The Manipur Forest Training School took a step in the right direction over the weekend by burning an assortment of confiscated wildlife products. Manipur’s online […]
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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: 10 Tiger Killers Arrested, Traps Confiscated
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 […]
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 […]
India: Eight Suspected Tiger Killers Arrested
Following intelligence reports that a notorious wildlife trafficking gang has been given the order to procure 25 tigers for the black market, Chhindwara forest officials […]
Vietnam: Celebrities Say No to Bear Bile in TV Campaign
Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) has launched a new TV campaign in which celebrities urge the public not to use bear bile. Four advertisements are airing […]
India: Maharashtra Approves ‘Shoot-on-Sight’ Policy for Tiger Killers
Forest guards in the Indian state of Maharashtra have been given the nod to shoot tiger killers on sight, following the discovery of a beheaded […]
WikiLeaks Cable Reveals Chinese Tiger Farms Catering to Consumption, Not Conservation
Undercover visits to “tiger farms” in China confirm that these facilities have nothing to do with tiger conservation. Although touted by China as “conservation”, the […]