Tiger Reserves

A search is under way in India for the country’s most famous tiger, with millions of adoring fans worried about the big cat known as Jai who went missing three months ago. Named after Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s character in the hit 1975 film Sholay, the tiger shot to nationwide fame three years ago after embarking on an epic hike through villages, rivers and perilously dangerous highways in successful pursuit of a mate. A firm favourite    Read More...

July 29 was designated as the International Tiger Day at the Global Tiger Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2010. This is an annual event when NGOs and forest authorities host celebrities and school children — and media invites experts — to create awareness about tiger conservation. Today, tiger enthusiasts can walk a mile under golden-black banners, adopt a tiger for as little as $55, or just pray for Jai, the alpha male gone missing in Maharash    Read More...

Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday said there are preliminary reports suggesting Jai, the biggest tiger in the state, has wandered in the neighbourhood corridor of Pauni (Bhandara district) in Vidarbha region. Jai, who is tagged as a head turner, went missing from his home location Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary for the last few months, causing panic amongst the forest department. The forest ministry has deployed five teams to search the forest cor    Read More...

MANDLA: A tigress was killed in the Soopkhar range of the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve in a suspected territorial fight with another feline, a forest official said today. The carcass of the tigress, aged about seven-nine years, was spotted by the beat guard following which he informed the senior forest officials about it, Kanha Tiger Reserve's Field Director J S Chouhan said. "Possibly, the tigress was killed by a male tiger in a territorial fight," he said and    Read More...

MANDLA: A 70-year-old tribal man was killed by a tiger in the buffer zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve, officials said on Saturday. A tiger on Friday mauled to death Raja Ram at the buffer zone close to Khatia forest range of the park, said Kanha Tiger Reserve Field Director JS Chauhan. He said the deceased's family has been given Rs. 10,000 as immediate relief. They will be given a compensation of around Rs. 4 lakh shortly. Efforts are being made to drive away     Read More...