Purr-fect news from Kuno, Namibian cheetah delivers 3 cubs

A Namibian cheetah has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, a Union minister said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Screen grab of the cheetah cubs at......

Cheetahs developed Africa's winter fur in Kunoh's summer, govt tells SC

The central government's ambitious Project Cheetah is facing a major problem, with the animals translocated from South Africa developing a "winter cover", a thick coat of fur, in anticipation of......

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the......

Identified potential sites for cheetahs in MP, Rajasthan, govt tells SC

The environment ministry and the National Tiger Conservation Authority have told the Supreme Court that apart from the Kuno National Park, they have identified potential sites for cheetah......

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights......

Govt doubles allocation for tiger conservation

Conservation of the big cats continues to remain a priority for the government which has doubled the budgetary allocation for the Tiger Project to Rs 184 crore (Rs 1.84 billion) in 2009-10 from Rs......

Rs 50 cr for tiger conservation: FM

"The number 1,411 should ring the alarm bells," is how Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram voiced his concern over the depleting number of tigers in the country as he announced a special grant to......