tigers

Climate Change May Wipe Out Bengal Tigers, UN Analysis Finds

Climate Change May Wipe Out Bengal Tigers, UN Analysis Finds

Climate change may wipe out the world’s only mangrove-living Bengal tiger population in just 50 years, according to a new analysis conducted by the United Nations. According to the report, extreme temperatures and sea level rise are threatening a 4,000-square-mile diverse ecosystem known as the Sundarbans. Located in southern coastal Bangladesh, nearly three-quarters of land […]

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    Wild Tiger Population Nearly Doubles in Nepal

    Wild Tiger Population Nearly Doubles in Nepal

    Thanks to dedicated conservation efforts, Nepal now has an estimated 235 wild tigers in the country, a nearly twofold increase from its baseline of 121 individuals in 2009, the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) announced Sunday on the occasion of Nepal’s National Conservation Day. The South Asian nation is now on track to become the first […]

    5 Environmental Catastrophes in the Trump Budget (and Who to Call to Stop Them)

    5 Environmental Catastrophes in the Trump Budget (and Who to Call to Stop Them)

    By AnaChristina Arana President Trump has released his 2019 budget proposal, and when it comes to environmental policy, it’s full of bad ideas. The proposal he sent to Congress on Feb. 12 threatens our health, safety and economic future through major cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), essential environmental programs and our judicial […]

    Threatened Big Cats in the Spotlight for World Wildlife Day

    Threatened Big Cats in the Spotlight for World Wildlife Day

    By Debbie Banks I recently had the privilege of being one of the preliminary judges for the International Big Cats Film Festival, the winners of which will be announced on March 2. What a luxury—to indulge my passion for big cats and watch hours and hours of some of the most amazing footage of tigers, […]

    New Sightings of ‘Putin’s Tigers’ Are Good News for Conservation in Russia

    New Sightings of ‘Putin’s Tigers’ Are Good News for Conservation in Russia

    By Adam C. Stein, Vyacheslav Kastrikin and Aleksey Antonov Various independent sightings confirm that several of “Putin’s tigers”—after nearly a year of hiding in the shadows—are alive and well in Amur Oblast Province of the Russian Far East. The first report came near the eve of the New Year from the Khingano-Arkaharinsky Federal Refuge, where […]

    The Palm Oil Industry Promises Reform, But There’s Still No Sign of Change

    The Palm Oil Industry Promises Reform, But There’s Still No Sign of Change

    It was 10 years ago that Greenpeace first published an investigation into Indonesia’s palm oil industry. We showed that the world’s biggest brands got their palm oil from companies destroying Indonesia’s rainforests—threatening local people as well as tigers and orangutans. As people learned the truth about their shampoo, cosmetics and chocolate bars, brands and their […]

    Snow Leopards Still Threatened by Consumer Demand for Skins and Body Parts

    Snow Leopards Still Threatened by Consumer Demand for Skins and Body Parts

    Today is International Snow Leopard Day, a global observance commemorating the signing of the Bishkek Declaration on the conservation of snow leopards in 2013. The snow leopard has been listed on the IUCN Red List as “Endangered” since 1986, although it recently had its threat status downgraded to “Vulnerable.” Despite this shift, snow leopards remain […]