Tiger population in Sundarbans rises to 114
by Mehedi Al Amin, Dhaka Tribune Tiger numbers have increased 8% in three years The number of Bengal tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarban forests has increased to 114, according to a recent tiger census. The number rose to 114 in 2018, up from 106 recorded during a previous survey in 2015, revealed the latest census: "Second phase status of tigers in Bangladesh Sundarbans 2018". Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minis...
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Workshop on Landscape Management for official from Thailand: Kanha Tiger Reserve, India
Global Tiger Forum (GTF) in collaboration with USAID-WCT is implementing a regional capacity building program for Tiger Range Countries. Recently, a workshop on Landscape Management was organised for officials from Thailand government (April 9- April 11, 2019) at Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. The agenda for the said workshop was based on GTF Mission’s field visit to a priority tiger site (Huai Kha Khaeng) in Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) an...
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Consultation On Malaysian Tiger Action Plan & Priority Sites in Malaysia
Under the ongoing USAID-WCT collaboration, the GTF technical team/mission visited Malaysia for a consultation on national tiger action plan and key priorities, followed by a field visit to a priority tiger site, Royal Belum State Park. A meeting chaired by the Hon’ble Minister, of Water, Land and Natural Resources, Malaysia, was attended by the GTF technical team along with Secretary General, KATS, Director General, Department of Wildlife and Nat...
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Advertisement for positions of SRF, JRF and Field Coordinator
Applications are invited for positions of SRF, JRF and Field Coordinator at Global Tiger Forum for a DBT funded project – “Profiling of an alien invasive species in tiger landscapes of India” Vacancy Details: Junior Research Fellow No. of Post: 01 Qualification: Post Graduate i...
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Report of the 3rd Stocktaking Conference
The Global Tiger Forum organised the 3rd Stocktaking Conference on 28 – 29 January, in collaboration with Global Tiger Initiative Council (GTIC), National Tiger Conservation Authority (Government of India), Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and WWF. This is the latest collective step in the process that began at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit – where 13 tiger-range governments committed to Tx2 – an ambitious goal...
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