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Thailand: Wildlife Trafficker Arrested with 16 Tiger Cubs
Date: 28 Oct 2012
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A suspect identified as Faren Kongfu has been arrested in northern Thailand after 16 baby tigers were found in his vehicle. Kongfu claims that he was paid 15,000 Thai baht (US $489) to transport the tiger cubs — some appear to be just a few weeks old — from Nonthaburi Province to Udon Thani Province in the country’s northeast near Laos, according to ITV News. He faces the possibility of just four ye
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Thailand: 4 Tigers Rescued, Suspected Trafficker Arrested
Date: 17 Sep 2012
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Thai authorities have nabbed a suspected wildlife trafficker following the seizure of four live tigers from appalling conditions in an apartment near Bangkok. Two adult tigers and two cubs were rescued in Pathumthani by Thai Nature Crime Police, with essential support from FREELAND Foundation. A suspect identified as Surasak Bunthienthong has reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident; the case is belie
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Tiger Population Increasing in Nepal
Date: 09 Aug 2012
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A March 2012 study carried out by Nepal’s Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) found that the country’s tiger numbers are on the rise. The good news was revealed on Global Tiger Day, July 29th. Bardia National Park’s tiger population has slightly more than doubled since 2009, when 18 tigers were counted. According to a DNPWC statement in the Himalayan Times, 37 tigers were i
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Vietnam: Frozen Tiger Carcass Found in Vehicle, Two Suspects Arrested
Date: 02 Aug 2012
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A frozen tiger carcass, tiger bones, and turtle shells have been confiscated in Vietnam’s Quang Binh Province, while two suspects identified as Ho Van Bang and Nguyen Van Ngon were arrested. Police also found “bones of unidentified animals”, along with military and government license plates, inside the pair’s SUV, according to Thanh Nien Daily. The contraband was stuffed in bags, and the suspe
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10 Facts You Might Not Know About Tigers
Date: 29 Jul 2012
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Tigers are one of the most widely recognized and beloved animals on Earth, yet a cultural obsession with tiger bones and body parts has left this species perched at the very edge of extinction. While diminishing habitat is an issue, the main reason for the tiger’s demise is the tiger trade in China and parts of Southeast Asia. Despite an international ban on trade in tiger parts, this illicit market is thriving
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India: Six-Member Tiger Killing Gang in Custody
Date: 09 Jul 2012
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Forest officials at Biligiri Ranganathittu Tiger (BRT) Reserve have apprehended six tiger traffickers — including one woman — believed to be from Haryana in Northern India. Five skinning knives and three steel jaw traps were recovered from the gang, who were identified by the Deccan Herald as Jagadish, Jalarsingh, Lakumchand, Rothas, Bimal Devi and Pappu, residents of Suduri village in the Panchkula distr
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Nepal: Conservation Drones to Patrol Protected Wildlife Areas
Date: 21 Jun 2012
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WWF Nepal has announced that “Conservation Drones” (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) will be monitoring wildlife within Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape. Successful test flights were conducted on June 12th in Chitwan National Park, thanks to WWF Nepal and WWF’s Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS). In addition to capturing images of heavily trafficked species such as rhinos and tigers, the Conservation Dr
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Global Efforts to Protect Tigers Undermined by China
Date: 08 Jun 2012
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Instead of working to curb demand for tiger parts, China has continued to expand its industrial tiger farming operations. Despite the decision made at the 2007 CITES conference at The Hague to “phase out” tiger farms, China has ignored its responsibility as a signatory to the Convention and continued to breed tigers for their skins and body parts. In fact, according to Belinda Wright (Executive Director,
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India: 10 Tiger Killers Arrested, Traps Confiscated
Date: 07 Jun 2012
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Authorities in India have rounded up a total of ten people in connection with killing tigers in two separate incidents. In Bhopal, seven people were arrested and charged with electrocuting a tiger in the Veerpur range. The accused claimed the electric wire was intended for “an herbivore” and that they had killed the tiger accidentally, then tried to hide the body by chopping it into pieces small enough to
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India: Politician to Reward Informants, Guards Who Shoot Tiger Killers
Date: 02 Jun 2012
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has offered a financial reward in hopes of helping authorities gain the local assistance they need to successfully protect tigers. India’s Economic Times reported that Thackeray has offered a reward of Rs 5 Lakh, roughly $8941.35 US Dollars, to any forest official who shoots an individual caught killing a tiger in the Vidarbha region in eastern Maharashtra. Thacker
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