International Tiger Day 2020: Interesting facts about big cats you need to know!
There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but three became extinct during the 20th century.
Jul 29, 2020, 14:13 PM ISTTigress Avni, suspected to have killed 14, shot dead
A postmortem of the tigress would be conducted at Nagpur's Gorewada Rescue Centre and that it could reveal further details.
Nov 03, 2018, 09:10 AM ISTInternational Tiger Day: What lies ahead for the big cat in the wild, wild world
“He is two months old. He is hungry. Scared. He is wondering when his mother is coming back.” Gunshot echoes. “Maybe she is not.” And then, an ominous message that flashes across the TV screen, "Just 1411 left".
Jul 29, 2018, 09:39 AM ISTPoaching continues to pose severe threat to tigers in India
In India, reported tiger deaths related to poaching reached an all time high in 2016. These reported figures might represent only a fraction of actual mortality.
Jul 29, 2017, 09:18 AM ISTExperts note six percent rise in tiger population, call for more measures to protect them
Experts from all the 13 tiger reserves of the country stressed on greater flexibility to increase tiger habitat and other favourable measures that could boost the population of the big cat.
Feb 07, 2017, 21:45 PM ISTPoaching in India on the rise; 76 tiger deaths reported in 2016
These figures are the highest since 2010, with 69 tiger deaths being reported last year, in 2015.
Nov 07, 2016, 10:14 AM IST