Happy Global Tiger Day!
Today, July 29, is Global Tiger Day! This is a day that is set aside to celebrate the majesty and beauty of tigers, and to generate support for their conservation.…
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Global Tiger Day is this Saturday, July 29
This Saturday, July 29, is Global Tiger Day. Tigers (Panthera tigris) are not doing well. There are only about 3,900 of them left in the wild, and they have lost…
New Breeding Population of Tigers Found
Of all the big cats, few have suffered more than tigers (Panthera tigris). They have lost 96% of their historic range, and have been reduced to just 3,900 individuals left in…
Uttarakhand High Court says Big Cats Cannot be Declared Man-eaters
Two judges in Uttarakhand’s high court just made a momentous decision. They ruled that big cats in that state should not be declared man-eaters or killed after they attack a…
Happy World Tiger Day!
Today, July 29, is World Tiger Day! This is a day designed to celebrate the most magnificent cat of all, the tiger. It is also a day to recognize the…
Help Stop Crucial Tiger Habitat from being Turned into a Coal Plant
There is a new threat that could inflict serious damage to the Sundarbans: a UNESCO world heritage site and the largest mangrove forest in the world (UNESCO, 2016). The Bangladeshi…
Reports of Tiger Population Increase Decried as “Misleading” by Scientists
Only four days ago, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) broke the story that world tiger numbers had increased for the first time in over a…
Global Tiger Numbers Increase for the First Time in 100 Years
Notice: A few days after the article that this post is based on was released, contradictory reports emerged. Many scientists feel that the global tiger population has not increased, but that…
The Jaguar 