Dwindling gene pool poses threat to tigers

A young Royal Bengal Tiger was recently caught by the Nandankanan Zoo authorities when it came to the sanctuary from the wild. The big cat was traversing the Chandaka forests for about a month before being caught by the zoo authorities. The Chandaka ...

This may come as no good news to many animal lovers. Bengal tigers lodged in the Ludhiana zoo have not been able to produce offspring in the last four years. While officials concerned claim it is no cause of worry, as wild cats' conditions here is ...

There is a scene in ‘Life of Pi’ which resonates strongly with me where Pi and the Bengal tiger, both look up at a pristine, star-studded, night sky, lifeboat floating on a still sea surface, reflecting the sky, as if suspended in the ...

A wild Royal Bengal Tiger which had sparked panic by sneaking into Odishas Nandankanan Zoo, possibly in search of a mate, was captured by zoo authorities on Tuesday. ...

Confusion over death of Bengal Tiger in Pakistan during election rally

Two rhinos down! More to go! Forget the Bengal tiger, the great Indian Rhino (rhinoceros uni cornis) ought to be declared our national animal. And we needn't go into the swampy basin of the Brahmaputra to look for these lumbering, ungainly ...

Decades after forests were notified as reserves to save the Bengal tiger, sections of rivers meandering through the state have been declared sanctuaries to revive Bengal's favourite delicacy, hilsa.

A full-grown tusker was poached in North Bengals Buxa Tiger Reserve late on Saturday. This is the second such incident in the forest in a span of little over a month.

Sadhu (holy men) in Kathmandu (Image: Thinkstock) Chitwan National Park renowned for Bengal tigers, elephants, rhinoceroses and a crocodilian fussy eater. (Called the gharial, or Gangetic crocodile, it eats fish but shuns humans.) Chris Pritchard ...