17 May 2012
The Supreme Court has directed all states to demarcate and notify buffer zones around each of their tiger reserves within three months. While conservationists say the order would curb commercialisation of revenue land around tiger habitats, tribal rights activists think its implementation will result in repression of forest dwellers by forest departments. Click on date for more details
15 May 2012
A forest ranger and a forester were recently beaten up by the illegal mining mafia in the core area of the Rathambhore reserve. For more information click on date
08 May 2012
Aptly titled, 'Corbett, now on sale', a story in a weekly magazine brought an open secret out in print: The land around - and even inside - the Corbett Tiger Reserve is up for grabs, controlled by the country's Who's Who. It highlighted how tourism resorts have destroyed the Kosi river corridor, cutting off access for animals to a crucial water source. This matter had in fact first come to light in a report, 'Impact of tourism on tigers and other wildlife of Corbett', published in January 2010. Click on date for more details
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Founded in 1989, Global Tiger Patrol (GTP) is a UK registered charity prioritising protection of the tiger in the wild.
Drawing upon advice from many of the World’s pre-eminent experts, GTP supports the tiger conservation activities of local communities, scientific researchers and the efforts of local guides and naturalists.
The Charity is run by volunteers to ensure that the maximum amount of money raised reaches our chosen projects.
GTP concentrates its work in India, as the subcontinent is home to about 50% of the world's remaining wild tigers.
GTP's expertise is tigers but its conservation work helps save Asia's animals and eco-systems - from elephants and rhinos to ants and beetles. As the tiger is at the top of the food chain, nature can only thrive under its umbrella. If the insects and animals that pollinate trees and fertilise the ground die out, the survival of the forests and jungles will be threatened.
Please support our work
Drawing upon advice from many of the World’s pre-eminent experts, GTP supports the tiger conservation activities of local communities, scientific researchers and the efforts of local guides and naturalists.
The Charity is run by volunteers to ensure that the maximum amount of money raised reaches our chosen projects.
GTP concentrates its work in India, as the subcontinent is home to about 50% of the world's remaining wild tigers.
GTP's expertise is tigers but its conservation work helps save Asia's animals and eco-systems - from elephants and rhinos to ants and beetles. As the tiger is at the top of the food chain, nature can only thrive under its umbrella. If the insects and animals that pollinate trees and fertilise the ground die out, the survival of the forests and jungles will be threatened.
Please support our work
GTP is grateful to Mike Vickers and Dharmendra Khandal for the use of their excellent tiger pictures.
