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Depleting tigers-A disappointment for tiger lovers

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

Shocking Statistics
In the last decade Indian jungles have lost 110 tigers among which 17 were tigresses. The reason is poaching and natural deaths, says government database. RTI Act shows up 14 cases of mortality of tigers this year which includes 4 tigresses and 2 cubs. 6 were victim to poaching out of which 3 were [...]

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Disturbance to wildlife due to increased tourism in national parks

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Vikram.

How will you feel if all of a sudden a group of people barge into your house and start looking at what you are doing? To add to this unpleasant situation, they start talking in loud decibels and throw things here and there and after some time they leave. If this [...]

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Are Tigers on the verge of getting extinct?

Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

The Herculean tiger is on the brink of extinction. Tigers are one of the largest of the big cats. 60% of world’s tigers live in India. The rest are spread all across Africa, China and Siberia. Facts reveal that their population
has decreased from 100,000 in the 19th century to a shocking 3600 now!
But why are [...]

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