Tiger cub spotted in Sariska
August 8th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) A tigress in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve has reportedly delivered a cub.On Tuesday, the tigress and the cub were captured on camera. This is encouraging news, ... Read more...
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Three more tigers for Sariska
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) Spread over 866 sq km, the Sariska National Park in Rajasthan was once home to 15 tigers. Poaching reduced the number to zero till re-population began ... Read more...
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Three tiger cubs spotted in Ranthambore
June 29th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Three new tiger cubs have been spotted at the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, bringing cheer to wildlife enthusiasts.The cubs of tigress T-17, also known as ... Read more...
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Wildlife smuggler Sansar Chand gets bail
May 31st, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Wildlife smuggler Sansar Chand was granted bail by a Delhi court Thursday but he would remain in a jail in Rajasthan in connection with other ... Read more...
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Sariska area villagers protest relocation
March 31st, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 31 (IANS) Around 100 villagers protesting relocation of their villages in the periphery of Sariska Tiger Sanctuary in Rajasthan's Alwar district courted arrest Saturday, police said.The villagers had ... Read more...
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Panther poaching in Sariska has Rajasthan worried, probe ordered
March 9th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Friday ordered an enquiry into the poaching of a panther in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district here, officials said.The body of ... Read more...
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Sariska tigers feature in BBC series (With Images)
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Life of five endangered tigers in the rugged hills of Rajasthan's Sariska reserve captured by an Indian cinematographer is being shown in Britain as part ... Read more...
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Sariska to get two Ranthambore tiger cubs
July 29th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) The Sariska tiger reserve, which has two tigers and three tigresses, will get two tiger cubs to add to the big cat numbers. The cubs will ... Read more...
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Tips to boost tiger numbers ignored, says ecologist
July 19th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Key recommendations of a task force appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to boost tiger numbers have not been implemented, environmentalist Madhav Gadgil, a ... Read more...
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Eye on tiger: Satellites to track Sariska’s big cats
July 14th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 14 (IANS) Tigers in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve may soon be connected with a satellite, enabling foresters to keep a constant watch on their movement. The system will ... Read more...
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Cat and mouse game over Rajasthan’s tigers
June 29th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan government's failure to speed up relocation of villages inside the two tiger reserves in the state has once again raised doubts over its decisiveness ... Read more...
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17 anicuts to be built in Sariska Tiger Reserve
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve is likely to get about 17 new anicuts at a cost of Rs.80 million to store rain water and help animals brave the harsh ... Read more...
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Sariska tiger died of poisoning: Minister
December 4th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 4 (IANS) A tiger that was found dead in Sariska Tiger Reserve last month had been poisoned, Rajasthan Forest Minister Ram Lal Jaat said here Saturday.The male translocated tiger, ST-1, ... Read more...
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Poisoning may have killed Sariska tiger: Minister
November 17th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Alwar, Nov 17 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday did not rule out the possibility of the tiger in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve being poisoned to death early this week.Ramesh, ... Read more...
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Ramesh accepts administrative failure in Sariska tiger death
November 16th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday accepted failure of "governance and administration" in the death of a tiger in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve."A team of experts from the ... Read more...
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Tiger found dead in Sariska
November 15th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) A tiger has been found dead in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve, an official said Monday.The carcass of the tiger was found late Sunday evening by forest officials who ... Read more...
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Supreme Court refuses to go easy on poacher
October 20th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a petition by notorious poacher Sansar Chand seeking quashing of his conviction and jail sentence of five years.The court said that the ... Read more...
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Apex court dismisses poacher Sansar Chand’s appeal
October 20th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal by notorious poacher Sansar Chand who had challenged his conviction and five-year sentence for selling leopard and tiger skins.This judgment ... Read more...
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Poacher Sansar Chand faces apex court’s wrath
October 4th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday slammed notorious poacher Sansar Chand for killing tigers, leopards and other endangered species for commercial gains and said the day was not far ... Read more...
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With relocated tigers, Sariska throbs again
October 4th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Alwar (Rajasthan), Oct 4 (IANS) The tigers have brought tourists back to Sariska. The tiger reserve in Rajasthan, which had lost its sheen after its tigers went missing, opened to a great ... Read more...
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Tigress relocated to Sariska Tiger reserve to revive breeding
July 29th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Prashant SharmaAlwar (Rajashthan), July 29 (ANI): A genetically compatible tigress from the Ranthambore Tiger reserve has been relocated to the Sariska Tiger reserve in Rajasthan, to revive hopes for tiger breeding.The ... Read more...
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Tigers relocated in Rajashthan reserves to revive breeding
July 21st, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghJaipur, July 21 (ANI): A genetically compatible male tiger from Ranthambore Tiger reserve has been relocated to the Sariska Tiger reserve in Alwar District, Rajashthan, reviving hopes for tiger breeding ... Read more...
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Two tigers to be relocated to Sariska reserve
July 9th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) Two tigers will be relocated from the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar, an official said.
"A team of experts visited ... Read more...
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Two poachers arrested near Corbett sanctuary with leopard skin
May 16th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), May 16 (ANI): The police arrested two persons near Corbett sanctuary in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar District for possessing leopard skin.Police said the duo was coming from Champawat ... Read more...
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Sariska to get two more tigers
May 10th, 2010 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, May 10 (IANS) The Sariska tiger reserve in Rajasthan is all set to get a tiger and a tigress from the Ranthambore national park, to add to the three ... Read more...
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Rajasthan school that gives women a voice (Feature with images)
November 8th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Salanchal (Rajasthan), Nov 8 (IANS) On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of ... Read more...
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SAARC delegation visits Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan
October 21st, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
By PrashantSariska (Rajasthan), Oct.21 (ANI): A team of ministers and officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations is on a visit to the famed Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan ... Read more...
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Filmmaker captures tiger relocation on camera (With Images)
June 2nd, 2009 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) This sprightly cameraman with a salt-and-pepper beard tracks tigers relocated from the Ranthambore National Park to Sariska with his high definition digital camera for ... Read more...
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3 national park directors transferred over disappearance of tigers
May 21st, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) Taking serious note of the decline in number of tigers in the state, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has transferred field directors of the Kanha, Panna ... Read more...
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Save tigers by counting them on You Tube
March 14th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 14 (ANI): The Wildlife Conservation Societys India Program (WCS India) has released a unique training video on You Tube that showcases the latest scientific methods for estimating the numbers ... Read more...
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Menage a trois: One more tigress to join the Sariska couple
October 31st, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) One more Royal Bengal tiger from Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park will be shifted to Sariska tiger reserve next week, officials said Friday.“A couple of tigresses are already ... Read more...
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Tigress flown to Sariska to join lone tiger
July 4th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Alwar (Rajasthan), July 4 (IANS) A Royal Bengal tigress was flown to Rajasthan's Sariska tiger reserve from Ranthambore national park Friday, to be a mate to the tiger relocated there last week. ... Read more...
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Sariska finally gets a tiger
June 28th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Alwar (Rajasthan), June 28 (IANS) After a prolonged wait, a male tiger literally landed Saturday in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve as part of a rehabilitation programme after the park lost ... Read more...
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First tiger ready to shift from Ranthambore to Sariska
June 26th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A Royal Bengal tiger in Rajasthan's Ranthambore national park is all set to move to his new home in Sariska reserve. Experts are making last-minute preparation for ... Read more...
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Tigers to roam again in Sariska by June end
June 6th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Alwar (Rajasthan), June 6 (IANS) The Sariska Tiger Reserve near here, which lost all of its tigers to poachers about three years ago, will again resound with the roar of the big ... Read more...
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