New Delhi [India], May 26: The Times of India, the country's largest English newspaper, today launched the "Saving Our Stripes" campaign to raise awareness about the importance of tiger conservation. The campaign commemorates the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, a centrally-sponsored sc
The official said that the last census was conducted in 2016 in which the total number of leopards was found to be 43 and is now expected to have increased after nearly eight years.
In the mega international event held at Mysuru, Karnataka, to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) for the conservation of seven big cats namely Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Puma harb
Highlighting the growing tiger population in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's tradition and culture, as well as the biodiversity in the country, were among the major reasons for this achievement.
"The 12 Cheetahs that are being brought here have been selected on a technical basis. All of them have been fitted with radio collars and were kept for 30 days of quarantine. We can track them through satellite. The proper vaccination is already done," he added.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): The lobster fishing season has started but Rameswaram fishermen are worried as they are not able to catch enough lobsters in the Gulf of Mannar.
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): A man-eating leopard has been rescued from Adgaon Shivar in Nashik by officials of the Forest Department who had set up cages at various places to trap the big cat.
Dubai [UAE], October 16 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum has said opening batter Venkatesh Iyer was a "big catalyst" in the side's redemption in the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): American reality TV star Kim Kardashian to celebrate Halloween, dressed up as Carole Baskin, the big cat rescuer and nemesis of Joe Exotic from the hit Netflix series 'Tiger King: Murder, Madness and Mayhem.'
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Big cat rights activist Carole Baskin is trading in on her 'Tiger King' lineage to promote a smartphone game about big cats.