Voice of Corbett

16/10/2023

"Behavioral Shift: Tigers Targeting Motorcyclists in Corbett,"
I am pleased to share my latest article published in Roundglass Sustain. The article discusses an unusual series of events where tigers started to attack individuals riding motorcycles, even on the National Highway. Additionally, the article raises concerns about whether this behaviour could be due to the impact of overtourism, which has flourished in recent years.

In a period of nine months, five such attacks on bikers were recorded around Corbett Tiger Reserve. Four people were killed, and one was seriously injured

04/10/2023

Elephant Day was celebrated as part of Wildlife Week activities on October 4, 2023. A poster on elephant conservation, designed by The Corbett Foundation, was released by the local MLA Shri Diwan Singh and Dr. Dheeraj Pandey, Director CTR, in a function organised at the Bijrani Gate of the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). In the event, CTR also announced the retirement of its elephant named Gomti, aged 66, and a dog named Brandy, aged 12, from the service.

02/10/2023

“Flight for the Future: Protecting Vultures in Our Ecosystem," a collaborative training workshop organised by The Corbett Foundation (TCF), Terai-West Forest Division and Ramnagar Forest Division, marked the beginning of Wildlife Week 2023. The workshop was attended by the field staff and is being followed up by field surveys of vultures within the boundaries of both forest divisions.

07/09/2023

Uttarakhand High Court orders for CBI investigation in Pakhro case related to Corbett Tiger Reserve.

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday directed the CBI to probe large-scale felling of trees and illegal constructions carried out in Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve.

27/04/2023

There is a very thin line between adventure and misadventure. In a recent incident, a tigress charged a safari vehicle at very close range in Sitabani safari zone, Ramnagar FD, Uttarakhand.

03/02/2023

The Corbett Foundation (TCF) participated in a collaborative Bird Festival organised by the Terai-West Forest Division. Students, nature guides and field staff of the forest department participated in the event organised at Phato Guest House premises. Shri Diwan Singh Bisht, MLA, Ramnagar inaugurated the event. Among other activities, a poster “Save the Scavengers” on vulture conservation awareness was also released during the event.

02/02/2023

World Wetlands Day (2nd February)
World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about the conservation of wetlands, was celebrated in collaboration with Terai-West Forest Division at Tumaria Water Reservoir. This year’s theme of the day was “Wetland Restoration”. A training session on the identification of migratory waterbirds was conducted in which the trainees were also briefed about the importance, threats, status and challenges of wetlands conservation.

01/02/2023

Central Empowered Committee recommends not to make Tiger Safari within the Corbett Tiger Reserve, if necessary then somewhere outside!

01/02/2023

“Enhancing legal insight & requisite provisions for successful prosecution”
The Corbett Foundation, in collaboration with Uttarakhand Forest Division (UKFD) and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), organised the above-mentioned capacity building training workshop in Ramnagar on January 31, 2023. The field staff of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, Ramnagar Forest Division and Terai-West Forest Division attended the workshop. During the workshop, experts from WCCB and UKFD imparted details on important sections of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 with amendments, Evidence Act, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), investigation, preparation of necessary documents, presenting the accused in the Court and other relevant aspects with the trainees.

01/02/2023

Wildlife poaching and Illegal wildlife trade, posing serious threats of extinction to many wild species, are among the top four organised crimes in the world. Most of the species irrespective of their conservation status under IUCN Red List of Threatened Species or various schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 are under extreme pressure due to trade in body parts to meet the demand of the international market. Considering the fact and as part of preparedness to deal with such issues The Corbett Foundation (TCF), in collaboration with Uttarakhand Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, organised a workshop on “Antipoaching and Combatting Wildlife Trade” in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand on January 30, 2023.
The workshop was flagged off by Dr. Dheeraj Pandey, Park Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). Dr. Harendra Singh Bargali, Deputy Director TCF briefed the aims and objectives of the participants. The workshop was attended by the field staff from the CTR as well as from adjoining territorial forest divisions.
Among the subject covered in the workshop included Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and recent amendments, intelligence collection, search, seizure, interrogation and filing complaints in the court.

27/10/2022

Uttarakhand: Stop tiger safari project at Corbett, says NGT

Quoting news reports that over 6,000 trees were felled in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) for construction of the Pakhro Tiger Reserve "when the state ha

29/09/2022

DNA test report confirms tigress caught on July 8 was responsible for the attacks on human beings on June 15 and 17, in Sarpaduli range of the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

According to him ecological evidence based on a study of camera traps found this female tiger guilty of the incident.