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Tag: Tiger
Rangers Burn Tiger Cub and Hack Feet Off For Tantric Ritual
An incident that caused a great deal of uproar in the Indian conservation community. This shocking incident of the burning of a mutilated tiger cub’s carcass occurred in Pench tiger reserve. Four tiger pads have been recovered and three forest Continue Reading
Indian Poachers Shift Spotlight From Tigers To Leopards
With the dwindling tiger population, poachers are increasingly on the prowl for the country’s other big cat. And if figures are anything to go by, the leopard will soon beat the tiger in the extinction race. More than 70 leopards Continue Reading
Prestigious International Conservation Award Given to Thailand’s Environment Minister
Suwit Khunkitti, Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, has been named the winner of the 2009 J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership. He is being honored for his efforts to eliminate illegal wildlife trade, save tigers, elephants and Continue Reading
Bones of Content
This is a great article from our friends at Plan Your Safari’s regarding worrying trends in the illegal animal parts trade. It focuses on the shady business of substituting Lion bones instead of Tiger bones to make traditional medicines. Here Continue Reading