A three-month long INTERPOL operation spanning Eastern, Southern and Western Africa has resulted in more than 200 arrests and the confiscation of nearly two tonnes […]
Category: Big Cats
Infographic: Live Tigers, Tiger Trophies and Skins Exported from South Africa, 2000 — 2010
An infographic showing exports of live tigers, tiger trophies, and tiger skins from South Africa over a ten-year period. The UAE imported 36 live tigers […]
India: 356 Leopards Dead in 365 Days [Graphic Video]
India is losing its leopards at an alarming rate, and in 2011, more than 60 percent of the 356 deaths were directly attributed to humans. […]
Global Efforts to Protect Tigers Undermined by China
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 […]
India: Politician to Reward Informants, Guards Who Shoot Tiger Killers
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 […]
Vietnam: Three Frozen Tigers Confiscated from Smugglers
Police in Nghe An Province discovered the frozen bodies of three tigers when they searched a car driven by a smuggling suspect. The vehicle stopped […]
Malaysia: Online Wildlife Traffickers Arrested, Released on Bail
A palm oil plantation owner and a mechanic were both arrested — and then released on bail — by Malaysia’s Wildlife and National Parks Department […]
India: Three Tigers Found Dead in Uttar Pradesh, Poisoning Suspected
In Uttar Pradesh, the bodies of three tigers have been discovered in the span of just three days. One dead tiger was found in the […]
U.S.: Killer of Endangered Florida Panther Pleads Guilty
A guilty plea has been entered following a lengthy federal investigation into the intentional killing of an endangered Florida panther in October 2009. According to […]
The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn?
International concern is growing around South African game industry insiders who are dabbling in illicit rhino horn and lion bone trade. With fewer than 4,000 […]