Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2019
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The rotting remains of a number of tigers, lions and cougars were recently discovered in a raid on a house in Prague. This disturbing find was the culmination of a five-year investigation that revealed an illegal trade in ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2018
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A new book co-edited by tiger biologist Dr. Ullas Karanth of (WCS) Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr. James Nichols, an Emeritus statistical ecologist from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), provides an authoritative ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2017
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Wild tigers could be returning to Kazakhstan after a groundbreaking reintroduction plan was signed off Friday.
Ecology
Sep 8, 2017
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Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2017
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Tigers, lions, bears and other wild animals will be banned from circuses in Romania after the country's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday in a move welcomed by animal rights groups.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2017
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Spatial capture-recapture model analysis is often used to estimate tiger abundance. A new study led by Dr. Robert Dorazio of the United States Geological Survey, and co-authored by WCS's Dr.Ullas Karanth, however, finds that ...
Ecology
May 18, 2017
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With commercial tiger breeding in Asia threatening the future of the world's remaining wild tigers, governments must announce concrete steps to close all the continent's tiger farms within the next three years at the international ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2016
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With fewer than 4,000 left in the wild, tigers are on a precipice—yet more than 100 of the big cats are still killed and illegally trafficked each year, according to fresh analysis published Wednesday.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2016
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Tigers use a grunt-like snort called chuffing as a greeting, short roars for intimidation and long roars to find mates.
Ecology
Aug 24, 2016
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