12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs in India show Global Connections The depiction of the hippopotamus is more curious The Hexaprotodon – a family of hippopotamus relatives – flourished in India from around 5 9 million to 9000 years ago The last known specimen of the Hexaprotodon lived in the Narmada Basin in Madhya Pradesh, around 16,467–15,660 years ago
Celebrating good news for Indias tigers | Magazine Articles . . . In 2010, when wild tigers numbered as few as 3,200, 13 COUNTRIES with current or historic tiger populations set out to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, in an ambitious effort known as TX2 The 13 countries are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Indian Tigers Genetic Diversity: Population Faces Extinction . . . While the study's findings are startling, researchers warned in 2011 that poor genetic diversity may be a threat to the tiger population That year, a Wildlife Institute of India study revealed a loss of many alleles-- an alternate form of a gene, which can cause varying characteristics across a species -- among tigers in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Ban on tiger tourism in India lifted - Telegraph A ban on tourism in India’s tiger reserves has been lifted no new infrastructure for tourism be developed in and around the reserves It is thought that there are as few as 3,200 tigers
Wild tiger numbers are up by 40 percent globally - The Hill Yet tiger numbers suffered a significant decline from around 100,000 a century ago to an all-time low of 3,200 in 2010 due to a multitude of threats, including habitat loss, poaching and wildlife
Amid rising tiger attacks, Uttarakhand villages under curfew Hundreds of villagers in northern India were under orders not to leave their homes after dark on Monday after two people were killed in tiger attacks, authorities said At least 108 people were
Top 10 best places to spot tigers in India - Treks and Trails . . . Since 1973, tiger safaris have made the Ranthambore national park well known around the world because of its large and increasing population of tigers The biggest tigers hub in Asia is a result of Project Tiger, which was started by the government of India in 1973