There is no tiger in Panna, admits government
July 13th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 13 (IANS) “Tigers have become locally extinct in Panna largely due to poaching,” the government admitted Monday, adding that the protected forest in Madhya Pradesh now has only two tigresses translocated there.
The Madhya Pradesh government had reported in 2001-02 that there were 31 tigers in Panna, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh informed the Rajya Sabha in response to a question.
The disappearance of tigers from Panna followed their disappearance from another protected forest, Sariska in Rajasthan. The revelations created a furore in the country. The government has translocated a tiger and two tigresses to Sariska in an effort to re-establish a population.
Officials in the Madhya Pradesh wildlife department have said they plan to shift a tiger to the forest in Panna soon.
- Kanha tigress finds new home in Panna forest - Mar 27, 2011
- Ramesh announces Rs. 200 crore for tiger relocation programmes in MP - Apr 17, 2011
- Heavy rain delays translocation of Kanha tigress to Panna - Mar 26, 2011
- Panther poaching in Sariska has Rajasthan worried, probe ordered - Mar 09, 2012
- Panna all set to welcome Kanha tigress - Mar 25, 2011
- Madhya Pradesh to welcome 60 African cheetahs (Lead, Correcting word in para four) - Aug 25, 2011
- Panna has a new resident - Kanha's orphan tigress - Nov 13, 2011
- Roaring news! Translocated tigress gives birth - Dec 17, 2011
- Madhya Pradesh pitches hard for shifting Asiatic lions from Gujarat - Apr 16, 2012
- Sariska area villagers protest relocation - Mar 31, 2012
- Sariska to get two Ranthambore tiger cubs - Jul 29, 2011
- Sariska tigers feature in BBC series (With Images) - Feb 02, 2012
- Tigress relocated to Sariska Tiger reserve to revive breeding - Jul 29, 2010
- Kanha's second orphaned tigress sent to Panna reserve - Nov 13, 2011
- Panna tigresses to get male companion in a fortnight - Oct 11, 2009
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