Tag: Tigers

Anushka Sharma partners with ‘Discovery’ for tiger conservation

Actress Anushka Sharma has joined hands with Discovery to promote a global awareness movement to save tigers from extinction. According to the Gulf News, Sharma...

Nepal tracks tigers with hidden cameras

Thousands of camera traps have helped conservationists track Nepal's wild tiger population, which has nearly doubled in recent years as the big cats claw...

Indian rangers to use Calvin Klein perfume to lure man-eating tigress

Indian rangers hunting a man-eating tiger are considering deploying an unusual weapon to lure the big cat - Calvin Klein cologne, an official said...

Downfall of tigers, lions, bears attributed to their popularity

PARIS: Iconic animals like elephants, tigers, lions and panda bears are everywhere in movies, books and toy stores. But their wide pop culture presence...

Endangered Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian man

JAKARTA: A Indonesian man has been mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger in a remote village, authorities said Sunday, the second deadly attack...

Iran mobilises to protect world’s last Asiatic cheetahs

GARMAR, IRAN: Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world's last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of...

WWF calls for crack down on ‘tiger farms’

The World Wildlife Fund on Thursday urged Asian states to investigate all tiger breeding centres and crack down on any involved in a black-market...

Muhammadan, Tigers win in Veterans T20

Lahore Muhammadan beat Gulberg Gymkhana by 11 runs and Textile Tigers Beat Hajvairy Sports by 24 runs in the 3rd Amar Cables T-20 Veteran...

Former Tamil Tigers join Sri Lanka shooting squad

Sri Lanka has recruited 16 former Tamil Tiger rebels -- including four rifle shooters -- to represent the country at a regional sporting event,...

Textile Tigers beat Gulberg Gym in Veterans Cricket

Textile Tigers beat Gulberg Gymkhana by 2 runs in the First Lahore Veteran Cricket Champion Trophy here at the at Race Course Park Ground....

Armed commandos to protect India’s tigers

Armed commandos are to be deployed in the jungles of southern India to deter poachers from capturing and killing endangered tigers, state government officials...

Amar Cables romp to win over Textile Tigers

Amar Cables beat Textile Tigers by 52 runs in the third SPM Lahore Veterans Cricket League here at the Ali Garh Cricket Ground Model...

Lahore Tigers victorious in veterans cricket

Lahore Tigers beat Hajvery Sports by 38 runs in the 3rd SPM Lahore Veteran Cricket League here at the Ali Garh Cricket Ground Lahore. Tigers...

Textile Tigers victorious

Textile Tigers beat Lahore Shaheen by 81 runs in the third SPM Lahore Veterans Cricket League match at Model Town Greens Ground. Textile...

Rams topple Afghan Cheetas, Wolves outclass Tigers

Rawalpindi Rams defeated spirited Afghan Cheetas by four wickets in the Faysal Bank National T20 Cup at National Stadium Karachi on Wednesday night. Afghan...

Bangladesh plans special force to protect tigers

Bangladesh is setting up a special force to save the critically endangered Royal Bengal Tiger and other animals. The 300-member force will be deployed...

South Africa end Tigers’ World Cup dreams

DHAKA - Bangladesh's slender hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup they are co-hosting were crushed mercilessly by South Africa on Saturday with a 206-run Group B defeat. The result means South Africa will top the group and should have the easiest -- on paper -- draw of the qualifiers in the last eight against the fourth-placed Group A side.
It also ensured that India, England and the West Indies will progress to the knockout stage although the order in which they