Articles tagged under: Tiger

One held for making fake video of wild Tiger’s presence in Gujarat

August 04, 2020
One held for making fake video of wild Tiger’s presence in Gujarat

Himmatnagar: Gambhoi Police has nabbed one Karsan Bharwad for making a fake video of presence of a wild tiger in the forests of Arvalli district of North Gujarat. A video claiming tiger's presence in Gujarat had gone viral on social media platforms last week and had also attracted attention of the media and forest department. Soon it was found that the place of tiger's presence in the video was actually in Maharashtra and the video was edited to make an impression that the tiger was roam...Read More

Another good news for wild-life lovers of Gujarat, white tigress in Rajkot zoo gives birth to 3 healthy cubs

April 03, 2019
Another good news for wild-life lovers of Gujarat, white tigress in Rajkot zoo gives birth to 3 healthy cubs

Rajkot: In yet another good news for the wild-life lovers in Gujarat, a white tigress in the RMC run Rajkot Zoological Park (Pradhyumn Park Zoo) has given birth to three healthy cubs. Earlier on April 1, A lioness kept under ambitious Lion Gene Pool Project in in Satvirda Nesh in the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Porbandar district of Gujarat had given birth to two healthy cubs. Superintendent of the Zoo, Ranchhod Hirpara today said that one of the five white tigresses in the zoo,...Read More

The sole tiger traced recently in Gujarat after almost decades found dead in central Gujarat forests

February 26, 2019
The sole tiger traced recently in Gujarat after almost decades found dead in central Gujarat forests

Lunavada: The around seven to eight year old tiger which was traced by the forest department recently in the forest of Mahisangar district in central Gujarat and was first ever confirmed presence of tiger in Gujarat after around 3 decades, has died seemingly due to non-adoption to the new environment. A senior official of the forest department said that the decomposed body of the beast has been found from a forest in Mahsisagar district. 'The beast was not killing animals to f...Read More

Tiger in Central Gujarat tried to attack cattle

February 13, 2019
Tiger in Central Gujarat tried to attack cattle

Lunavada:The tiger which was traced by forest department recently today reportedly tried to attack some cattle in Kotha area in Mahisagar district of central Gujarat. A forest official said that the beast reportedly tried to attack a herd of cows in the forest area, but however fled when the people closeby started shouting. He said that the forest department was keeping a close eye on the beast. Notably, a tiger has been seen in Gujarat after almost 3 decades. Experts believ...Read More

Forest department confirms presence of Tiger in Gujarat, the state famous as land of Gir lions

February 12, 2019
Forest department confirms presence of Tiger in Gujarat, the state famous as land of Gir lions

Lunavada (Gujarat): The forest department today confirmed the presence of tiger in a forest in Mahisagar district in central Gujarat. DCF of Mahisagar R M Parmar said that the team looking for such a beast after claim by a local teacher and photo taken by him in his mobile camera, has found its put mark in Santrampur forests this morning. His pictures and videos have also been caputured in the night vision cameras installed in that area. 'It is after 1992 that a tiger has been seen in Guja...Read More

Locals claim, tiger spotted in Mahisagar district of Gujarat; clicked in camera

February 09, 2019
Locals claim, tiger spotted in Mahisagar district of Gujarat; clicked in camera

Bharuch: In a major news, a wild tiger has been spotted within the limits of Gujarat. A teacher from Gugaliya village in Mahisagar district of Central Gujarat today while returning to Lunawada in his vehicle, spotted a tiger crossing a road and clicked it in his mobile camera. Local officials of forest department confirmed that the photograph was locally clicked and it had presence of wild tiger. However forest officials added that they can confirm tiger's presence only after sitting and v...Read More

Government Should Start Conservation for Tigers in Gujarat: Parimal Nathwani

July 31, 2018

New Delhi: Gujarat could be the only State in the Country to boast of having National Animal Royal Bengal Tiger and Asiatic Lions. In a recent evidence of presence of Tiger in State of Gujarat, a villager in Nijhar village of Tapi district near boarder of Gujarat and Maharashtra was attacked by a tiger on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Shri Parimal Nathwani, Member of Rajya Sabha and Group President of Corporate Affairs at Reliance Industries Ltd, who also happens to be an enthusiastic wildlife...Read More

Tigress in Rajkot zoo dies of snake-bite

July 31, 2018

Rajkot: A tigress in the RMC run Rajkot Zoological Park (Pradhyumn Park Zoo) has died of snake-bite, Superintendent of the Zoo, Ranchhod Hirpara today said. He said that the around 12 and a half year old tigress, was among one of the two yellow tigresses of the zoo and was completely healthy despite ripe age. 'She looked a bit unwell after the closure of the zoo last evening when all the schedule one animals are taken away from display areas and put in cages. Later she fain...Read More

Maharshtra Chief Minister hopeful that ‘Jay’ the missing tiger will return

July 29, 2016
Maharshtra Chief Minister hopeful that ‘Jay’ the missing tiger will return

Nagpur:Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed hope that 'Jai' the tiger which has gone missing from a forest in the district would return as it had done in the past. The seven-year-old big cat went missing from Umred Karhandla wildlife sanctuary in April. A reward of Rs 50,000 has been announced for providing genuine information about the tiger, whose disappearance has galvanised wildlife enthusiasts and people to launch a search in village after village near the sa...Read More