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31 March 12
Photo by: Hari L Ratan

Photo by: Hari L Ratan

24 October 11
A 22-month-old female scaredy cat tiger appeared to get the shock of her young life when she encountered a dead leaf floating on a pool of water in the Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Clearly unusure about just what was approaching her, the partially submerged youngster’s tail shot up in the air and with teeth bared she let out her most fearsome growl - all in an effort to scare the humble leaf away. Picture: HERMANN BREHM / NPL / Rex Features

A 22-month-old female scaredy cat tiger appeared to get the shock of her young life when she encountered a dead leaf floating on a pool of water in the Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Clearly unusure about just what was approaching her, the partially submerged youngster’s tail shot up in the air and with teeth bared she let out her most fearsome growl - all in an effort to scare the humble leaf away.

Picture: HERMANN BREHM / NPL / Rex Features

23 August 11
Photo by: Dawn Huczek

Photo by: Dawn Huczek

14 July 11
Two ferocious tigers were forced to walk away with their tails between their legs after being scared off by a protective mother bear. Two bear cubs and their mum escape unscathed despite the close encounter with the huge cats, which were eventually forced to run away. Wildlife photographer Aditya Singh captured the battle on camera during a visit to Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India. Picture: ADITYA SINGH/CATERS NEWS

Two ferocious tigers were forced to walk away with their tails between their legs after being scared off by a protective mother bear. Two bear cubs and their mum escape unscathed despite the close encounter with the huge cats, which were eventually forced to run away. Wildlife photographer Aditya Singh captured the battle on camera during a visit to Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India.

Picture: ADITYA SINGH/CATERS NEWS

20 June 11
An old tigress (left) is confronted by a younger stronger tiger over a sambar deer kill in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India Picture: Chris Brunskill Ltd / Rex Features

An old tigress (left) is confronted by a younger stronger tiger over a sambar deer kill in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Picture: Chris Brunskill Ltd / Rex Features

8 June 11
Photo by: najeebkhan2009

Photo by: najeebkhan2009

20 May 11
Photo by: Tarique Sani

Photo by: Tarique Sani

28 April 11
Ambitious project to protect tigersThe special tiger recovery plan has been finalised by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) which will spend Rs 60 million in next three months. Read more. Photo by: guppiecat

Ambitious project to protect tigers
The special tiger recovery plan has been finalised by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) which will spend Rs 60 million in next three months.

Read more.

Photo by: guppiecat

18 April 11
Rajasthan plans tiger corridor, connecting reserves Under the ‘Tiger Biosphere Reserve’ project, the corridor will be developed connecting Keoladeo, Ranthambore, Sawai Mansingh, Ramgarh, Jawahar Sagar and Dara sanctuaries falling under Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Kota and Bundi districts of the state. “Due to the growing numbers of the big cats in the Ranthambore National Park, the tigers usually stray out of their territory and go missing. They become easy prey to villagers and poachers in such cases,” a forest department officer has said. Read more. Photo by: plαdys, Ranthambore National Park

Rajasthan plans tiger corridor, connecting reserves
Under the ‘Tiger Biosphere Reserve’ project, the corridor will be developed connecting Keoladeo, Ranthambore, Sawai Mansingh, Ramgarh, Jawahar Sagar and Dara sanctuaries falling under Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Kota and Bundi districts of the state.

“Due to the growing numbers of the big cats in the Ranthambore National Park, the tigers usually stray out of their territory and go missing. They become easy prey to villagers and poachers in such cases,” a forest department officer has said.

Read more.

Photo by: plαdys, Ranthambore National Park

14 April 11
Photo by: mandeep boparai

Photo by: mandeep boparai

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