Tiger, tiger, burning not so bright
Coal mining is one of the biggest threats to habitats of the big cats in the country. With a large quantity of our electricity generation powered by coal, the only solution is to promote clean fuel technology
Prerna Singh Bindra
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Report on impact of tourism on tigers and other wildlife in Corbett Tiger Reserve
A recent assessment of impact of tourism activities and infrastructure on tigers and other wildlife in and around Corbett Tiger Reserve. Says that tourism inside the core critical habitat is unsustainable and is a serious threat to Corbett.
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Another Nandigram?
SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD MURLIDHAR Sadashiv of Nandivade in Jaigad taluk of Maharashtra
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The Planets Price Tag
If you knew it costs the earth Rs 15 lakh a year to pay your car
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Let Sleeping Cats Lie
The obituary of the cheetah
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Leopard
Panthera Pardus BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat; Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka STATUS: Schedule I GOOD TO KNOW: Lives without water
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Royal Catastrophe
The dawn OF 2009 only brought despair for the tiger. One shocking revelation was the unprecedented poaching in the past three months. From November to January, skins and bones of seven tigers have been seized, plus three killed by poachers. Seventeen tigers have been found dead
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The Long Glide Home
JULY 2008: Hope had almost died, much like the sanctuary at Bharatpur, starved of water and life for nearly five years. As the monsoon approached, many a hopeful eye looked to the sky. This time, the gods did not disappoint and rain drenched a parched earth.