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India: Local Tribespeople Enlisted to Help Protect Tigers
Date: 11 Dec 2012
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The indigenous Tharu tribe living next to Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh will play a pivotal role in protecting tigers, thanks to a joint initiative between forest officials and local conservationists. Located near India’s border with Nepal, Suhelwa is under constant threat from wildlife traffickers who target the big cats and smuggle their parts into neighboring China. However, members of the Thar
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Google Grants $5M to Help Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Date: 09 Dec 2012
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Thanks to a grant from Google’s Global Impact Awards, WWF will receive $5 million for “conservation drones” and other innovative tools to protect endangered species in Africa and Asia. WWF will use the “umbrella of technology” grant to develop a global system which will detect traffickers, monitor wildlife, and boost the effectiveness of ranger patrols. Remote aerial survey systems, wild
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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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India: Tiger Shot, Hacked into Pieces Inside Zoo
Date: 26 Sep 2012
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A female tiger named “Oni” was found dead in her enclosure at the Itanagar Zoo in Arunachal Pradesh, where intruders managed to shoot her in the head and carve up her body before security guards returned from a dinner break. A necropsy revealed two bullet wounds from a .22 rifle in Oni’s skull, according to NDTV. Although no arrests were made, three zoo employees have since been fired, and a forest
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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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Update from Vietnam: Tiger Cubs Rescued, Pangolins Less Fortunate [Video]
Date: 05 Sep 2012
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There is both good news and bad news from Vietnam following the arrest of two wildlife traffickers who attempted to smuggle four tiger cubs and 119 pangolins in a car. According to local NGO Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), the four tiger cubs seized from wildlife traffickers on September 4th have been transferred to Soc Son Rescue Center, north of Hanoi. The cubs were likely born on a “tiger farm” in
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Vietnam: 4 Tiger Cubs, 119 Pangolins Seized from Smugglers
Date: 04 Sep 2012
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Two wildlife traffickers were arrested in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province after four live tiger cubs and 119 pangolins were discovered in a car. The suspects were identified by Tuoi Tre News as Ho Sy Hanh and Bui Van Manh. Police acted on a tip and stopped the Camry (license 37V-1171) on a section of National Highway 8A that runs through Duc Lam commune, Duc Tho district. According to BBC News, all of the animals we
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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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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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#CITES Meeting Discusses Elephants, Rhinos, Tigers and More
Date: 26 Jul 2012
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In Geneva this week, the 62nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is discussing a wide range of topics, including elephants, rhinos, and tigers. The CITES Standing Committee, which oversees the implementation of rules for the international trade in protected wildlife, will decide on the agenda of next meeting of the Conferenc
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