Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) has unveiled the first‑ever scientific assessment report on the Greater Hog Badger, confirming that the globally vulnerable species, protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is thriving across the national park’s diverse habitats, officials said on Saturday. KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh said the study was conducted by Kaziranga’s Tiger Cell in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Trust to …
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Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) Two suspected poachers were arrested, and two handmade rifles along with a motorcycle were seized during a joint anti-rhino poaching operation conducted by forest officials and police in the Agaratoli Range area of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said on Wednesday. According to the official, the operation was launched based on specific intelligence indicating a planned poaching attempt within the national park.“Acting on secret i…
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly less than a month after the recovery of two tiger carcasses, another dead tiger was found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Saturday, officials said. A senior KNPTR official said that one carcass of male tiger, aged nearly 12 to 13 years, was recovered from western side of Mandir Baneshwar Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) area of Burapahar Range Ghorakati. The official said that a committee was constituted by KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh for car…
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has so far rescued and handled 7,397 wild animals belonging to 357 species in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Tuesday. The CWRC was established in 2002 as a collaborative initiative of the Assam Forest Department, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). KNPTR Field Director Sonali Ghosh said that CWRC primarily focus…
Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) Less than a week after the recovery of a tiger carcass, another dead tiger has been found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Monday.An official of the KNPTR said that the carcass of a tigress, aged approximately three to four years, was recovered on Sunday afternoon from the Kathpora area of the Bagori Western Range.Following the discovery, KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh constituted a committee to conduct the post-mortem examinati…