Things have not been going well in Ranthambore over the past one year. All of this does not come out in the open, but in Ranthambore India’s largest centre of tiger tourism the focus is more on tiger tourism than on tiger monitoring. Rules are being broken here the way ordinary people break rules in public places.
In the past one year, some tigers and tigresses have gone missing. The officials have no answers for this. The sole objective seems to be that the tigers and tigresses near the lakes should remain visible to tourists so that tourism continues as usual.
Within the past one year, there is no trace of Riddhi’s daughter RBT-2504 or of RBT-2510. There is also no detail about the previous litter of T-125. Out of those three cubs, one was already killed by a male tiger earlier; there is no information about the remaining two cubs. The cubs of T-94 are also missing. These incidents clearly indicate that the situation is not under control.
The officials here are not concerned about any of this. These officers and staff have still not been able to control the situation in which people are paying ₹30,000 for a gypsy that is officially charged at ₹9,000. Where is the additional ₹21,000 going? I am saying this with full responsibility.
The fundamental principles of wildlife conservation in this tiger reserve are being destroyed, and the principles of illegal tourism are being promoted. The situation has reached an extremely dangerous stage. Seventy to seventy-five tigers do not exist merely because they are mentioned in newspapers or stated verbally. How many tigers are actually there will become clear only when the time comes.
Other wildlife conservation organisations have also packed up their conservation work and have started enjoying the benefits of tourism arrangements. #tigertourism #wildlifeawareness #ranthambhoretigerreserve #tigertourismeconomy #bigcatprotection #tigerdeath
This is the same tigress Sultana T-107 who has given birth to cubs twice in the last one year. However, according to the Forest Department’s records, she had her last litter only in 2024. There should also be a limit to laziness and lies. Because I had seen the previous cubs with the tigress near Mishri Darah. During this period, this tigress was shifting the cubs somewhere else.
“I never thought my eight months of hard work would be wasted...” A 21-year-old Indian man who went viral for cleaning the polluted Ajnar River has found it littered with garbage again.
Known online as “Bittu Tabahi,” he gained over 8.3 million likes on a September 1 Instagram post showing the cleanup results. Frustrated by the renewed littering, he urged people to stop dumping waste into the river. #India
A group of 53 animal welfare, wildlife, and conservation organisations has urged the Tamil Nadu government to examine the ownership, acquisition, and age records of five young elephants transferred from Assam to temples and religious institutions in Tamil Nadu.
https://t.co/wNyLB6KH6J
This is how that 'cute temple elephant' lives for the rest of her day. Most captive elephants in India are tied up almost the entire time on both their legs. This is your 'Ganesha'! SHAME ON US!
#saveyourbhounti#verifythefive#endelephantcaptivity#savethefive
THIS IS NOT ENDING.
Yesterday, another community dog was allegedly killed, and the body was found thrown in the jungle behind B Block at IIT Hyderabad.
The photographs and video being shared are deeply disturbing. One of the photographs appears to show the dog limping and bleeding before its death, raising even more serious questions about what happened to this animal and whether it received any medical attention.
Who killed this dog? Who authorised it? Who transported and dumped the body? Why was an injured, bleeding animal not given immediate veterinary care?
These are questions that demand an immediate and independent investigation.
IIT Hyderabad must preserve all CCTV footage and other evidence, identify those responsible, and ensure that any action taken against community dogs is lawful and humane.
An educational institution cannot allow cruelty, disappearance or killing of animals to become a method of managing community dogs.
The photographs and video are being shared as evidence and for the attention of the concerned authorities.
We demand answers. We demand accountability. We demand justice for this voiceless life.
#IITHyderabad #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #CommunityDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #JusticeForAnimals #Accountability #SaveCommunityDogs
Five elephants arrived in Tamil Nadu.
But their journey didn't begin at the Tamil Nadu border.
Their real histories began years earlier—in Assam.
That's why we need to know what the original ownership, birth, DNA and microchip records actually say.
#FreeTheFive
Two kids in a frame..just different realities for each 😔 Elephants are sentient beings that crave for families and connection. How can we justify tying up a baby for a lifetime of isolation and cruelty in the name of tradition?
#StopElephantCaptivity#Verifythefive#Savethefive
Poor baby shiva can barely walk because of the chains and still people believe that an animal living in temple is the safest place for them! Free the elephants from temples that's known as devotion rather than chaining them up and putting malas on them #whythechain@CMOTamilnadu
We call elephants sacred.
Then shouldn't we care about the story of each individual elephant?
Not just their name. Not just their temple. Not just their ownership certificate.
Their mother. Their birthplace. Their history.
#NoElephantsInTemples
4 out of 5 baby elephants have reached various temples of TamilNadu to live in life long captivity. It’s neither morally nor legally correct.
It’s absolutely unacceptable that for any reason should these baby elephants be separated from their family!
@TVKVijayHQ@moefcc
The transfers of these 5 baby elephants are not just morally reprehensible, but also legally unsound. SC directives of Aug are ignored, there has been no clearance by HPC, paperwork which takes weeks was done in hours!
#WhyTheChains#NoElephantsInTemples#StopElephantCaptivity
🐘 Durga is only 5 years old. She has already been moved from Assam to a temple in Tamil Nadu.
We need the world to ask: can her future be one of freedom and rehabilitation rather than lifelong captivity?
@WildlifeSOS@elephantvoices @savetheelephants
Sign Petition
https://t.co/yPprLSa4eG
#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity
📍Punjab Agricultural University
For nearly 20 days, feeders & feeding vans have been blocked from entering PAU Ludhiana. Community dogs across campus are starving to skin & bones, needing emergency care, while past instances saw mother dogs & puppies relocated. Starvation is not population control
Shooting in the air and bursting crackers at a panicked wild elephant in Ujire (Karnataka) is sheer incompetence.
When you fragment and destroy forest corridors, animals will naturally push toward human margins.
Terrorizing a cornered tusker with gunfire solves nothing and puts everyone in danger. Stop treating systemic habitat destruction with reckless noise and panic.
@aranya_kfd Protect their corridors, or stop pretending you care about conservation.
@DKShivakumar@moefcc@ntca_india@PetaIndia@pfaindia@LiveLawIndia@narendramodi@Tejasvi_Surya
#SaveIndianAnimals
URGENT ELEPHANT RESCUE NEEDED PLEASE ACT NOW🚨
This magnificent elephant is in severe pain with a serious leg injury and infection and appears unable to stand or move properly.
Locals are trying to provide food, but this is an urgent medical emergency requiring immediate intervention by the forest and wildlife authorities. Every passing hour could make the situation more critical.
📍Kacharigaon Tea Estate, Rangapara, Sonitpur, Assam
@moefcc@assamforest@CMOfficeAssam@assampolice@PetaIndia@pfaindia@WildlifeSOS@PMOIndia
Please send an expert wildlife veterinary rescue team to the location immediately assess the elephant and begin appropriate treatment.
This magnificent soul cannot speak for himself. We must speak for him.
Please amplify this appeal and help get the right authorities to the ground before it is too late.
#ElephantRescue #SaveIndianAnimals #WildlifeRescue #Assam #SaveWildlife
VIDEO | Chennai: A captive elephant Durga—a five-year-old female transferred 3,000 km from Assam to the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai.
Founder for 'People for cattle in India' Arun Prasanna said that the intense physical and psychological trauma inflicted by relocating a young calf over long distances, separating her from her herd, and placing her in non-natural, paved temple environments unsuited to her complex species-specific needs.
He questioned the legal transparency, procedural scrutiny, and ownership history surrounding her transfer, raising alarms over alleged potential commercial interests.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)