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Jhumri with her cub. Since arriving at Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, she has had three litters. Image courtesy of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve.

A recovering tiger population powered by forest corridors

Ayushi Sharma 12 Mar 2026
Even in fragmented areas, leopards managed to disperse, reflecting their ability to live close to humans and in varied habitats. Image by Shrushti Modi.

Large carnivores share the same forests but respond differently to fragmentation

Sneha Mahale 14 Oct 2025
A tigress and her cub in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. In their earliest phase prior to dispersal, young tigers stayed within their natal ranges, close to their mothers’ territories. Image by Rohit Sharma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tracking tigers as they move from comfort zones to independence

Sneha Mahale 6 Oct 2025
Chhota Matka photographed in Tadoba-Andhari’s buffer zone in August, days before his capture. Such sightings of ageing tigers often become turning points in the public conversation on conservation. Image by Himanshu Bagde.

When compassion for tigers means letting go [Commentary]

Ashraf Shaikh, Prajakta Hushangabadkar 15 Sep 2025
The recent deaths of a female tiger and her four cubs in the Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary comes as a blow to tiger conservation. It reveals lapses in forest protection, unchecked livestock grazing, and brewing human-animal conflict in the landscape. Representative image of tiger cubs by Gurdeep Singh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tiger deaths reveal conservation challenges

Bharti Dharapuram 15 Jul 2025
Female tigers avoid the risks of long-distance dispersal, and benefit from knowing the location of water, prey, and shelter. Image by Supratim Dutta.

How tiger relationships evolve in a reintroduced population

Sneha Mahale 9 Jun 2025
Valmik Thapar speaks at the Sanctuary Wildlife Awards held by in Mumbai. Image courtesy of Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Celebrated tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Divya Kilikar 2 Jun 2025

[Interview] A photographer on his long-term effort to document human-wildlife interactions

Arathi Menon 13 Sep 2022
Camp elephants carrying forest staff in tourism zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve. Photo by T. R. Shankar Raman/Wikimedia commons 

The absence of captive elephants in Madhya Pradesh is impacting tiger conservation

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Sep 2021

A new tiger reserve holds hope for revival of Vaigai river in Madurai

K.A. Shaji 2 Jun 2021