tigers
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
Environment
July 14, 2024
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
CNN — A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say,…
India’s endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists
Environment
April 10, 2023
India’s endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists
Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the…
Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
Environment
July 31, 2022
Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
CNN – Wild tigers in Nepal have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction. There are now almost…
‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
World
February 18, 2020
‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbors and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida’s crime? Her husband was killed by…
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report
World
August 21, 2019
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report
More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a…
India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census
World
July 30, 2019
India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census
India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years, according to a new…
Rare Sumatran tiger rescued from beneath shop in Indonesia
Environment
November 17, 2018
Rare Sumatran tiger rescued from beneath shop in Indonesia
A rare Sumatran tiger that was trapped beneath the floor of a shop for three days has been rescued,…
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
Environment
October 30, 2018
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
Chayan Kumar Chaudhary flicked through photographs captured on a hidden camera in the jungle, hoping his favorite big cat…