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 […]
Category: Tigers
Vietnam: 4 Tiger Cubs, 119 Pangolins Seized from Smugglers
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 […]
Thailand: Corruption Case Over Tiger Exports Moves Forward
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission is preparing to prosecute Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadi over his decision to approve the export of 100 tigers to China while […]
Tiger Population Increasing in Nepal [2012]
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 […]
Vietnam: Frozen Tiger Carcass Found in Vehicle, Two Suspects Arrested
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 […]
10 Facts You Might Not Know About Tigers
Tigers are one of the most widely recognized and beloved animals on Earth, yet a cultural obsession with tiger bones and body parts has pushed […]
#CITES Meeting Discusses Elephants, Rhinos, Tigers and More
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 […]
Indonesia: Bodies of 14 Sumatran Tigers Confiscated, Suspect Arrested
A police raid on the house of a suspected wildlife trafficker near Jakarta yielded the bodies of 14 Sumatran tigers, three leopards, one clouded leopard, […]
Tigers in Transit: From South Africa to Botswana and UAE
South Africa’s captive-bred tigers seem to be making their way to surprising places. For example, between 2000 and 2010, South Africa exported at least 28 […]
How Will China’s Slowing Economy Impact Endangered Wildlife?
The rise of China as an economic superpower has impacted the entire world — including wildlife. Although economists and investors have been studying — and […]