Indian wildlife has never been under such a threat as it is now. The first nine months of this year has witnessed 69 tiger, 242 leopard and 30 rhino deaths, unprecedented in the past 15 years or so, for which data is available. Around 60 % of these deaths were related to poaching or man-animal conflict. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Filed under India, environment · Tagged accountability, Chetan Chauhan, ecostani, elephant reserves, endangered species, Hindustan times, jungle raj, poaching, Tiger reserves, wildlife protection
Decoding the Supreme Court’s order banning tourism activity in core area of tiger reserves shows that the court’s intention was to have zones inviolate from human interference to protect tigers. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Filed under environment · Tagged Chetan Chauhan, ecostani, hindustantimes, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh tiger reserves, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Supreme Court, Tiger reserves, tourism industry, Wildlife Protection Act
India’s tiger tourism has not benefited the big cat nor the people living in over 600 protected areas in the country. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Filed under environment · Tagged Chetan Chauhan, eco tourism, ecostani, hindustantimes, Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, National Tiger Conservation Authority, NCTA, Rajasthan, tiger, Tiger reserves, tiger tourism, Uttarakhand