Tomorrow is Global Tiger Day! WWF-India is excited to present "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Parveen Kaswan (IFS), DFO, Jaldapara National Park, Govt. of West Bengal, shares the story of a male tiger's sighting in Buxa Tiger Reserve. This tiger, captured in camera trap images in 2021, marks the first photographic documentation of a tiger in Buxa after nearly 30 years! Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture courtesy: West Bengal Forest Department #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia #tigers
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We, at WWF, believe that humans can live in harmony with nature. In India, we’re studying snow leopards in the Himalayas, tracking tigers in the Terai and Kanha Pench corridor, working with businesses to develop green modules and with communities to find ways to reduce their dependence on forests, among many other projects. There’s a lot more that we do – and we need people with heart to help us do it. Follow us for the latest adventures and openings at WWF-India
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https://www.wwfindia.org/
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- 1969
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Hari Somashekar
Development Manager at Nature Conservation Foundation
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Kaushik Ghosh
Global Public Health Communication | Visual Documentation | Information Design for Advocacy and IEC | Focused on Gender neutrality, Equity…
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Ratul Saha
Biodiversity Conservation | Rewilding | One Health | Sustainability
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Global Tiger Day is tomorrow! WWF-India is excited to present "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Sanjay Kumar (IAS), Managing Director of UP PCF, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, shares the story of a tigress sighting in the sal forests of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture courtesy: Sanjay Kumar #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia #tigers
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It's Global Tiger Day in two days! To celebrate, WWF-India proudly presents "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Dr. Dheeraj Pandey (IFS), Chief Conservator of Forests (Kumaon), Govt. of Uttarakhand, shares his story and the photograph of a tigress he sighted in the Dhikala zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture Courtesy: Dr. Dheeraj Pandey #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia
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WWF-India is celebrating this year's Global Tiger Day with "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Ashutosh Singh (IFS), DFO Pithoragarh, Govt. of Uttarakhand, shares the story of a tiger sighting in Dhikala. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture courtesy: Ashutosh Singh, IFS #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia #tigers
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Get ready for Global Tiger Day! WWF-India is excited to present "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Dr. Parag Madhukar Dhakate (IFS), Chief Conservator of Forests, Member Secretary of the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, and Special Secretary to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, shares the story of a tiger sighting during an elephant patrol in Corbett Tiger Reserve. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture courtesy: Dr. PM Dhakate #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia #tigers
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It was the unveiling of the Mahavan Tiger at India Habitat Centre today on the occasion of the Global Tiger Day. Wonderful to meet SP Yadav sahib and Ravi Singh ji amongst many friends and colleagues. For those in Delhi - please do go and see the Mahavan Tiger before he goes to Kanha to protect and look after the forests there.
Get to know the art, the artist, and the vision behind Striking Stripes, the exhibition that is WWF-India's centrepiece of #GlobalTigerDay celebrations this year. Unveiled today at India Habitat Centre, the Mahavan Tiger is a majestic installation created out of scrap metal by renowned artist Gopal Namjoshi and commissioned by wildlife conservationist Latika Nath. It embodies two key aspects of WWF-India's work: environmental and tiger conservation. This Striking Stripes exhibit is on display at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, until August 10. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us — take a picture with it, tag us, and tell us your striped stories with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia!
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Did you know that of the 40 wild cat species on Earth, only seven are called big cats? Five of these big cats are found in India: the Bengal tiger, Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, snow leopard, and the newly introduced cheetah. This International Tiger Day, One Planet Academy presents an easy-to-understand online course about these big cats of India. What are you waiting for? Enroll in The Big Cats of India course now: https://lnkd.in/g7YqiF8k #GlobalTigerDay #WWFIndia #education
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It's Global Tiger Day in two days! To celebrate, WWF-India proudly presents "Guardians of the Stripes," a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. Dr. Dheeraj Pandey (IFS), Chief Conservator of Forests (Kumaon), Govt. of Uttarakhand, shares his story and the photograph of a tigress he sighted in the Dhikala zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and telling us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! Picture Courtesy: Dr. Dheeraj Pandey #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia
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As Global Tiger Day draws near, WWF-India is proud to present Guardians of the Stripes, a series of captivating tiger tales from India's civil servants. To kick things off, we have a story from Supriya Sahu (IAS), Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, who captured this stunning photo in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us by sharing these stories and tell us yours with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia ! Picture Courtesy: Supriya Sahu, Pravin Shanmughanandam #GuardiansOfTheStripes #WWFIndia
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Images from yesterday's unveiling event of the Mahavan Tiger at WWF-India’s Striking Stripes exhibit at the India Habitat Centre. The majestic tiger installation, created from scrap metal, was commissioned by wildlife conservationist Latika Nath and crafted by renowned artist Gopal Namjoshi. Interim Director General of the International Big Cat Alliance, Mr. S.P. Yadav, Secretary General & CEO of WWF-India, Mr. Ravi Singh, Senior Director of Biodiversity Conservation Dr. Dipankar Ghose, Director Wildlife and Habitats WWF-India Yash Shethia, Latika Nath, and Gopal Namjoshi addressed the gathering and shared their Global Tiger Day messages. This Striking Stripes exhibit is on display at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, until August 10. Celebrate #GlobalTigerDay with us — take a picture with it, tag us, and share your striped stories with the hashtag #tigertaleswithwwfindia! #tigers #conservation #species #WWFIndia #GlobalTigerDay