Give tigers their space, value corridors
NAGPUR: From a lakh tigers in 1913 to a mere 3,000 now, global wild tiger population has been decimated over the last century. India, which had the maximum tigers, now has only 2,226 in the wild, and...
View ArticleSatpuda's massive plantation drive in buffer of 6 tiger reserves
NAGPUR: Owing to dwindling tree cover in the buffer areas of tiger reserves, Satpuda Foundation, a NGO working for wildlife conservation and community development in central India, undertook a massive...
View ArticleNagpur has style but is not flaunting it yet
NAGPUR: Nagpur, a city on the cusp of tradition and modernity, has its own aspirational demographic who are experimenting with fashion, trends and fads. Though not exactly in line with the hip set...
View ArticleRains make machan census more adventurous in Tadoba
NAGPUR/CHANDRAPUR: Many wildlife buffs were overjoyed on directly sighting at least 41 tigers and over a dozen leopards from machans across Vidarbha during the waterhole census on Monday-Tuesday....
View ArticleTourism at Tadoba largely unaffected
Chandrapur: Tourism at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has survived the shock of demonetisation. While online booking saw almost no impact, on-site bookings for Canter buses, buffer circuits, and...
View Article‘Machan stays, cycling in Tadoba buffer by March’
Nagpur: GP Garad (57), an IFS officer of 1993 batch, joined the forest department as an assistant conservator at Allapalli. He worked as sub-DFO in Navegaon National Park and was the first DCF to be...
View ArticleFive of the best forests for tiger spotting in India
Tiger spotters in India have cause for jubilation this year. After years of depressing reports about poaching, shrinking habitats and overall alarming reduction in the number of tigers in India, there...
View ArticleThe law of the jungle
The rocky black outcrops, the withered trees of the jungle with their bare outstretched arms, the faint rustle in the thick dry leaf carpet on the floor... all feed into our vivid imagination as the...
View ArticleWhere to go on holiday in 2016
Every new year brings a host of reasons to choose a destination. We pick new flights, new openings, anniversaries and special events for 2016’s hotlist...
View ArticleFlorida travel tips and deals
Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: New Bonaventure Resort & Spa summer special The new Summer Break Special at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston...
View ArticleBest on the beach
Express TravelWorld checks out unique accommodations located on India's scenic beaches which can be packaged as niche products for both, leisure and MICE segments West Bengal Known for its rich...
View Article‘Banning private cars in Karhandla, Sillari must not be an exercise in...
Nagpur: The decision to ban private jeeps and cars for jungle safaris in Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary ( UKWS ) and Sillari in Pench has evoked mixed reactions, with most of the conservationists...
View ArticleFirst time in India, coal mine tourism opens for visitors
Nagpur: An image of a coal mine, as propagated by movies, conjures images of barefoot labourers tortured to work in blazing sun; and of resources being exploited. But, in reality it is not as grim as...
View ArticleSpecial safari from Chanda to Tadoba
Chandrapur: Tadoba administration has announced to start a special safari from Chandrapur to promote ecotourism in Tadoba...
View ArticleMTDC’s adventure sports inst coming up at Ramtek
Nagpur: Taking tourism beyond sight seeing and jungle safaris, MTDC is now encouraging adventure sports to attract tourists and promote tourist friendly locations. Coming up at Ramtek, along Khindsi...
View ArticleLast-minute rush for bookings at tiger reserves
Nagpur: With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issuing directives to shut state tiger reserves during monsoons, there is heavy rush for last-minute bookings at local tiger reserves as...
View ArticleMTDC takes up Marbats to attract tourists to city
NAGPUR: In an imaginative move to give impetus to tourism in the region, MTDC has decided to promote Nagpur's Marbat festival, which is unique to the city. The event is held on Tanha Pola which is...
View ArticleLeopard, bison compete with tiger’s popularity this safari season
NAGPUR: With monsoon retreating in the past few weeks, the jungles around Nagpur are gradually opening their gates for another exciting wildlife season. We update you on the highlights to look forward...
View ArticleBarring Tadoba, all parks to remain closed for machan census
NAGPUR: Even as the stage is set for the daylong machan (waterhole) census from morning of May 4 to 5, all the wildlife sanctuaries under Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR), Melghat and...
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