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69 tigers die in 9 months; only 1,706 left

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The National Tiger Conservation Authority has admitted that tiger deaths are on the rise: 69 of them having been killed or died naturally in the past nine months.

“While 41 tigers were killed due to

Thai man was raising 6 tigers on rooftop

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A Thai man has been arrested and accused of illegally raising six tigers on top of an apartment building on Bangkok's outskirts after police busted a larger tiger-trafficking ring in the country.

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'Action against tiger poachers will not be considered a crime'

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Taking a stern stand against poachers, Maharashtra Government on Tuesday decided that action taken by forest authorities against those caught while hunting down tigers will not be considered a crime.

Camera traps record 118 tigers in Kaziranga in 3 years

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Camera traps have recorded the presence of 118 tigers in the Kaziranga National Park in the last three years.

The annual monitoring of tigers in the KNP using camera traps during 2009, 2010 and 2011

Vandalur Zoo decides to crossbreed white tigers

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The Vandalur zoo, which has successfully bred more than half-a-dozen white tigers under captivity, expanded its tiger-breeding programme on Tuesday to now breed white tigers with normal ones, wildlife

17 highways threaten tiger habitats

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The tiger population is facing a growing threat from heavy traffic with the ministry of surface transport demanding environmental clearances for 17 highways across tiger reserves from the ministry of

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