Project Tiger

Established in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia, World Tiger Day was born from a pressing need to address the rapid decline in tiger populations across Asia.

Global Tiger Day 2025: Date, theme, history and significance

Global Tiger Day, also known as International Tiger Day, began in 2010. It was created during the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia.

Supreme Court ban on tiger safaris in Jim Corbett: Why balancing ecosystems and economics is critical

The success of Project Tiger and popularity of the striped cat in India means protected area managers will have to revisit management strategies to balance revenue generation while maintaining ecological integrity.

Delhi getaway: How wild to wild tiger translocation revived Sariska

Sariska's tiger population went from zero to 31, thanks to a wild to wild tiger translocation program. From 2008 to 2013, 10 tigers were translocated from Ranthambore to Sariska. Subsequently, cubs were born in this forest, and the translocation is still ongoing.

Split Project Tiger and Elephant, experts make their case

Both species have distinct conservation needs and require singular focus.

Independence Day 2023 | Vision@2047: What India's biodiversity will look like

Wildlife and conservation expert MK Ranjitsinh, whose next book is 'Mountain Mammals of the World', says, by 2047, India's biodiversity as national natural heritage will be protected by laws, policies and people.

International Tiger Day 2023: 'Several tiger reserves are nearing carrying capacity'

Dr Rajesh Gopal, secretary general of the Global Tiger Forum, on how India increased its tiger population, why there's never a zero-stress moment in wildlife conservation, and what India needs to do to secure the future of wild tigers.

Global Tiger Day 2023: 10 most famous tigers and tigresses of India

From Machli - the foremother of many Ranthambore tigers today - to the Prince of Bandipur National Park, these are some of India's most famous tigers.

10 greatest conservation success stories from India, from Gir Lions to Sarus cranes

As Rajasthan announces three conservation reserves to protect the Great Indian Bustard and demoiselle crane, we look at 10 successful initiatives that have safeguarded species from extinction.

PM Modi on Mudumalai Tiger Reserve safari before launch of global Big Cats Alliance

PM Narendra Modi will also release the latest tiger census data at an event in Mysuru to mark the completion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger'.

PM Modi arrives in Mysuru to commemorate 50 years of 'Project Tiger'

Modi will visit Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Sunday and release the latest tiger census data marking the completion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’.

50 years of Project Tiger | Remembering Kailash Sankhala, first director of Project Tiger

Kailash Sankhala joined the Indian Forest Service in 1953. For two decades, he managed wildlife sanctuaries including Sariska, Bharatpur, Banvihar, and Ranthambore, and even had a stint at the Delhi Zoo.

50 years of Project Tiger: Spotting tigers on a jeep safari inside Corbett National Park

Project Tiger is set to release the 2022 tiger census on April 9.

Corbett maneater threatens to spoil the party for merry holidaymakers

Given the busy season, forest officials at Jim Corbett National Park are working overtime to catch the predator — the cub has tasted human flesh, its mother was a maneater, too.

In the belly of the beast - Part 2: When a tiger attacks

India’s Corbett Tiger Reserve has more guards but India’s bigger challenge is to prevent animal-human conflict. This is the second article in a two-part series on India’s largest tiger habitat.

World Wildlife Day 2022: Tiger conservation, and the Tx2 project

India's tiger population grew from 1,411 in 2006 to 2,967 tigers as per the 2018 census. With the deadline of the Tx2 project this year, has the world doubled its tiger population too?

Budgetary allocation to Environment Ministry up by 19%

The Environment Ministry got an increase of nearly 19 percent in its budgetary allocation for the next fiscal even as environmental bodies said that Union Budget has failed to acknowledge the problem of pollution.

Kaziranga: Environment Ministry to probe animal deaths

The Environment Ministry swung into action and decided to send a special team to the Kaziranga National Park in Assam after CNN-IBN highlighted how the animals at the park were fast dying due to floods and poaching.