tiger Protection Force. Every company of the force would comprise 112 jawans, three sub-inspectors and six head constables and be headed by a deputy superintendent of police.
Constables of the force will be on deputation from the local police department and be below 40 years of age. Their deputation will continue till the police department creates permanent posts for the force.
The force will work under the control and guidance of the tiger reserve's Field Director, who will send a monthly report about it to the National Tiger Protection Authority. The cops will be exclusively for tiger protection and be empowered to use firearms in dealing with poachers and organized criminals within the periphery of the reserves.
Officers of the state police department and central forces will impart training to the constables on skill development, dealing with poaching and acting on information.
News Courtesy:- Economy Times
CEC opposes NHAI Road Project in Pench Tiger Reserve
NEW DELHI: In a boost to wildlife lobby, Supreme Court-appointed Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) has shot down a controversial proposal of the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) to widen a road passing through Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, contending that it will be a threat to animals and the fragile ecosystem.
In the report submitted to the apex court last week, the CEC members said that the widening of the road connecting Nagpur to Jabalpur from two lanes to four lanes will increase traffic frequency in the area, scaring the animals, including endangered species like tigers and gaurs in the region, which may fall victim to the speeding vehicles.
The CEC also rejected the NHAI's alternative Rs 600- crore plan to build 13 bridges and underpass on the route so that wildlife movement is not hampered, a source said.
The highway project which is a part of the North-South corridor covers a distance of 8.7 kilometer and passes through the tiger reserve and the reserve forest contiguous.
It was referred to the panel after the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) moved a petition for stopping the project alleging that road widening would fragment wildlife habitat and restrict movement of already dwindling wildlife between Pench and Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The members have, however, have not sought closing down of the road but suggested that only light vehicles at a specified speed should be permitted while a complete ban be imposed on night traffic to prevent animal casualty.
News Courtesy Economic Times
In the report submitted to the apex court last week, the CEC members said that the widening of the road connecting Nagpur to Jabalpur from two lanes to four lanes will increase traffic frequency in the area, scaring the animals, including endangered species like tigers and gaurs in the region, which may fall victim to the speeding vehicles.
The CEC also rejected the NHAI's alternative Rs 600- crore plan to build 13 bridges and underpass on the route so that wildlife movement is not hampered, a source said.
The highway project which is a part of the North-South corridor covers a distance of 8.7 kilometer and passes through the tiger reserve and the reserve forest contiguous.
It was referred to the panel after the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) moved a petition for stopping the project alleging that road widening would fragment wildlife habitat and restrict movement of already dwindling wildlife between Pench and Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The members have, however, have not sought closing down of the road but suggested that only light vehicles at a specified speed should be permitted while a complete ban be imposed on night traffic to prevent animal casualty.
News Courtesy Economic Times
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