On top of its incredible plant diversity, the park is also home to nearly 3% of the world's mammals. Many threatened and ...
As few as 400 Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) may persist in the wild. Image by Rhett A. Butler / Mongabay.
Sadly, tigers' numbers have declined due to loss of habitat and deforestation caused by logging and agricultural practices. Illegal hunting also poses a threat since tigers are hunted for their skins.
Poaching, deforestation and over-hunting have all taken their toll. Three of the world’s nine tiger subspecies became extinct last century, and many scientists believe a fourth, the South China ...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the formation of an expert committee to regulate religious events in Bandhavgarh ...
Deforestation, poaching and human encroachment on habitats have devastated tiger populations across Asia but Modi said India had been able to increase its numbers thanks to “people’s ...