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National Tiger Conservation Authority

May 24, 2011

As per the recommendations of a special task-force of the Indian Board of Wildlife, Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with the following objectives: To ensure maintenance of the available population of tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological value. To preserve, for all times, the areas of such biological importance as ..

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve receives first TX2 International Award for doubling its population

November 24, 2020

The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department bagged the first international award TX2. The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve was awarded for doubling its number of tigers in four years. The target set was to double the numbers in ten years. The target was set by the partners of the award in 2010. The ..

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India’s Tiger Census sets World Record: Largest Ever Camera Trap Survey in the world

July 11, 2020

On July 11, 2020, India set the world record of conducting largest ever camera trap survey in the world. Highlights The fourth edition of tiger census that was carried out in 2018-19 was the most comprehensive till date. The survey has hence been included in the Guinness Book of World Record. About the Census The ..

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NTCA confirms presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim

September 4, 2019

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently confirmed the presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh in a study submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment. The Ministry will use a study on the status of tiger habitats in high altitude ecosystems to have a high altitude ..

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Tigers in India face lurking threat from Canine Distemper Virus

August 5, 2019

According to recent study published in Threatened Taxa, tigers face glooming threat from Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) transmitted from CDV-infected dogs living in and around wildlife sanctuaries. It has found that 86% of tested dogs around Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan carried CDV antibodies in their bloodstream. This finding points out that there is increased ..

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International Tiger Day

July 29, 2019

The International Tiger Day is observed on 29 July as an annual reminder of the agreement to save the fast disappearing tigers and raise awareness about the giant feline. This agreement was signed by several tiger-hosting countries at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit which was organized in Russia in the year 2010. What the agreement ..

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