KOLKATA: From man-eater to a resource option, the tigers in Indian Sundarbans seem to have undergone an image makeover over the past one decade as the big cats now provide alternative livelihood ...
The tiger, which had crossed into West Bengal from neighbouring Jharkhand, reached Purulia district in the early hours of Tuesday, an official said. The full-grown male tiger, which had been roaming ...
The Sundarbans in India is a vast mangrove forest – a place where rivers and the sea meet and nourish a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem. Home to myriad reptiles, birds and the iconic and endangered ...
India is home to many tiger reserves, which are protected areas meant to help tigers and other animals thrive. Recently, the Supreme Court said there should be one single policy for managing all these ...
Finally, nylon nets, used in the Sundarbans to demarcate villages from forest zones and during capture of straying tigers, proved effective as it confined its movement within a small zone in ...
On occasion of World Tiger Day yesterday, activists and government officials underscored the need to restrict tourism in the Sundarbans to protect the core tiger breeding ground. The National ...