To preserve the tiger population, the government of the southern Indian state of Telangana has decided to set […]
poaching
The government in the hill state of Uttarakhand removed the director of Corbett Tiger Reserve, within days after […]
Armed poachers will be shot at sight in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, according to an order issued by […]
India Tiger Mortality
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2015
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2016
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70
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99
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Tiger Parts Seized |
2015
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2016
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10
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22
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Data source: tigernet.nic.in
While the largest number of overall seizures was reported by India, there is evidence that traffickers are still exploiting a previously-identified trade route stretching from Thailand to Viet Nam through Laos — three countries where the number of tiger farms has risen.
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One person’s misery is another person’s joy. So it holds true for the peafowls in Tamil Nadu’s Chennimalai that have thrived over the years as the number of foxes have dwindled in the region.
Change in landscape and disappearance of bushes that provided a safe cover to foxes is one of the main reasons for the drop in number of the omnivorous mammals in the area, writes The Hindu’s R. Krishnamoorthy.
“Till a decade ago, both fox and peafowl used to be hunted down by Narikurava community,” according to The Hindu.
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