The Latest Breaking News from NTCA

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has walked back on a plan to merge key environmental organisations in the name of “ease of doing business”, citing technical and administrative difficulties. The plan also faced considerable opposition from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

Madras HC orders relocation of 495 families of Thengumarahada village, situated within the eastern boundary of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, on payment of ₹15 lakh each in compensation.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the “public concern” about the deaths of six of the 20 adult cheetahs, translocated from South Africa and Namibia, at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh

Monitoring committee rejects proposals for land conversion to establish eco-tourism projects in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary ESZ due to legal violations and potential disturbance of wildlife habitat. Members cite ESZ regulations and express ire, while State govt. and NTCA call for protection and augmentation of prey population in the area.

Experts recommend younger cheetahs for relocation to India, citing higher survival rates & adaptability. Six of 20 cheetahs relocated to Kuno have died, but mortality is within normal parameters. To ensure success, 50 more founder cheetahs from South Africa must be relocated & two additional reintroduction sites identified.

Karnataka's tiger population has grown, with the NTCA report indicating 563 tigers in the State. Bandipur and Nagarahole reserves account for 290 of these tigers, but there are concerns over man-animal conflict and habitat saturation.

According to an action plan, the government and the NTCA intend to introduce 12-14 cheetahs annually from African countries for the next five years. This would depend on the availability of the big cats from these countries as well as the status of habitat, prey-base and protection mechanism on the…

Kerala’s tiger population has increased to 213 in 2022, from 190 in 2018, according to an estimate released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

As many as 306 tigers were recorded in Tamil Nadu in the nation-wide census by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for the year 2022. This figure is an increase from the 264 big cats found in the 2018 survey.

Karnataka has the second highest number of tigers in the country with 563 of these big cats after Madhya Pradesh which has 785, as per the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India 2022.

Bombay High Court orders Goa Government to notify 208 sq. km. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve and issue notification in three months. Bench notes that in less than 76 years, the tiger population in India had decreased by almost 92%. It directs Goa to prepare tiger conservation plan,…