Siberian tigers hang tough
Results of the latest full range survey indicate that tiger numbers in Russia appear to be stable, say the coordinators of a 2005 winter effort to count the animals, led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society. After a massive winter endeavor to determine distribution and abundance of
tigers in the Russian Far East, the last stronghold of Siberian
tigers, researchers report that appro...
Tigers get a business plan
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched an ambitious new program that calls for a 50 percent increase in tiger numbers in key areas over the next decade, according to an article in this week's journal Nature. The new initiative, called "
Tigers Forever," blends a business model with hard science, and has already attracted the attention of venture capitalists who have pledged an initial $10...
Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold
Washington ?Results released today by World Wildlife Fund of the first assessment done in two years in one of Nepal's premier national parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The area only became accessible for visits since the ceasefire between the Maoist insurgents and government troops a month ago. Since 1986, 70 rhinos were trans...
Wild tigers need cat food
A landmark study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says
tigers living in one of India’s best-run national parks lose nearly a quarter of their population each year from poaching and natural mortality, yet their numbers remain stable due to a combination of high reproductive rates and abundant prey. The study, which appears in the journal Ecology, under...
Threats to wild tigers growing
The wild tiger now occupies a mere 7 percent of its historic range, and the area known to be inhabited by
tigers has declined by 41 percent over the past decade, according to an article published in the June 2007 issue of BioScience. Growing trade in folk medicines made from tiger parts and tiger skins, along with habitat loss and fragmentation, is believed to be the chief reason for the losse...